CAO 2024: 56% get first choice but grade inflation ‘seriously disadvantaged’ some students
Trinity vice-provost says random selection a cruel arbiter as 23 courses nationwide allocated places that way
Trinity vice-provost says random selection a cruel arbiter as 23 courses nationwide allocated places that way
Almost 61,000 students receiving their exam results from 10am on Friday
Inflated grades may be popular with students but they also pose serious disadvantages
Paper had sufficient challenges to allow top scorers to show off their vocabulary
‘It was an interesting paper - challenging in parts but doable, and with plenty of choice’
‘Best way to succeed is to look at what is going on in society and not be too fixated on rote learning’
Despite a few curveballs there was little overall deviation from past papers
Candidates may have found themselves challenged to up the pace and take section A at a sprint
Many exam moments were reproductions of previous questions, sometimes with only a minor name change
Students presented with a mix of original and covered Beatles tunes, including Eleanor Rigby, Blackbird and Come Together
Dynamic mechanisms question related to a spiral galaxy in space
‘Everything has appeared in some form before and patterns from previous years remained’
Candiates were able to draw extensively on their practical laboratory experience
Listening comprehension was tricky for some but not unfair
Students familiar with past papers should feel confident in their performance,
In a stressful exam scenario, students could easily have been spooked by some surprises
Students needed to have a comprehensive grasp of the language
A very accessible, relevant paper which remained close to the style of previous exams
Fair and open-ended questions posed little barrier to those hoping for chance to display their knowledge, says teacher
Many candidates will have recognised the majority of higher-level questions from previous papers, ASTI representative says
More than 100,000 students are completing day six of the State exams
Land reform, home rule, Edward Carson, John Redmond, the GAA, Eamonn de Valera and the Eucharistic Congress make a welcome appearance
Answers for questions required knowledge of idioms which some students ‘realistically would not have’
Seán Cleary is doing his best to keep up his athletics and volunteering in the middle of the State exams
The TV presenter secured a sports scholarship in the US after finishing second level
It’s day five of the exams for more than 100,000 students around the country
Some of the language in a reading comprehension on the topical issue of artificial intelligence was challenging
Teachers said students would have been comfortable working through the short maths questions, while long questions required some careful reading and thinking
Leaving Certs face maths paper 2 and Irish paper 1, while Junior Cycle students have science and business studies
Language in the listening comprehension was ‘challenging’ and at a ‘fast pace’
Megan Glynn is doing her best to balance study with sleep, meals and family time
The Dublin-based TD went on to study law after school but left his PhD studies to pursue a career in politics
A good mixture of questions that gradually increased the challenge of the paper, say teachers
Not everyone knows what the Leaving Cert Applied is, but it was an obvious fit for Leah O’Callaghan
Usual suspects of statistics, coordinate geometry, trigonometry and volume came out in force
Student leave exam halls happy in contrast to last year when a highly challenging paper upset many candidates
The broadcaster and author loved English and struggled with Irish before going on to study commerce at UCC
It's geography and maths for Leaving Certs, while Junior Cycle students have history and maths
Students left exam tired but relieved, knowing they had a fair chance to display their knowledge
Leaving Certs sat engineering and English paper two, while Junior Cycle students had Irish and geography
Despite the curveballs, Daksh Wadhwa says he is happy to have it over and done with
While predicted poets appeared, teachers say the initial euphoria will have faded for many
She aced the Irish orals after being told applicants needed to sound like native speakers to get into the Abbey Theatre
Language used was ‘student friendly’ and broadly in line with past and sample papers
There are grounds to criticise the English exam, but it can only be successfully tackled with critical thinking
Our diarist initially felt overwhelmed, but calmed himself down to take on English paper one
Higher level paper described by teachers as fair, but challenging in parts
Met Éireann meteorologist loved maths and science, but had no interest in studying French
English Paper One was first exam for Leaving Cert students as a record number began their State exams on Wednesday
Questions on stylistic language may have posed difficulties for some students
Paul Murray’s The Bee Sting appears in exam which gave students lots of room to expand in their answers
‘Gradual’ return to normal Leaving Cert results without ‘postmarking adjustment’ to begin next year
Exams get under way on Wednesday, June 5th, with English paper one at 9.30am
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