To find out how to best use that time, The Irish Times spoke to three friends who graduated from MaynoothPostPrimary School last year and all achieved more than 600 points in their Leaving Cert.
The mocks were a big wake-up call for my son as it exposed gaps across all his Leaving Cert subjects when it came to answering questions ... The Leaving Cert points race crushes open-ended dialogue.
Why did his appeals fall on deaf ears? A review currently under way of the Leaving Cert politics and society course gives us some clues ... A worthy goal but, as with everything to do with the Leaving Cert, idealism must yield to practicality.
Just 10 extra minutes in Leaving Cert not enough for dyslexic students, say advocates ... “They do matter, but not in the same way as the Leaving Cert,” says Laura Walshe, guidance counsellor and founder of FindYourPath.ie.
Dyslexia Ireland has said it is “very disappointed” that just 10 minutes of extra time will be granted for students with additional needs in this year’s Junior and LeavingCertificate written examinations.
With this in mind, we got some expert tips on studying for the Leaving Cert from two of Ireland’s leading study websites and their learning experts ... to Leaving Cert successOpens in new window ].
The hackathon saw students work with real data as part of their Leaving Cert exam projects ... The hackathon saw students work with real data as part of their Leaving Cert exam projects ... Cert coursework.