Donagh Barry’s Axis Education invests in Sligo edtech firm Studyclix
Founded by Luke Saunders and software developer Keith Wright, the company provides exam preparation aids to students and teachers
CAO and Leaving Cert news
Founded by Luke Saunders and software developer Keith Wright, the company provides exam preparation aids to students and teachers
First round offers, for those awaiting 2026 Leaving Cert exam grades, will be issued on August 26th
Investor merged his three colleges with fast-growing Dublin Academy of Education grinds school last year
Making your CAO decision is just the starting point for a working life that will involve not only multiple jobs but multiple careers
With a week to go, there is enough time to adopt an approach that keeps the ‘end of the world’ feeling at bay
A selection of less conventional options for study after secondary school
Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan
Now that the exams are past-tense, what next in the choreography of securing college places?
Understanding course requirements and content, and what you really want, should be key priorities before you finalise selections
Belief that academic success directly relates to career success in a high status job is under serious question
Key questions to ask before the CAO change of mind deadline
Other subjects would suffer while mediocrity in Irish was promoted
It will be at least 13-18 years after the Leaving Certificate before there is any possibility of her getting a permanent academic position
What you put on the CAO form is the first decision, not the last
You have until July 1st at 5pm to revise your CAO application. Here is what you need to consider
If Irish attracted bonus CAO points as higher-level maths does, it might incentivise students to take the subject more seriously
State Examinations Commission apologises for error in higher level biology
Irish paper two praised as fair and manageable
Prose and poetry questions were approachable but some of the reading comprehensions may have been challenging
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Ordinary-level Leaving Cert Irish paper considered fair, manageable and accessible for students
Second week of State exams begins for more than 140,000 students across junior and senior cycle
Jean Kelly, a maths teacher, said that the ordinary-level paper was fair, modern and thoughtfully designed
Kat Ruane (18) has ADHD and dyspraxia, and finds it hard to manage the timings of exams
Students were generally relieved with an approachable higher-level maths paper one, but the element of choice allowed them to swerve trickier questions, teachers said.
Geography exam earlier on Friday seen as ‘fair, well-balanced and student friendly’
Students sitting the Leaving Certificate geography exams were happy with a paper that rewarded preparation while avoiding unexpected questions, teachers have said
Momin Bari is studying seven higher-level subjects and also French at ordinary level
When it comes to our Junior Cycle students, it’s all about continued support and motivation
Leaving Cert students sit engineering and English paper two
Paper two challenged candidates but was ‘manageable’, teachers say
The musician and broadcaster sat the exams in the summer of 1984
Guidance counsellor says students should focus ‘on what they know’ rather than what they feel they do not
‘Accessible’ higher level paper ‘fully aligned with the syllabus’ across ‘wide range of topics’
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