Results will be available for the Leaving Certificate on Wednesday August 17 while it’s a wait until mid-September for Junior Cert students.
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More boys than girls are sitting the Leaving Cert in Galway this year, with 1,538 males registered for the exams, compared to 1,450 females, bringing the total to 2,988.
Nearly 120,000 students will take the exams over the next two weeks.
St Clement’s College principal, Vincent Foley, said that it asw a “tough time” for students, adding that he wishes all of them well over the next two weeks.
The Education Minister is reminding pupils of the opportunities available to them after the exams.
Laurel Hill secondary school deputy principal, Norma Lenihan, said that it is “important students prepare for their exams and to avoid needless pressure the night before”. The most important thing now is to stay calm and focused during the exam period.
“These are always students who have received these accommodations during their Junior Cert exams and have reasonably expected to have the same facility during their final school exams”.
The examinations run until Thursday, June 23 for Junior Certificate subjects and Friday, June 24 for Leaving Certificate subjects.
Pat Burke, the chairman of the State Examinations Commission (SEC), sent his best wishes and those of his fellow commissioners on behalf of the SEC to all sitting the state examinations in 2016. “It is very much like working out a strategy when you are playing a game”. “It is our objective to enable each candidate display his or her achievements during what can be a stressful time”.
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Among those doing the Leaving in Meath are 1113 girls and 1025 boys, while 35 girls and 66 boys are taking the Applied examination. Written exams in the LCA programme conclude on Thursday June 16.
