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1 State Examinations Commission Examinations 2015 Information Pack
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State Examinations Commission
Examinations 2015
Information Pack
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Introduction 04
1. Website Services for the 2015 examinations www.examinations.ie 05
2. Useful Dates 2015 06
3. Timetables and Schedules 06
4. Dates of Oral and Practical Tests 07
5. Points of interest (i) Enhancements to question paper preparation (ii) Delivery of the leaving Certificate in Libya (iii) Junior Certificate Optional Oral Examinations (iv) Maths & Project Maths
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6. Key logistics 10
7. Examination running costs 11
8. Rates of Examination fees 11
9. The Preparation of Test Items – Principles and Protocol 12
10. Orals, Aurals, Practicals and Practical Coursework (i) Leaving Certificate (ii) Junior Certificate
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11. Catering for Diversity in the State Examinations (i) Scheme of Reasonable Accommodations (ii) Use of Dictionaries in the Certificate Examinations
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12. Non-Circular EU Language Subjects Background to the Development of the Non-Curricular Language Subjects
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13. Emergencies during the Examinations (i) Remit of Schools (ii) How to Get Help
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14. Other Useful Information (i) Chief Examiners’ Reports 2014 (ii) Viewing of Leaving Certificate Scripts (iii) External Candidates (iv) Grading Structure for the Leaving Certificate Examination (v) Grading Structure for the Leaving Certificate Applied Examination (vi) Grading Structure for the Junior Certificate Examination (vii) Award of Bonus Marks for Answering Through Irish
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15. Statistical Tables a. Examination Entries and Sits 1927 – 2015 b. Predicted Leaving Certificate Entries by County and Gender 2015 c. Predicted Leaving Certificate Entries by Subject and Gender 2015
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d. Predicted Leaving Certificate Entries by Subject and Level 2015 e. Leaving Certificate Appeals 2014 f. Predicted Leaving Certificate Applied Entries by County and Gender 2015 g. Predicted Leaving Certificate Applied Entries by Subject and Gender 2015 h. Predicted Junior Certificate Entries by County and Gender 2015 i. Predicted Junior Certificate Entries by Subject and Gender 2015 j. Predicted Junior Certificate Entries by Subject and Level 2015 k. Junior Certificate Appeals 2014
Appendix A – Timetables and Schedules 34
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INTRODUCTION
For the 2015 examinations, 55,963 candidates are entered for the Leaving Certificate examination,
2,902 candidates for the final year examinations in the Leaving Certificate Applied and 59,919
candidates for the Junior Certificate examination.
The Corporate Affairs Division of the State Examinations Commission (SEC) has compiled this
information pack. We hope that you will find it useful during this year’s examinations.
This booklet provides information and statistics relevant to the 2015 examinations. It is important
to note that the statistical information provided on the 2015 examinations is the predicted entry
figures and are subject to change.
If you have any queries on the information provided or on any issues that arise during the course of
the examinations, please contact:
Cathal McDonagh
Press Officer
Phone: 090 644 2770 or 087 2830355
OR
Mary Downes
Deputy Press Officer
Phone 090 644 2851 or 086-3157679
Email: [email protected]
Further detailed information about the SEC and the operation of the examinations is available on our website: www.examinations.ie .
The website will be updated as appropriate during the course of the written
examinations in June.
Press and Information Office
Corporate Affairs Division
State Examinations Commission
Cornamaddy
Athlone Co Westmeath
May 2015
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1. WEBSITE SERVICES FOR THE 2015 EXAMINATIONS
www.examinations.ie 1 All written examination papers taken by candidates in this year’s examinations will be
published on the website on the evening that the examination is completed.
2 Leaving Certificate results will be issued on Wednesday 12th
August, 2015 and the on-line
Results Service will be available from 12 noon on that day for Leaving Certificate candidates
3 Junior Certificate results will be issued in mid-September and the on-line Results Service
will be available from 4pm on that day for Junior Certificate candidates.
4 Detailed contact information, including e -mail, phone and fax details for all key
business areas of the SEC, is available in the Contacts Directory.
5 Other features of the website are:
o The approach taken by the SEC in the event of error occurring in an examination
paper
o A directory of current circulars and forms in the Schools Section.
o Detailed information for candidates on the operation of the
examinations, including the Scheme of Reasonable Accommodations, in the Candidates Section.
o All examination timetables and schedules of significant dates in the
2015 Examination Information Section.
o Examinations papers and marking schemes for past years and access to
Chief Examiners’ Reports for the past number of years in the
Examination Material Archive.
o The on-line Appeal Payment Service for the Leaving Certificate will be
available shortly after the release of the results. Candidates can also pay using
Bank Giro.
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2. USEFUL DATES 2015
Date Event
Monday, April 13th Start of Leaving Certificate oral and practical tests
Wednesday, June 3rd Start of written examinations
Thursday, June 11th End of Leaving Certificate Applied written examinations
Thursday, June 18th End of Junior Certificate written examinations
Friday, June 19th End of Leaving Certificate written examinations
Wednesday, August 12th Leaving Certificate results in all schools.
On www.examinations.ie from 12 noon.
Tuesday, August 18th Leaving Certificate candidates must return completed
application forms to view scripts to school by this date
Friday & Saturday,
August 28th and 29th Viewing of scripts in schools
Wednesday, September 2nd Closing date for receipt by the SEC of Leaving Certificate
appeal applications
Mid-September
Release of Junior Certificate results. On www.examinations.ie at 4pm.
Mid-October Release of results of Leaving Certificate appeals
3. TIMETABLES AND SCHEDULES 2015
Four documents giving the dates of the certificate examinations are at Appendix A:
The timetable for the Leaving Certificate and Leaving Certificate Applied written
examinations in June 2015
The timetable for the Junior Certificate written examinations in June 2015
A schedule of examination dates for the non-written examinations at the
Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate Applied and Leaving Certificate
Vocational Programme
A schedule of examination dates for non-written examinations at Junior Certificate
These are also available from the Examination Information section of www.examinations.ie
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4. DATES OF ORAL AND PRACTICAL TESTS 2015
Oral tests in language subjects were conducted in the two week period between Monday 13th April
and Friday 24th April, 2015.
Practical examinations were conducted over a two-week period in late April and early May.
Although set dates are laid down for these examinations, they are indicative only and schools have
the flexibility to use this two week period to organise the practical examinations in such a way as
to minimise disruption in the school.
The LCVP Link Modules written examination was held on 6th May, 2015.
5. POINTS OF INTEREST FOR 2015
I) ENHANCEMENTS TO QUESTION PAPER PREPARATION Review of Procedures
In 2014, the SEC introduced a number of enhancements to the preparations of question papers. Chief
among these was a review of the current personnel structures for the preparation of examination
papers. International practice in relation to examination paper preparation and quality assurance
measures was also researched and reviewed. Further to this review and recognising that it is not
possible to guarantee that examinations in the future will be completely error free, the SEC
introduced a significant additional quality assurance measure for the 2014 Leaving Certificate
examinations to minimise the risk of error. Under this measure, the 2015 curricular Leaving
Certificate written papers have again been subjected to scrutiny at an advanced stage of preparation
by a subject expert who has not been involved in generating the paper.
Communication in relation to error
One of the key objectives of the SEC is to provide an examinations system of the highest possible
quality. The aspiration of any examining body, including the SEC, is to preside over a system that is
completely error free. However, it is recognised, across the examination sector including
internationally, that this will always be an aspiration rather than a completely achievable goal.
In addition to the wide variety of quality controls put in place to ensure the risk of error is kept to an
absolute minimum, the SEC is developing a communication strategy specifically for dealing with
error if and when this occurs. The SEC has designated a specific area on its website for the provision
of information on its approach to dealing with errors in examination. This approach will always
adhere to the SEC’s core principle that candidates should not be disadvantaged as a result of an error
on a question paper or any other failing on the part of the SEC or its agents.
II) DELIVERY OF THE 2015 LEAVING CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS IN MALTA
The Leaving Certificate has been taken by the students at the International School of the Martyrs
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(ISM), Tripoli, Libya since 1997. In the early 1990s, the then Principal of ISM approached the
Examinations Branch of the Department of Education with a view to adopting the Irish Leaving
Certificate examinations system. The school was seeking the introduction of a broad-based,
internationally regarded examination system and selected the Irish system in favour of the
International Baccalaureate or the British GCE system. The school began teaching the Leaving
Certificate syllabus in September 1995 and the first examinations were held there in June 1997.
Given the highly unstable political and security situation in Libya since 2011, the SEC decided that
it was not possible to arrange examinations there. As an alternative, the SEC advised the school
authorities that candidates could take their examinations in either Ireland or Malta. In 2014
candidates travelled to Malta to sit their examinations.
In 2015, the SEC, again on advice from the Department of Foreign Affairs, has decided not to travel
to Libya to offer the Irish Leaving Certificate there. As an alternative, the SEC is working with the
Irish Embassy in Malta and the school authorities to offer the Irish Leaving Certificate there. It is
not known at this time exactly how many candidates will travel to Malta to sit the examinations. All
additional costs associated with these measures are met by the school.
III) Junior Certificate Optional Oral Examinations
For the Junior Certificate examination, the SEC issued detailed instructions regarding the optional
school-based oral examination which has carried 40% of the total marks from 2010. The Aural test,
which now carries 10% of the total marks, forms an integral part of Paper 1 at Higher Level and of
the written paper at Ordinary Level and at Foundation Level. There was no change to the Junior
Certificate syllabus.
The change in policy has seen an increase in the numbers of candidates taking the optional oral Irish
test. In 2014, a total of 14,269 candidates took the optional oral examination compared to 725
candidates in 2009 (an increase of 13,544 candidates). 24 schools offered the optional oral in 2009,
54 schools in 2010, 94 schools in 2011, 155 schools in 2012, 196 schools in 2013 and 252 schools in
2014. Figures are not yet available for the number of schools participating in 2015.
Year 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
Candidates 14,269 10,640 7,388 4,276 1,687 725
% of Cohort 31.5 20.5 15 8.9 3.6 1.5
IV) MATHEMATICS
The Government’s Project Maths initiative was undertaken with the aim of improving the quality of
the mathematics learning experiences of second level students. It involved the introduction of new
syllabi and the promotion of more effective approaches to teaching and learning.
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There were consequent changes to the structure and style of the examinations to support these aims.
The new syllabi and examinations were introduced on a phased basis over several years and this
transition is now complete at Leaving Certificate level. Some further minor changes will affect all
candidates for the examination in 2015.
In 2015 onwards, Mathematics at Foundation level will consist at one written paper. There is no
longer a paper 2 at this level.
In line with the government’s aims for mathematics education and to encourage more students to
take Mathematics at higher level, the higher education institutions introduced, on a pilot basis, a
scheme of awarding 25 bonus CAO points for applicants for entry who have taken Mathematics at
higher level and achieved a grade D3 or better. This bonus applied to applicants for entry to these
institutions from 2012 onwards. The data suggest that the combination of this bonus points scheme
and the Project Maths initiative have led to a significant increase in the numbers of candidates
taking Higher Level Mathematics. The table below shows the entries and sits for Mathematics from
2010 to 2014.
While Leaving Certificate candidates nominate in advance the level at which they intend to sit each
subject, they have the option of subsequently changing from this nominated level – up to and
including the day of the examination. Traditionally, approximately 2,000 candidates change levels
in Mathematics each year (mostly moving down one level). It is only when the examination scripts
are returned and marked in the SEC that the final numbers taking Mathematics at each level will be
confirmed.
Entries
Higher
Level
Sits
Higher
Level
Entries
Ordinary
Level
Sits
Ordinary
Level
Entries
Foundation
Level
Sits
Foundation
Level
2015 18,173 33,518 2,177
2014 17,065 14,326 34.034 32,428 2,296 5,628
2013 15,132 13,014 34,297 32,165 2,520 5,677
2012 12,900 11,131 36,100 33,917 2,669 5,395
2011 10,435 8,235 39,666 37,506 3,033 6,249
2010 10,516 8,390 40,093 37,903 2,950 5,997
Please note that the entry and sits figures for Mathematics from 2010 to 2013 include candidates in the project maths initial
schools.
Junior Certificate Project Maths
In 2011, as part of the phased implementation of curricular reform in Mathematics, the SEC
provided examinations in Junior Certificate at Higher, Ordinary and Foundation Level in Project
Maths. This was the first time in the phased implementation that Project Maths had been examined
at Junior Certificate. In 2015, all candidates will sit the new Project Maths examination papers
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and the transition to Project Maths will have been fully completed at Junior Certificate level.
6. KEY LOGISTICS
Established in 2003, the S EC assumed responsibility from the Department of Education and
Skills for the operation of the second level examinations of the Irish State: the Junior
Certificate and the Leaving Certificate. The SEC is based at Cornamaddy, Athlone, Co.
Westmeath.
The SEC currently employs 150 permanent staff supplemented by 80 temporary staff at peak
period to assist in key seasonal functions such as the packing and distribution of examination
material and the examination resulting process.
To give an idea of the scale of activities involved in conducting the state examinations, it is
worth noting that the 2014 examinations involved the following activities and outcomes:
Providing examinations to 117,317 candidates across all examination programmes;
60,328 at Junior Certificate, 54,025 at Leaving Certificate, and 2,964 at Leaving
Certificate Applied Programme;
Arranging for examinations in 90 curricular and 16 non-curricular examination
subjects;
Engaging 578 drafters, setters and translators to develop 506 different test
instruments – including oral tests, aural recordings, practical briefs, project briefs,
portfolio and coursework items as well as the written examination papers;
Producing 4 million examination papers comprised of almost 50 million A4 pages;
Arranging for the recording of some 90,000 Leaving Certificate and Leaving Certificate Applied oral tests;
Engaging 4,964 superintendents to superintend at ordinary examination centres;
Providing 19,502 reasonable accommodations to facilitate candidates with individual
needs to access the certificate examinations and
9,951 special examination centres as a result;
Engaging 6,722 examiners to mark the examinations comprised of 4,362 written
examiners, 1,122 oral examiners and 1,238 practical examiners;
Examining over 1.9 million individual test items including written examination
scripts, art and craftwork pieces, project and practical pieces in Leaving Certificate
Construction Studies and Engineering and Junior Certificate Metalwork, Materials
Technology (Wood) and Technology, oral tests, coursework journals, research reports
and portfolios;
Generating just under 1 million individual grades leading to the award of 117,317
examination results;
Returning 360,000 marked scripts to schools for viewing;
Processing some 13,406 appeals at Leaving & Junior Certificate.
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7. EXAMINATION RUNNING COSTS
The overall cost of running the examinations in the period 1st January 2014 to 31st December 2014
was €63.16 million, of which €8.93 million was collected in fees.
The main running costs associated with the examinations are the fees paid to superintendents,
examiners, drafters and setters, and their associated travel and subsistence costs. The cost of
printing, packing and posting examination materials is also significant. Examination materials,
past papers, aural tests, marking schemes, etc. are provided free of charge to schools and
candidates in a variety of different formats including paper, CD and on our website.
KEY COSTS IN 2014
€m
Fees paid to Examiners, Superintendents and
other Contract Personnel 34.84
Staff Salaries 9.6
Travel & Subsistence (Contract and Staff) 8.86
8. RATES OF EXAMINATION FEES 2015 Students who hold a medical card or who are dependent on a Parent or Guardian who is the holder of
a medical card are exempt from examination fees. For other candidates the lists of fees for the 2015
examinations are listed below.
SCHOOL CANDIDATES
Leaving Certificate (Established and LCVP) €116
Leaving Certificate Applied Programme €116
Junior Certificate €109
Repeat Leaving Certificate €301
Post Leaving Certificate course (1 or 2 subjects) € 71
Post Leaving Certificate course (3+ subjects) €116
VTOS AND ANALOGOUS CANDIDATES
Leaving Certificate (3+subjects) €116
Mix of LC/JC subjects (3+) €116
Junior Certificate (3+subjects) €109
1 or 2 subjects – LC/JC/mix € 71
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EXTERNAL CANDIDATES
ORDINARY FEES
First time entry (3+ subjects) €116
First time entry (1 or 2 subjects) € 71
Repeat entry (3+ subjects) €326
Repeat entry (2 subjects) €211
Repeat entry (1 subject) €116
LATE FEES (EXTERNAL CANDIDATES ONLY)
Received 15th February to 17th March 2015: an additional €32.00 per subject.
Received on/after 18th March: an additional €52.00 per subject.
APPEAL FEES
The fees for appealing a result in a subject in the 2015 certificate examinations are as follows:
Junior Certificate: €32 per subject
Leaving Certificate Established €40 per subject
Leaving Certificate Applied: €15.50 per subject
Appeal fees are refunded in the event that a result is upgraded. Refunds are made through the
school system in the case of school candidates and are paid directly to external candidates.
9. THE PREPARATION OF TEST ITEMS - PRINCIPLES AND PROTOCOL
The preparation of test items of the highest standard and the maintenance of an examination
system providing valid and reliable certification requires rigorous quality assurance measures
based on sound principles articulated through a comprehensive protocol. During 2006 the SEC
published a booklet, The Preparation of Test Items - Principles and Protocol, setting out the
principles and protocol which underpin and inform the preparation of test items used by the
Commission. It describes the context in which the SEC fulfils its role, indicating, in particular,
the importance of the SEC’s relationship with its partners and customers in the broad education
community, with the Department of Education and Skills and the National Council of
Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) in the matter of the provision of state certificate
examinations.
The key principles underpinning and informing the preparation of test items outlined in the
booklet include validity, reliability, freedom from bias, inclusiveness and equity, discrimination,
and accessibility. The booklet also sets out the protocol which personnel responsible for the
preparation of test items follow in applying these principles and outlines the roles and
responsibilities of key personnel within the SEC in relation to the preparation of these same test
items.
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In publishing this booklet the SEC wishes to assure candidates, parents, teachers, schools and
the broader education community of the care taken with the preparation of test items. In so
doing, the SEC reiterates its commitment to openness and transparency, fairness and
accountability and to the maintenance of the highest standards possible in the preparation of
state certificate examinations.
The following outlines the key principles that underpin and inform the preparation of test items
used by the SEC in more detail:
• Validity
Validity refers to the accuracy with which an examination measures what it
is intended to measure.
• Reliability
Reliability refers to the consistency of the results produced by an examination.
• Freedom from Bias
Freedom from bias refers to the elimination, as far as possible, of bias from an examination.
Bias is the presence of some characteristic in an examination that results in different levels
of performance by candidates of the same level of achievement, but from different groups,
such as ethnic or gender.
• Inclusiveness and Equity
Inclusiveness and Equity refer to the extent to which examinations
should reflect an inclusive view of society and a respect for diversity
• Discrimination
Discrimination refers to the extent to which an individual test item, or an examination as a whole, effectively distinguishes between candidates o f different underlying levels of achievement.
• Accessibility
The accessibility of an examination refers to the extent to which all candidates
are facilitated in demonstrating their achievements, in the context of the need
to preserve the integrity, fairness and standards of the examination.
The booklet was distributed to all second -level schools, to the education partners and was
published on www.examinations.ie.
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10. ORALS, AURALS, PRACTICALS AND PRACTICAL COURSEWORK
Each year, the state examinations involve the preparation of 506 different test components in
almost 89 curricular subjects. These components include oral tests, practical tests, aural tests,
project briefs, practical coursework specifications, journals, reports and portfolios as well as the
written examination papers.
LEAVING CERTIFICATE
The Leaving Certificate subjects examined entirely by written examination are English,
Mathematics, Latin, Ancient Greek, Classical Studies, Hebrew, Physics, Chemistry, Biology,
Accounting, Business, Economics, Arabic and the non-curricular EU Languages.
The subjects with oral and aural components are Irish, French, German, Spanish, Italian,
Japanese and Russian. Music has an aural component.
The Leaving Certificate subjects Agricultural Science, Agricultural Economics, Construction
Studies, Engineering, Home Economics, Links Modules, Music, History, Geography, Religious
Education, Technology and Design and Communication Graphics have practical coursework
components.
There were also practical examinations in Art, Engineering, Construction Studies, Music and
Home Economics.
JUNIOR CERTIFICATE
The Junior Certificate subjects examined entirely by written examination are English,
Mathematics, Ancient Greek, Business Studies, Classical Studies, Geography, History, Latin
and Technical Graphics.
In addition to the written examination, Junior Certificate Irish, French, German, Spanish and
Italian have an aural component. There are also optional oral tests in these subjects which are
taken by a small number of candidates in the modern European languages each year, with a
significant increase evident in the numbers taking the optional oral in Irish with the reweighting
of this component to 40%.
The Junior Certificate subjects Art, Craft & Design, Home Economics, Materials Technology
(Wood), Metalwork, Religious Education, Science, Environmental and Social Studies (ESS),
Technology, Jewish Studies and Civic, Social and Political Education ( CSPE ) have practical
coursework components.
There are also practical examinations in Art, Craft & Design, Home Economics, Music,
Metalwork, and Typewriting. There are no written examinations in Junior Certificate Art, Craft
& Design or Typewriting.
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11. CATERING FOR DIVERSITY IN THE STATE EXAMINATIONS
SCHEME OF REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS
The SEC is fully committed to providing an examination and assessment system with the
highest standards of equity and fairness and which enables all candidates to display their
achievements. The SEC provides a range of measures in order to facilitate candidates with
particular needs under its Scheme of Reasonable Accommodations. These reasonable
accommodations are intended to diminish, as far as possible, the impact of a physical or
learning difficulty on a candidate’s performance and thus enable a candidate to demonstrate
his or her level of attainment. They are not intended to compensate for lack of attainment.
The SEC provides a range of measures to facilitate candidates with particular needs. These
include the provision of readers and scribes; the production of modified papers; brailed and
enlarged papers; the use of tape recorders and personal computers; and exemption or waivers
in respect of particular components. Some of these measures require the establishment of
special examination centres.
The Scheme also provides certain measures to accommodate students who experience
accidents, illness or other traumatic events at examination time. In the case of a candidate
granted an exemption or waiver in a particular component, or where the method of examining
is significantly altered, the examination certificate is annotated. For example, in the case of a
candidate granted an exemption from an aural component of a language examination, the
certificate would state that, “All elements were assessed except for the aural component”.
In keeping with the SEC’s commitment to transparency in its decision making, all decisions
made by the SEC in relation to the provision of reasonable accommodations are open to appeal
to a Reasonable Accommodations Independent Appeals Committee. The following tables
illustrate the significant increases in the provision of reasonable accommodations and special
centres in recent years. In 2014, 19,502 reasonable accommodations were granted to 15,574
candidates to facilitate their participation in the state examinations. This required the
establishment of inter alia, 9,951 special centres.
Type of Accommodation 2011 2012 2013 2014
Tape Recorder 509 457 477 349
Reading Assistance 6378 6566 6995 6352
Scribe 1423 1580 1900 2123
Word Processor 739 847 914 726
Visually Modified 104 137 164 145
Component/Subject Exemption 1085 2222 2170 2385
Spelling/Grammar Waiver 7918 7588 8018 7422
TOTAL 18156 19397 20638 19502
Reasonable Accommodations 2011-2014
Special Centres 8860 9782 9610 9951
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USE OF DICTIONARIES IN THE CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS
Candidates whose first language is not English or Irish are allowed to use bi -lingual
translation dictionaries in certain examinations. In 2014, a total of 3 ,053
candida tes applied to use bi -lingual dictionaries in the state examinations.
12. NON-CURRICULAR EU LANGUAGE SUBJECTS
The SEC provides examinations in a range of subjects in the language area referred to
as the non-curricular EU languages. These are languages which do not appear as part
of the normal school curriculum but which students may opt to be examined in if they
meet certain criteria. Chief among these conditions are the requirements that candidates
for these examinations:
• Be from a member state of the European Union;
• Speak the language in which they opt to be examined in as a mother tongue;
• Have followed a programme of study leading to the Leaving Certificate;
• Are taking Leaving Certificate English.
Another condition is that candidates may undertake examination in one non-curricular
language subject only and for this reason in 2015, the SEC has scheduled all of the non-
curricular examinations for one session – Wednesday 17th
June 9.30am to 12.30pm
For the 2015 Leaving Certificate examinations, candidates will be examined in the
following sixteen non -curricular language subjects:
Bulgarian Croatian Czech Danish
Dutch Estonian Finnish Greek Modern
Hungarian Latvian Lithuanian Polish
Portuguese Romanian Slovakian Swedish
The following table compares the predicted candidate entries for these subjects in the
2015 Leaving Certificate to the number of candidates that sat these examinations in 2014
Subject 2014 (Sits) 2015 (entries) Dutch 20 23 Portuguese 67 96 Polish 750 693 Latvian 100 94 Lithuanian 269 275 Romanian 134 156 Hungarian 39 25 Swedish - 10 Czech 16 17 Slovakian 31 35 Bulgarian 11 11
111111111 Croatian - 24 24 Others less than 10 2014# 25 -
Others less than 10 2015* - 14 Total 1462 1473
Non-Curricular Language Subjects 2014 V 2015
#Modern Greek, Danish, Swedish, Finnish and Estonian. *Modern Greek, Danish, Finnish, and Estonian.
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BACKGROUND TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NON-CURRICULAR LANGUAGE
SUBJECTS
The development of the examinations in these languages has evolved over time. From time to time the
SEC, and prior to 2003, the Department of Education and Science, have received requests to provide
examinations for native speakers in their mother tongue. The policy has been to accede to these
requests in the case of the national languages of EU states in line with the commitment made by
member states under Article 149 of the Treaty of Nice. This states that "Community action shall be
aimed at developing the European dimension in education, particularly through the teaching and
dissemination of the languages of the Member States."
The model for the non-curricular language examination papers is based on the First Foreign Language final written paper of the European Baccalaureate and the syllabus on which it is based.
Although no national syllabi have been developed for these subjects, the SEC is satisfied as to the
rigour of the standard that applies.
The European Baccalaureate model has been developed by the European Schools taking into account
the educational standards of all member states including Ireland. The State Examinations Commission
is satisfied with the very high academic standard of this qualification and indeed the European
Baccalaureate is recognised by all Irish universities.
The structure of these examinations has been agreed between the SEC, the Academic Board and
the Board of Inspectors of the European Schools. The delivery of these examinations is overseen
b y a senior Examinations and Assessment Manager of the SEC. This official meets regularly
with the college of examiners in order to provide training and to ensure standardisation between
all of the non-curricular language subjects. The examinations are set and marked by highly
qualified subject experts and experienced practitioners in the relevant subject areas. The benefit of
this arrangement for the SEC is the link to an accredited syllabus in a high calibre, well
recognised examination and access to a range of expertise that would be difficult to find
elsewhere.
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13. EMERGENCIES DURING THE EXAMINATIONS Each year brings a number of events which impact in significant ways on individual candidates or
on groups of candidates as they prepare for and take their examinations. Events such as serious
illness, accidents and death are deeply upsetting when they involve a close relative or friend and
can be felt with particular intensity at the time of an examination - itself a stressful event for most.
Reasonable accommodations can be made in order to assist candidates affected by such emergencies
in continuing their examinations.
The SEC is anxious to provide all the assistance it can to schools and to candidates to help them
through their examinations at what is for them a most difficult time while being careful to
maintain the highest standards of fairness and equity in the interests of the generality of
candidates and of society as a whole.
The National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provide assistance to schools and
candidates in crisis situations during the examinations.
A candidate who is unable to take the examinations in their normal centre may be permitted to
take them in a special room in the school or in a hospital. Other arrangements can also be made
depending on the individual circumstances. Where an emergency occurs, the school is likely to
be in the best position to make the necessary alternative arrangements at short notice. In addition,
the school is authorised to make certain specified arrangements without advising the SEC.
REMIT OF SCHOOLS Schools have the authority to make a number of specified arrangements to facilitate examination
candidates based on local knowledge of what is in the best interest of the candidate and without
requesting advance permission from the SEC. The specified arrangements include granting
breaks or rest periods in each examination session that are warranted by the physical or medical
condition of the candidate; allowing candidates to take medicine, food or drinks into the
examination centre where this is required for medical reasons; allowing the candidate to
move within the centre; allowing the use of a special desk or chair; allowing the use of low
vision aids used normally in the classroom; ensuring that a candidate with a hearing impairment
is positioned close to the superintendent.
HOW TO GET HELP Throughout the examination period, SEC personnel are generally on hand from 8.30 a.m. to
9.00 p.m. on examination days, and often outside of those hours, and at weekends.
Contact may be made through the main number 090 644-2700 on a 24 hour basis and a brief
message can be left with the security staff if the office is closed. Alternatively details can be
faxed to 090 644-2744 or e mail [email protected]
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14. OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION
CHIEF EXAMINERS’ REPORTS 2015
Chief Examiners' Reports provide a review of the performance of candidates in the
examinations and detailed analysis of the standards of answering. The Chief Examiners’
Report on the 2014 examinations has been published on the Leaving Certificate Applied
examination. The report is accessible on the Examination Material Archive on the
Commission’s website www.examinations.ie .
VIEWING OF LEAVING CERTIFICATE SCRIPTS
Candidates in the Leaving Certificate and Leaving Certificate Applied examinations are
afforded an opportunity to view their own marked scripts after the initial marking process.
The viewing allows candidates to satisfy themselves that the marking scheme has been
applied correctly to their work and, in addition to enhancing transparency, is designed
to assist candidates in making a decision to appeal a result in one or more subjects. This year,
the viewing will take place, in schools, on Friday 28th August and Saturday 29th August,
2015.
Examination and Assessment Managers monitor the viewing centres to ensure that the
viewing process conforms to the strict regulations that apply. To protect the integrity of the
process, only the organising superintendent is allowed to bring writing material or
instruments into the viewing centre, or to remove scripts from the centre.
EXTERNAL CANDIDATES
A candidate who is not a recognised pupil in a post -primary school and who is not following
a course of study organised under the Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme, the Adult
Literacy and Community Education Scheme, the Department of Social Protection second
level scheme for the unemployed, or other similar course, may enter for the Leaving
Certificate examination as an external candidate. This year 2,804 students have entered as
external candidates.
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Grade Percentage
Range C3 55>60 D1 50>55 D2 45>50 D3 40>45 E 25>40 F 10>25 No Grade 0>10
GRADING STRUCTURE FOR THE LEAVING CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
(Introduced 1992)
Grade Percentage Range
A1 90+ A2 85>90 B1 80>85 B2 75>80 B3 70>75 C1 65>70 C2 60>65
GRADING STRUCTURE FOR THE LEAVING CERTIFICATE APPLIED EXAMINATION
The Leaving Certificate Applied programme consists of a range of courses each designed on
a modular basis. The number of modules depends on the course. Each year of the two year
programme is divided into two sessions; September to January, and February to June. A
module within a given course is usually completed within one session. Over the two year
duration of the programme, participants complete 44 modules. Credits towards the final
award are accumulated throughout the two years of the programme through:
1.) Satisfactory completion of modules (Maximum of 62 credits);
2.) Performance of student tasks (Maximum of 70 credits);
3.) Performance in the final examinations (Maximum of 68 credits);
This LCA Certificate is awarded at three levels. Each level represents a percentage
range of marks as follows:
Level Percentage Range Credits
Distinction 85+ 170 - 200 credits
Merit 70>85 140 - 169 credits
Pass 60>70 120 - 139 credits
Candidates who acquire less than 120 credits or who leave before the end of the
programme receive a Record of Credits.
GRADING STRUCTURE FOR THE JUNIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
Grade Percentage Range
A 85+ B 70>85 C 55>70 D 40>55 E 25>40 F 10>25 No Grade 0>10
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AWARD OF BONUS MARKS FOR ANSWERING THROUGH IRISH
At the Certificate Examinations, candidates shall, except where otherwise directed, have the option
of answering either in Irish or in English, except in the case of the subjects Irish and English and
questions in other language subjects where the use of the target language is specified. Candidates will
be supplied with Irish or English versions of the examination papers as indicated on their entry forms.
A candidate who answers in Irish at the written examination in the various subjects as set out below
may be given bonus marks in addition to the marks gained in the subject.
Bonus marks at the rate of 10 per cent of the marks obtained will be given to a candidate who
obtains less than 75 per cent of the total marks in the case of the following subjects: - Latin,
Ancient Greek, Classical Studies, Hebrew Studies, History, Geography, Physics, Chemistry,
Physics and Chemistry, Biology, Science, Business, Economics, Agricultural Science, Agricultural
Economics, Home Economics, Music, Business Studies, History and Appreciation of Art, Civic,
Social and Political Education, Religious Education, Arabic, Links Modules -Written Component
only.
Bonus marks at the rate of 5 per cent will be given to a candidate who obtains less than 75 per cent
of the total marks in the case of the following subjects: French, German, Italian, Spanish,
Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Accounting, Engineering, Construction Studies, Materials Technology (Wood), Metalwork, Technology, Typewriting, Russian, Japanese.
Above 75 per cent the bonus will be subjected to a uniform reduction until the candidate who scores 100 per cent gets no bonus. No bonus will be given in the case of the following subjects: - Technical Graphics, Technical
Drawing*, Leaving Certificate Art (other than History and Appreciation of Art).
For the purpose of the award of bonus marks, Mathematics, Paper I and Paper II, will be treated as
separate subjects.
Candidates who answer partly in Irish and partly in English will receive no bonus marks.
* Design and Communication Graphics replaced Technical Drawing as a subject in 2009
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15. STATISTICAL TABLES
A. EXAMINATION ENTRIES AND SITS 1927 – 2015
Year Entered Sat 1927 823 (516m/307f)
1935 2,165 (1325m/840f)
1955 6,098 (3153m/2945f)
1967 13,590
1975 29,206
1980 36,539
1989 58,435 (incl. 4,397 External)
1990 60,074 (incl. 4,928 External)
1992 60,919 LC 59,509 (incl. 4,326 External& 6,599 repeats)
1993 63,234 61,561 (incl. 4,332 External & 6,330 repeats)
1994 66,033 LC (incl. 4,845 External) 64,033 (incl. 4,120 External & 7,748 repeats)
1995 68,492 LC (incl. 4,865 External & 7,819 repeats) 66,304 (incl. 4,292 External)
1996 62,277 LC (incl. 5,087 External, 7,540
repeats) 1,278 LCA 59,176 (incl. 4,558 External)
1997 65,881 LC (incl. 4,597 External, 4,674
repeats) 1,056 LCA 63,234 (incl. 4,181 External)
750 LCA
1998 65,584 LC (incl. 4,621 External 5,226 repeats)
2,450 LCA 64,155 (incl. 4,137 External)
1,700 LCA
1999 64,761 LC (incl. 4,574 External 5,013 repeats) 2,499 LCA
62, 844 (incl. 4,089 External) 2,092 LCA
2000 62,235 LC (incl. 4,614 External, 3,889 repeats) 2,821 LCA
60,737 (incl. 4,053 External) 2,682 LCA
2001 58,388 LC (incl. 4420 External, 2786 repeats)
2928 LCA (final year exam) 56,670 (incl. 3,970 External)
2815 LCA
2002 56,837 LC (incl. 5014 External 3,384 repeats)
3130 LCA 55,435 (incl. 4,490 External, 3,217 repeats)
2003 57,722 LC (incl. 4749 External, 3298 repeats)
4763 LCA 56,237 (incl. 4,261 External, 3,298 repeats)
3299 LCA
2004 56,124 LC (incl. 4331 External, 3004 repeats)
3620 LCA (final year exams)
57,378 Junior Certificate
55,222 (incl. 3,946 External, 2,818 repeats)
3520 LCA (final year exams)
56,864
2005 55,467 LC (in cl. 4,065 External, 2,704 repeats) 3,404 LCA
57,104 Junior Certificate
54,073 (incl. 3,732 external , 2,523 repeats) 3,318 LCA
56,640 Junior Certificate
2006 52,050 LC (incl . 3,939 External, 2,099 repeats)
3,282 LCA
58,212 Junior Certificate
50,955 (incl. 3, 689 External, 1,973 repeats)
3,155 LCA
57,782 Junior Certificate
2007 52,021 LC (incl. 3,930 External, 2,020 repeats)
3,132 LCA
57,883 Junior Certificate
50,873 LC(incl. 3,651 External, 1,880 repeats)
3,021 LCA
57,287 Junior Certificate
2008 53,345 LC (incl. 4,447 External, 1,890 repeats)
3,475 LCA
57,006 Junior Certificate
52,143LC(incl. 4,101External, 1,778 repeats)
3,400 LCA
55,940 Junior Cert
2009 55,383 / 3,269 / 56,513 Leaving Certificate / LCA / Junior Certificate
54,197 LC (incl. 4,361 external, 2,212 Repeats) 3,264 LCA
55,557 Junior Cert
2010 55,783 / 3,418 / 57,133 Leaving Certificate / LCA / Junior Certificate
54,479 / 3,358 / 56,086
Leaving Certificate / LCA / Junior Certificate
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2011 55,550 / 3,245 / 57,732 Leaving Certificate / LCA / Junior Certificate
54,344 / 3,195 / 56,841 Leaving Certificate / LCA / Junior Certificate
2012 53,789 / 3,301 / 59,684 Leaving Certificate / LCA / Junior Certificate
52,588 / 3,228 / 58,798 Leaving Certificate / LCA / Junior Certificate
2013 53,749/ 2,853/ 60,243 Leaving Certificate / LCA / Junior Certificate
52,767 / 2,810 / 59822 Leaving Certificate / LCA / Junior Certificate
2014
54,933/ 3,042/ 60,698 Leaving Certificate / LCA / Junior Certificate
54,025/2,964/60,328 Leaving Certificate/LCA/Junior Certificate
2015 55,963/2,902/59,919 Leaving Certificate/LCA/Junior Certificate
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B. PREDICTED LEAVING CERTIFICATE ENTRIES BY COUNTY AND GENDER 2015
County Female Male Total
Carlow 420 381 801 Cavan 431 370 801 Clare 677 724 1401 Cork 3241 3074 6315 Donegal 1083 1023 2106 Dublin 7310 6998 14308 Galway 1578 1490 3068 Kerry 980 977 1957 Kildare 1286 1293 2579 Kilkenny 525 568 1093 Laois 393 419 812 Leitrim 204 188 392 Limerick 1308 1326 2634 Longford 283 306 589 Louth 950 814 1764 Mayo 779 775 1554 Meath 1101
1111101 1064 1064
2165 Monaghan 369 443 812 Offaly 479 502 981 Roscommon 269 248 517 Sligo 396 393 789 Tipperary N.R 543 498 1041 Tipperary S.R 549 609 1158 Waterford 750 828 1578 Westmeath 686 699 1385 Wexford 876 906 1782 Wicklow 764 766 1530
Counties Total 28,230 27,682 55,912
Malta 15 36 51
TOTAL 28,245 27,718 55,963
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C. PREDICTED LEAVING CERTIFICATE ENTRIES BY SUBJECT AND GENDER 2015
Subject Female Male Total
Irish 24,465 22,875 47,340 English 27,175 26,788 53,963 Mathematics 26,978 26,879 53,857 Accounting 3,326 3,346 6,672 Agricultural Economics 37 58 95 Agricultural Science 2,981 4,889 7,870 Applied Mathematics 523 1,547 2,070 Arabic 62 82 144 Art 6,733 3,407 10,140 Biology 20,807 13,794 34,601 Business 8,857 8,438 17,295 Chemistry 5,085 4,138 9,223 Classical Studies 267 290 557 Construction Studies 696 7,833 8,529 Design and Communication
Graphics 661 4,771 5,432
Economics 1,874 3,350 5,224 Engineering 327 5,186 5,513 French 15,711 11,675 27,386 Geography 11,767 13,893 25,660 German 4,135 3,320 7,455 History 5,395 7,162 12,557 Home Economics 10,761 1,371 12,132 Italian 313 142 455 Japanese 184 129 313 Latin 28 100
1100100 128
LCVP Link Modules 8,392 6,983 15,375 Music 4,434 1,995 6,429 Physics 1,941 5,808 7,749 Physics & Chemistry 225 357 582 Religious Education 692 598 1,290 Russian 159 146 305 Spanish 3,431 2,527 5,958 Technology 240 1,122 1,362
Notes: This table shows curricular subjects only. The entry figures for the non-curricular
language subjects are shown in a separate table on page 16.
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D. PREDICTED LEAVING CERTIFICATE ENTRIES BY SUBJECT AND LEVEL 2015
Subject
Higher
Ordinary
Foundation
Total
Irish 20,740 24,784 1,816 47,340 English 38,177 15,786 53,963 Mathematics 18,161 33,462 2,234 53,857 Accounting 5,361 1,311 6,672 Agricultural Economics - - 95 Agricultural Science 7,095 775 7,870 Applied Mathematics 2,004 66 2,070 Arabic 113 31 144 Art 8,564 1,576 10,140 Biology 30,082 4,519 34,601 Business 14,538 2,757 17,295 Chemistry 8,541 682 9,223 Classical Studies 528 29 557 Construction Studies 7,621 908 8,529 Design & Communication Graphics
4,505
927
5,432
Economics 4,705 519 5,224 Engineering 4,628 885 5,513 French 18,084 9,302 27,386 Geography 22,375 3,285 25,660 German 5,730 1,725 7,455 History 9,681 2,876 12,557 Home Economics 10,231 1,901 12,132 Hebrew Studies - - 16 Italian 355 100 455 Japanese 277 36 313 Latin - - 128 LCVP Link Modules (Common)
15,375 15,375 Music 6,116 313 6,429 Physics 6,926 823 7,749 Physics & Chemistry 509 73 582 Religious Education 1,169 121 1,290 Russian 277 28 305 Spanish 4,253 1,705 5,958 Technology 1222 140 1,362
- 10 or less candidates
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E. LEAVING CERTIFICATE APPEALS 2014
NUMBER AND OUTCOME OF APPEALS 2014
A total of 5,447 candidates made applications for appeals against 9,268 grades leading to 1,686
upgrades, which is 0.45% of all grades awarded.
Level * Grades Appeals Upgrades
ACCOUNTING A 4,212 233 40
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE A 6,329 297 109
APPLIED MATHEMATICS A 1,569 30 4
ART A 7,723 285 18
BIOLOGY A 24,442 974 252
BIOLOGY G 8,514 13 0
BUSINESS A 11,674 477 62
CHEMISTRY A 7,226 508 71
CLASSICAL STUDIES A 500 58 10
CONSTRUCTION STUDIES A 6,847 66 7
DESIGN & COMMUNICATION A 4,097 121 17
ECONOMICS A 3,913 323 59
ENGINEERING A 4,172 29 8
ENGLISH A 35,122 1,596 201
ENGLISH G 17,154 35 10
FRENCH A 15,014 504 86
FRENCH G 11,482 28 7
GEOGRAPHY A 19,694 470 85
GERMAN A 4,722 130 25
HISTORY A 8,470 264 69
HOME ECONOMICS A 8,561 241 34
IRISH A 18,134 767 114
IRISH G 23,331 30 4
LINKS MODULES C 15,276 226 56
MATHEMATICS A 14,326 701 178
MATHEMATICS G 32,428 234 59
MUSIC A 5,926 137 17
PHYSICS A 5,399 221 20
PHYSICS & CHEMISTRY A 361 16 1
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION A 1,068 49 6
SPANISH A 3,397 120 31
Smaller numbers of appeals were processed in:
Level * A = Ard (Higher), G = Gnath (Ordinary), B = Bonn (Foundation) C = Common.
Higher Level: Agricultural Economics, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Lithuanian, Polish, Romanian, Swedish, Technology.
Ordinary Level: Accounting, Agricultural Science, Business, Chemistry, Construction Studies, Design & Communication
Graphics, Economics, Geography, German, History, Home Economics, Italian, Physics, Spanish.
Foundation Level: Irish, Mathematics.
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F. PREDICTED LEAVING CERTIFICATE APPLIED ENTRIES BY C O UNT Y A ND GENDER 2015
County
Female
Male
Total
Carlow 13 - 13 Cavan 15 35 50 Clare 35 30 65 Cork 138 145 283 Donegal 67 78 145 Dublin 371 411 782 Galway 42 40 82 Kerry 50 48 98 Kildare 72 62 134 Kilkenny 19 12 31 Laois 14 16 30 Leitrim - - 11 Limerick 96 99 195 Longford - - 5 Louth 61 87 148 Mayo 27 50 77 Meath 53 68 121 Monaghan - - 32 Offaly 49 45 94 Roscommon 15 14 29 Sligo 10 27 37 Tipperary N.R 23 41 64 Tipperary S.R 30 29 59 Waterford 35 47 82 Westmeath 13 13 26 Wexford 51 84 135 Wicklow 31 43 74 Total 1,345 1,557 2,902
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G. PREDICTED LEAVING CERTIFICATE APPLIED ENTRIES BY SUBJECT AND GENDER 2015
Subject Female Male Total French 555 729 1284 German 240 273 513 Spanish 413 445 858 Italian 131 103 234 Gaeilge Chumarsáideach 1339 1547 2886 English and Communication 1345 1552 2897 Social Education 1345 1552 2897 Mathematical Applications 1345 1552 2897 Agriculture / Horticulture 66 131 197 Information and Communication Technology 528 526 1054 Hotel Catering & Tourism 745 753 1498 Crafts & Design 292 294 586 Engineering 98 407 505 Technology 15 32 47 Graphics and Construction Studies 258 745 1003 Childcare / Community Care 302 42 344 Office Administration and Customer Care 147 116 263 Active Leisure Studies 38 64 102 Hair and Beauty - - 205
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H. PREDICTED JUNIOR CERTIFICATE ENTRIES BY COUNTY AND GENDER 2015
County Female Male Total Carlow 435 444 879 Cavan 444 453 897 Clare 755 734 1489 Cork 3225 3389 6614 Donegal 1131 1132 2263 Dublin 7252 7677 14929 Galway 1573 1634 3207 Kerry 948 925 1873 Kildare 1452 1595 3047 Kilkenny 549 575 1124 Laois 461 486 947 Leitrim 248 238 486 Limerick 1345 1394 2739 Longford 301 318 619 Louth 990 994 1984 Mayo 892 873 1765 Meath 1170 1248 2418 Monaghan 403 445 848 Offaly 476 538 1014 Roscommon 287 310 597 Sligo 375 417 792 Tipperary N.R 617 525 1142 Tipperary S.R 571 620 1191 Waterford 764 844 1608 Westmeath 756 699 1455 Wexford 1081 1049 2130 Wicklow 875 987 1862 Total 29,376 30,543 59,919
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I. PREDICTED JUNIOR CERTIFICATE ENTRIES BY SUBJECT AND GENDER 2015
Subject Female Male Total
Irish 26620 26044 52664
English 29268 30342 59610
Mathematics 29220 30298 59518
Ancient Greek - - 35
Art, Craft, Design 13338 7703 21041
Business Studies 16493 17067 33560
C.S.P.E (Common Level) 28858 29840 58698
Classical Studies 162 458 620
Environmental & Social Studies 270 348 618 French 17203 15353 32556
Geography 27314 28168 55482
German 5644 5953 11597
History 27015 27648 54663
Home Economics 18197 3470 21667
Italian 273 181 454
Jewish Studies - - -
Latin 34 259 293
Material Technology (Wood) 2550 13834 16384
Metalwork 822 7272 8094
Music 7832 3083 10915
Religious Education 14397 13522 27919
Science 26414 28537 54951
Spanish 4491 4168 8659
Technical Graphics 1800 10132 11932
Technology 619 2686 3305
Typewriting 145 13 158
- Less than 10 candidates
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J. PREDICTED JUNIOR CERTIFICATE ENTRIES BY SUBJECT AND LEVEL 2015
Subject Higher Ordinary Foundation Total
Irish 30251 21204 1214 52669
English 45248 13266 1103 59617
Mathematics 33951 22517 3056 59524
Ancient Gree k - - 35
Art, Craft, Design 17169 3868 21037
Business Studies 26919 6645 33564
C.S.P.E (Common Level) 58708 58708
Classical Studies 531 89 620
Environmental & Social Studies 200 418 618
French 25701 6741 32442
Geography 47161 8328 55489
German 9479 2107 11586
History 42227 12443 54670
Home Economics 18189 3482 21671
Italian 339 114 453
Jewish Studies - - -
Latin 280 14 294
Material Technology (Wood) 13549 2835 16384
Metalwork 6488 1603 8091
Music 9335 1582 10917
Religious Education 23639 4308 27947
Science 44267 10689 54956
Spanish 6588 1998 8586
Technical Graphics 9124 2810 11934
Technology 2922 385 3307
Typewriting 46 111 157
- Less than 10 candidates
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K. JUNIOR CERTIFIC ATE APPEALS 2014
Following the release of the 2014 Junior Certificate results appeals were made against
4,138 grades, leading to 898 upgrades. There were no downgrades.
Subject Level No. of Candidates Appeals Upgrades
C.S.P.E Common 59,174 110 30
Geography Higher 46,881 630 183
English Higher 44,688 803 219
Science Higher 42,821 212 47
History Higher 40,178 334 100
Mathematics Higher 32,041 402 44
Irish Higher 28,666 282 55
French Higher 26,441 286 33
Business Studies Higher 26,144 274 53
Religious Education Higher 23,344 69 9
Home Economics Higher 17,773 79 21
Art, Craft & Design Higher 15,985 272 35
Small numbers of appeals were also processed in the following subjects:
Higher Level: Ancient Greek, Classical Studies, German, Latin, Material
Technology (wood), Metalwork, Music, Spanish, Technical Graphics and Technology.
Ordinary Level: Art , Cr af t & Des i gn , English, Geography, Home Economics,
French, H is to r y , Ir i s h, Metalwork, Religious Education, Technical Graphics an d
M at h emat i cs .
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APPENDIX A – TIMETABLES AND SCHEDULES
• The timetable for the Leaving Certificate and Leaving Certificate Applied written
examinations in June 2015
• A schedule of examination dates for the non-written examinations at the Leaving
Certificate, Leaving Certificate Applied and Leaving Certificate Vocational
Programme
• The timetable for the Junior Certificate written examinations in June 2015
• A schedule of examination dates for non-written examinations at Junior
Certificate
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