All the updated news related to Leaving Cert 2020

All the news related to Leaving Cert 2020 updated in real time

Found 10

forLeaving Cert 2020

Order by:

Local News

Donegal students welcome change to Leaving Cert 2020 written exam entry following Calculated Grades fiasco

Following the latest twist in the Leaving Cert 2020 story, Donegal students have welcomed an extension to the registration deadline for Leaving Certificate 2020 written exams. The State Examination Commission (SEC) has announced that the Leaving ...

03 Oct 2020 at 12:40

Local News

Donegal students can now see if they are among the 6,100 to have calculated grades corrected upwards

The portal by which students can see if their Leaving Cert 2020 Calculated Grades were corrected upwards has opened. The Department for Education and Skills has revealed that 6,870 grades in total will increase affecting 6,100 students. This is ...

03 Oct 2020 at 19:49

Local News

Leaving Cert 2020 finally gets underway in Donegal and across Ireland

While many of Donegal’s Leaving Cert 2020 students have settled into their third level courses, 71 of them are now beginning the state exams. The class of 2020 was given the option of accepting predictive grades after it became apparent that ...

16 Nov 2020 at 17:37

Pictures & Videos

WATCH: President Higgins has a message for secondary students in Donegal and across Ireland

President Michael D Higgins has issued a video message expressing his thanks, understanding and support to secondary school students.

20 May 2020 at 11:59

Local News

Leaving Cert marking row over indemnity has ASTI and TUI taking different approach

Attempt to resolve a dispute with the Association for Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) and the Department of Education over legal protections for teachers engaged in marking students is continuing today. The country's other main union, the ...

22 May 2020 at 09:15

Local News

Donegal Minister announces publication of guidance for schools on Calculated Grades

Donegal politician and Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh TD has published detailed guidance on the new system of Calculated Grades for this year’s Leaving Certificate. The document was sent to all post-primary schools yesterday, ...

22 May 2020 at 09:11

Local News

POLL RESULTS: Find out what Donegal people have to say about Leaving Cert 2020

It looks increasingly likely that the Leaving Cert will not go ahead. We asked Donegal readers what they felt about the state exams taking place in July. Three-quarters of respondents believe the Leaving Cert should be cancelled, though ...

08 May 2020 at 10:57

LEAVING CERT 2020: Exams will not go ahead in July confirms Minister Joe McHugh

Local News

CANCELLED: Leaving Cert 2020 will not go ahead confirms Minister Joe McHugh

There has been a broad welcome among the 61,000 Leaving Cert students that the state exams have been postponed to a later date with the option to receive calculated grades. Minister Joe McHugh announced the formal cancellation on ...

08 May 2020 at 15:20

Local News

Strong suggestions that Leaving Cert 2020 will be cancelled

Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh is today (Friday) briefing cabinet on the various options for grading students should the Leaving Cert be cancelled. An announcement that the state exams will not take place on July ...

08 May 2020 at 12:10

Features

OPINION: Will Leaving Cert results be influenced by who has the best broadband?

Despite the government’s insistence that Leaving Cert 2020 will begin on July 29, there is still an air of disbelief among students and the wider population. I have yet to hear anyone outside of the government parties say, ‘I ...

05 May 2020 at 19:14

Years
2026

Iconic Media is Ireland's largest independently owned regional newspaper and media group, with an unrivalled audience in print, online and mobile. We have 19 regional newspapers and 21 digital sites.

Iconic Digital Titles

Iconic Print Titles

Letterkenny Live

This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.