Leaving Certificate
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The Leaving Certificate is Ireland’s final secondary school examination and qualification, typically taken by students at the end of their senior cycle and used for entry into higher education.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leaving Certificate canonical | 9 |
| Established Leaving Certificate | 1 |
| Leaving Cert | 1 |
| Leaving Certificate Applied | 1 |
| Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
educational qualification
ⓘ
school examination ⓘ secondary school leaving qualification ⓘ |
| administeredBy | State Examinations Commission ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Leaving Certificate
ⓘ
surface form:
Leaving Cert
|
| assessmentType |
oral examinations
ⓘ
practical examinations ⓘ project work ⓘ written examinations ⓘ |
| coreSubject |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ Mathematics ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| durationOfSeniorCycle | 2 years ⓘ |
| educationLevel | upper secondary education ⓘ |
| examinationPeriod | June ⓘ |
| follows |
Junior Cycle
ⓘ
surface form:
Junior Certificate
Junior Cycle ⓘ |
| governedBy | Department of Education (Ireland) ⓘ |
| gradingSystem |
F1–F2 for foundation level subjects
ⓘ
H1–H8 for higher level subjects ⓘ O1–O8 for ordinary level subjects ⓘ |
| hasProgrammeVariant |
Leaving Certificate
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Established Leaving Certificate
Leaving Certificate self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Leaving Certificate Applied
Leaving Certificate self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme
|
| introduced | 1924 ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| optionalYearBefore | Transition Year ⓘ |
| partOf | Irish education system ⓘ |
| pointsSystemManagedBy | Central Applications Office ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Group Certificate
ⓘ
Intermediate Certificate ⓘ |
| qualificationFrameworkLevel |
NFQ Level 4
ⓘ
NFQ Level 5 ⓘ |
| region | Republic of Ireland ⓘ |
| replacedByInNorthernIreland |
GCE Advanced Level (A‑level)
ⓘ
surface form:
A-levels
|
| resultsReleasedIn | August ⓘ |
| subjectChoice | students typically take 6 to 8 subjects ⓘ |
| typicalStudentAge |
17
ⓘ
18 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Institute of Technology admission
ⓘ
Technological University admission ⓘ entry to higher education in Ireland ⓘ university admission ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
St Patrick’s College, Ballina
this entity surface form:
Established Leaving Certificate
this entity surface form:
Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme
this entity surface form:
Leaving Certificate Applied
this entity surface form:
Leaving Cert