Intermediate Certificate

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The Intermediate Certificate was an Irish secondary school qualification awarded to students typically around age 15, serving as a mid-level exam before the final school-leaving qualification.

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Intermediate Certificate (Ireland) 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public examination
secondary school qualification
abolishedIn late 1980s
administeredBy Irish Department of Education NERFINISHED
appliesToEducationalLevel lower secondary education
assessmentType standardized national exams
written examinations
country Ireland NERFINISHED
educationSystem Irish secondary education system
follows Primary School education in Ireland
isCompulsoryExam yes
isSchoolLeavingExam no
languageOfInstruction English
Irish
location Republic of Ireland NERFINISHED
mainSubjectsIncluded English language
Geography
History
Irish language NERFINISHED
Mathematics
Modern languages
Science
positionInSystem mid-level secondary examination
precedes Leaving Certificate (Ireland) NERFINISHED
replacedBy Junior Certificate (Ireland) NERFINISHED
targetInstitutionType secondary schools in Ireland
timePeriod 20th century
typicalStudentAge 15
typicalStudentAgeRange 14–16
usedFor progression to senior cycle of secondary school
streaming and subject choice decisions

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Leaving Certificate predecessor Intermediate Certificate