Group Certificate

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The Group Certificate was an Irish secondary school qualification awarded to students who completed a lower level of post-primary education before it was replaced by the modern Leaving Certificate system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish secondary school qualification
educational qualification
administeredBy Department of Education (Ireland) NERFINISHED
assessmentType state examination
country Ireland NERFINISHED
credentialType school-leaving certificate (lower level)
educationLevel lower secondary education
educationStage lower cycle of secondary school
educationSystem Republic of Ireland education system
examFormat written examinations
historicalSignificance precursor to modern Irish junior cycle examinations NERFINISHED
introducedInPeriod 20th century
languageOfInstruction English
Irish
partOf Irish post-primary education system
precedes Intermediate Certificate
purpose to certify completion of lower level post-primary education
region Republic of Ireland NERFINISHED
replacedBy Junior Certificate NERFINISHED
replacedComponentOfSystem earlier lower secondary certification arrangements
status discontinued
supersededByReform reform of Irish secondary education examinations
typicalStudentAgeRange early to mid teens
usedFor basic educational certification
progression within secondary education

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Leaving Certificate predecessor Group Certificate