Alpha Grinds

Students who sit the new junior cycle programme from next year will be able to pass their final written exams by scoring as little as 20%.

Reforms to see students who get 20% in Junior Cert exams pass Move aimed at placing less emphasis on rote-learning and written exams

Girls outperformed boys in 25 out of 32 subjects at higher level

Girls do it again, with better grades in Leaving Cert Girls continue to outperform boys in the Leaving Certificate, according to a gender breakdown of the results.

"One of the biggest outlays is on the cost of the registration fee, which is set to hit €3,000 this year."

Majority of parents forced to borrow for college costs Parents celebrating their children's Leaving Cert success will be hit with massive bills to support them through college.