Results

The long wait is finally over and by now, most of the 57,839 of you have probably gotten your results. So how did everyone do?

Well here’s a press association press release;

Only one Leaving Certificate student has achieved nine A1s in this year’s exams – the highest in the country.

Six pupils secured eight A1s on higher level subjects while 37 got the top mark in seven papers and 92 secured six.

But the State Examinations Commission (SEC) revealed the number of high achievers has dipped from last year, when 11 teenagers got eight A1s and one scooped nine.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hZBABXBTmzDFZ1pGo_esJh2iK7OA

So only one person in the country got nine A1’s which is the same as last year. Yes, only one. Disgraceful. Six of you got eight A1’s, which pales in comparison to last year’s eleven 🙄 And people wonder why the leaving cert has become so competitive and a points race? That press release right there is the reason why. It’s wrong on so many levels. No mention of failure rates, no mention of individuals (all just stats and comparisons)… ignore that drivel as you’ll find articles like that all over the place, written by people who’ve probably never even sat a leaving cert, never mind hit 600 points in it.

photo credit: hammersmithandfulham

Enough with the leaving cert elite, here’s a stat for you – less than 0.24% of people got 600 points. Yes they deserve praise, but they’re a tiny minority group and we must not let their success detract from the average John or Mary who’s given it 100%, gotten 300 points but is delighted and never expected it.

Eoin Jackson (xlc project) who took an incredible 30 subjects, passed 27. Insane. Most people struggle with 7 subjects.

Happy? Angry? Surprised? We’d love to hear how you all got on…

Reviews / Rechecks

If you want to get anything reviewed (and ultimately rechecked), get a form from your school and return it to them by August 24th. Recheck applications close on September 8th and cost €40 per subject (free if you get upgraded). Results from rechecks won’t be out until the middle of October.