Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has confirmed that the date the State Examinations Commission intends to issue the Leaving Certificate 2023 results is Friday, 25 August 2023. Minister Foley said: “The SEC has confirmed to me that it intends to issue Leaving Certificate results this year on 25 August. This is a significant and … Read more
Plans for students to sit half their Irish and English Leaving Cert papers at the end of fifth year have been shelved following stiff opposition from teachers and students. The move, which was made last year, was the first of several envisioned adjustments to overhaul the Senior Cycle. The Irish Examiner reports that Minister for … Read more
More than 67,000 students will receive their eagerly awaited Junior Cycle exam results later today, five months after the exams were taken. The usual two-month wait for students to receive their grades has now lasted four months. Moreover, they were the first students since the Covid pandemic exam cancellation in 2019 to take the entire … Read more
One in every three students has “seriously considered” leaving college for personal, financial, or other reasons. According to a recent student survey, eight out of ten would return to the same college if they dropped out. StudentSurvey.ie, Ireland’s largest annual survey of students’ experiences in higher education, has looked for the first time at the … Read more
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, and Science Simon Harris has today published ‘Funding the Future: An annual options paper on reducing the cost of higher education. This paper is a non-exhaustive list of options to be considered in advance of Budget 2023 and is published without prejudice to eventual Government Budget decisions. Speaking today, … Read more
The Department of Education has said that as of 13 May, 5,843 Ukrainian pupils have been enrolled in schools across Ireland. Out of that figure, 3,968 of these pupils have been accommodated in primary schools while 1,875 pupils have enrolled in post-primary schools. To assist with the transition of Ukrainian refugees and their families into … Read more
Minister for Education Norma Foley and Minister of State with responsibility for Special Education Josepha Madigan announced a summer education programme for pupils with complex special educational needs and those at greatest risk of educational disadvantage for summer 2022. Building on the successful 2021 programme, all schools (primary and post-primary) will once again be encouraged … Read more
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, has awarded Government of Ireland International Education Scholarships to 60 students from across the world. The scholarship is awarded to high-calibre students from non-EU and non-EEA countries. It allows them to study in Ireland full-time for one year. Speaking today, Minister Harris said, … Read more
The Government has taken the first step towards providing free school books for children at the primary level with a €1 million pilot project which will benefit more than 60,000 students. The Children’s Minister, Roderic O’Gorman announced the roll-out of the First 5 My Little Library Initiative. The initiative will see more than 60,000 children … Read more
Education Minister Norma Foley said About 700 Ukrainian primary and post-primary students are now registered in Irish schools Minister expects the true figure to be much higher as more people fleeing the violence arrive each day. Speaking to reporters, Foley said that it was “more than likely” that there was a lot more than that … Read more
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Science and Innovation, Simon Harris, has today announced the appointment of Dr. Patrick Prendergast as the first chairperson of the new technological university (TU) for the South East. Minister Harris confirmed the new university will open its doors on 1 May. Dr. Prendergast, the former Provost of Trinity … Read more
Law firm Matheson has launched two new programmes aimed at giving graduates experience and training in a range of areas. The 18-month Innovation and Legal Tech Graduate Programme will allow successful graduates to work as legal-solutions assistants in Matheson’s digital-services division. The firm says that participants will have a dedicated training scheme to gain experience across a … Read more
The Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has today (Thursday 3 February) confirmed the waiving of the fees for the 2022 Leaving Certificate and Junior Cycle examinations. Students will not have to pay the fees which would usually be €116 and €109 for the Leaving Certificate and Junior Cycle examinations respectively. Minister Foley said: “We … Read more
Admissions have begun for 2022 September batch courses of Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary and Pharmacy to the universities in Bulgaria. Guidance is immediately available for entrance applications and in securing a university place. Manoj Mathew, the director of Studywell Medicine, said that the institute offer a friendly, personal service, supporting all aspects of students’ needs. Compared … Read more
Teachers and students returned to schools across the country yesterday for the first time since Christmas, but there was a high absence rate among both groups due to Covid-19. Teachers have reported an “incredibly difficult first day back” after schools reopened on Thursday following the Christmas break. Children around the country arrived at classrooms after … Read more