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Leaving Certificate 2011/2012On this page we have put together a range of useful information on the 2011/2012 leaving certificate programme. You will find information on important dates to remember over the forthcoming months and links to a wide range of resources including useful organisations and websites along with revision supports. The CurriculumEstablished Leaving Certificate Curriculum - View DetailsLeaving Certificate Applied Programme - View Details |
Important Dates for this years Leaving Certificate Students....... and their parents!
| January 11th | External Candidate Application for Leaving Certificate becomes available - further information on the Examinations Commission Website |
| February 1st | Closing Date for CAO Applications. |
| April 2012 | Leaving Certificate Oral Examinations in Irish, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian and Japanese - View practicals timetable |
| 6th June 2012 | Written Leaving Certificate Examinations commence. - View timetable |
| 15th August 2012 | Leaving Certificate results expected to be available through schools - online from 12 noon on Examinations Commission website |
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Leaving Certificate Examination Arrangements for Candidates with Physical and Learning Difficulties
Candidates with permanent or long-term conditions, including visual and hearing difficulties, or specific learning difficulties, which they believe will significantly impair their performance in the examinations may apply to the State Examinations Commission for a reasonable accomodation to be made to facilitate them taking the examinations. Such accommodations may include exemptions from examination components, use of tape recorders, wordprocessors, large print, dictation, exam papers being read to candidates, rest periods, special desks etc. Check out the following link to the Commission's website for further information. School-based, VTOS and candidates following other analogous schemes should apply for reasonable accommodations through their school or education provider. External candidates should apply directly to the State Examinations Commission. Applications must be made on the prescribed application form which is available through schools/education providers or directly from the State Examinations CommissionCareer GuidanceVisit our new Career Guidance section where you will find information on Career Guidance resources, College Open Days and recommended websites for further career guidance information. | | Useful Parenting Articles Parenting Your Exam Student Tips to keep your cool Control Exam Stress Help your teenager perform this June Build your Teenagers Self-Esteem Those with high self-esteem achieve more Leaving Certificate Results Resources for 2011 |
Revision SupportsThere are a number of useful revision website available to Leaving Certificate Students: | | |
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| CareersPortal.ie is an online resource which incls a Career Exploration toolbox, an Occupational Database, a CAO database and wizard along with facilities to search by employment sector, occupations and courses | |
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Skoool.ie provides study notes and exam guides on a wide range of subjects at Junior & Leaving Certificate level | |
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| Scoilnet A website for parents, teachers and students. The student post-primary section allows you search for additional material resources under syllabus topics for each subject in the leaving certificate. | |
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| MyStudyMate.ie | Leaving Cert study videos made by students for students - All Free! |
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| Visit our new Post Primary Academic Websites section for details of websites to help with project research and revision. | |
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Examinations.ie | Past examination papers, marking schemes and examination papers can be viewed on the Examinations Commission Website under their Examination Material Archive Section. Sample examination papers can be viewed on their Examination Information Section. |
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| The Paper Mate Leaving Certificate Edition app provides easy access to past examination papers and marking schemes for all Leaving Certificate subjects from 2001 right up to 2011. See more info... | |
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| History Curriculum for Leaving Cert Students - A series of Podcasts on the relevant modules provided by NewsTalk. | |
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| Details of Grind Tutors available around the country |
Useful Website Addresses
State Examination Commission
Department of Education
CAO
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