Leaving Cert results have fallen this year, as grade deflation takes effect.
The proportion of H1 grades has dropped by around 2 percent compared to last year.
It's the first stage of phasing out grade inflation, which was brought in during the pandemic.
65 thousand students nationally sat the state exams in June.
In Kerry, more than 1,700 Leaving Cert pupils have received their results.
Radio Kerry's Jerry O'Sullivan spoke to students at St Brendan's College, Killarney.
Harry Bolger, Jack O'Connor, and Mikhail Pingo gave their reaction: