Over 4,000 (4,071) students are heading to exam halls across Kerry this morning as the state exams get underway.
More than 1,700 (1,711) students are expected to begin their Leaving Cert with English paper one at 9:30 this morning.
143 Kerry pupils are predicted to start their Leaving Cert Applied written exams today, as are over 2,200 (2,217) junior cert students.
A record 140,457 candidates nationwide are due to commence their state exams today in over 800 post-primary schools and other recognised centres.
That’s a three per cent increase in total candidates on 2024, or over 4,000 extra students (4,297) nationwide.
The Leaving Certificate will finish by Tuesday, 24 June, Leaving Certificate Applied by 12 June and the Junior Certificate by Monday, 16 June.
The State Examinations Commission (SEC) intends to issue the 2025 Leaving Certificate and Leaving Certificate Applied examination results to candidates on Friday, 22 August.
The Department of Education has tasked the SEC with implementing a gradual return to normal Leaving Certificate outcomes beginning in 2025.
To do this it will apply a post-marking adjustment to bring the overall Leaving Certificate results in the aggregate to a midway point between the 2020 and 2021 levels.
Quarter of all candidates will benefit from reasonable accommodations for those with special educational needs (SEN) such as a pilot digital paper scheme, and extended time.
The 2025 deferred Leaving Certificate examinations for students who suffer a serious illness, accident or injury or close family bereavement will run from 25 June to 12 July.
