Schools across Longford react to Leaving Certs 24 results

Last Friday the bulk of the 613 students who sat their Leaving Certificate examinations in June received their results.

Lanesboro Community College School principal, Hazel Hannon, extended her heartiest congratulations to the class of 2024 who received terrific results in their exams.

Ms Hannon spoke of how proud our school community is of each and every student and their success is a testament to the hard work and support of teachers, all staff, parents, the Board of Management and the wider school community: “I wish all the students the best of luck in their future endeavours and indeed LCC is proud to have them as part of our alumni community.”

Mairéad Lyons, the Principal of Meán Scoil Mhuire Longford, congratulated the Leaving Cert students the “fantastic results”.

Ms Lyons said: “We are absolutely delighted that the hard work of our students and teachers in Meán Scoil Mhuire has paid off, translating into top class results again for our girls this year. 10% of our students achieved over 550 points; 25% achieved over 500 points and a total of 60% achieved a Leaving Cert above 400 points.

“There were outstanding results across many subject areas including languages, sciences, humanities and the Arts, they did themselves, their families and Meán Scoil Mhuire proud today. We wish the girls every success next week in gaining entry to their chosen college courses and career paths from here.”

Martha O'Reilly, the deputy principal at Mercy Secondary Ballymahon spoke of the achievement of the students: “We are very happy with our Leaving Certificate results and would like to congratulate our LC students, their parents/guardians and their teachers on their great results. If any of our students need assistance please contact us. It was great to see our students back today meeting and thanking their teachers,SNAs and support staff for their dedication,help and support. Our guidance counsellors are here as always to help you. Best wishes for the future.”

The principal of Ballymahon Vocational School Mick O’ Rourke congratulated the Leaving Cert class of 2024 saying: “These tremendous results are very much the reflection of a close collaboration of work between all partners within the BVS community, the hard work of our students, the very fine teaching here in our school and the support of parents and guardians.

“We were confident about the success of the class of 2024. Over the past number of years they have shown tremendous resilience, engagement and a wonderful attitude towards teaching and learning.

“This group has been a pleasure for us here at Ballymahon Vocational School to get to know, support and nurture. They have brought us on an exciting journey these past 6 years and today we wish them a fond farewell.

“Today our school motto 'Where the Individual Matters' comes to the fore today as we see each individual student achieve their personal best, providing them with a launchpad to the next part of their adventure be that University, Training, Further Education or into the world of work.”

For Sorcha Nic Dhonnacha, Principal of Templemichael College, Longford the 2024 results was a testament to the work put in by the students: “We had some fantastic results this year. We had a number of students attain over 500 points. Many of our students are now waiting on the CAO offers to come out this Wednesday, August 28.

“We want to get the message out to all our students that we will continue to support them in any way we can. Templemichael College offers a number of Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) courses for students who may wish to continue education before going to college or starting employment. This is an invaluable platform to develop their educational progression.”

Ardscoil Phádraig Principal Rosemary Johnston said: “Ardscoil Phádraig congratulates all our students who received exceptional results in this year’s Leaving Certificate examination. We are very fortunate in Ardscoil Phádraig to be associated with such a hardworking group of leaving certificate students.

“Their diligence and work ethic has shone through in the results that they have achieved. We have no doubt but that today is only the start of many further and future successes as they pursue their chosen third level courses and embark on future careers.

“The results are a testament to the whole school community of students, teachers, parents/guardians, Board of Management and Longford & Westmeath Education and Training Board (LWETB) working together for the benefit of everyone.”