Junior cert results are being issued this morning to students across Leitrim

More than 67,100 junior cycle students are receiving their exam results today. This is much later than usual and is down to a shortage of examiners .

This year was the first year in which all examinations were delivered under the reformed Junior Cycle curriculum. In  November 2020 and 2021, Junior Cycle examinations were held for adult learners and early school leavers  only with examinations cancelled for all other candidates and replaced by school-based assessment. 

Until 2019, only English, Science and Business Studies had been examined under the reformed Junior Cycle curriculum. Apart from Irish, English and Mathematics which are examined at Higher and Ordinary level, all other Junior Cycle subjects are now at Common level. 

Some 594,000 grades in 21 individual subjects are being provided to 67,130 candidates this year. The overall number sitting Junior Cycle examinations has increased by 4.4% on 2019 and the proportion of candidates who are re-entrants to education has fallen from 0.86 % of the cohort in 2019 to 0.26% in 2022. 

Appeals 

Applications for review of Junior Cycle examination results, which must be made through the candidate’s school, should be received by the State Examinations Commission (SEC) no later than 5pm on Wednesday 30 November. Applications for appeal will be accepted only from the School Authority confirming that the examination result attained by the candidate is significantly at variance with the result expected. Details of the process have been provided to schools. The SEC does not accept appeal applications directly from candidates, parents or individual teachers.