When did Junior Cert start?

1992
Junior Certificate

The JCertificate result sheet
Acronym	JC
Developer / administrator	State Examinations Commission
Purpose	To provide a well-balanced, general education to students who wish to enter on more advanced courses of study
Year started	1992

When did the Inter Cert become the Junior Cert?

1989
When it was introduced in 1989, the Junior Certificate was hailed as an antidote to the Inter Cert. This new system of assessment would address the shortcomings of the old exam and provide a more balanced, student-friendly curriculum for the early years of post-primary education.

What date is the Junior Cert 2021?

Oral examinations in Irish and modern foreign languages will take place in schools during the period from 26 March 2021 to 15 April 2021. Schools will hold the examinations at times outside of normal tuition time so that students’ normal tuition is not interrupted to take the examination.

Are Gcses the same as Junior Cert?

General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) In terms of the GCSE the nearest Irish award is the Junior Certificate. Both GCSE and Junior Certificate awards are developed for the end of compulsory education.

What does achieved mean in the Junior Cert?

Distinction(90-100), Higher Merit(75-90), Merit (55-75), Achieved (40-55), Partially Achieved (20-40) Not Graded (0-20)

What date are leaving cert results out 2021?

3 September 2021
The Leaving Certificate results will issue to you on the Candidate Self Service Portal (CSSP) at 10am on Friday 3 September 2021.

What is a 3 equivalent to in GCSE?

Grade 3 is the equivalent of in between grades D and E.

When do the Junior Cert exams come out?

Starting on Wednesday with English for both sets of students, the Junior Cert exams run up to Wednesday 20 and Friday 22 for the Leaving Cert.

When do the exams for Leaving Cert 2016 start?

Leaving Cert 2016 written examinations will start on Wednesday, 8th June 2016. As usual, the exams will start with English Paper 1 at 9:30am. The dates for the 2016 Leaving Certificate Oral Tests are the 11th to the 22nd April, 2016. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.

Is there going to be a Junior Cert in 2022?

But essentially we’re going to end up with a system in which the Junior Cert as we know it will be no more. For now the aim is that by 2022 there will be no major State exam. The overwhelming focus on two weeks of examinations in June will be a thing of the past.

When was the first Junior Certificate Course introduced?

The first Junior Certificate syllabus was introduced in 1989 and examined in 1992. It replaced two earlier examinations: The syllabuses of the Group Cert and Inter Cert were coordinated from 1968. The new, modern Junior Certificate course was acclaimed as it was much more flexible than its predecessors.