Junior Cycle students receive results

• Published date: 23 November 2022
• Publication title: Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland)

More students secured top grades - of at least 90 per cent - in subjects such as English, science and business studies this year compared to the last Junior Cycle exams, which took place three years ago

However, for other subjects it is difficult to make a valid comparison due to the introduction of new Junior Cycle papers since 2019, involving different grading systems and subject specifications.

All of the exams introduced under Junior Cycle reform are "no-choice" exams, which the State Examinations Commission says reflects the intention that those achieving the...