Important Junior Cert
& Leaving Cert Exam Information
Click HERE for Assessment arrangements for Junior Cycle & Leaving Cert & LCA 2026
Click HERE for Leaving Certificate Timetables and HERE for practical exam schedule
Click HERE for Leaving Cert Applied (LCA) Timetables & practical exam schedule
Click HERE for Junior Cycle Timetables and HERE for practical exam schedule
Leaving Cert Grades & Points:
Higher Level Ordinary Level
H1 - 100 O1 - 56
H2 - 88 O2 - 46
H3 - 77 O3 - 37
H4 - 66 O4 - 28
H5 - 56 O5 - 20
H6 - 46 O6 - 12
H7 - 37 O7 - 0
H8 - 0 O8 - 0
*25 bonus points will be awarded for Higher Level Mathematics
Junior Cycle Grades:
Exams
Distinction: 85 -100%
Higher Merit: 70 - 84%
Merit: 55 - 74%
Achieved: 40 - 54%
Partially Achieved: 20 - 39%
Not Graded: 0 -19%
Classroom Based Assessments (CBA’s)
Descriptors Used:
Exceptional
Above Expectations
In Line with Expectations
Yet to Meet Expectations