Dear Principal, The State Examinations Commission (SEC) is today announcing its intention to issue the 2022 Junior Cycle examination results to schools and candidates on Wednesday 23 November 2022. We hope that the provision of this date will provide certainty to candidates, parents/guardians and school authorities as to when they can expect to receive their results. See below, a copy of the Press Release which has issued this morning which provides further details including details of the factors behind the timing of the results date this year. The marking of examinations, which is ongoing in a small number of subjects, will be completed over the coming weeks and this year’s Junior Cycle results will be available in schools on Wednesday 23 November 2022. Candidates can also access their results online from 4pm on that date noting that the online service is not intended to replace the valuable results service and advice provided to students by schools at results issue time. Access to the service via www.examinations.ie requires the use of the candidate's examination number and a unique Personal Identification Number (PIN). The SEC appreciates that candidates and their parents/guardians may be disappointed that these results are issuing later than normal. This has arisen due to a combination of factors which include a later issue date for the Leaving Certificate results and, mostespecially, the impact of a shortage of teachers to mark the examinations over the summer marking period. In collaboration with all of the stakeholders in the system, the SEC made significant efforts to recruit examiners for the 2022 examinations. The EARN, LEARN, UNDERSTAND recruitment campaign will continue for 2023 highlighting the many professional and financial benefits for teachers of marking the state examinations. In advance of the 2023 examinations,the SEC will be reviewing with all of the stakeholders how best to ensure the availability of teachers in the required numbers to complete this important examination work. Further details of the arrangements for the issue of results, including confirmation of examination numbers and PINs, will be provided in due course.
Leaving Cert 2022 Results - Key dates and information
Dear Candidate, The 2022 Leaving Certificate results are due for release to candidates through the Candidate Self-Service Portal at 10 am on Friday 2 September. You are aware that the date for the issue of the results this year is later than would be the case in a normal year; there were a number of reasons for this. There was a deferred sitting of the Leaving Certificate examinations in July for students unable to sit examinations in the main sitting in June due to serious accident, injury or illness; close family bereavement, or Covid-19. With increased numbers of candidates, there was a requirement for increased numbers of examiners and this was challenging this year. A further significant factor is that in announcing the arrangements for the 2022 Leaving Certificate examinations, a commitment was given by Government that the outcomes will, on aggregate, be no lower than the outcomes in 2021. This work is currently underway and giving effect to this commitment requires time for detailed analysis of the marking outcomes, implementation of any adjustment, and quality assurance. We are contacting you at this time to update you on a number of key dates that will be important to you in the coming weeks as they relate to the viewing of scripts and the appeals processes. You should take note of these important dates as the timelines will all be strictly applied. Leaving Certificate 2022: Key Results, Viewing and Appeal Dates (See image below)
The timelines this year for candidates to apply to view scripts and to lodge their appeal applications are very short and the deadlines will be strictly applied. This is essential to ensure that the remaining stages of the appeal process can be completed as quickly as possible. The SEC will not accept late applications. Until such time as the number of appeals is known, it is not possible to commit to a specific timeframe for the issue of the appeal results. Every effort will be made to process appeals as quickly as possible. Candidates will be notified of this date as soon as possible.
The State Examinations Commission (SEC) is committed to providing clear and timely information to candidates about the examinations. You will receive a detailed Candidate Information Guide to Results & Appeals which will be emailed to all candidates and published on the SEC’s website in advance of the issue of results on Friday, 2 September. Detailed subject by subject information will be provided in the Candidate Information Guide to your Results by Subject which will be published on https://www.examinations.ie on Monday 5 September to facilitate those who intend to access their marks including their individual component marks.
You will find information about the services provided by the SEC on our website. If you need to contact us, the email address for candidate enquiries is candidateportal@examinations.ie and our phone number is 090-6442702. At the time of the issue of the results a Candidate Helpline will be available. Details of this will be provided to you.
Yours faithfully Richard Dolan Director of Operations State Examinations Commission
2022 Leaving Certificate Candidate Self Service Portal Registration Phase Closing date extended to 5pm Tuesday 15 February . Please note that the deadline for registration phase of the Candidate Self Service Portal has been extended until 5 PM on Tuesday 15 February. This decision was taken in the best interests of the candidates to provide them with every opportunity to confirm their entry for the examinations.
As of 12 noon today (11 February),49,474 (84%)of Leaving Certificate and2206 (68%)of Leaving Certified Applied (Year 2) candidates have completed the registration of their subject and level choices.
Allfinal year Leaving Certificate candidates must register their subject and level choices now through the portal.
The SEC Candidate Portal helpdesk can be contacted at1800-111135 or 1800-111136. The helpdesk phonelines will remain openbetween 9 am and 5 pm each day, including Saturday and Sunday.Outside of these hour you can emailcandidateportal@examinations.ie.
On Monday 20th December 2021 the Department of Education and the State Examinations Commission hosted online a meeting of the advisory group of stakeholders on planning for the State Examinations 2022. The group discussed the arrangements for Leaving Certificate Oral Examinations in Irish and the Modern Foreign Languages and the practical performance tests in Leaving Certificate Music.
Following this meeting the Department press release stated:
“These examinations will take place outside of school time over the first week of the school Easter holidays, with the examinations running in schools during the six-day period Saturday 9 April to Thursday 14 April inclusive. Working with the SEC, and the SEC examiners assigned to the school in each subject, schools will have some flexibility in scheduling the examinations during this period based on local needs.”
The school is awaiting further information and clarification to follow.