Person: Noel Scott

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Junior Cert: Woodwork a fair test for the well-prepared

For over 16,500 students, Junior Certificate woodwork was the big test they had to get to grips with yesterday.

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Woodwork exam ‘fair but challenging’

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From magazine cabinets to smartphone music apps in Junior Cert

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End draws closer for students as final week of State exams begins

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22,000 students clean up with home economics exams

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Students get a reality check in physics

Home economics fair but German grammar a challenge

More than 21,500 Junior Certificate home economics students were examined on a range of everyday living issues.

Sat, 16 Jun, 2012

Topical air to economics and construction studies papers

LEAVING Certificate students of economics and construction studies were examined yesterday and the higher level papers for both were strongly topical.

Thu, 23 Jun, 2011

Some confusion despite ‘lovely’ physics papers

THE third week of the 2011 state exams kicked off with a Leaving Certificate physics exam in which formulae and other values were not featured in the papers.

Tue, 21 Jun, 2011

Questions on everyday items welcome in physics exam

EVERYDAY items were to be found in exams for Leaving Certificate physics and Junior Certificate technical graphics students yesterday.

Tue, 22 Jun, 2010

Well-balanced papers attract little criticism

MORE than 15,500 Junior Certificate students took materials technology (wood) papers yesterday afternoon which drew no major criticisms.

Tue, 16 Jun, 2009

Physics papers reflect current public debate

BOTH Leaving Certificate physics papers yesterday used plenty of real-life and topical applications of the subject.

Tue, 17 Jun, 2008

Physics and accounting both puzzlers

AT the start of week three of the Leaving Certificate, those studying physics faced into a three-hour exam.

Tue, 20 Jun, 2006