Peadar taught harsh lesson by points increase

FEW students have felt the highs and lows of the Leaving Certificate and CAO systems more than Peadar de Blúit over the past six days.

The graduate of Meánscoil San Nioclás in An Rinn, Co Waterford, recounted his daily trials and tribulations during the exams in his Exam Diary for the Irish Examiner in June.

Having listed as his first choice Trinity College Dublin’s Philosophy and Irish degree course which had a 430-points entry level this time last year, he was thrilled with his 480 points tally when he collected his results last Wednesday.