Celebrating students urged to stay safe on roads and pubs

ALMOST 58,000 students collecting their Leaving Certificate results have been urged to keep things in perspective and stay safe in the pubs and on the roads.

Of 57,839 people who find out their grades today, 15,596 completed the Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme, in which they can substitute grades awarded in the practical Links Modules programme for a sixth subject when calculating their Central Applications Office (CAO) points. The proportion getting a distinction or merit grade in the Links Modules is up slightly to 59%.

A further 3,358 students find out today how they fared in the Leaving Certificate Applied, with grades based on credits built up during fifth and sixth year and a small number of exams in June.