Top grades for Eimear as 61,000 students receive their exam results

Celebrations took place around the country yesterday as Junior Certificate results were received by more than 61,000 students.

Photo: Eight sets of twins, Michelle and Noelle Curtin, Shona and Caoimhe Hickey, Micah and Ryan O’Connell, David and Jack O’Connor, Christopher and Chloe Lane, Maeve and Orla Quirke, Holly and Luke Scannell, with principal Liam Murphy at Coláiste Íde agus Iosef, Abbeyfeale, Co Limerick. Picture: Domnick Walsh

The vast majority are now in transition year or fifth year, with this week’s OECD Education at a Glance 2017 report showing Ireland continues to have one of the developed world’s highest levels of school completion.