Record number of students to sit State exams this year

For the first time, the number of students beginning their exams today has surpassed 140,000, which the State Examination Commission has linked to increasing demographics. Picture: Domnick Walsh/Eye Focus 

A record number of students will today begin their Leaving Cert, Leaving Cert Applied and Junior Cycle exams as the 2025 State examinations begin.

For the first time, the number of students beginning their exams today has surpassed 140,000, which the State Examination Commission (SEC) has linked to increasing demographics.