Cork students feeling a mix of nerves and excitement as 2025 State exams get under way

The wait is over for more than 140,000 students sitting the Leaving and Junior Cert exams 

Leaving Cert students Evan O'Callaghan and Joseph Salis at Mayfield Community School, Cork. Picture: Dan Linehan

The wait is over for more than 140,000 students as the 2025 State exams get under way.

A total of 140,457 students will sit this year’s Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate Applied, and Junior Cycle exams in more than 800 centres across the country.