Guidance Updates

Careers in Art, Design & Architecture - Webinar

Webinar     Careers in Art, Design & Architecture: Essential Guide for Parents & Students

Date:               Monday November 11th    

Time:              12.30pm to 1.30pm – open to all

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Podcast on CAO Application Issues

Eileen Keleghan from the CAO joins Donnchadh to give advice for 2025 CAO applicants.
They talk about:

• What applicants can expect from the CAO application

• Key deadline dates

• Genuine order of preference

• Change of mind facility

• Level 6/7 and Level 8 list

• Restricted courses

• Last minute advice

The podcast can be downloaded on Spotify here or watched on YouTube here.

Introduction to Pharmacy at RCSI

Date: Wednesday, 6 November

Time: 5pm GMT

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Introduction to Physiotherapy at RCSI

Date: Wednesday, 13 November

Time: 5pm GMT

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Introduction to Medicine at RCSI

Date: Wednesday, 20 November

Time: 5pm GMT

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Introduction to Dentistry at RCSI

Date: Wednesday, 27 November

Time: 5pm GMT

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BSc in Advanced Therapeutic Technologies Dublin Campus Open Day

• Date:23 November 2024

• Time:12:00 - 14:00

https://careersnews.ie/?s=medical&post_type=post

Marino Institute of Education  Open Day on Saturday, November 16th, from 10.00 - 3.00

For more info click here: https://www.mie.ie/en/study_with_us/open_day/

Drop In Clinics  - career guidance clinics are now open every Monday and Thursday at lunchtime. Drop in to S09 on a Monday or S15 on a Thursdays to chat to Lisa or myself.

CAO Application – The CAO applications opens today at 12pm. Make sure you apply by January 20th for the reduced cost of e30 (or by the 1st February for e45).

Upcoming Open Days

Trinity Open Day - Saturday 2nd November

Ballyfermot College of Further Education - Wednesday 6th November

UCD Open Day - Saturday 9th November

Colaister Dhulaigh CFE Open Day - Thursday 21st November

NCAD Portfolio Information Sessions - Tuesday 22nd October

IADT - Taster Days from Tuesday 29th-Thursday 31st October

UCD Open Days

UCD TY Maths Week Online Event: Mathematical Mysteries – 14th October

UCD Quinn School of Business Open Evening – 15th October

UCD Law Open Evening – 22nd October

UCD Agriculture, Food Science and Human Nutrition Information Evening Dublin – 23rd October

UCD Open Day 2024 – 9th November

UCD Arts & Humanities Open Evening – 14 November

UCD Agriculture, Food Science and Human Nutrition Open Evening Wexford – 13th November

UCD Social Sciences Open Evening – 19th November

UCD Agriculture, Food Science and Human Nutrition Information Evening Kilkenny – 21st November

UCD Diagnostic Radiography (Graduate Entry) Open Evening – 21st November

UCD Graduate Medicine (GEM) Open Evening – 21st November

UCD Undergraduate Radiography Open Evening – 21st November

UCD Undergraduate Medicine Open Evening – 21st November

HIGHER OPTIONS 2024

Leaving Certificate students will be attending Higher Options on Wednesday 25th of September 2024. They will have the option of also attending World Skills Expo. Please see further information below.

Higher Options is the foremost annual education expo for second level students which takes place in RDS Dublin. It provides a forum where second level students are helped in making decisions about their studies by meeting directly with representatives from universities, colleges and education institutions from Ireland, the UK, Europe and beyond.  Over 160 universities, colleges, institutes of technology and professional organisations participate in this unique expo.

World Skills aims to raise the profile and recognition of skills and apprenticeships, preparing the talent of today for the careers of the future. Supported by industry partners, SISK, Construction Industry Federation, ESB Networks, Bus Eireann, Dublin Bus and Autodesk, the event is a partnership between enterprise, industry, education, training, and government. They will have the opportunity to see first hand apprenticeships at work, engage with potential employers and talk face to face.

Please read the information below and sign and return the permission slip.

Date: Wednesday 25th September

Meeting Time: 8am in the GP area

Location: RDS Main Hall for Higher Options and RDS Simmonscourt Complex for World Skills Expo.

Means of Transport: Bus from school to RDS. Higher Options event finishes at 12.30. Students then have the option to attend World Skills Expo next door from 12.30pm - 3.30pm. PLEASE NOTE: Students are required to make their own way home. There will not be a return bus.

Cost: €16 – to be paid by 9/09/24 via school online payment system

What to Bring: Lunch or money to buy lunch

Can I appeal my Leaving Certificate results?

• You can appeal your Leaving Certificate results.

• Applications to appeal your Leaving Certificate 2024 results will open on the Candidate Self Service Portal from 10am on Sunday, 1 September 2024 and will close at 5pm on Monday, 2 September 2024. Late applications for appeals will not be accepted.

• The Leaving Certificate 2024 exam results are available from 10am on Friday, 23 August 2024.

• On Tuesday, 27 August 2024 at 12pm, you will be able to see the marks you got for each of your exams, each component if applicable, and the post-marking adjustment.

• If you are not satisfied with the marks you get in one or more subjects of the Leaving Certificate examination, you can appeal those results to the State Examinations Commission (SEC).

• If you appeal your mark in a written exam, your script will be sent to an appeal examiner for re-marking.

Key dates and times for Leaving Certificate 2024

The timeframe for the issuing of Leaving Certificate results and appealing your results is very narrow.

It is important to be aware of these dates and times if you think you might want to appeal one or some of your results. Late applications for viewing scripts or appeals will not be accepted.

Key dates for Leaving Certificate results 2024-2025

Applying to see your exam script

• After you get your exam results, you can apply to view your examination script. This allows you to see how your work was marked so you can make an appeal if you think there was a mistake. There is no fee to view your exam scripts.

• There is a very small window to apply to see exam scripts. Applications to see exam scripts will open on the Candidate Self-Service Portal from 5pm on Tuesday, 27 August 2024 and will close at 8pm on Wednesday, 28 August 2024.

• Applications to see Leaving Certificate Applied exam scripts should to be sent by email to viewlcascript@examinations.ie. Candidates will be able to download the LCA Viewing Application Form from the Candidate Self-Service Portal. The timeframe to apply is the same as above.

  
  
  

When can I view my exam script?

If you apply to view your script and it was marked manually, you will be assigned to a 3-hour viewing session in your school on Saturday, 31 August 2024.

You will be assigned to either:

• Session 1, from 9:30am to 12:30pm, or

• Session 2, from 2pm to 5pm

If your script was marked online, you will get access to view it online for 24 hours between 9am on Saturday, 31 August 2024 and 9am on Sunday, 1 September 2024.

How the Leaving Certificate appeal process works

Your script will be sent to an appeal examiner for re-marking. This will not be the same person who originally marked your work. The same marking scheme is used for re-marking. This means that appeal examiners apply the same standards in re-marking as were applied to all candidates in the original examination.

For Leaving Certificate 2024, a post-marking adjustment was made to all results. These are additional marks awarded to a candidate's component results. Post-marking adjustments cannot be appealed. However, the post-adjustment changes if your overall mark changes following the appeal.

Read more about the appeal process on the SEC’s website.

If you are not happy with the outcome of your appeal, you can view the appeals exam script and then you may request an appeal review by the Independent Appeals Scrutineers (see ‘Leaving Certificate 2024 appeal results’ below).

How to apply to appeal your results

You can apply to appeal your 2024 results and pay the fee through the Candidate Self-Service Portal from 10am on Sunday, 1 September 2024 to on 5pm on Monday, 2 September 2024.

Late applications for appeals will not be accepted.

Exam appeal fees

In 2024, the fees to appeal each subject are:

• Leaving Certificate, €40 per subject

• Leaving Certificate Applied, €15.50 per subject

If your appeal is successful and your subject result is upgraded, you will get a refund of the appeal fee for that subject.

Leaving Certificate 2024 appeal results

If you appeal your Leaving Certificate 2024 written exam results, you will be able to see your appeal results on the Candidate Self Service Portal from 11am on Tuesday, 27 September 2024.

If you are not happy with the outcome of your appeal, you can view the appeals exam script and then you may request an appeal review by the Independent Appeals Scrutineers. Application forms for an appeal review are provided with your appeal results.

More information

For any queries about the Candidate Self Service Portal, the SEC Candidate helpline will be open from Friday, 23 August 2024 to Monday, 2 September 2024 (including the weekend) on 1800 111 135 or 1800 111 136.

You can also email candidateportal@examinations.ie.

For support and information, you can call the National Parents and Students Leaving Certificate Helpline at 1800 265 165. Professional guidance counsellors staff the helpline. It is open from Friday, 23 August 2024 to Saturday, 31 August 2024 (excluding Sunday, 25 August 2024).

Read more about appeal applications for Leaving Certificate 2024 on:

• On the State Examinations Commission website

• In the State Examinations Commission’s Guidance for Schools on Leaving Certificate results, viewing and appeals 2024 document (pdf)

Upcoming Open Days and Deadlines and Events

-DBS - Open events 17th and 30th January 

-Crumlin College of Further Education Open Evening - Tuesday 23rd Jan 

-UCAS deadline approaching - 31st January 

- TUD - Portfolio Clinic and Open Day – Wednesday, 24 January 2024, 2pm – 6pm

-TU Dublin - CAO webinar - 17th January 

-City of Dublin FET College Ballsbridge Campus (formerly Ballsbridge College): Open Day –  Thursday, 18th January 2024, 1.30pm-5.30pm

-Ballyfermot College of Further Education Open day - 17th 10-4 

6th Year Parents Information Evening - 7th November

Parents Information evening on the University application process through the Central Applications Office (CAO) and other future educational options for your child after school. The information talk will be taking place on Tuesday 7th November at 7pm in the school. We strongly encourage all 6th Year parents/guardians to attend as the University application process and important information regarding the following will be discussed:

• Applying to University in Ireland through the CAO

• Post-Leaving Cert courses (PLC’s)

• The Higher Education Access Route (HEAR)

• The Disability Access Route to Education (DARE)

• The Student Universal Support Ireland Grant (SUSI grant)

• Apprenticeships

• Studying Abroad

College Talk - Talk from DCU for interested 6th year students on Wednesday 11th at 1.30. Optional talk but all students are encouraged to attend.

Apprenticeships - Listing of apprenticeship progressions routes can be found here

Career Update emails for 6th years

HPAT - Free Information Webinar