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Leaving Certificate 2021: exams and accredited grades
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Leaving Certificate results for 2021 are available through the Candidate Self Service Portal. You can access the Candidate Self Service Portal here.
CAO Round 1 offers issued at 2 pm on 7 September.
From 5pm on 7 September, candidates can also access further information regarding their results such as the grades they received for both the examinations and Accredited Grades processes. Further details are available here.
Candidates can apply to view scripts from 5 pm on 7 September until 8 pm on 8 September via the Candidate Self Service Portal.
Candidates can submit an application to appeal both examinations results and Accredited Grades from 9 am on 11 September until 12 pm on 13 September via the Candidate Self Service Portal.
Two candidate information guides have been published:
The Guide to Results and Appeals contains information about accessing provisional results and what happens after results day. This includes:
- details of applying to view and viewing your examination scripts (if you sat examinations);
- and appealing results of both examinations and Accredited Grades.
The Candidate Information Guide to your Examinations Results by Subject contains information:
- clarifying details concerning the marking of the 2021 examinations;
- outlining how grades were generated;
- explaining how marks and grades are displayed on examination scripts and how they will be displayed on the Candidate Portal.
Each subject is dealt with individually in this guide.
A SEC Candidate helpline is available at 1800 111 135 or 1800 111 136 from 9 am to 5 pm until 13 September. Outside of these hours, queries may be e-mailed to candidateportal@examinations.ie . Please note this helpline is provided for queries relating to the Candidate Self Service Portal and the services provided through the portal.
The National Parent’s Council (Post-Primary) helpline 1800 265 165 will be open :
- Friday 10 September from 11am to 4pm
- Saturday 11 September from 10am to 2pm
- Monday 13 September from 10am to 2pm
to provide advice and guidance for candidates and parents. It is staffed by professional guidance counsellors and is supported by the Department of Education.
Assessment Arrangements for Junior and Leaving Certificate 2022 has been published. A summary advice note for Leaving Certificate Applied has also been provided.
Further information, including details on the 30 June announcement by the Minister for Education is available on the Leaving Certificate 2022 page.
