A Levels what is the equivalent qualification in Ireland

[bbq007]

hi There,

Could anyone advise me as to this;
is a leaving cert in Ireland equiv. to GCSE's in England?
are highers in Ireland equiv. to A'Levels in England?

Many thanks,

BBQ

Yes, but they sit the LC in June and start college in October and there will have been a fair number of students turning 18 in between. And of course TY has had a huge impact, as it’s a minority who don’t do it.

I’m not sure those stats are accurate? The 17% I mean.

Anyone with a very late Aug to Dec birthday will still start school aged 4 now (in most cases) as they’ll be turning 5 fairly shortly. Most Irish parents don’t start their children close to 6, even though they can.
(And, as I said, until fairly recently many Jan and Feb borns started aged 4 too though that has changed as the ECCE guidelines have.)

Are you sure that 17% wasn’t assessed at a point in the year other than late Aug/early Sept. I’ve seen stats presented that way in the past, eg age of Junior Infants as recorded in Jan, though I’m not sure why they do that. Otherwise I’m not sure how the figure could be 17% unless 83% of children are born in the first 8 months of the year? Even taking SEN into account, which can occasionally mean a later start, those figures don’t add up.

No idea as I just did a quick Google and saw that they were official stats. I didn't read the actual report.

They start college in September, not October, at the university I work at.

Regardless, very few students are 17 doing the leaving cert.

Yes, but mostly because of TY.

School starting age right now in Ireland is 4 years 8 months to 5 years 8 months typically. That’s the age range in late Aug/early Sept.

(That age range has gone up. It used be younger so the range for present LCs is a bit different.)

It gives an indication of what age they are sitting the LC exams in June.