Key Reads <\/p>\n
Today, for the first time ever, students of the senior-cycle level-one and level-two learning programmes received their results alongside their peers doing the Leaving Certificate.<\/p>\n
The L1 and L2 programmes are designed for students with complex learning and developmental needs. <\/p>\n
Our photographer visited students at St Catherine\u2019s special school in Newcastle, Co Wicklow, as they opened their results.<\/p>\n
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Kendra Hopkins (18) hugs her friend Leon McKenny (18) at St Catherine’s special school in Co Wicklow, Ireland. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne\/The Irish Times ![\"Maia](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DIPIAOYKB5DQJBXDBREJ7CYDAA.jpg\")
Maia O’Brien (18) with her Dad Sean O’Brien ![\"Amy](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IRNMUOXBZBGZBGM5QN5BLVV6LQ.jpg\")
Amy Bracken (18) with her mother Cheryl Bracken (right) and neighbour Elaine Hewitt Leaving Cert points calculator<\/p>\n
Trying to figure out how many CAO points your results are worth? <\/p>\n
We have a calculator here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n Honours Maths:<\/p>\n No Grade \n Subject 1:<\/p>\n No Grade \n Subject 2:<\/p>\n No Grade \n Subject 3:<\/p>\n No Grade \n Subject 4:<\/p>\n No Grade \n Subject 5:<\/p>\n No Grade \n Subject 6:<\/p>\n No Grade \n Subject 7:<\/p>\n No Grade \n Subject 8:<\/p>\n No Grade Your Total Points: 0<\/p>\n \n Clear All\n <\/p>\n Student who left school in second year gets 625 points Kayleigh Quinn, who left school in second year having struggled with her mental health, has achieved her goal of 625 CAO points.<\/p>\n Kayleigh was one of our Leaving Cert diarists<\/a> in June and told Jen Hogan about her struggles and her aim to do Medicine. <\/p>\n We caught up with her again today<\/a>, and she can\u2019t quite believe what has happened. <\/p>\n \u201cI woke up this morning and the State Examinations Commission released all the statistics before the actual results, of all the H1s going down. And I was like \u2018oh no\u2019,\u201d says the 18-year-old from Navan. \u201cI was thinking the worst case and I was doing the maths in my head, and I was trying to imagine. And then I opened it up and oh my gosh.<\/p>\n \u201cI screamed and my parents probably thought worst-case scenario, because they couldn\u2019t tell the tone of the scream. My mum is in tears. She can\u2019t talk,\u201d Quinn says of her parents\u2019 reaction to discovering their daughter had achieved her goal. \u201cI put in the work and I suppose it paid off in the end.\u201d<\/p>\n Niamh Towey – 2 hours ago<\/p>\n What next?What next after Leaving Cert results? Video: Niamh Towey <\/p>\n Niamh Towey – 3 hours ago<\/p>\n Send your questions to our helpdesk<\/p>\n Our guidance counsellors Deirdre Garrett and Brian Howard will be answering your questions from 11am today to give you quick and clear feedback as you navigate college offers, choices and deciding your next steps over the coming days. <\/p>\n You can send your questions here, and read their answers here<\/b><\/a>. <\/p>\n Niamh Towey – 3 hours ago<\/p>\n Students take to TikTok to open their results<\/p>\n We\u2019re so heartened to see all the lovely videos of you opening your results this morning. <\/p>\n This one really got me – well done Abigail!<\/p>\n Niamh Towey – 4 hours ago<\/p>\n First year of L1 and L2 programmes<\/p>\n Today, for the first time ever, students of the senior-cycle level-one and level-two learning programmes received their results alongside their peers doing the Leaving Certificate.<\/p>\n The L1 and L2 programmes are designed for students with complex learning and developmental needs. <\/p>\n Some 306 students took part this year, across 78 schools.<\/p>\n Well done to all involved.<\/p>\n Niamh Towey – 4 hours ago<\/p>\n Eight students get maximum points at Cork school<\/p>\n There is excitement at the Christian Brothers College in Co Cork this morning as eight students received maximum points of 625.<\/p>\n In total, 150 students received their results at the school today and sixteen of those got over 600 points. <\/p>\n Niamh Towey – 4 hours ago<\/p>\n So the results are out. Well done to everyone who opened their grades this morning.<\/p>\n I would love to hear from you directly – whether you\u2019re delighted, disappointed, or just glad it\u2019s all over.<\/p>\n You can email me at niamh.towey@irishtimes.com.<\/p>\n Our CAO helpdesk will be starting soon, at 12 noon, where you can ask our guidance counsellors any questions you might have.<\/p>\n Niamh Towey – 5 hours ago<\/p>\n How hard is it to get a H1 across the subjects?<\/p>\n Niamh Towey – 6 hours ago<\/p>\n What do the stats tell us today?<\/p>\n While students will not receive their individual results until 10am this morning, we do have some detail on overall trends<\/a>. <\/p>\n Niamh Towey – 6 hours ago<\/p>\n Leaving Cert 2026: What time are the results out and what are other key dates?IT Explains: How does Leaving Cert results day work? Video: Bryan O’Brien Editor: Eoin Ronayne <\/p>\n Friday, August 21st<\/b><\/p>\n The State Examinations Commission<\/a> delivers 2026 Leaving Cert results to more than 730 second-level schools, and makes them available through a secure online service at examinations.ie<\/a> from 10am.<\/p>\n Tuesday, August 25th<\/b><\/p>\n An application to view scripts can be made online only on the SEC Student Portal. Students will also have access to the component marks of their various scripts at this time.<\/p>\n Wednesday, August 26th, 2pm<\/b><\/p>\n The CAO releases round-one offers to candidates online. Minimum points required for entry to each course will be available on the CAO website. Shortly afterwards, students who are unhappy with a grade they received and wish to view their marked exam scripts may do so online. There is no charge for viewing marked exam scripts. Shortly afterwards, students who wish to appeal the result in one or more subjects can apply online through the SEC Student Portal to do so between these dates.<\/p>\n Tuesday, September 1st, 3pm<\/b><\/p>\n Closing date for receipt of acceptance of CAO round-one offers.<\/p>\n Monday, September 7th, 2pm<\/b><\/p>\n The CAO makes round-two offers available to applicants online. The minimum points required for entry to each course are released on the CAO website later that day.<\/p>\n Wednesday, September 9th, 3pm<\/b><\/p>\n Closing date for receipt of acceptance of CAO round-two offers.<\/p>\n Friday, September 25th<\/b><\/p>\n Results of Leaving Cert appeals are released by the SEC to students. Students whose scripts have been upgraded may receive a new offer of a place on a course higher up their CAO order of preference previously offered. The offer may be for the 2026 academic year, but in some cases where there is no capacity to accommodate additional students on a course, the offer may be for a place in the 2027 academic year.<\/p>\n Niamh Towey – 6 hours ago<\/p>\n Welcome to our live news story on Leaving Certificate results day 2026. <\/p>\n I will be with you over the morning with all the news and reaction to this year\u2019s grades. <\/p>\n Later this afternoon, our guidance counsellors will be on hand to answer any queries you might have. <\/p>\n For now, let\u2019s look at what is happening today and when – and what we might expect to see in the results. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Main Points Across the country, tens of thousands of students have found out the results they\u2019ve spent months…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":649140,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3],"tags":[9,10,274411,18,13,14,6,19,17,11,12,14330,274410,12550,15,16,5,7,8],"class_list":["post-649139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-breaking-news","tag-breakingnews","tag-cao-2026","tag-eire","tag-featured-news","tag-featurednews","tag-headlines","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-latest-news","tag-latestnews","tag-leaving-cert","tag-leaving-cert-2026","tag-leaving-certificate","tag-main-news","tag-mainnews","tag-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topstories"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/117133849512622011","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=649139"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649139\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/649140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=649139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=649139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=649139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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