Junior Cert joy as results out
PRINCIPALS in Bray are delighted with the results their students achieved in this year’s Junior Certificate.
At St Kilain’s Community School, John Murphy said that this was the best set of results the achieved in the Junior Cert in 10 to 15 years.
‘ There were lots of As in all subjects,’ said John. ‘ The students were particularly strong in maths, languages, CSPE and the technical subjects.’
He said that most of the young men and women are already settled in well to Transition Year, with a smaller number starting the Leaving Cert Applied programme.
‘All in all, it has been a very happy and successful start to the new school year at St Kilian’s,’ said John.
Principal Gearóid O’Ciaráin at Colaiste Raithin said that two students there attained nine As and a B. ‘It came down to who made the best efforts,’ he said. ‘ They were rewarded with the grades.’
The students were looking forward to a trip to Kippure to celebrate their results, as well as a surfing trip to Waterford this week.
Mr O’Ciaráin siad that the Junior Cert is the first time that the young students get the opportunity to pit themselves against each other.
He said that the group did particularly well in Irish, with a total of 23 As, higher than the usual from a Junior Cert group of 44 students. They also did very well in maths this year.