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Leaving cert!

  • 11-11-2015 6:18pm
    #1
    Meringue
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24 ✭


    Hi, im currently in sixth year and i moved to my current school last year (for 5th year) and was wondering if anybody knows of any schools in dublin (preferably north as in around howth to town) who take in students from other schools to sit the leaving cert exams?
    Thank you:)


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  • #2
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,316 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    Do you mean to attend classes or just sit the exam?

    Why can't you sit it in your own school?


  • #3
    Meringue
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24 ✭Meringue


    spurious wrote: »
    Do you mean to attend classes or just sit the exam?

    Why can't you sit it in your own school?

    Just to sit the exams. I could sit it in my school now but theres over 800 people that would be doing the same and its about 45min to an hour to get to on public transport, if the darts go on strike again as they have done already this school year or if something else happens i could potentially miss an exam


  • #4
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,316 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    Meringue wrote: »
    Just to sit the exams. I could sit it in my school now but theres over 800 people that would be doing the same and its about 45min to an hour to get to on public transport, if the darts go on strike again as they have done already this school year or if something else happens i could potentially miss an exam

    I'm not sure the SEC will accept that as an excuse, but contact them anyway and see.


  • #5
    Meringue
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24 ✭Meringue


    spurious wrote: »
    I'm not sure the SEC will accept that as an excuse, but contact them anyway and see.

    Its a common practice within the school although they dont encourage it but it is an option if somebody wishes to do so, but thankyou:)


  • #6
    rainbowtrout
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,397 ✭✭✭✭rainbowtrout


    Meringue wrote: »
    Just to sit the exams. I could sit it in my school now but theres over 800 people that would be doing the same and its about 45min to an hour to get to on public transport, if the darts go on strike again as they have done already this school year or if something else happens i could potentially miss an exam

    800 in your Leaving Cert year? You must be in Leeson St or similar. The chance of a strike is unlikely, even if there was one they are announced well in advance.

    If a strike is planned, you arrange for a lift, from a parent, friend, neighbour going to work or get a taxi.

    One of the things that really annoys me about grind schools is that students don't think regular schools are good enough for them, but want to use all their resources when it comes to the exams for their own convenience.


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  • #7
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,316 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    Ah, so it's not a school - that explains it.


  • #8
    jayroitman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12 ✭jayroitman


    I assume you're in the Institute. I am too so I'm going to be blunt: suck it up!

    I have a daily commute to school that's over an hour and back again on public transport. I live close ish to you. 5:50am wake up every day. This isn't even bad, I have multiple friends who spend 2+ hours traveling every day for 8:30 classes and wake up at or before 5am. You can deal with sitting the Leaving Cert when you travel less than an hour to school. Our year has over 800 people in it, most of which will be commuting for their exams and will be accommodated in school. Regular schools (and teachers) hate us, I highly doubt you'd be given a place in another school.
    And yes, find other connections if there's another strike. Strikes are planned in advance and somehow I don't think they'd plan one the days of state exams. A taxi from my house to school costs about 25-30 quid. I'm sure you can afford that for one or two days.


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