Sitting JC Irish as an adult

inspired09 · 21-08-2009 02:09PM #1

Hi, just wondering does anyone know if its poosible to sit the junior cert Irish Exam as an adult if you have been learning it yourself and your not doing a vocational training course? (i think to do a vocational training course you have to be unemployed...which im not) I didnt study Irish in school as i moved from England, i need a pass in Junior Cert Irish 2 be a Special Needs Assistant. Any advice appreciated.

sdanseo · 21-08-2009 02:17PM

I know it's no problem for the Leaving, not so sure about the Junior. I know for the leaving there's a flat fee (€86 i think) no matter how many subjects you take.

For either, the trick is finding somewhere to sit it rather than getting permission though :P

rainbowtrout · 21-08-2009 02:22PM

Here's the details for registering as an external candidate with the State Exams Commission. It doesn't say specifically Leaving Cert it just says External Candidate so I'd say these are the people to contact, normally when you register you have to find a school to sit the exam in, the easiest thing would be to call to your local secondary school in September and have a chat with the principal. Registering as an external candidate won't happen for another while yet but it has to be done by February I think

https://www.examinations.ie/index.php?l=en&mc=ca&sc=ca

inspired09 · 21-08-2009 02:48PM

Thanks for the replies guys wil def look into that & get in touch with a few schools see wil anyone take me

Sitting JC Irish as an adult

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