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  2. National Framework of Qualifications - Wikipedia

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    Launched in 2003, the NFQ was developed by the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland as a means of comparing training and qualifications between institutions of education at all levels. It encompasses learning at primary and second level, as well as acting as a benchmark for required standards for graduates of courses offered by QQI, and ...

  3. Academic grading in the Republic of Ireland - Wikipedia

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    25 bonus points will continue to be awarded for Higher Level Mathematics for H6 grades and above. For example, if an applicant receives a H6 grade, an additional 25 points will be added to the 46 points already awarded for a H6 grade i.e. Higher Level Mathematics now carries a points score of 71 for this applicant. [1]

  4. Leaving Certificate (Ireland) - Wikipedia

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    After comparing syllabi of the Irish Leaving Certificate and British GCE A-Levels, it was decided that a Leaving Certificate (higher) subject will be worth two-thirds of an A-level (UK, except Scotland). This is because Leaving Certificate students undertake several more subjects (often a total of six to eight) than a typical A level student ...

  5. Post Leaving Certificate - Wikipedia

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    Post-Leaving Certificate (PLC) courses (Irish: Cúrsa Iar Ard-Teistiméarachta) are a set of courses and qualifications run in Ireland for students who have finished their secondary education. The term refers to post-secondary education courses which are not found within the higher education sector, but the further education sector in Ireland.

  6. Third-level education in the Republic of Ireland - Wikipedia

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    There are over 25 third-level courses at graduate and postgraduate level offered through the Irish language. Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge is the Irish language Department of the University of Galway and it has different off-campus centres throughout the Gaeltacht regions. Dublin City University has an Irish language department called ...

  7. Education in the Republic of Ireland - Wikipedia

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    The Irish language remains a core subject taught in all public schools with exemptions given to individual pupils on grounds of significant periods lived abroad, or with learning difficulties etc. At third level, most university courses are conducted in English, with only a few Irish language options.

  8. Grading systems by country - Wikipedia

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    Equivalent to a high C in the old grading system. This is generally considered to be the preferred minimum grade to enter Level 3 courses. 4: Equivalent to a low C in the old grading system. This is generally considered the absolute minimum grade to enter Level 3 courses. 3: D: The English 3 is equivalent to a D to a high E in the old grading ...

  9. School leaving qualification - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, the qualification is known as a high school diploma.The same name is used for the equivalent qualification awarded in Canada.. In England and Wales, the school-leaving qualifications awarded are either General Certificate of Education (GCE) A Level or Business and Technology Education Council (BTEC) qualifications, depending on the student's choice; students pursue these ...