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		<title>Leaving Cert Appeals &#8211; 2019 Statistics</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Leaving Cert 2019 resulted in 395,117 grades given to 56,071 students. Over 16% of candidates (9,049) appealed 16,965 results. Out of the appeals made, 2,916 upgrades were made which means 17.2% of appeals were successful. Just 2 appeals resulted in downgrades. A full breakdown of appeals on a subject by subject basis can be seen &#8230;</p>
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<p>Leaving Cert 2019 resulted in 395,117 grades given to 56,071 students. Over 16% of candidates (9,049) appealed 16,965 results. Out of the appeals made, 2,916 upgrades were made which means 17.2% of appeals were successful. Just 2 appeals resulted in downgrades. A full breakdown of appeals on a subject by subject basis can be seen below. This is broadly in line with previous years and the takeaway is that if you appeal, you have a 1 in 5 chance of getting an upgrade.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table class=""><thead><tr><th>Subject</th><th>Level</th><th>Candidature</th><th>Appeals</th><th>Upgrades</th><th>As % of Grades</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://theleavingcert.com/exam-papers/accounting/">Accounting</a></td><td>H</td><td>6,095</td><td>350</td><td>72</td><td>1.2%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://theleavingcert.com/exam-papers/agricultural-science/">Agricultural Science</a></td><td>H</td><td>6,605</td><td>568</td><td>120</td><td>1.8%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://theleavingcert.com/exam-papers/applied-mathematics/">Applied Maths</a></td><td>H</td><td>1,988</td><td>119</td><td>16</td><td>0.8%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://theleavingcert.com/exam-papers/art/">Art</a></td><td>H</td><td>7,624</td><td>517</td><td>85</td><td>1.1%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://theleavingcert.com/exam-papers/biology/">Biology</a></td><td>H</td><td>27,063</td><td>2091</td><td>392</td><td>1.4%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://theleavingcert.com/exam-papers/biology/">Biology</a></td><td>O</td><td>7,046</td><td>21</td><td>4</td><td>0.1%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://theleavingcert.com/exam-papers/business/">Business</a></td><td>H</td><td>13,805</td><td>842</td><td>114</td><td>0.8%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://theleavingcert.com/exam-papers/chemistry/">Chemistry</a></td><td>H</td><td>8,243</td><td>513</td><td>105</td><td>1.3%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://theleavingcert.com/exam-papers/classical-studies/">Classical Studies</a></td><td>H</td><td>442</td><td>48</td><td>5</td><td>1.1%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://theleavingcert.com/exam-papers/construction-studies/">Construction Studies</a></td><td>H</td><td>7,896</td><td>204</td><td>11</td><td>0.1%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://theleavingcert.com/exam-papers/design-and-communication-graphics/">Design &amp; Communication</a></td><td>H</td><td>4,567 </td><td>298</td><td>20</td><td>0.4%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://theleavingcert.com/exam-papers/economics/">Economics</a></td><td>H</td><td>4,990</td><td>337</td><td>53</td><td>1.1%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://theleavingcert.com/exam-papers/engineering/">Engineering</a></td><td>H</td><td>4,765</td><td>106</td><td>11</td><td>0.2%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://theleavingcert.com/exam-papers/english/">English</a></td><td>H</td><td>40,217</td><td>1,911</td><td>240</td><td>0.6%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://theleavingcert.com/exam-papers/english/">English</a></td><td>O</td><td>14,477</td><td>48</td><td>8</td><td>0.1%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://theleavingcert.com/exam-papers/french/">French</a></td><td>H</td><td>15,654</td><td>956</td><td>205</td><td>1.3%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://theleavingcert.com/exam-papers/french/">French</a></td><td>O</td><td>7,707</td><td>65</td><td>8</td><td>0.1%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://theleavingcert.com/exam-papers/geography/">Geography</a></td><td>H</td><td>19,983</td><td>687</td><td>158</td><td>0.8%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://theleavingcert.com/exam-papers/german/">German</a></td><td>H</td><td>6,246</td><td>438</td><td>81</td><td>1.3%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://theleavingcert.com/exam-papers/history-later-modern/">History</a></td><td>H</td><td>8,825</td><td>383</td><td>62</td><td>0.7%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://theleavingcert.com/exam-papers/home-economics-s-and-s/">Home Economics S&amp;S</a></td><td>H</td><td>9,730</td><td>546</td><td>99</td><td>1.0%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://theleavingcert.com/exam-papers/irish/">Irish</a></td><td>H</td><td>23,176</td><td>1925</td><td>256</td><td>1.1%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://theleavingcert.com/exam-papers/irish/">Irish</a></td><td>O</td><td>22,322</td><td>112</td><td>15</td><td>0.1%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://theleavingcert.com/exam-papers/italian/">Italian</a></td><td>H</td><td>361</td><td>21</td><td>11</td><td>0.3%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://theleavingcert.com/exam-papers/japanese/">Japanese</a></td><td>H</td><td>208</td><td>13</td><td>5</td><td>2.4%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://theleavingcert.com/exam-papers/link-modules/">Link Modules</a></td><td>C</td><td>13,128</td><td>270</td><td>84</td><td>0.6%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://theleavingcert.com/exam-papers/mathematics/">Mathematics</a></td><td>H</td><td>18,150</td><td>1410</td><td>325</td><td>1.8%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://theleavingcert.com/exam-papers/mathematics/">Mathematics</a></td><td>O</td><td>31,472</td><td>559</td><td>111</td><td>0.4%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://theleavingcert.com/exam-papers/mathematics/">Mathematics</a></td><td>F</td><td>5,467</td><td>34</td><td>4</td><td>0.1%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://theleavingcert.com/exam-papers/music/">Music</a></td><td>H</td><td>6,234</td><td>476</td><td>48</td><td>0.8%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://theleavingcert.com/exam-papers/physics/">Physics</a></td><td>H</td><td>6,583</td><td>396</td><td>35</td><td>0.5%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://theleavingcert.com/exam-papers/physics-and-chemistry/">Physics &amp; Chemistry</a></td><td>H</td><td>464</td><td>11</td><td>0</td><td>0.0%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://theleavingcert.com/exam-papers/polish/">Polish</a></td><td>H</td><td>780</td><td>16</td><td>7</td><td>0.9%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://theleavingcert.com/exam-papers/politics-and-society/">Politics &amp; Society</a></td><td>H</td><td>676</td><td>33</td><td>3</td><td>0.4%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://theleavingcert.com/exam-papers/religious-education/">Religious Education</a></td><td>H</td><td>1,164</td><td>36</td><td>5</td><td>0.4%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://theleavingcert.com/exam-papers/spanish/">Spanish</a></td><td>H</td><td>5,646</td><td>452</td><td>108</td><td>1.9%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://theleavingcert.com/exam-papers/spanish/">Spanish</a></td><td>O</td><td>2,065</td><td>13</td><td>5</td><td>0.2%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://theleavingcert.com/exam-papers/technology/">Technology</a></td><td>H</td><td>1,695</td><td>55</td><td>10</td><td>0.6%</td></tr></tbody><tfoot><tr><td><strong>Totals</strong></td><td></td><td> <strong>395,117 </strong></td><td><strong>16,965</strong></td><td><strong>2,916</strong></td><td><strong>0.7%</strong></td></tr></tfoot></table></figure>
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		<title>LC can&#8217;t make idiots smarter</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2020 20:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>That’s not on the course. Nonsense. Everything before 1919 never happened&#8230; according to LC history. Writing multiple different essay types&#8230; each subject demands the polar opposite. In Classics you write short and concise. In history you write long over stretched pages (3x 5 pages in 3x 42.5 min) in English, I don’t know. Probably something &#8230;</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That’s not on the course. Nonsense. Everything before 1919 never happened&#8230; according to LC history. Writing multiple different essay types&#8230; each subject demands the polar opposite. In Classics you write short and concise. In history you write long over stretched pages (3x 5 pages in 3x 42.5 min) in English, I don’t know. Probably something else too. My classmates think that the “course” and the bloody “points” will make them &#8230; make them what exactly? What does 625 points get you? The LC is like a screwed up game, where your score determines a lot for most. But the LC can’t make idiots smarter. When has anyone bothered to use what your taught? There is no use for the LC. It is a relic, and a relic belongs in a museum , and not in front of 21st century society. What good is education anymore? YouTubers make more money than authors now!! So what does sweat inch over an obsolete reminder of the 19th century get us? nothing .</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2020 20:44:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>i have not done the leaving cert yet (i will next year) but i am soo nervous, even though i&#8217;m not doing my lc until 2021. what&#8217;s annoying is that i&#8217;ve picked subjects for my lc course which i&#8217;ve found difficult before, but i picked them because they will help me in my future career &#8230;</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i have not done the leaving cert yet (i will next year) but i am soo nervous, even though i&#8217;m not doing my lc until 2021. what&#8217;s annoying is that i&#8217;ve picked subjects for my lc course which i&#8217;ve found difficult before, but i picked them because they will help me in my future career (i want to become a lawyer and chose biology, chemistry and business (i know chemistry and biology have nothing to do with law but i wanted to be a doctor when i picked these and perhaps maybe i will pursue something in medicine)) but i have took the initiative to study now and i will be so happy next year. honestly lc is so difficult and i know it&#8217;s soo stereotypical being like OOH LC IS SO DIFFICULT I LOSE SLEEP OVER IT but to be honest when you stay on top of it it will be a lot lot better and that&#8217;s what i&#8217;m trying to do right now to turn my complaining into achieving because all my life i&#8217;ve had dreams and sometimes i did nothing about them and sometimes i did everything i could and i legit got results i was so proud of and this is no different. i see people or idols who achieve what they desire and it inspires me as well. i need like 550 points for law in ucd and i know it&#8217;s a bit extreme going to ucd with 550 points and trying to get 550 points in lc from subjects u don&#8217;t even do well in like (well i do great in biology and business not so much chemistry) but still it&#8217;ll be like a stupid joke where thelc is just stupid hard and they phrase the questions like nothing we&#8217;ve ever seen before. obviously going through last year&#8217;s exams or whatever is a huge help and you got to admire your teacher who try to help you no matter what because they want you to succeed and even the fact that u took up their subject makes them happy because it makes them think you are for real in their subject. i&#8217;ve had my own issues in the past where studying was kinda like will ya go away but tbh i think recently i&#8217;ve found out that my scapegoat is studying because it can be SO fun. like write out your own notes in your own way and draw art with your own notes. you also learn by writing your notes like. i have my own hobbies as well but tbh i&#8217;ve started to leave them on hold as i study because honestly i spend all day studying that i don&#8217;t even do homework and do it before class or something. so honestly if youu&#8217;re feeling useless like and feel as if you&#8217;ll never amount to anything cuz u can&#8217;t study take me for example who never studied like EVER until like a few mins before the test or something (i mean i still got ok results, like a c or b) but to a person wh owants to get b&#8217;s and a&#8217;s and wants to getlike 550 points in the leaving cert even though they subjects are super hard. sure i know like complain all you want OMG CHEMISTRY IS SOO HARD or like I&#8217;LL NEVER DO WELL I&#8217;M GONNA FAIL THIS EXAM yeah keep that mentality because then you will because it&#8217;s what you believe for yourself. if you had faith in yourself and truly believed your knowledge will amount to something good you will genuinel believe you will pass with flying colors</p>
<p>but tbh i think i am pretty good in english and irish and german maybe but it&#8217;s a lot of work and that&#8217;s the whole nature of learning. if you continue learning then your knowledge will pay out. sure i know look it i&#8217;m just saying and it&#8217;s soo cliche and it&#8217;s as cliche as being like OMG LOVE YOUR BODY YOU&#8217;RE SO BEAUTIFUL!!! XOXOXO or being like EVEN THOUGH YOU&#8217;RE ONLINE I CARE ABOUT YOU DON&#8217;T BE SAD &lt;333 like ok thanks for wsaying that cuz now that u just said that i feel the oppossite way. like no. wtf anyways it&#8217;s like that meme when it&#8217;s like &#8220;where are you&#8221; and the guy&#8217;s like &#8220;at the bus stop&#8221; and the girl is like well hurr ujp and th guy is like ok i&#8217;ll just wait faster LIKE IT JUST DOESN&#8217;T WORK it&#8217;s IMPOSSIBLE to just live by someone else&#8217;s words becuz at the end of the day u will just have ur shadow self shine up and u will go back to ur self again. so tbf like if you really want it you will think of what it takes to get it. ewww omg this turned into a weird motivational talk but tbh this only motivates me because i see all these judge judies or judge faiths and it INSPIRES ME SOO MUCH because bro they WORKED to get their and tbh what i learned in life is that u get NOWHERE without WORKING because it gives yo a real sense of SUCCESS and it gives u the feeling of what success is like. but ugh it&#8217;s just annoying because i elegit never had a panic attack or heavily panicked or any of dat and the other day i was like so worried out of nowhere it was so stupid and i was like wtf cut it out like it&#8217;s not until 2021 ur grand like will ya sit downlike and do ur notes noob</p>
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		<title>36 years ago</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2020 20:42:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>I did my leaving very 36 years ago and have been asked for a copy of the results- how does that relate in anyway to my level of knowledge today???? Madness !!!!</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I did my leaving very 36 years ago and have been asked for a copy of the results- how does that relate in anyway to my level of knowledge today????    Madness !!!!</p>
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		<title>It&#8217;s pointless</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2020 20:40:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>It’s pointless for me. I’m doing a pic and the college I want to go to only needs a portfolio and an interview so all this stress is for absolutely nothing in my case. It’s should be more open. The English secondary leaving is way more efficient. Ours should be done like that, if it’s &#8230;</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It’s pointless for me. I’m doing a pic and the college I want to go to only needs a portfolio and an interview so all this stress is for absolutely nothing in my case. It’s should be more open.<br />
The English secondary leaving is way more efficient. Ours should be done like that, if it’s absolutely necessary at all.</p>
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		<title>CAO application deadlines &#038; fees 2020</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>As usual, the earlier you submit your CAO application, the better. Submitting early saves you money plus it allows you to get back to studying rather than constantly thinking about what you next move will be. You can always change your mind later (for free) using the change of mind facility which opens in early &#8230;</p>
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<p>As usual, the earlier you submit your CAO application, the better. Submitting early saves you money plus it allows you to get back to studying rather than constantly thinking about what you next move will be. You can always change your mind later (for free) using the change of mind facility which opens in early May and runs right up until 1st July 2020 at 5:15pm.</p>



<p>The discounted online application fee of €30 applies up until 20th Jan 2020 at 5:15pm. After this, the fee then rises to €45 for online &amp; paper applications which must be submitted by 1st Feb 2020 at 5:15pm.</p>



<p>Finally, late online applications can be made up until 1st May 2020 at 5:15pm but the fee for this is €60 &#8211; double what it costs to get your application in right now before 20th January 2020.</p>



<p>Applications and more details can be found on <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="cao.ie (opens in a new tab)" href="http://www.cao.ie/" target="_blank">cao.ie</a> and we&#8217;ve also put together a page dedicated to <a href="https://theleavingcert.com/cao-deadlines-2020/">CAO deadlines and timetables for 2020</a>.</p>
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		<title>Leaving Cert 2020 Timetable</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2020 11:06:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Leaving Cert 2020 timetable is now available and can be seen below or downloaded directly from the SEC website. The exams all kick off on June 3rd, 2020 starting with English Paper 1 as usual at 9:30am. The inaugural Physical Education exam also happens to mark the final Leaving Cert 2020 exam and it &#8230;</p>
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<p>The Leaving Cert 2020 timetable is now available and can be seen below or <a rel="noreferrer noopener" label="downloaded directly (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.examinations.ie/misc-doc/BI-EX-17618720.pdf" target="_blank" class="broken_link">downloaded directly</a> from the SEC website. The exams all kick off on June 3rd, 2020 starting with English Paper 1 as usual at 9:30am. The inaugural Physical Education exam also happens to mark the final Leaving Cert 2020 exam and it takes place on Tuesday, 23rd June, 2020.   </p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="1810" height="2560" src="https://i1.wp.com/theleavingcert.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/BI-EX-17618720-1-scaled.jpg?fit=724%2C1024&amp;ssl=1" alt="Leaving Cert 2020 Timetable" class="wp-image-17366" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/theleavingcert.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/BI-EX-17618720-1-scaled.jpg?w=1810&amp;ssl=1 1810w, https://i0.wp.com/theleavingcert.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/BI-EX-17618720-1-scaled.jpg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w, https://i0.wp.com/theleavingcert.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/BI-EX-17618720-1-scaled.jpg?resize=724%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 724w, https://i0.wp.com/theleavingcert.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/BI-EX-17618720-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1086%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1086w, https://i0.wp.com/theleavingcert.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/BI-EX-17618720-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1448%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1448w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></figure></div>



<p>Also note that Computer Science written exams aren&#8217;t included in the above timetable and they&#8217;ll take place a little earlier on 27th May, 2020. The Leaving Cert 2020 timetable also retains the extended 15 day format which was introduced last year for &#8216;candidate well-being&#8217;. Traditionally, the Leaving Cert exam period took place over 13 days but the extra 2 days helps to space out exams over a longer time period and minimise subject clashes. As the number of subjects tends to grow every year, timetables can become hectic for students depending on what optional subjects they&#8217;re doing.</p>
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		<title>New direction for a new decade</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2019 11:28:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>2020 is almost upon us and what better time for large, sweeping changes to the site? Over the past few years the site has been neglected somewhat but we&#8217;ll be starting 2020 as we mean to go forward with lots of updates and a change of direction. Exam papers &#38; marking schemes are a popular &#8230;</p>
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<p>2020 is almost upon us and what better time for large, sweeping changes to the site?  Over the past few years the site has been neglected somewhat but we&#8217;ll be starting 2020 as we mean to go forward with lots of updates and a change of direction.</p>



<p>Exam papers &amp; marking schemes are a popular section on the site, mainly because the official state-run site isn&#8217;t fit for purpose. It&#8217;s been that way for over a decade now and year after year students face the same struggles trying to download and access papers quickly and easily. We make it easier to find papers and our main problem is trying to keep everything up to date but we&#8217;ll do a much better job of it from now on. From January on, all papers will be up to date.</p>



<p>Another feature we feel will make life easier for students is a detailed FAQs section. We regularly get requests and messages from students and past students asking for specific requests such as wanting to get a copy of their results from x year. We&#8217;re not in any way connected to the state examinations commission so we can&#8217;t give people what they want. But what we can do is build an FAQs section and keep it up to date so that we can direct people to it in the future.</p>



<p>Lastly, there are plenty of leaving cert forums and discussion boards around but we&#8217;re going to launch our own and integrate it in to the site. It will be a slow burner but over time, it will act as a great knowledge base for future students and will also provide the class of 2020 with a platform to voice their questions, thoughts, concerns &amp; experiences.</p>



<p>Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and we&#8217;ll hopefully see you coming back to the site more often in 2020!</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2017 06:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Anyone interested DCG Youtube Tutorials I found some teacher called The DCGist on Youtube who is putting up videos about the parts of the DCG Student Assignment. He hasn&#8217;t much up yet but it looks like it could be really useful!</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Anyone interested DCG Youtube Tutorials I found some teacher called The DCGist on Youtube who is putting up videos about the parts of the DCG Student Assignment. He hasn&#8217;t much up yet but it looks like it could be really useful!</p>
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		<title>Leaving cert notes?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2017 06:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Leaving Cert H1 Notes? can anyone suggest some good H1 l.c. notes that I can use to study next year. i&#8217;m in a bit of a fix! I don&#8217;t mind paying some money for notes to learn off, once they&#8217;re CHEAPER THAN GRINDS. thanks.</p>
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<p>can anyone suggest some good H1 l.c. notes that I can use to study next year. i&#8217;m in a bit of a fix! I don&#8217;t mind paying some money for notes to learn off, once they&#8217;re CHEAPER THAN GRINDS. thanks. </p>
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