English Paper 2 was a “trickier” exam than Paper 1, but students who knew their texts inside out will be rewarded, according to teachers reviewing the 2025 papers. The second day of the 2025 Leaving ...

So, day five is done. With English, Irish and maths now tamed, students have already faced down the big beasts of the Leaving Cert with focus and determination. That’s something to be truly proud of.

Is the ‘gaokao’ really the toughest end-of-school exam in the world? China’s national college entrance exams, known as the “gaokao, finished earlier this week. Crowds of parents gathered outside exam ...