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Leaving Certificate Information 2025
Candidate Self Service Portal (CSSP) Important Update
The State Examinations Commission (SEC) as part of its digital strategy, introduced a facility to allow Leaving Certificate candidates to confirm their subject and level entry details online (including adding or withdrawing from subjects). The use of the online system, the Candidate Self Service Portal (CSSP) will continue for the 2024 Leaving Certificate.
The 2024 Leaving Certificate Candidate Self Service Portal Registration has now opened and will close at 5pm Friday 25th October 2024.
It is essential that students register through the Portal as this Portal will provide students with the opportunity to confirm their subject choice and levels and to also allow future access to their results and for the later stages of the process such as the appeals application process.
All final year Leaving Certificate candidates must register and activate their account and confirm their subject and level choices through the portal.
All Leaving Certified Applied (Year 2) candidates will be required to register in February 2025.
It is essential that you register through the Portal as this Portal will provide candidates with the opportunity to confirm that their personal details are correct (i.e. Name and Date of Birth), their subject choice and levels, registration will also allow future access to their results and for the later stages of the process such as the appeals application process.
A Step-By-Step Guide to the process of creating your candidate portal account and selecting your options is presented below. Before you commence the registration process, please take the time to read this guide in full. All Leaving Certificate and Year 2 Leaving Certificate Applied candidates should create their candidate portal account now. Please click here for the Before you Start Guide.
There is helpdesk support available at 1800 111 135 or 1800 111 136 between 09.00 – 17.00, Monday to Friday until Friday 25th October 2024. Outside of these hours you can email [email protected] if you require assistance. Please note, the school has no role in the management of the portal.
- Click here for Important Information in relation to the use of digital booklets for Leaving Certificate Coursework 2025 and related information
- Click here for the Assessment Adjustments for Junior Cycle & Leaving Certificate 2025
- Click here for Circular S88/24 which contains important information in relation to the Leaving Certificate Oral examinations 2025
Important Dates
With your child coming to the end of their mock exams, the next phase on their journey towards the Leaving Cert exams in June involves a number of important deadlines for projects, practical exams as well as for CAO and college applications.
CAO & College Application Deadlines
| CAO Closing Date | February 1st at 17.00 |
| CAO Restricted Course Deadline | February 1st at 17.00 |
| Sport Scholarships | Please see individual colleges for their opening and closing dates. |
| PLC Applications | Open now |
Leaving Cert Projects & Practicals
| Agricultural Science Coursework | Friday 2nd May 2025 |
| Applied Mathematics | Friday 4th April 2025 |
| Art Practical Coursework | TBC |
| Art Practical Exam (70%) | TBC |
| Computer Science | Wednesday 19th March 2025 |
| Construction Studies Component Project | Friday 11th April 2025 |
| Construction Studies Practical Exam | TBC |
| Economics | Tuesday 5th November 2024 |
| Engineering Project and Portfolio | Friday 14th March 2025 |
| Engineering Practical Exam | TBC |
| Geography Investigation Report | Friday 2nd May 2025 |
| History Research Study Report (RSR) | Friday 2nd May 2025 |
| Home Economics Coursework | Tuesday 5th November 2024 |
| LCVP | Wednesday 7th May 2025 – TBC |
| Music Practical | TBC |
| Politics & Society | Friday 2nd May 2025 |
| Oral Exams (Irish, French, German, Spanish & other curricular languages) | Saturday 12th April to Thursday 17th April 2025 (during Easter holidays) |
