Yesterday (Wednesday) was a day of excitement and no shortage of nerves as Leaving Certificate students arrived at schools across the county to receive the results of this year’s exam.
Spirits were high in Roscommon town where Roscommon Community College students were arriving from early morning in anticipation.
Acting Principal Jude Lohan was thrilled with the performance of her students and described this year’s Leaving Certificate results as the “best ever”.
“We are absolutely beaming here; the students have achieved outstanding results. They achieved very much past the benchmark standard. I’m absolutely shocked. I just can’t believe it. It’s down to the excellent calibre of our teachers as well as the students’ parents. Many years of hard work are now reflected in these results,” she said.
It was an extremely proud day for the principal as she was happy to report that her own daughter also received excellent results this year. Ms. Lohan estimated that the average points total at Roscommon Community College was somewhere between 450 and 550, adding that the students should all be very proud.
It was a similar story at the CBS where high-achieving students were being photographed with parents and friends as well as school principal Fiona Gallagher.
Ms. Gallagher said she was “absolutely delighted” with the overall results and paid special tribute to the school’s high-achievers.
“Since 1st Year these guys have not taken their eye off the ball and that’s the recipe,” she said.
According to their principal, the highest achieving CBS students in this year’s Leaving Certificate are hoping to go on and study in a variety of fields including science, medicine and education while business is the most popular choice among graduating students overall.
At the Convent of Mercy, a large group of girls were waiting anxiously to be called in to receive their results by Deputy Principal Sinéad McTiernan.
Principal Miriam Hunt was “absolutely thrilled” with the performance of Leaving Certificate class 2018.
“The girls are very excited with their results. We are seen as a high-achieving school with a large percentage of students getting over 500 points each year. We are very proud that students of all abilities have surpassed even their own expectations this year.
“A lot of the credit for the excellent results must go to the Convent of Mercy staff for their hard work with the girls,” she said.
There was further positive news from Strokestown where Scoil Mhuire principal, Eamonn Corrigan told Roscommon People the school had had a “great morning”.
“We’re very happy. The results this year were excellent and I would like to congratulate our students who put in a lot of hard work and got their just deserts. I’d also like to thank and congratulate the Scoil Mhuire staff for their great work over the years with this year’s Leaving Certificate class because it doesn’t just happen in one day,” he said.
Students who received results yesterday and are hoping to attend college this year will find out whether they have secured their first choice places on Monday when offers are made through the CAO.
