Junior Cycle exam and results

Junior Cycle exam

The Junior Cycle examination is held at the end of the Junior Cycle in post-primary schools. The Junior Cycle Profile of Achievement (JCPA) has replaced the Junior Certificate. It adds a classroom-based assessment based on the work completed by the student during second and third year.

The written examination takes place in June of the third year of the Junior Cycle.

You can get information about previous Junior Certificate examination papers.

Junior Cycle 2024

Junior Cycle results 2023

The Junior Cycle 2023 exam results were issued in schools on 18 October 2023.

If you couldn't attend your school to get your results, you could get your Junior Cycle 2023 exam results online. Your school provided you with a unique PIN and examination number to access your results online.

The Junior Cycle 2023 written exam ran from 7 June 2023 to 19 June 2023.

You can get information about the assessment arrangements for Junior Cycle 2023 and previous Junior Certificate examination papers.

Junior Cycle awards and grades

In 2022, the Junior Cycle Profile of Achievement (JCPA) fully replaced the Junior Certificate. It adds a classroom-based assessment to the exam which is based on work completed by the student during second and third year.

More information about the changes to the Junior Cycle is available from the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA).

Junior Cycle Profile of Achievement grades

Percentage Range Grade
90 or over Distinction
75 but less than 90 Higher Merit
55 but less than 75 Merit
40 but less than 55 Achieved
20 but less than 40 Partially Achieved
Less than 20 Not Graded

From 2014 to 2021, both the old Junior Certificate grade bands of “A-NG” and the new Junior Cycle descriptors of “Not Achieved-Distinction” appeared on the Junior Cycle Profile of Achievement Award.

Junior Cycle exam fee

Junior Cycle results

You can get your results from your school and on the State Examinations Commission website. To access your results online you need your examination number and PIN number. You can get both these numbers from your school.

Getting your results from previous years

To get a certified statement of examination results, you can apply online. You must provide the following personal details:

  • Full name
  • Name at the time of the examination (if different)
  • Current address
  • Daytime phone number
  • Date of birth
  • Year of examination
  • Name and address of school attended
  • Examination number (if known)

Find out more about applying for a statement of examination results.

How to appeal your results

If you want to appeal your Junior Cycle examination results, you should apply through your school.

In 2023, the appeal fee for each subject was €32. The fee was refunded if a higher grade was awarded as a result of the appeal.

Further information

State Examinations Commission

Cornamaddy
Athlone
Westmeath
Ireland

Tel: (090) 644 2700
Fax: (090) 644 2744
Page edited: 19 December 2023