Junior Cycle exams and results

Junior Cycle examinations are held at the end of the Junior Cycle in post-primary schools.

The written examinations take place in June of the third year of the Junior Cycle.

You can get information about previous Junior Certificate examination papers.

Junior Cycle 2024 exam results were released on Wednesday, 9 October 2024.

The results were available to schools from 9am, through the State Examinations Commission Schools Portal, and were passed on to students by the schools. Students were also able to access their results online on examinations.ie.

If you want to appeal your Junior Cycle 2024 examination results (pdf), you should apply through your school. Your school should submit your application by 5pm on Tuesday, 15 October 2024.

In 2024, the appeal fee for each subject is €32. The fee is refunded if a higher grade is awarded as a result of the appeal.

Junior Cycle 2024 written exams took place from 5 June 2024 to 17 June 2024. The State Examinations Commission (SEC) published the exam timetable (pdf) and more information for Junior Cycle 2024.

The dates for Junior Cycle 2024 music practical performance tests took place between 22 April 2024 and 3 May 2024.

You can get information about the assessment arrangement for the Junior Cycle 2024 exams (pdf).

You can read about the Assessment Arrangements For Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate Examinations 2025 (pdf). This document sets out the adjusted assessment arrangements for students taking State examinations in the 2024-2025 school year.

There is no fee for the Junior Cycle exams in 2025.

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.

Read about the changes to the Junior Cycle on the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) website.

Junior Cycle Profile of Achievement grades

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.

There was no fee for the Junior Cycle exam in 2024. There is no fee for the Junior Cycle exams in 2025.

Junior Cycle 2024 exam results will be released on Wednesday, 9 October 2024. The results will be available to schools from 9am, through the State Examinations Commission Schools Portal, and will be passed onto students by the schools. Students will also be able to access their results online on examinations.ie from 4pm.

Getting your results from previous years

Results from 2017 onwards

Since 2017, the Junior Cycle Profile of Achievement (JCPA) has replaced the Junior Certificate. This is a school-based award, so you should contact the school directly for a statement of JCPA results.

Results up to 2016

To get a certified statement of results from an exam which took place before 2017, you can apply online on the State Examinations Commission website.

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)
• PPS number

Read more about applying for a statement of examination results.