Written answers
Thursday, 21 July 2016
Department of Education and Skills
State Examinations Data
John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who repeated their leaving certificate from 2001 to 2016 in tabular form. [23782/16]
Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the deputy for the years 2001-2015 is in the following table. Information on repeats in 2016 is not yet available.
Leaving Certificate Repeats by Year
| Year | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leaving certificate Repeats | 2543 | 3217 | 3115 | 2818 | 2523 | 1973 | 1880 |
| Year | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leaving certificate Repeats | 1778 | 2212 | 2823 | 2946 | 2484 | 2095 | 1768 | 1668 |
Year refers to school year end, i.e 2007 refers to 2006/2007 school year.
Data refers to candidates taking state examinations in June of each year
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