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by links96
11 Jun 2016, 20:35
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Experiences with Community College
Replies: 86
Views: 39581

Re: Experiences with Community College

Plus I'm pretty sure that journalist went to every school in Fingal so as you can see DCC is up there as one of the best in north county Dublin, even though it gets a lot of bad press it really is a solid school in my opinion.
by links96
11 Jun 2016, 20:17
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Experiences with Community College
Replies: 86
Views: 39581

Re: Experiences with Community College

https://issuu.com/seanfitz09/docs/pages_fc8435ee484e01/1 here's a link to the north county leader where the results of the 8 kids who got over 500 from dcc were published! And yes we all knew what the institute results were from people asking around. Top there was 585 and the other five were between...
by links96
10 Jun 2016, 00:20
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Experiences with Community College
Replies: 86
Views: 39581

Re: Experiences with Community College

Also, that being said, if a borderline grade is getting dropped because of the curve, the max you can lose is 5 points and you can always get a recheck and try get bumped up again, so though it feels a bit injust to be marked in the same pile as the institute papers at the end of the day you're not ...
by links96
10 Jun 2016, 00:05
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Experiences with Community College
Replies: 86
Views: 39581

Re: Experiences with Community College

Also the institute grades affect the curve if they sit the exam in DCC that's definitely true. Like all the papers go into the same envelope and are marked by the same person whether institute/dcc if they're both sitting them in the school. So that's a bit bleh but when asked about it before I think...
by links96
09 Jun 2016, 23:42
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Experiences with Community College
Replies: 86
Views: 39581

Re: Experiences with Community College

Yeah I definitely get you. To be honest I think having one or two teachers that aren't so great is a problem in nearly every school though. I think it's mostly a question of being nervous for the exams and their parents clearly have the money so it's a question of why not, rather than, we absolutely...
by links96
09 Jun 2016, 22:40
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Experiences with Community College
Replies: 86
Views: 39581

Re: Experiences with Community College

After last year's leaving cert, it's an interesting point that although about 6 left to go to institute, the best two leavings (625 and 590) both came from dcc and were higher than all the students who left for the institute. Plus there was amother girl on 570 in dcc, which was higher than five out ...