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Collecting their Junior Certificate Results were, Mercy Mounthawk, students, from left: Sadhbh Pope, Emma O’Carroll and Charlotte Murphy. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
THERE was a buzz of activity outside the gymnasium in Mercy Mounthawk, on Wednesday morning as expectant students waited to receive their Junior Certificate results.
Among the high achievers were five students who received 10 A’s and four who got nine A’s.
“We’re really happy as our students performed comfortably above the national average down through the subjects, from maths to Irish, to history and art,” said Mercy Mounthawk Deputy Principal, Pat Fleming.
In total, around 200 students completed the examination at the town’s largest secondary school and there were tears of happiness and screams of relief when pupils finally got to to see their hard work come to fruition.
“We’re very pleased for the teachers. They said they were a great group to work with and they really produced on the day when it came to doing the exams. The kids have done exceptionally well so we’re really pleased,” said Pat Fleming.
The school performed particularly high in art with 55% of students receiving an A. Mounthawk students also performed particularly well in history, with over 30%, scoring A’s, which is more than double the national average.
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Collecting their Junior Certificate Results were, Mercy Mounthawk, students, from left: David Broderick, Amy Lawlor, Leah Corcoran, Roxanna Mucaj, Ashling McLoughlin, Ciara O’Connor, Edele Moore, Julie O’Grady. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
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Collecting their Junior Certificate Results were, Mercy Mounthawk, students, from left: Sandra Savalaiske, Geraldine Knightly and Kitana Coffey. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
Mercy Mounthawk, students who received 10 A’s were from left: Shane Walsh, Nessa Garty, Diarmuid O’Connor and Ciaran O’Reilly. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
Mercy Mounthawk, students who got 9 A’s were: Lauren Barrett and Lauren Murphy. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
Collecting their Junior Certificate Results were, Mercy Mounthawk, students, from left: Ashling McLoughlin, Leanne O’Brien, Allie McCord, Emily Quirke. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
Excitement begins to build as Mercy Mounthawk students are about to receive their Junior Certificate results. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
Collecting their Junior Certificate Results were, Mercy Mounthawk, students, from left: Rachel Bowler and Sophie Byrne. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
Collecting their Junior Certificate Results were, Mercy Mounthawk, students, from left: Mark Donovan and Ronan Fitzgerald. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
Collecting their Junior Certificate Results were, Mercy Mounthawk, students, from left: Adam Boyle, Jordan Christie, Sean Trant, Gearld Tobin and Evan O’Connor. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
Collecting their Junior Certificate Results were, Mercy Mounthawk, students, from left: Shauna Conway, Denise Brocher, Meagan Sheehy, Katie Daly and Lauren Murphy. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
Collecting their Junior Certificate Results were, Mercy Mounthawk, students, from left: Killian Rahilly, Chris Murphy and Evan Maher. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
