PHOTOS: Happy Faces At Schools Around Tralee As Leaving Cert Results Revealed

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Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí students Michael Moran, Donal Ó Briain, Eamonn Ó Leathlabhair Padraig O Néill and Eoin Mac Giolla Ghunna receiving their results on Wednesday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

THERE were many happy faces in schools around Tralee on Wednesday morning as the Leaving Certificate results were released.

They were some of the 58,500 students who sat the exams nationally, almost 1,900 of whom were Kerry students.

Principals from around the schools said they encountered a lot of satisfied students this morning.

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“The results were very good,” said Austin Ó Seachnasaigh, Principal of Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí, where 43 students sat the exams. “At a glance, around 70% received over 400 points which is well above the national average,” he said.

It was a similar story in Presentation Secondary School where there were 106 Leaving Cert students.

Presentation students Lucy McGrath, Aoife O’Mahony, Aoife O’Sullivan and Leona Stack receiving their results on Wednesday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

“I haven’t seen any disappointed faces this morning,” said Principal of Presentation Tralee, Mary O’Keeffe. “They seem to be very happy, we’ll be hoping for the best for all the girls when the CAO offers come next week. Hopefully they’ll have a good day and a good night and go home safely.”

Principal of CBS The Green was delighted overall with the results of the 72 students who sat the exam.

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“I think they’ll all get what their looking for. It’s great that it’s over for them now and they can relax. We had a few students who got over 600 points and we’re thrilled for them,” said Principal Anne O’Callaghan.

There were 167 students receiving results in the town’s largest school, Mercy Mounthawk.

“We’re very pleased with the results looking at it across the board, they were very solid,” said Principal John O’Roarke. “The students I met this morning seemed to be happy with themselves, which is marvellous. It’ll be interesting to see how the new grading system affects the CAO offers on Monday,” he added.

Principal of Brookfield College, Elisha Dowling with student Marisa O’Leary receiving her results on Wednesday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

At Brookfield College, where 78 sat the exam, there was a steady stream of students calling in to pick up the results.

“We’re very happy and the vast majority of students were delighted with the results,” said Principal Elisha Dowling. “We had a student who got 625 points which was great. We had 27% of students getting over 500 points and 62% got over 400 points,” he said.

A spokesperson for Coláiste Gleann Lí in Clash said the results went really well and students were happy with what they got. Scroll down for photos…

CBS The Green students Tomás Leen and Michael Leen receiving their results on Wednesday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

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CBS The Green students Cathal Hannafin, Gearóid O’Connor, Sean Cahill and Mark Nolan receiving their results on Wednesday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

CBS The Green students Brian McKenna, Alan McLoughlin, Diarmuid Murphy, Paddy O’Donnell, Cormac O’Brien and Simon Draghici receiving their results on Wednesday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

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Mercy Mounthawk students Adelina Nikolajeva and Raminta Kaletkaite receiving their results on Wednesday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Mary Lucey with son Ben Kavanagh and fellow Mercy Mounthawk student Brian Fox receiving their results on Wednesday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

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Mercy Mounthawk students Gavin Kennedy, Ryan O’Sullivan, Tom Moriarty and Harry Price receiving their results on Wednesday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Mercy Mounthawk students Aisling McLoughlin, Klaudia Rzeznik, Yanting Wong and Yemisi Osinubi receiving their results on Wednesday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

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Mercy Mounthawk students Marisa O’Connell, Ciara McCarthy, Sinead Deasy and Michaela Hennessy receiving their results on Wednesday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Twin sisters Leanne and Lauren Moriarty receiving their results on Wednesday morning with parents Philomena and John Moriarty and Nicole Moriarty. Photo by Dermot Crean

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Brookfield College students Keelan Pierse and Shane Riordan receiving their results on Wednesday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Brookfield College student Aisling O’Carroll with mom Marie O’Carroll receiving her results on Wednesday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

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