Galway Bay fm newsroom - A helpline for student and their families is opening this morning as over 3200 young people across Galway prepare to pick up their Leaving Cert results.
Schools across the city and county are opening around now. (9am)
1538 girls and 1597 boys sat the State Exams in June, with a further 71 students sitting the Leaving Cert applied programme.
Nationally, alomost 59 thousand pupils are getting their results today.
More students are taking higher level rates across almost all subjects this year, and fewer students are failing subjects.
Students who are concerned about their results can avail of hotline set up by the National Parents Council, for queries on everything from points to repeats.
A free helpline is manned by trained guidance counsellors and is open for the next six days, which can be reached at 1800 265 165.
Ross McMahon from the National Parents Council Post Primary says changes to the points system are welcome, but deeper reforms in education are required.
