Leaving Certificate Points System From 2017
Percentage
90% - 100%
80% - 89%
70% - 79%
60% - 69%
50% - 59%
40% - 49%
30% - 39%
0% - 29%
Honours Level
Grade
H1
H2
H3
H4
H5
H6
H7
H8
Honours Level
Points
100
88
77
66
56
46
37
0
Ordinary Level
Grade
O1
O2
O3
O4
O5
O6
O7
O8
Ordinary Level
Points
56
46
37
28
20
12
0
0
No grade below 40% will be accepted for minimum requirements
Honours Maths
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Subject
Irish
English
Mathematics
French
Biology
Geography
History
Top 6 in bold
All students achieving a H6 or higher will have 25 points added to their total score for
honours Maths. The Maths grade itself does not change. There are no bonus points for
Ordinary level Maths.
This is a standard 25 points regardless of the grade achieved. The same points are awarded
for an H1 as a H6.
There are no bonus points for a H7 in Honours Maths.
Grade H7 is NOT accepted for minimum requirements in third level.
If Maths is not included in the top six subjects counted, the bonus points are not included.
Example 1
Level
Grade
Honours H4
Ordinary O1
Honours H5
Honours H3
Honours H4
Ordinary O2
Honours H3
Maths included
Points
66
56
56+25=81
77
66
46
77
423
Subject
Irish
English
Mathematics
French
Biology
Geography
History
Top 6 in bold
Example 2
Level
Grade
Honours
H3
Honours
H2
Honours
H6
Honours
H2
Honours
A1
Honours
A1
Honours
H3
Maths NOT included
Points
77
88
46+25=71
88
100
100
77
530
Subjects
Subject 1
Subject 2
Subject 3
Subject 4
Subject 5
Subject 6
Points for a course that required 500 in the old system
Percentage
Old Points
Percentage
New Points
90%
100
90%
100
85%
90
85%
88
75%
80
75%
77
80%
85
80%
88
65%
70
65%
66
70%
75
70%
77
Old Total =
500
New Total =
496
Subjects
Subject 1
Subject 2
Subject 3
Subject 4
Subject 5
Subject 6
Points for a course that required 400 in the old system
Percentage
Old Points
Percentage
New Points
60%
65
60%
66
85%
90
85%
88
75%
80
75%
77
60%
65
60%
66
40%
45
40%
46
50%
55
50%
56
Old Total =
400
New Total =
399
Subjects
Subject 1
Subject 2
Subject 3
Subject 4
Subject 5
Subject 6
Points for a course that required 300 in the old system
Percentage
Old Points
Percentage
New Points
40%
45
40%
46
45%
50
45%
46
45%
50
45%
46
50%
55
50%
56
40%
45
40%
46
50%
55
50%
56
Old Total =
300
New Total =
295