The Leaving Certificate Applied ( Irish: ''Ardteistiméireacht Fheidhmeach'') is a self-contained two-year programme of the Irish

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. It was first introduced in 1995 as an alternative or variant of the established

Leaving Certificate A secondary school leaving qualification is a document signifying that the holder has fulfilled any secondary education requirements of their locality, often including the passage of a final qualification examination. For each leaving certificate ...

programme. According to the Department of Education, the programme is "intended to meet the needs of those pupils who either choose not to opt for other Leaving Certificate Programmes". The programme is aimed at young people who have completed the

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and students who have taken a

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course. According to a 2014 ''

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'' report, approximately 3,000 students completed the Leaving Certificate Applied programme, compared to approximately 57,000 who completed the established Leaving Certificate exam programme.

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