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==Organisation== ==Organisation==
The organisation is staffed by civil servants and there are five Commissioners appointed by the Minister for Education and Skills. The Commission is staffed by civil servants and there are five Commissioners appointed by the Minister for Education and Skills.


==Functions== ==Functions==

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State Examinations Commission
State Agency of the Department of Education and Skills overview
FormedMarch 2003
Preceding State Agency of the Department of Education and Skills
  • Department of Education, Examinations Branch
JurisdictionRepublic of Ireland
HeadquartersAthlone, County Westmeath
Employees185
State Agency of the Department of Education and Skills executive
  • Aidan Farrell, Chief Executive
Websitewww.examinations.ie

The State Examinations Commission (Template:Lang-ga) is the organisation that replaced the Department of Education and Skills, Examinations Branch by order of the Minister for Education and Skills in Ireland. The Department of Education and Skills was formerly called the Department of Education until 1997.

History

The State Examinations Commission is a State body established by statutory order in March 2003. The Commission assumed responsibility for the operation of the State Certificate Examinations from the Department of Education and Skills from 2003 onwards.

Organisation

The Commission is staffed by civil servants and there are five Commissioners appointed by the Minister for Education and Skills.

Functions

The commission oversees the state examinations at secondary education level in Ireland. Its offices are located in Athlone, County Westmeath. The two examinations the commission oversees for accreditation and certification are:

Typically about 60,000 students present for each of these examinations each year, generally commencing on the first Wednesday of June. The commission holds the results of public examinations carried out by the Intermediate Education Board for Ireland (1879 - 1924), these include the Junior Grade, Middle Grade and Senior Grade. A list of the Department's former examinations include:

Years Examination
1924-1991 Intermediate Certificate
1929-1967 Primary Certificate
1947-1991 Day Vocational (Group) Certificate

See also

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