Intermediate Certificate
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editIntermediate Certificate (countable and uncountable, plural Intermediate Certificates)
- (Ireland, dated) A certificate awarded to Irish students who passed the state examinations at the end of the third or fourth year of a voluntary secondary school or boarding school.
Usage notes
editIn regular speech and writing the term Inter Cert is almost always preferred even in formal registers.
Usage notes
edit- The Intermediate Certificate was completely abolished in place of the Junior Certificate in 1992. People who were in secondary school before 1992 may still refer to the Junior Certificate as the Intermediate Certificate.
Synonyms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editcertificate awarded to Irish students who passed the state examinations at the end of the third or fourth year of a voluntary secondary school or boarding school before 1992
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