Junior Certificate

English

Etymology

junior + certificate

Noun

Junior Certificate (countable and uncountable, plural Junior Certificates)

1. The certificate awarded to Irish students who pass the state examinations at the end of the third year of secondary school.

Usage notes

• Sometimes used to refer to the examinations themselves or to the syllabus for the examinations.

Synonyms

• Junior Cert

Related terms

• Leaving Certificate
• Intermediate Certificate

Translations

Translations

• Irish: Teastas Sóisearach m