He was one of two first pupils to sit the Leaving Certificate examination in 1980.
At the end of their studies the students sit the Leaving Certificate Examination.
The first students sat the Leaving Certificate examination in June 2000.
Only in 1995 did one of their members passed Secondary School Certificate examination.
It culminates with two 150-minute papers during the Leaving Certificate examinations.
If a student has sat the Leaving Certificate examination on more than one occasion, their points are calculated according to their best year's performance.
The College expanded by one class each year until 1971 when the first students entered for the Leaving Certificate examinations.
At the end the student appears for the Higher Secondary Certificate examinations, but with different subjects than the normal ones.
Most students enter secondary school aged 12-13 and complete their Leaving Certificate examination aged 17-19.
It educates students aged 12 to 18 for the Junior and Leaving Certificate examinations.
