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How kids’ social background is impacting their exam results
3 minutes Posted Mar 12, 2026 at 8:20 am.
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Kids’ mother’s education, social class, family type and experience of financial strain have a sizeable impact on their performance in the Leaving Cert 

That’s according to new research from the ESRI. Emer Smyth is a Research Professor at ESRI & co-author of the report discussed these findings further with Anton.