Independent: Number of students sitting Leaving Cert surges to highest level in 15 years thanks to Millennium 'baby boom'

Leaving Cert candidate numbers have surged to their highest level in 15 years, with a hike in ambitious students planning to sit subjects at "honours" level. 
The baby boom children from the turn of the millennium are now reaching the end of their school years, meaning entries are up 3pc.

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