The class of 2025 is the biggest group taking the exams at over 140,000 nationally.
The number of students sitting State exams has passed 140 thousand for the first time.
Over 3,400 midlands students are currently working on English Paper One.
There's just over 1 thousand in Laois, 898 in Offaly, and 1,474 in Westmeath.
Nationally, the number of candidates is up by 3 per cent on last year's figure of 136 thousand across Leaving Cert, Junior Cert and the Leaving Cert Applied.
Guidance counsellor, Mullingar's Betty McLoughlin says even if today doesn't go to plan, it's important to avoid the post-mortem:
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