One Dublin student is celebrating his Leaving Cert results today.
Conor Gallagher from St Michael's College on Ailesbury Road got nine A1s, that the top score in the country.
He says he's thrilled..
He's one of almost 57 thousand leaving cert students getting their marks today.
These Dublin students are mostly positive about how they did.
Lisa Farrell from Bluebell is 23 and dropped out of school when she was 17. The mum-of-two finally sat her Leaving Cert this year and is delighted with her results today:
Figures from the State Examinations Commission show that the numbers sitting Honours maths is at its highest ever with more than 14 thousand taking the paper this year.
Ten percent of those students earned an A grade, a drop of one point on 2013
However the failure rate in some maths and science subjects is also on the rise.
Ten per cent of students taking ordinary level physics achieved an E, F or NG grade - the figure for honours is 8 per cent.
In chemistry, 15 per cent of students failed the ordinary level paper with while 9 per cent did not pass the higher level.
However Education minister Jan O'Sullivan says there's no need to change the current system..
For those who may not get the results they had hoped for today the message is - there are plenty of options out there.
A helpline for those left disappointed is open.
Its manned by guidance counsellors and the number to call is 1800 265 165.
Project Manager with mental health organisation Heads Up, Collette Ryan, says there are always alternative ways of getting on the path to the career they want:
Business group IBEC is welcoming the jump in the number of people attempting the higher level maths exam.
Over 95 per cent of them passed, meaning the number of people earning 25 bonus CAO points is also hitting a record high.
Points requirements for college courses with a maths link are expected to go up next week as a result, when the first round of offers is released.
Tony Donoghue is head of Education Policy with IBEC says the results show the bonus point plan was a good idea:
