Education - Primary Teaching

The programme is designed to equip student teachers with the cognitions and competencies necessary to develop creative and flexible approaches to teaching in different contexts and settings embracing pupils with diverse and often complex needs.

For September 2026 entry, the Leaving Certificate minimum requirements for the PME are as follows: Irish - H4 English - H7 or O4 Maths - H7 or O4 TEG Oral Irish Exam for 2026 Applications for the TEG B1 Oral Irish exam are now open. Full details on www.teg.ie. The closing date for receipt of applications for TEG is 2 January 2026. The exams will take place in various locations on 23/24 January 2026 and 6/7 February 2026. The Oral Irish Exam requirements for 2026 entry are detailed below. Applicants wishing to apply for the PME Programme are required to take an Oral Irish exam before applying to MIC for the programme. Applicants are required to take the Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge (TEG) Meánleibhéal 1 (B1) Irish-language oral examination. Full details on the oral exam are available at: https://www.teg.ie/ A minimum of 65% must be obtained in the B1 Oral TEG exam to be eligible to apply for the PME Programme. Applicants must upload their results from TEG Level B1 Oral Irish exam as part of their application to MIC for the PME programme. A successful result in the TEG oral will be valid for two years before the test needs to be retaken. Applicants who have achieved a minimum of 65% in the TEG oral exam in the last two years are eligible to apply. The following TEG certificates from 2024 and 2025 will be accepted for 2026 entry: TEG Meánleibhéal 1 (B1) with a mark of 65% or higher/ a pass or higher at TEG Meánleibhéal 2 (B2) (min 50%)/ a pass or higher at TEG Ardleibhéal 1 (C1) (min 60%). Additional marks are awarded for students who complete the TEG Oral Examination at a high level.

• Up to 6 additional marks may be awarded for students who successfully complete the TEG B1 oral examination at a high level and these marks will be added to their score. Applicants achieving from 90-100% receive 6 additional marks, applicants achieving from 80-89% receive 3 additional marks.
• Applicants who complete the TEG oral examination and obtain 65-79% receive no additional marks, but are deemed to have passed the test and are eligible for the programme.
• Applicants who have passed higher levels of TEG (B2, C1 and C2) receive 6 additional marks. An interview is now no longer part of the selection process for Mary Immaculate College, and is replaced by a points scoring system. Details available in the How to Apply section.