Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) in association with the Business Studies Teachers Association of Ireland (BSTAI) hosted a special awards night on Tuesday, 9 October for secondary school students in the South East Region who received an A grade in Junior Certificate Higher level Business Studies this year.
322 students from 51 schools in the region (Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny, Carlow and South Tipperary) attended the awards ceremony with their parents, Business Studies teachers and school principals.
The breakdown of the 322 students by county is Tipperary (69), Kilkenny (55), Waterford city (47), Waterford county (34), Wexford (95), Carlow (22).
The ceremony celebrates and recognises excellence in Junior Certificate Business Studies. The Chairman of BSTAI Pat Younger and President of SETU Prof Willie Donnelly presented students with a scroll/certificate of achievement, and business teachers received recognition plaques.
Dr Thomas O’Toole, Head of the School of Business at SETU “This ceremony recognises students’ excellence, while also giving them an opportunity to view the modern campus and facilities here at SETU. In time we hope to welcome these students back to SETU as undergraduates in one of our many business courses”.