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The Leaving Certificate Examinations, which is commonly referred to as the Leaving Cert (Irish: Ardteist) is the final examination in the Irish secondary school system.

It takes a minimum of two years preparation, but an optional Transition Year means that for those students it takes place three years after the Junior Certificate Examination.

These years are referred to collectively as "The Senior Cycle." Most students taking the examination are aged 16–20; in excess of eighty percent of this group undertake the exam.

The Examination is overseen by the State Examinations Commission.

The Leaving Certificate Examinations are taken annually by approximately 55,000 students.

A secondary school leaving qualification is a document signifying that the holder has fulfilled any secondary education requirements of their locality, often including the passage of a final qualification examination.

Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, evolution, distribution, identification and taxonomy.

Modern biology is a vast and eclectic field, composed of many .

However, despite the broad scope of biology, there are certain unifying concepts within it that consolidate it into single, coherent field.

In general, biology recognizes the cell as the basic unit of life, genes as the basic unit of heredity, and evolution as the engine that propels the creation of new species.

It is also understood today that all organisms survive by consuming and transforming energy and by regulating their internal environment to maintain a stable and vital condition known as homeostasis.

Free education refers to education that is funded through taxation or charitable organizations rather than tuition funding.

Primary school and other comprehensive or compulsory education is free in many countries, for example, and all education is mostly free (often not including books (from primary) and a number of administrative and sundry fees in university) including post-graduate studies in the Nordic countries.

The Article 13 of International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ensures the right to free education at primary education and progressive introduction of it at secondary and higher education as the right to education.

From 2013 in Northern Europe, Estonia started providing free higher education as well.

In Argentina, Norway and Finland, no fees apply for foreign students enrolling at a university, although they may not be eligible for a monthly study allowance and loan.

Bachelor's degree programmes in Norway are solely taught in Norwegian.

Master's degree programmes in Norway are offered in either Norwegian or English depending on the programme and/or university.

Sweden, until recently, provided free education to foreign students but changes have been introduced to charge fees to foreign students from outside of the European community.

Denmark also has universal free education, and provides a monthly stipend, the "Statens Uddannelsesstøtte" or "SU", to students over 18 years of age or students who are under 18 and attending a higher education.

Bachelor and master's degree programmes in Denmark are offered in either Danish or English depending on the programme and/or university.