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06 Sept 2025

WIT/BSTAI recognises success of Junior Certificate A Grade Students

Waterford Institute of Technology in association with the Business Studies Teachers Association of Ireland (BSTAI) hosted a special awards night recently for secondary school students in the South East Region who received an A grade in Junior Certificate Higher level Business Studies this year.   
The ceremony, now in its 14th year took place Tuesday evening, 9th October in the W.I.T. arena Carrignore.
330 students from 52 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 ceremony celebrated and recognised excellence in Junior Certificate Business Studies. The Chairman of BSTAI Pat Younger and Dr Derek O'Byrne presented students with a scroll/certificate of achievement, and Business Teachers received recognition plaques. Dr. Tom O’Toole, Head of the School of Business at W.I.T. said that the evening was an opportunity for Parents, Teachers and Principals to celebrate the success of their students. “This Ceremony recognises students’ excellence, while also giving them an opportunity to view the modern campus and facilities here at WIT. In time we hope to welcome these students back to WIT as undergraduates in one of our many Business Courses”.

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