As well as preparing for the Leaving Certificate, fourth year pupils at the Institute have the option to study a selection of subjects from the Cambridge International GCSE programme (IGCSE) as well as CEFR Language exams.

Intensive five-day revision courses are also available during normal school holidays at Christmas, Easter, winter mid-term break, in May and August.

The Institute of Education is an official exam centre for Irish Leaving Certificate and BioMedical Admissions Test.

The Institute is a grind school due to its focus on exam results, and is the single biggest provider of students to third level colleges and universities in Ireland.

Students have progressed onto world-class universities including Oxford, Cambridge, UCL, Imperial College London and Harvard.