TEG & PME (Primary)

• DCU Institute of Education
• Froebel Department, Maynooth University
• Mary Immaculate College, Limerick
• Marino Institute of Education

If you are living abroad and cannot come to Ireland for the exam, please contact teg@mu.ie as soon as possible.

If you have a result of a H4 from the Leaving Cert Irish exam, you are required to get a result of at least 65% in the TEG B1 oral exam. If you don't have a H4 from Leaving Cert, however, a pass (50%) in the full B2 exam is accepted as an alternative. If you need any clarification regarding these requirements, we advise you to contact the relevant institution of education directly. Further information on the TEG B2 exam can be found here. 

Yes, everybody who applies for the PME (Primary Education) must take this oral exam to satisfy the course entry requirements. 

The following TEG certificates from 2022 or 2023 will be accepted:

• TEG Meánleibhéal 1 (B1) with a mark of 65% or higher, 
• a pass or higher at TEG Meánleibhéal 2 (B2),
• or a pass or higher at TEG Ardleibhéal 1 (C1)

If you have a TEG certificate which meets these criteria, you can upload this to the PAC/Maestro* application system along with your transcripts and other certificates as part of your application to the programme.

We encourage you to read the above exam guidelines carefully and to look at the video above.

You will receive your results by email before the deadline for applications to the PME.

(a) If you achieve over 65% in the exam, you must upload a copy of the TEG result to the PAC/Maestro* system, as part of your PME application. The relevant institution of education will be in touch with you in due course.

(b) If you are not successful in the exam, you will have a week to appeal your result with the TEG office. Further information about the appeals process is available here. Appeal results will be issued the following week. 

Should you achieve 50% or higher in the oral exam, you will receive a Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge certificate (Partial Certification) which will show that you have achieved Meánleibhéal 1 (B1) in spoken Irish. Please note that you must achieve 65% or higher to be eligible to move forward in the admissions process for the PME.

Certainly. A TEG B1 certificate from 2024 with a mark of 65% or over in the oral exam will be accepted as part of the PME application process in 2025 and 2026. For those applying for the PME, TEG Certificates are valid for a two year period. For further information about our summer exam schedule, click here.  

If a candidate withdraws from the exam more than 20 days before the exam, the following conditions will apply:

(i) Full certification: the exam fee will be refunded but a €40 administration fee will apply
(ii) Partial certification: the exam fee will not be refunded

If a candidate withdraws from the exam less than 20 days period prior to the exam, the exam fee will not be refunded unless the candidate supplies a valid doctor’s certificate.

No. The exam fee is non-refundable.

Immediately after registration, you should receive an automated response by email. That email will include your transaction ID and a receipt for the exam fee that you paid. If you did not receive this, please email teg@mu.ie immediately. If you have received this, you will receive your exam details by email 10-14 days before the exam.