Prevalence
Grinds in Ireland, are a major component of educational life. Many Irish students will have "grinds" before sitting either one or both of the two major state exams, the junior cert and the Leaving cert. Grinds are a multi million euro industry in Ireland and according to the Irish Times, some 40 per cent of all full-time Leaving Cert students are paying fees averaging more than €5,000 per annum in addition to their normal schooling in 2007. This is considerably down in the last two years due to the economic crisis.
The terms grinds had also became popular at College/University level. The cost of grinds varies per subject area. There is a grinds barometer available on a popular website advertising Grinds www.grinds.ie
Some schools such as Ashfield College, Bruce College, Institute of Education, and Yeats College who offer the Leaving Certificate as a single year (Repeat) course are called condescendingly Grind Schools.
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