Inter Cert

noun

A student in their 3rd or 4th year of secondary school.

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Meanings

nounInter Cert (plural Inter Certs)

plural Inter Certs

  1. IrelandabbreviationclippingslangClipping of Intermediate Certificate.

    The majority of pupils in both secondary and vocational schools left after the Inter Cert. An Inter Cert was enough to secure a job in the Civil Service. Those who remained until the Leaving Cert were a truly privileged minority.

    2018 August 8, Ruth Illingworth, A 1950s Irish Childhood: From Catapults to Communion Medals, The History Press, →ISBN
  2. IrelanddatedslangA student in their 3rd or 4th year of secondary school.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
intermediate certificate
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APA

Inter Cert. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Inter%20Cert

MLA

“Inter Cert.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Inter%20Cert. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Inter Cert,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Inter%20Cert.

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