• The State Examinations Commission (SEC) has released details of adjustments to the Leaving Cert exams aimed at easing pressure on students due to Covid-19 disruption.
• In addition, it has been confirmed that the Junior Cycle and Leaving Cert exams will commence on Wednesday, June 8th.
• The Leaving Cert will run until Tuesday, June 28th in order to accommodate new curricular subjects including Mandarin Chinese.
• The exams will be structured in a familiar way, but with more choice and a reduction in the number of questions to be answered.
• For example, in maths students normally have 10 questions to answer. But now this year, they will have six questions.
• The total mark for the examination paper in the majority of cases will be reduced and there may be a small redistribution of marks within examination papers as a result of the introduction of further choice.
