Tomorrow the Class of 2021 will begin their Leaving Certificate exams – or at least those who have opted to sit exams.
The State Examinations Commission is overseeing both processes, processes that Minister for Education Norma Foley says will run parallel, not intersecting in any way. There will be more choices on the papers for instance, to compensate for the fact that not all students have been able to complete their courses.A precise breakdown of how many intend sitting exams in each subject has not yet been published, but if the picture at the largest second-level school in the country is anything to go by numbers sitting the exams this year will be greatly reduced.
There may also be students who are prevented from sitting exams because of illness or because of close contact with a case of Covid-19.Schools are reluctant to predict just what proportion of those who have registered for an exam will actually turn up.
emma_okelly Best of luck to those who chose either way. Great to have the choice under the current circumstances.