A Co Galway secondary school has decided not to participate in this year's Junior Certificate exams. Coláiste Bhaile Chláir in Claregalway said it has taken the decision in the best interest of its students, and with a view to reducing anxiety.
The school’s 200 third-year students will forego their Junior Cert in favour of school-based end-of-year tests and assignments.
These will be held remotely over the next six weeks with results issued to students in June. The school said any student who wants to sit their Junior Certificate exams will be facilitated to do so in the autumn.
Earlier this month the Department of Education announced that this year’s Junior Certificate exams would take place at some stage in September or later in the next