This year's Leaving Certificate examinations have been postponed until late July or August. The State Junior Certificate exams have been cancelled and will be replaced by school based assessments and school exams early in the coming academic year.
The Department of Education says the decisions have been made based on advice from the National Public Health Emergency Team.
Schools are to remain closed until further notice. The deadline for submission of Leaving Certificate practical and other projects, in subjects such has History, Geography, Art, PE and Construction, has also been rescheduled for an as yet to be decided date later in the summer.