Leaving Cert students have been asked to limit their social contacts and avoid social gatherings as the examinations approach.
Leaving Cert students who are diagnosed with Covid 19, are a close contact or a confirmed case, have symptoms of Covid-19 or are self-isolating or restricting their movements will not be allowed to sit the examinations, which begin on 9 June.
There will be no alternative date to sit these exams and students will be given a calculated grade instead if they are eligible for one, Assistant Secretary General of the Department of An Taoiseach LIz Canavan has said.
Ms Canavan said the State Examinations Commission will issue guidelines next week on how these exams will be conducted. But she appealed to students and their