Next year's Leaving Certificate students will be granted more choice and more time in State exam papers to compensate for the loss of learning they have suffered, the Minister for Education has announced.
Norma Foley said an advisory group comprising teachers, students, the State Examinations Commission and other education partners had agreed the adjustments at a meeting today.
The accommodations on offer to next year’s students will be similar to those announced for the class of 2021 in August and December of last year.
Speaking on RTÉ's News at One, the minister said that while there will be no change to the length of the exams or to the overall structure of papers, "there will be greater choice and greater time for students to tackle