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The Minister for Education and Science, Batt O'Keeffe TD,
has wished over 115,000 students across the country the best of luck as
they begin the State exams this morning.
After many long hours of study and
preparation, 55,383 Leaving Certificate students, 56,513 Junior
Certificate students and 3,269 Leaving Certificate Applied students
finally get the opportunity to demonstrate their grasp of a range of
subjects and mark an important milestone in their lives.
Exams in 89 curricular subjects will take place in 4,500 exam centres across the country.
Leaving Certificate students will begin their exams with a
mix of subjects aimed at reducing the hand-writing load in the early
days of the exams.
These changes will mean that almost all Leaving
Certificate candidates will have a half day free in the opening days of
the exams.
'This year’s timetable allows students to take a mix of
exams each day incorporating, for example, subjects requiring
essay-type answers and subjects demanding a mathematical or scientific
approach,' said Minister O'Keeffe.
As well as the curricular subjects, native speakers from
across the EU will sit exams in their mother tongue at Leaving
Certificate level in 15 non-curricular languages including Polish,
Lithuanian, Romanian and Latvian.
Minister O'Keeffe paid warm tribute to teachers for
preparing the students so well and to the State Examinations Commission
for running the exams smoothly since 2003.
He said the State exams can be very stressful for students and their families.
'I want to send my very best wishes to each student sitting
the Leaving Certificate and Junior Certificate exams over the coming
weeks.
It's very important that you keep the exams in perspective
and bear in mind that there are many opportunities for you to continue
your education after the Leaving Certificate.' |
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