All measures have been taken at examination centres to make sure that this yr’s Leaving Cert can go forward following public well being recommendation, Minister for Training Norma Foley has stated.
“College students can relaxation straightforward that no matter must be achieved can be in place,” stated Ms Foley.
The Minister stated it had been an unprecedented 18 months for Leaving Cert college students who had labored very exhausting in troublesome circumstances. It was essential to do not forget that we had been within the midst of a pandemic, she stated.
This yr’s college students needed to be recognised for his or her efforts, Ms Foley informed Newstalk Breakfast.
The Minister stated it was additionally essential to recognise that this yr’s twin strategy of accredited grades together with the choice of the written exams had been advocated for by college students. The method can be acquainted to college students as this was the second yr the accredited grades possibility had been obtainable.
Ms Foley defended the function of academics within the course of, mentioning that it didn’t contain academics performing alone, but additionally concerned their colleagues educating the identical topic and the varsity principal.
Each effort can be made to help first yr third-level college students searching for lodging regardless of the late date for the discharge of the Leaving Cert outcomes.
Specific provision can be made for first years, stated the Minister. “Issues will fall into place,” she stated.
Earlier on RTÉ radio’s Morning Eire, Ms Foley defined that the 2 processes for this yr’s Leaving Cert – accredited grades and the written exams – had been solely separate and wouldn’t have an effect on one another.
Eire was distinctive in providing the twin choices, she stated. Whereas the date scheduled for the discharge of this yr’s Leaving Cert outcomes was later than final yr, it was nonetheless sooner than final yr and the later date was mandatory for checks and balances.
“It’s essential to present perspective. These aren’t regular instances,” she stated.