04/06/2014

Exams Begin For 115,000 Students

Almost 1150,000 students have started their Leaving and Junior Certificate examinations this morning.

Some 55,000 students will sit their Leaving Cert, with a further 60,000 taking their first Junior Cert exams.

A number of measures have been put in place, such as additional staff, in an effort to reduce the number of errors recorded during the exam period last year.

(MH/JP)

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