Pressure is growing on Education Minster Norma Foley to consider an alternative to the traditional Leaving Cert.
Several TDs raised the issue with the minister in the Dáil yesterday, with some supporting a return to calculated grades or a “hybrid model”, and all seeking an early decision on the fate of the exams.
A survey by more than 20,000 members of the Irish Second-Level Students Union (ISSU) is expected to show an appetite for change from normal arrangements.
The findings are due to be released over the weekend but ISSU president Reuban Murray last night gave a clear indication of the mood .
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Digital Desk StaffTwo teachers' unions have called for the Leaving Certificate exams to go ahead as planned following last year's difficulty with calculated grades.The Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland (ASTI) and the Teacher.