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Leaving Cert students terrified about contracting Covid in run-up to exams

Close contact Regional members of the Irish Second Level Students’ Union say many students have expressed worry about contracting Covid-19 or being categorised as a close contact through no fault of their own. Eva McDonnell, a sixth-year student and regional officer based in Ballintemple in Cork, said it was a frequent topic of conversation. She said her chosen course has very high points which are likely to rise higher still this year. “I’m terrified of contracting Covid-19 beforehand. I’ve put so much work into these exams, and I don’t want to see that go to waste. I’d be devastated if I realised that those hours of study and piles of biology flashcards were all for nothing.”

Stats show most Leaving Certs want to sit exam and take accredited grade

Stats show most Leaving Certs want to sit exam and take accredited grade 12:22 Monday, 12 April 2021 Share it New figures show most of this year’s Leaving Cert. cohort want to sit a written exam and take an accredited grade. Eighty seven per cent of Leaving Cert students have chosen both to sit a written exam and take an accredited grade. New figures from the State Examinations Commission show STEM subjects had the most popular take-up for both options, with more than eight in ten sitting exams in maths, physics, biology and chemistry. However only 58 percent opted for both choices in Irish, with fewer than four in ten choosing an accredited grade only.

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