Extend exam schedule to help students, says TUI

THE timetable for the Leaving Certificate and Junior Certificate exams should be extended to ease pressure on students, the Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI) said last night.

As most of this year's 119,000 candidates begin the State exams this morning, TUI president Derek Dunne said the high concentration of subjects in a short period should be re-examined.

Leaving Cert students studying home economics, geography, French and history along with the core subjects of English, maths and Irish will be finished their exams by Tuesday. Mr Dunne said the crammed nature of the timetable means students might not get the marks they deserve because of fatigue.