Waiting game begins as exam relief starts to settle

THE exams may be finished but the waiting is only beginning for 60,000 students who have just completed the Leaving Certificate.

The State Examinations Commission will deliver the results to schools in just over seven weeks on Wednesday, August 13.

The 63,000 people who applied for college places through the Central Applications Office (CAO) will be watching their postboxes and e-mail accounts for the first round of offers the following Monday, August 18.