Leaving Cert timetable changes aim to cut stress

LEAVING Certificate students will no longer face daily six-hour writing marathons in the first week of their exams under timetable changes confirmed yesterday by Education Minister Mary Hanafin.

The details of which subjects are being moved have not yet been finalised by the State Examinations Commission.

However, some English, Irish and maths papers are likely to be moved from the first three days, when they are traditionally held. This has seen most students have over six hours and 10 minutes of intensive writing on these days.