Second-level overhaul could result in fewer exam subjects

FEWER exam subjects and less focus on assessments for the Junior Certificate could be in prospect for students starting second level in the next few years.

While Education Minister Batt O’Keeffe outlined these aims in June, the plans are expected to move forward with a series of discussion papers and conferences in the next few months.

As more than 55,500 students collected their Junior Certificate results yesterday, the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) was finalising a paper for its next meeting later this month which addresses the way forward in examining the issues put forward by the minister.