Ordeal of a different kind for Libyans

FOUR months after leaving their war-torn country, 14 Libyan students were among thousands of Leaving Certificate students who sat the first English paper.

The students attended the International School of the Martyrs in Tripoli, the only institute outside Ireland that has students taking the Leaving Certificate. In all, the school had 66 students preparing to sit the Leaving Certificate.

As a result of the highly unstable situation in the country the 14 students were forced to quit school as it became too dangerous to attend. They were able to travel here after securing EU passports.