2,000 more people take exams than last year
The 58,798 people whose wait for their grades is coming to an end is 3.4% more than last year, and includes 1,000 who came through back-to-education schemes. The 57,798 school-based candidates is 2,027 higher than in 2011.
It is the highest number of Junior Cert students since 2004 and rising enrolments suggest the 60,000-plus who sat it in 2001 and 2002 will be repeated within two years.
