Significant fall in uptake of Leaving Cert Applied

Cutbacks in staff may have caused a significant drop in numbers taking up the Leaving Certificate Applied this year, teachers say.

Compared to 3,228 in 2012, the number of students taking the LCA programme was down 13% to 2,805.

Teachers’ Union of Ireland president Gerard Craughwell, said the figures pointed to the possibility that some schools may have had to drop the programme as a direct result of cuts.