Examinations to begin for 125,000 students

Today marks the start of the Junior and Leaving Certificate exams for almost 125,000 secondary school students. The 2019 timetable has a number of tweaks to reduce stress for those sitting exams, and will also see a 15-year high for the number of entries to the Leaving Cert.

There are 124,379 students sitting exams. This figure includes an increase in the numbers at Leaving Cert, Leaving Cert Applied and Junior Cert level. Students started at 9.30am, with Leaving Cert students taking their English Paper 1.