Kilkenny secondary school undertakes Junior Certificate alternative

Kilkenny Presentation principal Shane Hallahan: spearheading school's alternative assessments

A secondary-school principal does not want his Junior Cert students to be stressed, and have their mental health suffer, with the State exam looming over them for the entire summer.

Up to 160 students at the all girls Presentation Secondary School in Kilkenny city will be going ahead with their own exams and assessments rather than waiting until September.