86% of Leaving Cert students fear contracting Covid-19

Almost nine-in-10 Leaving Cert students are anxious about contracting Covid-19 when sitting exams, while rural students are far more disadvantaged than their urban counterparts for reliable broadband, a major survey of young people has found.

Research from national youth organisation SpunOut found 86% of students feared catching the disease themselves, or passing it on to a family member, by sitting the State examinations.