Contingency plans in place if postponed Leaving Cert exams cancelled again 

Nearly 3,000 students have applied to sit the Leaving Cert exams in November.

The postponed Leaving Certificate exams are set to take place next month but contingency plans are in place in case they are cancelled again for public health reasons.

All students at the time were offered the option of receiving calculated grades and sitting Leaving Cert written exams at a later date when it was considered safe to do so. More than 2,800 students applied for that option.