Alternative locations for exam students identified as close contacts

The Leaving Cert exams, which were cancelled for thousands of students this summer due to health and safety concerns during the ongoing pandemic, are set to begin today.

Students due to sit Leaving Cert exams in the coming weeks who are identified as close contacts of a person with Covid-19 will be allowed to take their exams at alternative locations in certain, limited circumstances.

The Leaving Cert exams, which were cancelled for thousands of students this summer due to health and safety concerns during the ongoing pandemic, are set to begin today.