Students and parents seek decision on Leaving Cert before the end of the month

More than eight in 10 parents agree their child’s stress and anxiety levels have increased due to the uncertainty of the Leaving Cert exams. File picture.

A huge majority of Leaving Cert students and parents say the Department of Education should make a decision on whether this year's Leaving Cert will go ahead in its traditional format before the end of January.

New data shows that 87% of students say there needs to be a decision made whether the traditional Leaving Cert will be cancelled and replaced with predicted grades by the end of the month.