Mixed response from students and teachers to Leaving Cert plans

Ashton O'Keeffe and Chaoimhe Walsh, Leaving Certificate students at the Bishopstown Community School, Cork#. Picture: Dan Linehan

The Leaving Certificate class of 2021 is to have a choice between predicted grades and traditional exams.

There has been a cautious welcome in some quarters to the resolution, which came after intense discussion between education officials and union representatives.