Students to sit a traditional Leaving Cert this summer

Students had been calling for the option of accredited grades based on teachers’ estimated marks, given the disruption of Covid which saw them learning from home for a large amount of the past two years.

Students will sit a traditional Leaving Cert with "some elements of choice" this year under plans due to be approved by Cabinet.

The Government is set to dismiss demands from students for a hybrid model and will press ahead with a largely traditional exam in a bid to address grade inflation.