Junior Cert results delay blamed on almost 20% drop in exam markers 

'This year, fewer than 3,000 examiners marked the work of 130,000 candidates,' SEC chief executive Andrea said. File picture: Denis Minihane

Fewer than 3,000 teachers signed up to mark this year’s State exams, almost 19% less than the numbers signing up 10 years ago.

Officials from the State Examinations Commission (SEC) appeared before the Oireachtas education committee on Tuesday to discuss delays with the issuing of results this year. Junior Cert results will not be given to students until late November.