Thirty-nine students have Leaving Cert results permanently withheld due to cheating

SEC confirmed it had provisionally withheld an additional 21 Leaving Cert results, on a without-prejudice basis, pending further communication with the schools and candidates concerned. Picture: Laura Hutton/RollingNews.ie

Thirty-nine Leaving Cert students found to be cheating in this year's State exams have had their results permanently withheld by the State Examinations Commission (SEC).

New figures provided by the SEC show 39 exam results from the Leaving Cert/Leaving Cert Applied have been permanently withheld this year, with the SEC confirming it had provisionally withheld an additional 21 Leaving Cert results, on a without-prejudice basis, pending further communication with the schools and candidates concerned.