Leaving Cert: The mix ups, leaks, and cancellations 

In August 2013, the SEC confirmed a series of embarrassing mistakes that appeared on the year’s Leaving Cert papers due to human error. Picture: Domnick Walsh/Eye Focus

A rite of passage for thousands of students across the country each year, the smooth execution of State exams is taken for granted, more often than not.

It involves the delivery and distribution of thousands of scripts to exam halls across the country, as well as their collection and the redistribution for corrections.