Examinations blunder - Murphy’s Law at work

The postponement of the second English paper for Leaving Certificate examinations yesterday probably attracted more attention because of the moratorium on political coverage in the media.

The previous day the examination superintendent gave out the second paper by mistake. The mistake was quickly noticed, and the correct paper was then distributed. The 15 students involved had sufficient time to see the other paper to give them an unfair advantage.

Some then contacted friends in other schools and the grapevine of modern technology meant that the examination process was seriously compromised for the 50,000 students due to sit that paper.