State exams begin tomorrow.
Leaving Cert students are being encouraged to use today as a time to relax ahead of the start of the exams tomorrow.
For the first time, many students have a choice of taking a calculated grade or sitting the written exam.
Andrew Lowth reports:
All measures have been taken at exam centres to ensure that this year’s Leaving Cert can go ahead following public health advice, Minister for Education Norma Foley has said https://t.co/wDxEHm4ZWP
— The Irish Times (@IrishTimes) June 8, 2021

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