Minister Joe Mc Hugh has announced important changes to the Junior Cycle and Leaving Cert exams:
- Leaving Cert Orals in Irish and Modern Languages have been cancelled.
- Junior Cycle & Leaving Cert practical performance exams in Music and Home Economics have been cancelled.
- The deadline for some practical projects has been changed to May 15th.
The second phase of the practical exams remains unchanged as yet. The dates for LCVP, LCA and the state exams also remain unchanged.
Read the full text of the statement from the Department of Education here: https://www.education.ie/en/Press-Events/Press-Releases/2020-press-releases/PR20-03-19.html
LC ORALS & LC/JC MUSIC AND H.E. PRACTICALS CANCELLED
Minister Joe Mc Hugh has cancelled Leaving Cert Oral exams and Junior & Leaving Cert Practical Performance exams.
The change to the 2020 state examinations means all students who were due to take oral and practical performance tests in the following subjects will be given full marks for this part of the examination:
- Oral tests in Leaving Certificate Irish and the Modern Languages of French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian and Japanese.
- Practical performance tests in Leaving Certificate Music.
- Practical performance tests in Junior Certificate Music and Home Economics.
PROJECT DEADLINES CHANGED
Minister McHugh also confirmed changes to deadlines for students to complete project work and coursework in a number of subjects.
Students were originally scheduled to complete these elements of the state examinations on a number of dates from Friday 20 March to Friday 24 April 2020, depending on the subject.
Students will now be given until Friday 15 May 2020 to complete this work.
Read the full text of the statement from the Department of Education here:
https://www.education.ie/en/Press-Events/Press-Releases/2020-press-releases/PR20-03-19.html
Project and Course Work completion deadlines are extended to Friday 15 May for the following subjects:
- Leaving Certificate Computer Science, Physical Education, Technology, Art, Agricultural Science, Agricultural Economics, History, Geography, Religious Education, Politics and Society, Music, Constructions Studies and Home Economics;
- Junior Cycle Metalwork, Materials Technology Wood, Technology and Religious Education;
- Junior Cycle Assessment Tasks in English, Irish, Modern languages, Science and Business Studies.
Second phase of practical examinations remain as originally scheduled from Monday 27 April to Friday 8 May, as well as the final written examination in the Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (LCVP) scheduled for Wednesday 6 May, a range of oral and practical tests in the Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA) programme, along with the first examination in Leaving Certificate Computer Science on Wednesday 27 May, and the final written examinations commencing on 3 June.