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04/06/2013
State Exam Fee Exemptions Rises
The number of Leaving and Junior Certificate students whose exam fees have been waived has increased significantly, RTÉ have reported.
A fee of more than €100 is meant to be paid by those sitting State exams, with exceptions made for families experiencing financial hardship. Alongside this, any pupil whose family has a full medical card does not have to pay.
According to RTÉ, the number of Leaving Cert students who fell into this category between 2008 and 2012, rose by 60% – from 11,000 in 2008 to almost 18,000 last year.
A similar rise has been noted in Junior Cert students, with 27% exempt from the fee in 2008 and almost 40% in 2012.
(MH/CD)
A fee of more than €100 is meant to be paid by those sitting State exams, with exceptions made for families experiencing financial hardship. Alongside this, any pupil whose family has a full medical card does not have to pay.
According to RTÉ, the number of Leaving Cert students who fell into this category between 2008 and 2012, rose by 60% – from 11,000 in 2008 to almost 18,000 last year.
A similar rise has been noted in Junior Cert students, with 27% exempt from the fee in 2008 and almost 40% in 2012.
(MH/CD)
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