03/06/2015

Thousands Of Students Begin Leaving And Junior Cert Examinations

Almost 120,000 students are sitting down to their Leaving and Junior examinations this morning, Wednesday.

Minister for Education, Jan O'Sullivan TD, wished all the students the best of luck.

She said: "Thousands of students across the country have worked incredibly hard to prepare for these exams and I sincerely hope that everyone sitting the exams gets the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge and interest in their subjects.

"While the students are centre stage for the coming weeks it is also appropriate today to acknowledge the role that teachers, principals and other school staff have played in preparing students for these exams.

"I know that hundreds of skilled professionals have gone above and beyond the call of duty to assist students over recent months and that needs to be acknowledged."

(CD/JP)

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