It comes amid warnings that male students could be at a significant disadvantage
The Education Minister says English and Irish Paper 1 exams will be 'remodelled' as students are set to sit those exams at the end of 5th year.
It comes amid warnings that male students could be at a significant disadvantage if the plans are introduced due to their maturity levels.
It was announced last March pupils entering 5th year in September 2023 would sit the exams at the end of that school year.
Education Minister Norma Foley says those exam papers will be modified to reflect the fact that students will be sitting at the end of one year of the cycle instead of two:
"The paper will obviously reflect the fact that the paper is taking at the end of one year rather than at the end two year.
"There will be re-modelling and reshaping of paper one of English and Irish, so it's to insure that any of the issues raised will be factored in and accounted for."
