There have been calls for changes to the Leaving Cert for years
(Source: www.piqsels.com)Continuous assessment will become a key part of Leaving Cert exams under major reforms announced this afternoon.
40 per cent of exam marks in all subjects will be by continuous assessment with written exam deciding the rest.
The curricula for all subjects will be reviewed with new syllabus starting in 2024.
Two new subjects will also be created - 'Drama, Film and Theatre Studies'; and 'Climate Action and Sustainable Development'.
Paper one in English and Irish will now be taken at the end of fifth year for students starting with those entering senior cycle in September 2023.
Education Minister Norma Foley says it's time the Leaving Cert changed:
"We know that examinations are not capable of measuring all the competencies that we want young people to develop.
We know too that having to rely on a single written examination can be very stressful for student.
To spread the assessment load, that one of the papers in Irish and English will be taken at the end of fifth year".
