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18th February 2021
An Ennis principal believes the clarity provided over the Leaving Cert exams will allow students to turn their focus towards their work once again.
Pupils sitting their final second level exams will now have the option of a calculated grade or a written exam in each subject.
Plans unveiled by the government would mean that students would receive one set of results at the end of the exams.
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Principal of Ennis Community College and Gaelcholaiste an Chláir, Brian O Donoghue, says he believes both students and teachers will engage well with the process.
A LACK of secondary school places in Ennis is causing “untold anguish” for local pupils and families. That’s according to Clare TD Joe Carey who has called on Education Minister Norma Foley to address the lack of secondary school places in Ennis “as a matter of urgency”.
Deputy Carey spoke out after he was contacted by several distressed parents in recent days whose children have still not received placements in schools in the Ennis area.
The local Fine Gael TD has repeatedly made representations on the issue in recent years. But he warned the problem has gotten worse and is creating “a most disturbing situation for pupils’ mental health and well-being”.