Continuous assessment will become a key part of Leaving Cert exams under major reforms announced this afternoon.
40% 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.
Minister @NormaFoleyTD1 announces reform of the Senior Cycle in Education.
Amongst some of the changes are:
- Assessments to account for 40% of marks.
- 2 new subjects introduced - Drama, Film & Theatre Studies as well as Climate Action & Sustainable Development.
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Education Minister Norma Foley says it's time the Leaving Cert changed: "This is an ambitious programme of reform. It will enrich students’ educational experience by increasing their choices to match their interests and enhancing teaching and learning.
"It will reduce the pressure on students that comes from final assessments based primarily on examinations. We will move to a model that uses other forms of assessment, over a less concentrated time period, in line with international best practice."
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