Cabinet ministers are set to approve an alternative plan for the Leaving Cert exams this morning.
The Education Minister, Donegal TD, Joe McHugh has put together a contingency plan to cancel the Leaving Cert. Minister McHugh will present it to the cabinet later this morning.
It’s understood the examinations will be cancelled and replaced with a system of predictive grades.
It’s expected an official announcement will be made this afternoon.
Labour’s education spokesman, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, is raising concerns about the legality of predictive grading:
