Oral and Practical Exam Cancellation Info

The cancellation of oral and selected practical performance tests of the state examinations has been issued by the Department of Education and Skills.

The change to the 2020 state examinations means all students who were due to take oral and practical performance tests in the following subjects will be given full marks for this part of the examination: 

  • Oral tests in Leaving Certificate Irish and the Modern Languages of French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian and Japanese.
  • Practical performance tests in Leaving Certificate Music.
  • Practical performance tests in Junior Certificate Music and Home Economics. 
Deadlines for the completion of the remaining projectwork and coursework have been extended to May 15th 2020. 
Please visit www.education.ie 2020 press releases for further details.