Leaving cert reforms: The allocation of 40 per cent of the final marks to coursework is causing profound unease in every subjectLeaving Cert reform began in classrooms last August. Incidentally, 16.4 per cent of Leaving Cert students sat physics in 2001, and 12 per cent sat chemistry. [ Most secondary teachers will struggle to authenticate students’ work under Leaving Cert reforms, survey findsOpens in new window ]Teachers are supposed to have no input into the design of these experiments. [ Can the Leaving Cert be AI-proofed?Opens in new window ]Perhaps a saint would stick to these guidelines. It risks making a mockery of the slogan of Leaving Cert reform, equity and excellence for all.

Source: The Irish Times December 07, 2025 14:16 UTC