These arrangements which were published in December 2020 have been updated to include, where relevant:
- revised dates for the submission of coursework, for the school year 2021/22
- updated lists of prescribed materials for examination in 2022
- the new assessment arrangements in Junior Cycle subjects being examined for the first time in 2022 including: Technology Subjects, Jewish Studies, Classics and Religious Education
Assessment Arrangements for Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate Examinations 2022
DownloadThis summary advice note sets out the key curriculum and assessment arrangements for LCA Year 1 and Year 2 students in the 2021/22 school year.
Leaving Certificate Applied 2021-22
Summary advice note for school management and teachers of LCA 2021/22
DownloadOn 30 June the Minister for Education announced that there would be adjustments made to the assessment arrangements for students due to sit State examinations in 2022, to take account of the disruption to their learning as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A revised document, with changes to reflect syllabus content specific to the 2022 State Examinations has been published and communicated to all schools.
The adjustments to be put in place will leave intact the familiar overall structure of the examinations, while incorporating additional choice for students in the examinations.
There will be no change to the length of the written examinations.
The Minister made a further announcement on 20 December 2021 regarding the arrangements for Leaving Certificate Oral Examinations in Irish and the Modern Foreign Languages and the practical performance tests in Leaving Certificate Music.
These examinations will take place outside of school time over the first week of the school Easter holidays, with the examinations running in schools during the six-day period Saturday 9 April to Thursday 14 April inclusive. Working with the State Examinations Commission (SEC), and the SEC examiners assigned to the school in each subject, schools will have some flexibility in scheduling the examinations during this period based on local needs.
Providing clarity to students on the timing of the examinations will assist them in planning their study and break times. Running the oral examinations before Easter will leave students free over the second week of the Easter holidays.
All aspects of the examinations will be conducted in accordance with the prevailing Public Health advice.
Holding these examinations over Easter and outside of school time will minimise disruption for schools and students. Read the full announcement here: https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/a0421-meeting-held-of-advisory-group-on-planning-for-state-examinations-2022.
It is also proposed that an alternative set of Leaving Certificate examinations will be run in 2022, shortly following the main set of examinations. These examinations will be limited to certain categories of students, such as those that experience a close family bereavement, COVID-19 illness and certain other categories of serious illness, during the first examination period.
All arrangements for the 2022 state examinations will be guided by prevailing public health advice at the time.
Read the full announcement here.
