Junior Cert may be axed to save €30m [Sunday Tribune]
- Published: 01 November 2009
THE cabinet is considering the abolition of the Junior Certificate exam, taken by over 50,000 secondary school students annually, as a radical cost-cutting measure in next month's budget.
The sensational Department of Education proposal has been discussed at the cabinet table, according to Leinster House sources.
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