Irish-exempt students sit for other languages [IrishTimes]
- Published: 14 April 2010
MORE THAN half of the students granted an exemption from studying Irish for the Leaving Certificate due to a learning difficulty over the last three years have sat or intend to sit other European language exams such as French or German, data from the Department of Education shows.
Provisional figures of this year’s crop of Leaving Certificate students show 2,297 students will not sit the Irish exam due to an exemption, but 1,326 of those intend to sit an exam in another European language.
In the 2008-2009 school year, 2,119 pupils were granted an exemption from taking Irish due to learning disabilities, but more than 1,200 studied another European language. In the 2007-2008 school year, 1,772 students got a similar exemption. The figures show 1,210 studied other European languages over the period.
Full Story: www.irishtimes.com
