The Education Minister has confirmed the news this lunchtime.
The Government has agreed to hold the traditional Leaving Cert exams this year without a hybrid grading option.
Ministers decided not to offer accredited grades again this year, in part due to one in four students having not done a Junior Cert.
More choice and fewer questions - that's what Education Minister Norma Foley says this year's Leaving Cert will look like.
Cabinet approved a plan this morning which will see the Leaving Cert run as normal, but with significant changes.
Minister Foley says they looked at many proposals to re-run hybrid or estimated grades - but decided they couldn't do it fairly:
The plan has been criticised by the opposition, including Sinn Féin Education Spokesman Donnchadh O'Laoghaire:
Labour's Aodhán Ó Ríordáin says this year can't be seen as a return to normal:
Full details of exam changes will be given to schools next week.
The Minister also confirmed the Junior Cert will run this year for the first time since 2019.
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