57,000 TO SIT LEAVING CERT.ALMOST 57,000 students intend sitting this year's Leaving and Leaving Certificate Applied The Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA) is a self-contained two-year programme of the Irish Department of Education and Science. It was introduced in 1995. According to the Department, the programme is exams that begin next week. Around 53,000 candidates have applied to sit the Leaving Certificate The Leaving Certificate (Irish: Ardteistiméireacht), commonly referred to as the Leaving Cert (Irish: Ardteist) is the final course in the Irish secondary school system and culminates with the Leaving Certificate Examination. while a further 3,500 have registered for the Leaving Cert Applied-that's slightly more than figures show for the past two years. The State Examinations Commission, which runs the exams, has released figures that reveal a more diverse student body than ever before. The impact of recent immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. is reflected in a steep rise in candidates being examined in so called non-curricular language subjects. These are exams in other EU languages that are offered to native speakers only. The number applying to sit these exams has more than doubled compared to last year. The number of students applying for the Polish exam has tripled from 53 to 179, while the number expected to sit the Lithuanian exam has doubled. And three times more candidates have registered to sit an exam in the Romanian language. More candidates with disabilities are receiving special accommodation too. Numbers receiving assistance, such as Braille papers or spelling or grammar waivers, has risen by 60 per cent over the past four years. CAPTION(S): EXAM Student |
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