Exam schedule and tips

Today’s exam schedule:

Leaving Cert:

English Paper 1 (higher and ordinary): 9.30am - 12.20pm

Home Economics (higher and ordinary): 2-4.30pm

Junior Cert:

English Paper 1 (higher) and English (ordinary and foundation): 9.30am-11.30am

English Paper 2 (higher): 2-4.30

Exam tips for tomorrow’s Leaving Cert papers:

Engineering: Check over previous questions to be familiar wirth the terminology used in the exam. Read the exam question carefully, look for exactly what detail you are being asked for, and plan your answer before you begin to write.

- Ciarán Callaghan, chair of the Engineering Technology Teachers Association

English paper 2: Identify the elements or points in each question, and spend time planning your answers carefully. Don't be afraid to trust your own responses on the literature questions.

- Anne Gormley, Laurel Hill coláiste, Limerick.