“Second-level pupils entering fifth year in September will be the first to get marks in the Leaving Certificate – and CAO points – for performance in sport, dance or other physical activity. The long-awaited Leaving Cert subject of Physical Education (PE) is being introduced, initially to about 50 to 60 schools next autumn, and will be examined for the first time in 2020 …” (more)
[Katherine Donnelly, Independent, 11 December]