The Leaving Certificate will see major changes under plans announced by the Minister for Education on Tuesday.
Written exams will be worth no more than 60% of a student's final grade, while students entering Senior Cycle in September 2023 will sit Paper One in English and Irish at the end of fifth year, instead of at the end of sixth year.
Two new subjects - 'Drama, Film and Theatre Studies’ and ‘Climate Action and Sustainable Development’ - are to be introduced.
