The Higher Education Minister says clarity is needed for Leaving Cert students on when they can expect to get their results.
Delays to the usual date of mid-August are likely because of a second sitting of the exams in July for students affected by covid, bereavement or serious illness, while it will also take extra time for examiners to meet a government commitment that this years results won't be lower than last year's calculated grades.
However its now reported that leaving cert's may not know the date of their results before the start the tests on June 8th.
Minister Simon Harris says it's frustrating and adding to the stress involved for the students and their families.
"I've conveyed this in the strongest possible terms to the Department of Education, to the State Examinations Commission who ultimately decide the date.
"I am hopeful that the date can be a little bit earlier than last year, I really think it needs to be.
"It's a really stressful time, it would make it hugely helpful not just for students and their families, but for the sector I'm Minister for if the results could come out in August instead of September."
