Leaving Cert and Junior Cert fees being waived this year

Education Minister Norma Foley has announced that students' fees for the 2022 Leaving Certificate and Junior Cycle exams will be waived.

Students will not have to pay the fees which would usually be €116 and €109 for the Leaving Certificate and Junior Cycle examinations respectively.

In a statement this afternoon (Thursday) Minister Foley said: “We have sought to bring clarity and certainty for students this week by confirming the arrangements for the 2022 examinations and I am pleased to confirm today that fees for this year's State examinations are being waived.”

The timetables for the State examinations will be made available at examinations.ie in the coming days.