Is it fear or loathing that made 9,500 students sit out the test in 2016 – and does it matter?
, Royal College of Surgeons Ireland and NCAD – though it operates a separate system of opt-outs from the department. University exemptions are more generous: for example, the NUI provides automatic opt-outs for any pupil born outside the State no matter how long they have spent in the Irish education system. By contrast, to get a Department of Education-sanctioned exemption eligible students have to have been educated outside the State up to age 11.
It depends on what course a student hopes to pursue. While a pass in Irish is required for entry to NUI colleges, it isn’t needed for other universities . Nor is Irish required for institutes of technology, post-Leaving Cert colleges or apprenticeships. There is also the question whether the number of students opting not to sit the Irish exam is a reflection on the quality of Irish tuition.
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