Cheating in Irish exams more than doubles, with 86 Leaving Cert and 24 Junior Cert results withheld.

The number of students caught cheating in Ireland's Leaving Cert and Junior Cert exams has more than doubled in a year, with 86 Leaving Cert results and 24 Junior Cert scores withheld in 2024, up from 39 and 10 respectively in 2023. The State Examinations Commission (SEC) cited reasons including possession of notes and unauthorized mobile phone use. The SEC enforces strict guidelines and investigates cheating to ensure exam integrity, with penalties ranging from withholding marks in a subject to debarring students from repeating exams.

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