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What would happen if you missed an exam due to illness?

  • 03-06-2012 7:58pm
    #1
    The One Who Knocks
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,301 ✭✭✭


    Just curious,

    What if for some reason (serious illness etc.) you were unable to sit an exam?
    All the teachers seem to dodge the question whenever someone asks,

    I'm presuming it would be impossible to resit the exam, right?

    Thanks,


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  • #2
    2rkehij30qtza5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,476 ✭✭✭2rkehij30qtza5


    You just would get an 'absent' on the results sheet.
    However, if you had an ongoing illness you could apply in advance for special exemptions (I.e. sit the exam in hospital
    Instead or extra time or a scribe or whatever).


  • #3
    The One Who Knocks
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,301 ✭✭✭The One Who Knocks


    Alexandria Rotten Vanilla wrote: »
    You just would get an 'absent' on the results sheet.
    However, if you had an ongoing illness you could apply in advance for special exemptions (I.e. sit the exam in hospital
    Instead or extra time or a scribe or whatever).


    Ah right, that makes sense. It's just that I know of a few people planning to be, and I was wondering what'll happen. Sigh, when will they ever learn :(

    Also, if for example, you didn't get the grade you wanted, and you did TY, would it be possible to repeat the exam the following year.

    It's just that to do honors maths for leaving cert in my school, you pretty mich have to get an "A" ...I really want to do it, and I got 80% in the mocks, but just in case I don't get an A...


  • #4
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,327 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    You wouldn't get absent written anywhere.

    If it was a subject that you have already submitted something for, say, CSPE or Woodwork, you would get whatever marks you already have (except out of the 100% total) and an asterisk * would be beside your grade to indicate a missing component.

    If it was a subject for which nothing has already been submitted, say, Maths, then nothing would appear regarding Maths on your results.

    If you sat one Maths paper and not the other, the same * rule would apply.

    If you are the sort of candidate who would be likely to get an A in the Junior, your teachers know this and do not need you to sit the exam to prove it. They will just put you in the HL class for 5th year. Absolutely no need to do a JC exam in TY.


  • #5
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,327 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    If in the case of sudden illness requiring an operation, it is possible to sit the exam in hospital, or start a 9.30 exam at 7.30am if you are scheduled for an operation, though really if you need an operation, don't be bothering about the Junior.


  • #6
    The One Who Knocks
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,301 ✭✭✭The One Who Knocks


    spurious wrote: »
    You wouldn't get absent written anywhere.

    If it was a subject that you have already submitted something for, say, CSPE or Woodwork, you would get whatever marks you already have (except out of the 100% total) and an asterisk * would be beside your grade to indicate a missing component.

    If it was a subject for which nothing has already been submitted, say, Maths, then nothing would appear regarding Maths on your results.

    If you sat one Maths paper and not the other, the same * rule would apply.

    If you are the sort of candidate who would be likely to get an A in the Junior, your teachers know this and do not need you to sit the exam to prove it. They will just put you in the HL class for 5th year. Absolutely no need to do a JC exam in TY.

    Ah right thanks for clarifying ;)

    Oh and about the maths, it's just that there's only 60 places available, and 50 are already taken from last years TY.

    that leaves about 30 people fighting for a place, :/


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  • #7
    paddzdaman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 95 ✭✭paddzdaman


    Jamez735 wrote: »
    Ah right thanks for clarifying ;)

    Oh and about the maths, it's just that there's only 60 places available, and 50 are already taken from last years TY.

    that leaves about 30 people fighting for a place, :/

    In fairness out of the 60 that will do honors there is bound to be some drop-outs to ordinary level and if you wanted to do honors is there much teachers can do to stop you?


  • #8
    Whippersnapper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 598 ✭✭✭Whippersnapper


    I was ill (asthma) for my Junior Cert Geography and 2nd Irish paper (on the same day). I went to the doctor in the morning and was given tablets and I breathed through a nebuliser for a short time. I went to the school after and my mother explained to the Vice Principal that I may need to leave the exam hall if I'm not feeling any better. The woman took one look at me and told me to go home. It didn't affect anything.


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