The Junior and Leaving Cert oral and practical exams for tens of thousands of students are to be cancelled, Minister for Education Joe McHugh has announced.
All students who were due to take these tests will be awarded full marks for this portion of the exam.
Minister McHugh also confirmed changes to deadlines for students to complete project and coursework in a number of subjects from Friday March 20th to Friday April 24th.
The deadline for submission of practical and coursework for the leaving cert has been extended to 15 May.
He said his department will continue to work with the State Examinations Commission to monitor the health situation in terms of its potential impact on the summer written exams.