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Extra time for some exams 2011

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  • 12-05-2011 6:57pm
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    danoboy254
    Registered Users Posts: 66 ✭✭


    Ok. Call me slow but I just copped the red footnote on the LC timetable saying 20 mins extra time for English irish history and other papers. Is this too good to be true?
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    NotExactly
    Registered Users Posts: 814 ✭✭✭NotExactly


    It said that for last year and it wasn't the case. So no it's not true.


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    conormccarthy92
    Registered Users Posts: 188 ✭✭conormccarthy92


    i heard that people with learning disabilities can sometimes qualify for that extra 20 mins ..... ?


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    danoboy254
    Registered Users Posts: 66 ✭✭danoboy254


    But its stated so bluntly. The commission is normally fairly thorough. Why would they say something so confusing at this stage.


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    LilMissCiara
    Registered Users Posts: 2,292 ✭✭✭LilMissCiara


    Most exams are 3 hours... But the ones in red are 3 hours 20 minutes. It's just to highlight that fact.


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    AD61
    Registered Users Posts: 74 ✭✭AD61


    NotExactly wrote: »
    It said that for last year and it wasn't the case. So no it's not true.

    Actually the time shown in red is the total time, including the time which has been added on.

    This has been the case for a number of years, in subjects which are heavy on writing such as English and History.


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    rainbowtrout
    Registered Users Posts: 15,382 ✭✭✭✭rainbowtrout


    Ya the 3 hours 20 mins or whatever the time is includes the extra 20 mins. It is a little misleading. I think there was a similar thread here last year.


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