Third-level principals have been asked to give their views on reforms of the education system in Ireland.

The Irish Times has reported that college heads have been asked to come forward with proposals on changes to the Central Applications Office system by the beginning of September 2011.

Education Minister Ruairi Quinn has revealed that he plans to make a series of changes in secondary schools, such as reforming the Leaving Certificate system and altering college admission rules.

Last month, the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment rejected proposals to change the Leaving Certificate examinations, saying they are too out of date having waited six years for the Department of Education to implement them.

The ideas put forward by the heads will be taken into consideration when education officials meet at a conference in the autumn to look at the relationship between second and third-level for teenagers in the nation.

Written by Donal Walsh  

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