RACE – Reasonable Accommodations at the Certificate Examinations
The RACE scheme facilitates access to the examinations by candidates who would have difficulty in communicating what they know to an examiner because of a physical, visual, hearing and or learning difficulty.
Please note that students who may require RACE supports for their State Examinations will be assessed by the school’s SEN Department between October and December. Following this assessment process, students who meet the relevant criteria may apply to the State Examinations Commission (SEC) for a reasonable accommodation in their examinations.
The SEN Department will be in contact with relevant students and their parents/guardians later in the term with further information regarding the assessment process, eligibility and, where appropriate, the application for a reasonable accommodation.
Further information and guidance will be provided once the new Government circular on RACE is issued to schools.