This year’s Irish Leaving Certificate saw a confusing security concern develop after exam papers emerged online. The Leaving Cert is the bane of many an Irish child and parent, with countless hours going into rote learning. Sharing communityYesterday morning (13 June), when the second Irish higher-level paper was sat, the exam was posted online in a Facebook forum used by teachers. “Any candidate who leaves the examination before the scheduled completion time must return the examination paper to you. The SEC said it was satisfied that the release of the paper had not compromised the integrity of the exam.