Reasonable Accommodations Certified Exams

RACE stands for Reasonable Accommodation in Certificate Examinations. The State Examinations Commission (SEC) operates the Reasonable Accommodation in Certificate Examinations (RACE) scheme. Under this scheme, pupils with permanent or long-term conditions, which will significantly impair their performance in state exams, may apply to the SEC for a reasonable accommodation(s) to be made to facilitate them taking the examinations.

These accommodations can include:

• Exemption from certain parts of the exam
• Arrangements to have question papers read to the student
• Braille translation of question papers
• Permission to record answers on tape recorder, typewriter or word-processor
• Dictation of answers to a person acting as a scribe rather than to a tape recorder

Depending on the disability of a student, along with results of formal testing and information gathering by the school, an application is made by the RACE coordinator in the school to the State Examinations Commission (SEC) to provide reasonable accommodations for a student.  It is the State Examinations Commission that  makes the decision to grant or refuse any accommodation and schools are not allowed to apply for an accommodation that they know you do not qualify for.  More information for students and parents on RACE is available here.
If you have any queries please contact M. Glynn at the following email: race@stcolmcilles.ie​

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