The change would see an end to single year exam sittings.
The majority of teachers and students are in favour of changing the current Leaving Certificate programme from a single series of summer exams, to a staggered assessment over fifth and sixth year, according to a new report.
The report, which appeared in the The Irish Times, was the result of a review into the senior cycle by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment.
Over 2,500 students and hundreds of parents and teachers from 41 schools around the country took part in the survey, which shows the majority are in favour of the Leaving Certificate being much more flexible, with Leaving Cert results based on a series of exams, projects, portfolios, and teamworking exercises over the two years.
This would result in credit-based points being racked up over those two school years, with further support in favour of bringing more "real world" elements into the curriculum, such as work experience, interviews, and life skills.
As it stands, the Leaving Cert has a minimum of six subjects (with Irish compulsory), with the majority of students around the country studying for at least seven subjects.
These new proposals will be fed into a report to Minister for Education Joe McHugh later in 2019, all of which will be considered as options for reforming the senior cycle as it currently stands.
