ALL GCSE, AS and A-level examinations in Northern Ireland will not go ahead this year.
BBC News NI is reporting that Education Minister Peter Weir is due to make the announcement in the Assembly later.
Some GCSE exams were due to take place next week.
It is understood the examinations scheduled for January, February and May and June will not go ahead. But it is not yet clear what alternative awarding arrangements will be in place.
The Assembly is due to sit today at midday to discuss the exam situation and the further restrictions agreed by the Executive on Tuesday evening.
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