Co Kildare student who was refused vital resources by State Examinations Commission gets first choice at university

Pictured are Evan's parents, Mike and Mags McNamara.

A Co Kildare teenager who battled to access vital services in order to sit his Leaving Cert is today celebrating getting his first choice at  NUI Maynooth.

18- year-old Evan McNamara who has ADHD, Dyspraxia and Dyslexia, sat his Leaving Cert at Castledermot Secondary School in June. However, in order to sit his Leaving Cert, a battle with the State Examinations Commission had to first take place, in order to get allocated a scribe.

Speaking to KildareNow, Evan said: "I would not have got my results without a scribe, I had to continually show them that I needed one."

His parents Mike and Mags, along with his siblings, are extremely relieved that Evan's dreams are being realised.

Evan described the sense of delight at discovering that he had got his first choice of Politics, Economics and Philosophy.

He feels that there is too much pressure on Leaving Cert students to get points.

Evan said: "The points race needs to stop. I would never do the Leaving Cert again."

His mother Mags, while delighted that her son has got his first choice is frustrated that there was such an ongoing battle in order to get him the resources that he needed.

She said: "If he had not got a scribe, he would not have been able to function, the anxiety would have been too high."