Thursday 5 August, 2021
While some students have opted for Accredited Grades, thousands will sit their exams over the coming weeks.
This year’s exams kick off tomorrow.
“I trust my teachers, but I don’t trust the algorithm,” one student said.
The Advisory Group tasked with plotting a course for the examinations met again today.
Alternatives to the Leaving Cert exam are being considered by the national advisory committee on the exams this afternoon.
It comes amid stricter lockdown measures to stop a rise in transmission of coronavirus and prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed by new cases.
England’s Education Secretary Gavin Williamson confirmed the exams would be cancelled.
The Education Minister said he wouldn’t stake pupils’ futures “on a lottery of whether their school was hit by Covid”.
Candidates were given the option earlier this year to receive Calculated Grades and/or to sit written exams.
To date, €163,000 has been paid to Polymetrika for the calculated grades system.
Students can also apply to sit the postponed exams in November.
The action is being taken by a student who missed out on a place to study medicine at Trinity College by two points.
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Here is the thought process behind the Plan C for the Leaving Cert, the appeal process, and where it could all go wrong.
There has been concern from the start about ‘standardising’ Leaving Cert grades – this has been somewhat vindicated this week.
Pass rates for pupils in the most deprived data zones were reduced by 15.2% – for pupils from the most affluent backgrounds the reduction was 6.9%.
One secondary school teacher says now is also an opportunity to reimagine a new way of educating Irish students.
Teachers will provide an estimate of the percentage mark each student is likely to have achieved.
We’re expecting confirmation of what is planned for the Leaving Cert after 3pm today.
However, concerns have been raised about the legality of predicted grades.
Most students want the exams to be cancelled, according to a new survey.
Poppy Kane says despite the challenges, many students believe the exams give them a sense of control in an uncertain time.
The decision was announced this morning by the Department of Education.
The data shows girls received more A grades than boys in most subjects.
Nineteen students secured 11 higher/common-level A grades and distinctions this year.
Those suspected of cheating represent a tiny proportion of the 57,000 students who sat the exams this year.
Everyone has got their results, so here are the most important statistics from today.
This date last year year saw highs of 25 degrees.
The exams commission has introduced new measures to safeguard the wellbeing of Leaving Certificate students.
As the Leaving Cert begins tomorrow, teachers and education experts are warning of growing anxiety among students.
Rhona Butler said the current process is not fair on the student, family or school involved.
Grades in the pillar subjects of Irish, English, and Maths remain relatively unchanged from previous years.
From 5.15pm tomorrow, applicants will no longer be able to change their preferences for the courses they would like to do.
A tweet from Leo Varadkar featured on the first ever exam.
Get plenty of sleep and exercise, and remember that anxiety is normal.
Students protested and held a sit-in over the attempt to introduce the fees.
A group of up to 40 students had been occupying the college’s dining hall over the past few days.
Our education system must deliver a quality education that prepares each child for their future lives, writes Geoffrey Browne.
Trinity students have released a list of demands.
