US non-profit company to design new Leaving Cert accredited grades process
Canadian firm linked to last year’s grading errors will not be involved
Leaving Cert: Last-minute surge in registrations ahead of deadline
Vast majority of students have formally applied for exams, accredited grades or both
Firm linked to Leaving Cert 2020 grade errors defends quality of work
‘In any scientific process, a correct result is produced through trial and error,’ says Polymetrika chief
Covid-19: Ten ways pandemic will shape education in 2021
Will schools stay open? Will calculated grades return? A long shadow cast across the year
Leaving Cert Q&A: How exactly did errors hurt student grades?
It may not prove possible to take up new CAO offers for certain very high-demand courses
Review into Leaving Cert errors focused on a ‘sample’ of coding
Disclosure prompts calls for a full inquiry to establish if there are further errors
Leaving Cert grades error: higher marks for 6,100 students following review
CAO to determine which students are entitled to offer of a different third level course
Waiting game for students as review into grading gets under way
About 6,500 students awarded grades lower than they should have received, says Minister
Firm linked to errors in Leaving Cert results paid €163,000
Department of Education made payment to Canadian company without tendering process
Leaving Cert Q&A: Could there be further errors in coding process?
Independent firm currently conducting rechecks of calculated grades system
Colleges may have to create 1,000 extra places after Leaving Cert errors
Number affected by coding mistake in grade calculations will not be known for days
Leaving Cert Q&A: How did the errors happen and will students get new CAO offers?
Anywhere from a few hundred to 1,000 new college places may be needed, writes Carl O’Brien
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