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They are among 6,100 students whose Leaving Certificate grades were revised upwards

More than 900 students receive CAO offers

Education • 08 Oct

Last week, it emerged that a total of 6,100 students were to get improved marks following a review of the calculated grades system

Corrected applications to be included in fourth round

Education • 05 Oct

An independent review of all grades awarded may be completed as early as today

Review of calculated grades could be completed today

Education • 02 Oct

This year's exams will be held over four weeks in November and December

LC exam students will be offered deferred college place

Education • 25 Sep

The exams are due to begin on 16 November

Students can register for Leaving Cert exams next week

Education • 25 Sep

Teacher trade unions had objected to the making available of class ranking information

Class ranking to be released to Leaving Cert students

Education • 22 Sep

Students had until 5pm yesterday to lodge an appeal

Over 12,000 LC students apply for grade rechecks

Education • 17 Sep

Simon Harris said institutions have been given flexibility ahead of Friday's offers to see where most demand lies

500 extra college places to be created for this year

Education • 08 Sep

Minister for Education Norma Foley said the decision to remove school profiling meant a greater emphasis was being placed on the estimated marks awarded to individual students by their teachers

17% of Leaving Cert grades to be reduced - Dept

Education • 01 Sep

Norma Foley said details of the process used to calculate grades will be published when the results are issued

Foley says dept learning from UK grades experience

Education • 18 Aug

Leaving Cert students are due to receive their calculated grades on 7 September

Calls for transparency over calculated grades system

Calculated Grades • 18 Aug

Exam results are due to be published on 7 September

Questions over predicted grades after Scotland issues

Education • 11 Aug

Some school principals are worried about how the results will be handed out

Schools concerned over issuing of Leaving Cert grades

Education • 15 Jul

ASTI has now advised members to co-operate with new Leaving Cert grading system

Minister welcomes ASTI decision on Leaving Cert grading

Education • 22 May

No date has as yet been finalised for the releasing of the results to students

TUI will 'engage' with Leaving Cert grading plan

Coronavirus • 09 May

The Leaving Cert exams for this year are being replaced with 'calculated grades'

5 things we learned about this year's Leaving Cert

Education • 08 May

Minister for Education Joe McHugh said he had made every effort to run the Leaving Cert as close as possible to the way they were originally intended

Teacher unions meet over Leaving Cert grading plan

Coronavirus • 09 May

Alternative options on the agenda in Leaving Cert talks

News • 08 May

The current plan is to hold the exams from 29 July

Minister expected to recommend cancelling Leaving Cert

Coronavirus • 07 May

The Government's plan is to hold the exams starting on 29 July

Teacher unions meet over Leaving Cert exams

Coronavirus • 06 May

The Leaving Certificate is due to commence on 29 July

'Creative solutions' called for around Leaving Cert

Education • 05 May

Ian McDonagh with Bushfield Nursing Home resident Mary Kate Connors

Leaving Cert student's 30-hour week on Covid frontline

Education • 02 May

The Leaving Cert will held from the end of July rather than early June (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Principals call for detailed guidance over Leaving Cert

Education • 24 Apr

The Department of Education said the decisions have been made based on advice from the National Public Health Emergency Team

Leaving Cert exams postponed until late July or August

Coronavirus • 10 Apr

Countries across globe postpone or cancel state exams

Analysis and Comment • 08 Apr

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