Almost 61,000 students receive their Leaving Cert results today with grade inflation artificially boosting marks by an average of 7.5%
Grade inflation in the Leaving Cert will be 'detrimental' to the class of 2025, Ciara Kelly has said.The application of grade inflation, to keep results in line with other yearsCiara said the class of 2025 - which includes her son - will feel the brunt of the changes."On average, grades across the board are elevated by over 7% which is a big chunk of change.
"They could have done this in 2020 and said, 'These things are through the roof, we're going to put them through an algorithm that keeps them in line with every other year'. "A H1 is between 90% and 100% - you are top of your game if you're getting that - this year, 14.3% of students are getting H1s.
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