Almost 73,000 students will receive their Junior Cycle results on Wednesday, a week earlier than last year
On Wednesday, 72,828 candidates will receive their results, up 3 per cent on last year, the first in which candidate numbers exceeded 70,000. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish Times
Last year, the State Examinations Commission defended the low proportion of top grades on the basis they are limited to “exceptional students only”. “A combination of an increase in the number of teachers marking the examinations and the use of online marking in almost all Junior Cycle subjects has seen the Junior Cycle results issue date return to a more normal time frame,” the State Exams Commission said on Wednesday.Of the results being issued on Wednesday, 94 per cent were either fully or partially marked using the SEC’s online marking system.
According to the most recent Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development PISA report, 15-year-olds in Ireland rank first of 37 countries for reading literacy, the ASTI noted. Ireland ranks seventh for performance in maths and eighth in science.“I encourage all of you to celebrate in a safe manner. If you are celebrating with your friends, make sure your parents and guardians are involved in your plans,” Mr Cremin said ahead of the results.
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