Those achieving highest grades must demonstrate ‘high level of mastery’ of knowledge, understanding and skills
The State Examinations Commission has defended the low proportion of top grades issued to Junior Cycle students this year on the basis they are limited to “exceptional students only”.
In a statement, the SEC said its role was to provide exams that fully reflect the approved curriculum and individual subject specifications. The SEC added that the results, accordingly, reflected “appropriately the intended standards adopted at design stage within each subject specification, and reflect the overall intended meaning and interpretation of the grade band labels adopted under Junior Cycle reform”.
The SEC records also note that some subjects – such as classics, Italian and music – had a significantly higher proportion of high-achievers compared to others.
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