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Details her - but still awaiting confirmation of the extent of the errors. Government sources signalling this is bad.https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/education/errors-found-in-leaving-cert-calculated-grades-system-39575956.html …
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In the Dáil, the Taoiseach says: “The priority has to be the students themselves, in terms of how they receive this information. “They may receive grade upgrades in some of their grades as a result of these errors. They have to be communicated with first.”
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NEW: Errors involve a group of students - as many as 6,000 but possibly more - who should have been given more points by the Department of Education and were not. The exact numbers of those impacted may not become clear until towards the end of the week.
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Government spokesperson: As per every Leaving Cert year, no student will receive a reduced grade in any subject as a result of this process. The principle of “you have what you hold” will apply.
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This is truly shocking! Students have already started their 3rd level courses based on these grades this week. If there are errors in the calculation that had not been identified before, students are not in the correct courses. Oh my goodness! Those POOR STUDENTS!

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OMG will this saga ever end ..some students just making contact with the colleges this week, today even not 70 mins ago .. Please spare a thought for most of the students for whom this year is and has been beyond stressful.
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Once step closer to proving these were done in excel
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