Foley to make Dáil statement over Leaving Cert errors

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The full impact of the mistake, and the exact number of students affected, will only be known when a second review of all marks awarded is completed

Minister for Education Norma Foley is to make a statement in the Dáil about errors discovered in this year's Leaving Certificate calculated grades process.

Universities have warned that they do not have the capacity to offer places to all students who may receive a new CAO offer on foot of upgraded Leaving Certificate results.Opposition politicians will make statements in reply.Among the questions unanswered as yet; when will the students who have been affected be told.

 

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Why isn't she sacked?

So apparently the rampant grade inflation revealed so far wasn’t enough? So the 2021 class will be even more disadvantaged against the 2020 holdovers. And anyone with a leaving cert before 2020 better lower their CAO expectations still further. Brute incompetence.

All hail the glorious state. Another screw up by the overpaid numpties.

Everyone, no exceptions, not even teachers, everyone knew this was a disaster going to happen.

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WATCH: Norma Foley statement on calculated grades errorThe Minister for Education, Norma Foley, has said two errors in the Leaving Certificate Calculated Grades process are being rectified and the process is being re-checked, with a series of independent checks now underway. And what about students from previous years who have been seriously disadvantaged by this the overall inflation of grades this year? Despite this gigantic cock up lets not forget McHughJoeTD part in this fiasco where he neglected to make a decisive decision to run off the exams later in the summer safely when there was ample time to plan for it. This is the end result. 7k students done over by incompetance.
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