Government change plans on predicted leaving results

Just under 17 per cent of Leaving Cert grades are to be reduced, while 4 per cent will be increased.

The Cabinet has rowed back on plans to use a school's past academic record to predict this year's grades. The Department of Education says the updated Calculated Grades model places a greater emphasis on the estimated marks provided by schools to individual students. Minister Norma Foley says she understands the concerns people have