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The action is a test case from about 50 other challenges by other Leaving Cert students.
Of the 4,925 grades being sent to students today, 40% were higher than their Calculated Grade results.
This work includes the ‘standardisation’ algorithm that had two flawed lines of code resulting in 7,200 students receiving the wrong grades.
A survey found that most Leaving Cert students wanted a choice between Calculated Grades or in-person exams.
Calculated Grades replaced traditional exams last year, and didn’t go smoothly.
The hearing before Mr Justice Charles Meenan is expected to last for two weeks.
Dalton Tattan, assistant secretary at the Department of Education said the pressure they were under was ‘extreme’.
The teachers’ union has said that certainty must be given to students now, seven months from when the written State exams are held.
The new results were given to students at 12pm today.
Over 6,000 students received new grades following an error with the system.
The results of the review were announced this evening by the Department of Education.
Education Minister Norma Foley has apologised to students again after errors in the calculated grades system were revealed.
It’s understood 800 to 900 students may have lost out on a college place due to the situation.
When asked by in the Dáil earlier, Taoiseach Micheál Martin admitted that there had been two errors made in the Leaving Cert standardisation process.
Around 6,500 students will now receive higher grades as a result.
Students can also apply to sit the postponed exams in November.
Papers were filed on behalf of the students in the High Court yesterday.
The TUI also claimed that releasing the rank order will be “profoundly damaging to the student-teacher relationship”.
Students have until 5pm on Wednesday to lodge an appeal.
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Ronan Cloney (20) Cloney has been trying to ensure fairness for deferred CAO applicants since May, when the exams were first cancelled.
10% of Leaving Cert Higher Level grades were reduced by up to 10 marks.
Leaving Cert calculated grade results are due to be released tomorrow morning at 9am.
We take a look at how the calculated grades system will work.
The student has made an application to the court to receive ‘calculated grades’.
The announcement was made at Government Buildings this afternoon.
These are for those who couldn’t get access to Calculated Grades, who opted for written exams, or who wish to appeal the Calculated Grade they received.
The High Court last week quashed a decision to prevent Elijah Burke availing of the calculated grade system.
Grades will now be based on teachers’ assessments rather than a controversial algorithm.
The Minister for Education denies the student’s rights have been breached.
The Education Secretary said students will be able to use their results in mock tests to appeal if they are unhappy with their grades.
It emerged that the methodology disproportionately affected pupils from deprived backgrounds.
It comes weeks later than the traditional August results day for the Leaving Cert exams.
The deadline to register has been extended until midday tomorrow.
That leaves around 13,000 Leaving Cert students who have not yet registered.
Students have until 10pm on Thursday 28 May to register.
Students have until Thursday to register.