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Friday 30 October 2020
We take a look at how the calculated grades system will work.
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.
This comes after accusations of inequality over the calculated A-level results, which were issued to students last Thursday.
There has been concern from the start about ‘standardising’ Leaving Cert grades – this has been somewhat vindicated this week.
That leaves around 13,000 Leaving Cert students who have not yet registered.
The main teachers’ union the ASTI called for that measure today.
There has been a lot of concerns about bright students in schools with poor Leaving Cert track records suffering under these rules.
Here’s the detail and practicalities of what’s been decided.
Most students want the exams to be cancelled, according to a new survey.
The party’s education spokesperson says the uncertainty is causing stress for students and parents.
Plans to hold a school-based version of the Junior Cert in the autumn have been cancelled.
29 July has been pencilled in as the most likely date by which the Leaving Cert would start.
Students with oral exams and music practicals have been awarded full marks – but other practical exams are to still go ahead.
The Leaving Cert has been postponed from its usual June period to late July or early August.
The National Public Health Emergency Team is due to meet on Friday.
The ‘bac’ has been a rite of passage for French students since it was introduced by Napoleon in 1808.
Earlier this year, a student spoke on the radio about having to sit her Leaving Cert a day after her mother died.
The SEC said reports that some subjects would be marked using computers were ‘misleading’.
Rhona Butler said the current process is not fair on the student, family or school involved.
Over 120,000 students around the country will begin their exams today.
TheJournal.ie’s FactCheck looks at whether students really do make the sun shine for everyone.
It’s almost as accurate as a human.
A great day for the parish…
More students have been opting to do the higher level paper in recent years.
Pretty well. Fair play.
The woman was pictured appearing to correct the higher level history paper on Tuesday.
We all need a laugh at this difficult time.
Which subject had the highest failure rate? Which one had the most amount of As?
LOOK HOW HAPPY THEY ARE.
Did you scream with joy, have a little cry, or let out a loud “meh”?
“Regardless of what results lie in that envelope, remember all the dedication and hard work you put in”.
Further proposals for a revamp of the Leaving Certificate have been reported this morning.
How many A4 pages will be used? How many people set the tests? How many subjects are being examined? SO MANY QUESTIONS.
The papers were called “comfortable”, but a Home Economics question on soup raised eyebrows.
It’s not the end of the world. Honestly.
Stress and pressure are, unfortunately, part and parcel of exams. But there are also simple ways to keep calm and perform well.
Leigh anois go curamach…
The State Examiner admitted the incorrect photo was used in the Physics section, but said it had no affect on students’ answers.
Some of your loved ones might be awaiting a college offer – through a system that mightn’t make sense to many. Here’s our crash course.
The exam scripts were held back with a further 25 ‘provisionally withheld pending communication’ with students.
WE’RE JUST A day out from the spookiest night of the year.
Halloween will look a bit different this year, with no trick-or-treating advised.
Nonetheless, there are plenty of traditions that we can still continue from the safety of our own homes, one being pumpkin carving.
So, today we want to know: Have you carved a pumpkin for Halloween this year?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Tracy Ward explains how burnout affects us – and what to do if we’re feeling it.
The goalposts – and polling analysis – have shifted since 2016, Noel Rock writes.
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