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Local Leaving Cert student says they're concerned about this year's results

Aug 18, 2020 17:07 By News Northern Sound
Local Leaving Cert student says they're concerned about this year's results
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A local Leaving Cert student says she and her classmates are concerned about this year's results. The Department of Education is this year using

A local Leaving Cert student says she and her classmates are concerned about this year's results.

The Department of Education is this year using a student's predicted result, which will then be verified to ensure it's not higher or lower than expected.

However, many students say they're becoming increasingly concerned after u-turns by the British and Northern Irish governments with A-level results.

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They have scrapped a computer algorithm and decided to go solely on the marks given by teachers as part of assessments after thousands of students received lower grades than expected.

This year's Leaving Cert results have been delayed until September 7th, with students having only weeks before the beginning of the college term.

Cavan student Amy Garland says many students are worried:

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