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Is grade inflation destroying the credibility of the Leaving Cert?

The number of Leaving Cert candidates who secured top grades  eight H1s  surged from just seven s...

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07.30 24 Jan 2022


Is grade inflation destroying the credibility of the Leaving Cert?


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The number of Leaving Cert candidates who secured top grades  eight H1s  surged from just seven students in 2019 to 119 last year, an increase of 1,600 percent. Is grade inflation destroying the credibility of the Leaving Cert? To discuss further Ciara was joined on the show by  Jim Miley, Director General of the Irish Universities Association. 

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