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Girls Will Do Better In The Leaving Cert Calculated Grades System

Girls will do better in the Leaving Cert calculated grades system than boys.  That’s beca...

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07.52 17 Aug 2020


Girls Will Do Better In The Leaving Cert Calculated Grades System


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07.52 17 Aug 2020


Girls will do better in the Leaving Cert calculated grades system than boys.  That’s because gender trends that see girls routinely outstrip their male counterparts in the state exams are being built into this year’s results.  Brian Mooney is a Guidance Counsellor and Editor of Education Matters Yearbook and he gives us his reaction.

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