Leaving Cert error an ‘utter disgrace’ says student

An 18-year-old student whose Leaving Certificate marks were wrongly totted up by an examiner says the error, which has denied her a place in veterinary medicine at UCD, is an “absolute and utter disgrace”.

Leaving Cert error an ‘utter disgrace’ says student
Tue, 25 Sep, 2018 - 21:42

By Aodhán Ó Faoláin and Ray Managh

An 18-year-old student whose Leaving Certificate marks were wrongly totted up by an examiner says the error, which has denied her a place in veterinary medicine at UCD, is an “absolute and utter disgrace”.

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