A number of significant changes have been made to the Leaving Certificate appeals process following a recent landmark High Court case taken by student Rebecca Carter.

The student who was forced to take a High Court action over a Leaving Cert marking error has said she is “overjoyed” to have been given a veterinary medicine course at UCD.

Rebecca Carter's leaving cert marks have been upgraded meaning she now has enough points to do veterinary medicine in UCD.

The board of the State Examinations Commission (SEC) will today consider the implications of the High Court ruling in which its Leaving Certificate appeals system was strongly criticised.