One in five LC students got results upgraded

ONE in five Leaving Certificate students succeeded last year in having their results upgraded.

Dissatisfied senior students lodged 10,299 appeals against grades in a variety of subjects. A total of 2,192 succeeded in getting improved grades, a new report showed.

However, five of the appeal cases resulted in students being handed worse grades. Overall, examiners awarded more than 387,749 grades to 56,237 Leaving Cert students last year.