Leaving Cert grades to be revamped from September

The Leaving Certificate grading system will be scrapped from September and replaced by a more general scheme to help relieve the points race.

Jan O’Sullivan, the education minister, will confirm moves today to change the 14 grade sub-divisions in the college entry tests to one based on eight more general grades which, she says, was for the benefit of pupils.

The new system, agreed by cabinet yesterday, will come into effect in the 2016/2017 Leaving Certificate year.