Study: No evidence of students gaming Leaving Cert system

Niall Murray, Education Correspondent There is no clear evidence of students gaming the college entry points system by picking so-called easier subjects for the Leaving Certificate, detailed research has found.

There is no clear evidence of students gaming the college entry points system by picking so-called easier subjects for the Leaving Certificate, detailed research has found.

Instead, it suggests, the strongest academic performers are naturally the ones most likely to take the toughest subjects, at higher level, such as sciences, maths, Irish, and languages.