Leaving Cert transparency needed after Scotland downgrades 125k results using similar system

It lemerged that schools from disadvantaged backgrounds were disproportionately affected by the standardisation process used by the SQA. File picture: PA

More transparency is needed around the design model that is being used to standardise thousands of Leaving Cert calculated grades here after Scotland saw almost 125,000 results downgraded through a similar system.

That is the call from opposition spokespeople here after it emerged the Scottish students had their predicted grades lowered by an algorithm.