Leaving Cert students want assurance UK's mistakes will not be repeated

Issu has called for written confirmation that the national standardisation process will not "advantage or disadvantage" any students. File picture

Leaving Cert students have sought written assurances from the Minister for Education that the statistical algorithm being applied to thousands of calculated grades will not replicate the mistakes seen in the UK.

The Irish Second-Level Students Union (Issu) has called for written confirmation that the national standardisation process will not "advantage or disadvantage" any students receiving their results next month.