ASTI has 'some concern' at downgrading of 63,000 Leaving Cert results

The largest second-level teachers union in Ireland has expressed “some concern” that 63,000 Leaving Cert calculated grades have been downgraded by the Department of Education.

More than one in six (16.9%) school estimated grades, the grade arrived at by students’ teachers and signed off on by principals, have been lowered by a grade following the standardisation process.