Students to be informed of Leaving Cert grade changes ‘early next week’

Minister for Education Norma Foley during a press conference on the grading of Leaving Cert exams in Dublin. Some 6,500 students will likely have their results upgraded after two errors were discovered in the calculated grades system. Picture: PA

A review into the controversy surrounding calculated grades in the Leaving Cert is to be published early next week.

It comes amid calls from Opposition parties for an independent inquiry into the handling of the issue by Education Minister Norma Foley and her department.