Students who lost out on college places over grading errors to be included in next round

On Saturday, Norma Foley, the education minister confirmed that further issues were identified with the calculated grades system during an external review. These errors have since been corrected

Students who missed out on a college course due to Leaving Cert calculated grades errors will be included in the next round of college place offers issued this week.

Up to 450 new college places will be required for students who received lower grades than they deserved due to errors by the Department of Education. Round 4 offers, due to go to students this Thursday morning, will include students affected by these errors.