Leaving Cert 2022: No 'cliff edge' for grades, promises minister

Education minister Norma Foley speaking to media in the courtyard of Government Buildings yesterday as she outlined the arrangements for this year's Leaving Certificate. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Leaving Certificate students will be saved from any “cliff edge” in grades, Norma Foley, the education minister, has promised as she announced the return of traditional exams. Defending the much-criticised decision to ignore students’ call for a hybrid model, Ms Foley said there would be “considerable” choice on the papers and less content to be studied.

She also said students would not penalised and their results would not go down compared to last year.