Irish Examiner View: Avoid exam results chaos at all costs

Home-schooled Mayo Leaving Cert student Elijah Burke won a High Court challenge over the calculated grades process. Picture: Collins Photography.

The High Court victory by Elijah Burke, a home-schooled Leaving Cert student who was denied calculated grades by the Department of Education, has direct implications for an estimated 10 students in the same situation. 

It is a relatively small number but yesterday’s court decision will touch a nerve with the 61,000 Leaving Certs awaiting calculated grades on 7 September.