Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The 10% is in respect of the final portion. Obviously, the curriculum has been set. It is unfortunate that some schools are not participating to the full in the curriculum. The Deputy spoke about how marks would be allocated. In future 90% of the marks in the junior certificate will be based on a State Examinations Commission assessment of papers. There will be 10% for the students' own submission in their experience under some of the modules of the course. It is a student-created commentary that is examined by the SEC.

The final part will be a certificate of achievement that provides for pupils a whole range of achievements they had over the three years. These are assessed within the school.