Ms Andrea Feeney:

The results of the leaving certificate over the past three years have been substantially different from what would have been the case up to 2019 because in 2020 we had calculated grades and in 2021 we had the combination of accredited grades and examinations. We had a return to examinations this year but with a post-marking adjustment in order to ensure that the results on the aggregate were no lower than they were in 2021. What the Minister has said in regard to 2023 is that there will be no cliff-edge in terms of a return to previous years. We take from that there will be some form of an incremental change but the final decisions on the shape of what 2023 will look like have not been taken at this point in time.