Mr. Dalton Tattan:

-----and the lack of certainty would not have helped in that regard.

Regarding DEIS schools, the point the Senator made is important. While we know that we have made great progress through DEIS, we want to make further progress in genuinely closing that achievement gap so that all students have equality of opportunity. Of course, we will be very mindful of the standardisation approach we take in 2021, not least because we will have students who have just done the calculated grades or who are sitting the exams next week who may seek to compete in next year's CAO process.

We must ensure fairness there too. That will be part of the planning done for State exams. Ms Feeney will speak about the ranking process.