Richard O'Donoghue (Limerick County, Independent) | Oireachtas source

This week, people have contacted my office about issues relating to grading, similar to my colleague, Deputy Michael Healy-Rae. They have been downgraded from H1s to H2s. I have asked students to give me their results from third, fifth and sixth year. In all cases that my office has received, those do not reflect the grades they have received for their leaving certificate. They have been downgraded by one or two grades. People have been getting grinds and their teachers have written reports to say that they excel and they have been downgraded. They have lost out. One girl has wanted to teach all her life. She is short by four points for teaching because she was downgraded in two subjects.

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