Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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396. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the Leaving Certificate Chief Examiner has to ensure that exam results for each subject fit within a bell shaped curve statistical chart in order that the spread of grades is balanced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38406/13]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations including organising the holding of examinations, determining procedures in places where examinations are conducted including the supervision of examinations and making arrangements for the marking of work presented for examination.

In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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397. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the leaving certificate examiner would mark a student's grade down considerably to ensure that the statistical chart for that subject is balanced to fit within the bell shaped curve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38407/13]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations including organising the holding of examinations, determining procedures in places where examinations are conducted including the supervision of examinations and making arrangements for the marking of work presented for examination.

In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.