Written answers

Tuesday, 1 October 2013

Department of Education and Skills

State Examinations Issues

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the correction procedure for State examinations; the review process within the initial marking procedures; the number of appeals of a final grade that have been lodged in each of the past five years broken down into the percentage of each of these that received a higher grade and those that received a lower grade on appeal; the steps that have been taken to reduce the number of appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40613/13]

Photo of Ruairi QuinnRuairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

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