Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will direct the calculated grades executive office for its most rapid response to students who appealed their calculated grades via the student portal, that is, for stage 1 and 2 of the appeals process checking the accuracy of data transcribed (details supplied). [27763/20]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The Calculated Grades Student Portal reopened on 14 September to enable students to view their estimated percentage marks and calculated marks and allow them to consider this data if they were considering an appeal of their Calculated Grade.

The appeals process is a process review focussed on looking for errors in the transmission and processing of student data through the process.  It is not possible to appeal the information (estimated percentage mark or rank order) provided by the school.  Due to the nature of the Calculated Grades system the professional judgement of the school is outside of the appeals process.  The design of the statistical model and the application of the national standardisation process is also outside of the scope of the appeals process. 

At the time of closing the appeal application process on Wednesday 16September, some 12,300 students had appealed almost 33,700 grades. 

Every effort is being made to process appeals as quickly as possible but it is not possible at this time to commit to a date for the issue of the appeal results.  Students will be notified of this date as soon as possible. It is not possible to provide an expedited appeal for any student or group of students.  All appeals will be processed, and results released, simultaneously to ensure fairness and equity to all.

The CAO will be automatically notified by my Department of the outcomes of the appeals process.

Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of judicial reviews that have mentioned her or her Department on leaving certificate grading to date. [27781/20]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The decision to adopt a model of Calculated Grades by my Department was a direct result of COVID-19, which prevented the state from running the conventional Leaving Certificate Examinations.

I, and/or my Department, have been named on a total of six judicial reviews. Of these, two have had their judgement delivered but are under appeal. One further judicial review was withdrawn by the applicant.