Mick Barry (Cork North Central, Solidarity)
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52. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of leaving certificate students that have had their leaving certificate grades upgraded as a result of a review to the calculated grade system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29992/20]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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On 03 October I announced that improved Calculated Grades would issue that day to students who received lower Calculated Grades than they should have, as a result of errors that were found in the Calculated Grades process.

As a result of rectification of these errors, a total of 6,100 students received higher calculated grades. This breaks down as follows:

- 5,408 students received a higher grade, by one grade band, in one subject,

- 621 students received a higher grade, by one grade band, in two subjects,

- 71 students received a higher grade, by one grade band, in three or more subjects.

CAO Round 4 offers issued on 8 October. As part of that round, I understand that 485 CAO applicants received new offers on this date on foot of having improved results following the errors in the Calculated Grades. These 485 applicants received 422 Level 8 offers and 75 Level 7/6 offers between them.

All of these applicants have an opportunity to start the courses offered in Round 4 in the current academic year.