Leaving Certificate 2020 Calculated Grades: Statements
Dail Éireann — 2020-10-01
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Norma Foley (FF), Kerry

If students receive an upgrade, the completed file will be sent to the CAO. The CAO will make higher preference offers to those who are deserving of them at that point. We will move to do that as quickly as possible because I appreciate that it is important students receive those offers as quickly as possible.
I mentioned previously that students who receive an upgrade as a special arrangement this year, either as a consequence of the calculated grade or of taking the examination in November, will not have to pay any fees, registration or otherwise, and they will be eligible for the SUSI grant. On the number of places, I confirm and acknowledge the preparedness of the Minister with responsibility for higher education, Deputy Harris, and his Department to work with the Department of Education, the CAO and the Higher Education Authority to do all that is within our gift to ensure that the maximum number of students receive their offer and placement this year. That is the objective. It is important to reiterate that last year there were 17,000 appeals, of which 3,000 were successful and 600 students were upgraded and became eligible to receive higher preference offers. All of the 600, bar three, received their offer within the academic year last year. It is my absolute objective, in co-operation with the Minister, Deputy Harris, to ensure that, if at all possible, similar success will be achieved this year.

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Sitting date: 2020-10-01