Education (Leaving Certificate 2021) (Accredited Grades) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages
Dail Éireann — 2021-05-19
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Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (SF), Cork South-Central

Yes, I have moved amendment No. 2. The purpose of the amendment is fairly straightforward. It is a concern that has been relayed to me by a number of students. A commitment was previously made that the collective junior certificate data of the cohort or year group would be used to determine the accredited grade, not any individual's performance. This is possible and, as I understand it, was done last year. Even where there is churn within a cohort, it is possible to unify the individual results and therefore to treat them as a collective. The data are significant, and individual students are worried about their junior certificate, which may not have been as good as it could have been or as good as they would have liked. What we are seeking in the amendment is a clear commitment from the Minister that the accredited grades will not be based on individual data. I would like to get a commitment from the Minister in that regard to the effect that it will be based on the collective group.

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Sitting date: 2021-05-19