Students will find out in coming days if they've been affected.
Around 1 in 5 students could have received a false grade in this year's Leaving Cert.
It was revealed in the Dail last night that a further 6,500 students may have been given higher grades than they should have got.
Statement from the Minister for Education @NormaFoleyTD1 and the Department of Education and Skills regarding Leaving Certificate 2020 Calculated Grades Process https://t.co/gWqsrt8tmw
— education.ie (@Education_Ire) September 30, 2020
It's in addition to the same number of students who were unfairly downgraded by a mistake in the predictive grades system.
Students are due to find out in the coming days if they have been affected.