The practice has been dropped after it caused an uproar in the UK.
Image via Pexels.comA school's academic track record will no longer be taken into account when calculating Leaving Cert grades.
The practice has been dropped after it caused an uproar in the UK when A-level results were published.
With less than a week until Leaving Cert results are issued, Cabinet is set to sign off on two crucial items, the algorithm for determining grades and a plan that will boost the number of available college places.
The Department of Education puts all estimated grades submitted by schools through a series of checks and balances. A schools previous performance was to be taken into consideration.
However, the fall out from a similar system in the UK is likely the reason that it will now no longer be used here to finalise results. It's expected it will result in inflated grade and increase demand for certain college courses.
Both the Education Minister and Higher Education Minister will provide an update on both matters this afternoon.
