End of 'grade inflation' as fewer get top marks [Independent.ie]
- Last Updated: Wednesday, 12 August 2009 16:31
THE number of pupils scoring the top Leaving Cert grades have fallen for the first time in years, results out today will show. The rise and rise of top grades at higher level has been arrested, and there is a slight downturn this year. The trend is most apparent in the number of As awarded, especially at A1 level, with a knock-on impact expected on CAO college-entry points
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