Since its rollout in 2017, the Junior Cycle replaced traditional As, Bs and Cs with grade descriptors such as merit (55-74 per cent), higher merit (75-89 per cent) and distinctions (90 per cent ...

Minister for Education, Helen McEntee has announced major changes to the Junior Cycle ... be the same number of grade bands as prior years, with the top four grade descriptors, Distinction ...

with the top four grade descriptors, Distinction, Higher Merit, Merit, and Achieved, being evenly distributed in bands of fifteen percentage points. Minister for Education, Helen McEntee has announced ...

It will be in place for this year’s exams Students will have a better chance of achieving higher grades under the new system. Photo: Stock image Children sitting the Junior Cycle exams this year ...

It will be easier for Junior Cycle students to achieve the two top grades in their exams under changes to Junior Cycle grade bands announced by Minister for Education Helen McEntee. Marks for the ...

"For students preparing for the Junior Cert, there is good news too. The grade bands at Junior Cycle will be amended. “With the top four grade band now becoming evenly distributed, this will ...

You can check out at any time. More info Junior Cycle grades will be overhauled ahead of June’s exams as part of plans to be announced by Education Minister Helen McEntee. It is now expected ...

The new Junior Cycle grading system is to be updated in time for the exams this summer, with more students expected to receive higher grades as a result. The minister for education Helen McEntee ...

MAJOR changes are hitting the Junior Cycle, with thousands of students sitting exams in just a few weeks set to be affected by new grade bands. Minister for Education Helen McEntee said that the ...

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