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 ...

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 ...

More students are expected to get higher grades as a result of Junior Cert ... will apply to the 73,000 students due to sit their junior cycle State exams in the coming weeks.

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Students campaigning for changes say the new Junior Cycle scoring system, which replaces the traditional A, B, C, and D grades with distinctions and merits, is demotivating and disheartening.

What on earth is going on with grade deflation at junior cycle? The percentage of distinctions ... have a different set of descriptors again. In professional development for teachers regarding ...