A total of just 2,820 students are due to sit the postponed Leaving Cert, which begins tomorrow. The exams will take place during evenings and weekends between November 16 and December 11. Students who have already received calculated grades and decide to sit the written exams will be given the higher marks of the two. Thousands of students were given calculated grades earlier this year after the Covid-19 pandemic say the postponement of the traditional exams. Around one in 10 students received grades lower than they deserved due to errors in the system.

Source: Irish Examiner November 15, 2020 07:30 UTC