A Leaving Cert student home-schooled by his mother has won his High Court challenge against the Minister for Education’s decision to exclude him from the calculated grades process. During the hearing the court heard that approximately 10 other students were in the same situation as Elijah. The judge said he was satisfied to quash the Minister’s refusal to provide Elijah with a calculated grade. It was also argued that there was a lack of credible, independent evidence upon which Elijah, who did not sit the Junior Certificate Examination could be given a calculated grade. The judgement was delivered by electronic means and final orders in the case will be mentioned before the Court at a later date.

Source: The Irish Times August 19, 2020 10:52 UTC