Covid-19: Thirteen outbreaks in schools since early SeptemberTeachers’ union says delays getting test results are severely disrupting schoolsThu Sept 17 2020 - 16:51
Leaving Cert: How to access your class ranking informationStudents are legally entitled to obtain data by making ‘subject access requests’Thu Sept 17 2020 - 14:06
More than 12,000 Leaving Cert students appeal calculated gradesRecord rechecks follow controversy over extent to which some results downgradedWed Sept 16 2020 - 20:14
‘My parents are super-proud’: Dublin-based student name-dropped by von der Leyen18-year-old Syrian refugee and medical student hopes her story will inspire othersWed Sept 16 2020 - 19:59
School Covid-19 safety check results will not be shared with parentsInspectors to begin visiting schools to ensure safe and sustainable reopeningWed Sept 16 2020 - 02:06
Catholic schools say they are powerless in bid to end ‘sibling-first’ admissionsDublin Archdiocese asks schools to remove priority enrolment policy for siblingsMon Sept 14 2020 - 21:37
Catholic primary schools in Dublin to end ‘sibling-first’ enrolment policiesArchdiocese asks schools to remove priority entry for brothers and sisters of existing pupilsMon Sept 14 2020 - 01:06
Lawyers expect flurry of legal actions after release of teachers’ estimated gradesLeaving Cert students will have access to their school’s estimated marks from MondayMon Sept 14 2020 - 01:00
Calculated grades process: Agent of warped bias or great leveller?Schools of different types experience varied effects of 2020 Leaving Cert replacementMon Sept 14 2020 - 01:00
NUI Galway drops ‘behave responsibly’ pledge requirement‘Community promise’ no longer mandatory for students registering for academic yearSun Sept 13 2020 - 19:14
Universities to limit student deferrals amid fears many will want to take gap yearConcerns many college applicants may seek to defer due to Covid-19Sat Sept 12 2020 - 01:00
CAO points climb to record high across many coursesSeven courses break the 600 point barrierFri Sept 11 2020 - 21:25
Five takeaways from this year’s CAO resultsGrade inflation made points jump but extra places stopped them going through roofFri Sept 11 2020 - 19:51
CAO points for most college courses surge with some seeing 80-point hikes, new figures showGrade inflation results in points jumping with medicine in TCD up 5 to 735Fri Sept 11 2020 - 14:39
Have high-achieving schools lost out under the calculated grades process?Government sources feel the new system delivered results in the fairest way possible, with an overall increase in gradesFri Sept 11 2020 - 05:00
CAO points set to climb significantly for most college coursesSharp increase despite last-minute move to create thousands of extra third-level placesFri Sept 11 2020 - 02:00
Anger mounts at leading Dublin grind school over calculated gradesInstitute of Education claims analysis exposes ‘serious flaws’ in department’s modelThu Sept 10 2020 - 18:44
No plan to recast Leaving Cert grades for schools who ‘lost out’Calculated grades process biased against them, claim cohort of private academiesThu Sept 10 2020 - 02:13
Last-minute bid to ease CAO points pressure with 500 additional college placesConcern over impact of grade inflation on thousands of deferred college applicantsTue Sept 08 2020 - 21:39
Leaving Cert: South Dublin school says ‘warped bias’ downgraded studentsSt Kilian’s Deutsche Schule says there was dramatic drop in expected H1s for GermanTue Sept 08 2020 - 19:07
Countries with larger class sizes will find Covid rules more difficult – reportLatest data shows class sizes in Ireland’s primary schools are well above EU averageTue Sept 08 2020 - 14:07
Leaving Cert: Private schools turn to lawyers after ‘losing out’ in calculated gradesProcess ‘blind’ to social and economic status of schools, says Minister for EducationTue Sept 08 2020 - 03:55
Grade calculation: the precise method of markingTechnical report gives insights into Leaving Cert process of Department of EducationMon Sept 07 2020 - 21:10
Government may consider extra third level places if delayed applicants lose outResults for thousands of deferred college applicants ‘devalued’ due to grade inflationMon Sept 07 2020 - 20:55
Deferred college applicants: ‘It feels like my points are near worthless’Grade inflation set to ‘devalue’ results for thousands of deferred third-level hopefulsMon Sept 07 2020 - 20:39
Leaving Cert students across Ireland receive calculated exam resultsResults 2020: Dramatic increase in grades awarded to pupils under new processMon Sept 07 2020 - 13:19
Leaving Cert: New process results in highest grades on recordDramatic grade inflation will disadvantage thousands of deferred college applicantsMon Sept 07 2020 - 07:11
Leaving Cert 2020: Winners and losers from calculated gradesSchool leavers will benefit from grade inflation, but deferred college applicants may loseMon Sept 07 2020 - 06:00
Leaving Cert: Schools instructed not to discuss calculated grades with students60,000 Leaving Cert candidates will receive grades online at 9am on MondaySun Sept 06 2020 - 10:05
Leaving Cert results: All you need to know about calculated gradesConfused about standardisation or school profiling? We answer all your questionsSun Sept 06 2020 - 09:48
Government urged to ensure 20,000 deferred CAO applicants do not lose outResults for 25% of those seeking college places risk being devalued by grade inflationFri Sept 04 2020 - 18:36
‘The forgotten 20,000’: Deferred CAO applicants fear losing out on placesGrade inflation may ‘devalue’ results for thousands of applicants who took gap yearThu Sept 03 2020 - 19:36
Leaving Cert students will not have access to ‘highly sensitive’ class ranking dataTeachers’ unions feared details would damage student relationshipsThu Sept 03 2020 - 08:30
Schools face ‘chronic shortage’ of teachers in months ahead, unions warn‘High risk’ teachers anxious about returning to classrooms, Covid-19 committee hearsWed Sept 02 2020 - 13:42
Trinity climbs nine places in latest world university rankingsTCD holds position as Ireland’s leading university in table, followed by RCSI and UCDWed Sept 02 2020 - 13:04
CAO points set to rise under Leaving Cert calculated gradesTeachers awarded more than twice normal level of top grades to students this yearWed Sept 02 2020 - 02:10
Almost one fifth of teachers’ predicted Leaving Cert examination results to be downgradedControversial plans for ‘school profiling’ in calculated grades process to be dropped, Minister for Education confirmsTue Sept 01 2020 - 15:55
Leaving Cert: Will changes to calculated grades be enough avoid UK-style meltdown?Analysis: Government hopeful it has defused key landmines ahead of next week’s resultsTue Sept 01 2020 - 15:37
Q&A: How will calculated grade changes affect CAO points for college courses?Higher grades will push up points, but additional places may ease some pressureTue Sept 01 2020 - 15:36
Covid-19 cases will occur in schools in coming weeks, Glynn saysOpen letter assures public health teams will protect students and staff throughout returnMon Aug 31 2020 - 11:42
Leaving Cert students to learn details of adjustments to calculated grades process61,000 students are due to receive their calculated results at 9am on September 7thMon Aug 31 2020 - 01:00
Pupils risk losing bus services as private firms prepare to pull outConfey College is one of the schools where private operators say they cannot meet new rulesSun Aug 30 2020 - 16:58
Surge in applications among parents to homeschool childrenMany concerned over the heath risks of returning children to crowded classroomsSat Aug 29 2020 - 02:00
‘I can’t send my children to school ... They’re victims of my disease’Mother says children cannot attend school due to her medical condition, but are not entitled to remote tuitionSat Aug 29 2020 - 02:00
Extra college places to be provided for ‘high-demand’ coursesPlan aims to ease pressure on Leaving Cert applicants for nursing, medicine and lawFri Aug 28 2020 - 01:00
Vast majority of parents worried about safety of schoolsOne-fifth of parents unlikely to avail of Covid-19 vaccine, CSO survey findsThu Aug 27 2020 - 20:04
Schools reopen to a host of unanswered questionsMany principals and teachers say they are still waiting for clarity on key issuesThu Aug 27 2020 - 01:00
Garden shed will have to be used as Covid-19 isolation room, says schoolClonbonny National School says it is unable to comply with physical distancing rulesWed Aug 26 2020 - 18:37
Postponed Leaving Cert exams set for November evenings and weekendsStudents who receive calculated grades will have option of sitting written examsWed Aug 26 2020 - 17:08
Teachers and school principals clash over ‘risky’ school assembliesASTI directs members not to take part in any large gatherings of students and staffWed Aug 26 2020 - 06:00
