Minister for Education says move to keep grades at record-high level of recent years was out of ‘fairness’ to students
“All of that had to be taken into consideration. I did give a commitment to the class of 2023 that, in aggregate, the grade profile achieved this year would be similar to the grade profile achieved last year and the year before that.”
She referenced a Higher Education Authority report which found that more than a quarter of all students in higher education graduated with a first-class honours degree in 2022, up from 21 per cent the previous year. Prof Pól Ó Dochartaigh, University of Galway’s deputy president and registrar, said Ireland was now an outlier compared with other countries that are returning to normal levels of grades.
Ms Foley also addressed the controversy over maths paper one at higher level, which was the subject of heavy criticism from many students who found it excessively hard.
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