On Wednesday, 29th April, Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O'Sullivan announced a major reforms to the Leaving Certificate grades system and CAO points system after a broad consultation process. The changes will be implemented for the 2017 Leaving Certificate.
On Wednesday, 29th April Jan O'Sullivan, Minister for Education and Skills (DES) announced the biggest changes to the Leaving Certificate grading system and CAO points system in 20 years. According to the DES the main changes are:
For more details about these reforms see the Press Release from the Department of Education and Skills. For further reading see the report published by the DES on 'Supporting a better transition from Second Level to Higher Education: Implementation and Next Steps'.
See also the website - transition.ie.
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