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  2. Leaving Certificate (Ireland) - Wikipedia

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    The highest seven grades 1-7 divide the marks range 100% to 30% into seven equal grade bands 10% wide, with a grade 8 being awarded for percentage marks of less than 30%. The grades at Higher Level and Ordinary Level are distinguished by prefixing the grade with H or O respectively, giving H1-H8 at higher level, and O1-O8 at ordinary level.

  3. Academic grading in the Republic of Ireland - Wikipedia

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    A number of points between 0 and 100 are awarded to students for each Leaving Certificate exam sat. The students then combine the points from their six top scoring exams, to obtain a final total score between 0 and 625. The number of points awarded for a particular grade depend on whether the student sat the exam for the 'Higher Level' course ...

  4. List of secondary school leaving qualifications - Wikipedia

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    For each leaving certificate student, they obtain a certain number of points coinciding with the results they received in their examinations. These results will then determine the qualifications of the student; Whether they get into university or whether they have to have an alternative method into what they wish to study.

  5. National Framework of Qualifications - Wikipedia

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    It encompasses learning at primary and second level, as well as acting as a benchmark for required standards for graduates of courses offered by QQI, and universities. [1] The framework consists of 10 "Levels", ranging from Certificates at Level 1 which signify initial learning to degrees at doctoral level.

  6. GCE Ordinary Level - Wikipedia

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    The Scottish equivalent was the O-grade (replaced by the Standard Grade). The AO-Level (Alternative Ordinary Level) was formerly available in most subject areas. Sometimes incorrectly known as the Advanced Ordinary Level, the AO-Level syllabus and examination both assumed a higher degree of maturity on the part of candidates, and employed ...

  7. Central Applications Office - Wikipedia

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    The CAO awards points to students based on their achievements in the Leaving Certificate examination. A student's points are calculated according to these tables, counting their best six subjects only (resulting in a maximum score of 625 points since 2012 with the introduction of the extra 25 points awarded to those who sit the honours ...

  8. General Certificate of Education - Wikipedia

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    For matriculation purposes C was the lowest pass grade. D, E and F grades were also shown for the first time—indicating that a paper had been sat but the student had not achieved a pass mark. In the late 1970s, A level certificates showed grades from A to F. At A level E was considered a pass for matriculation, and corresponded to 30%.

  9. Education in the Republic of Ireland - Wikipedia

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    Students normally begin this aged 15–17 the year following the completion of the Junior Cycle or Transition Year. The Leaving Certificate Examination, with required exams in English, Irish, and Maths (barring exemptions), and 3 or 4 optional subjects, is taken after two years of study usually at the ages of 17–19. [citation needed]