Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 February 2004
26 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Education and Science if his Department can tally up the points allocated to students when they receive their leaving certificate results in view of the danger that stressed out students will miscalculate the results they have achieved and the fact that individual points for each subject are already listed on the results page; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5221/04]
View answerThe State Examinations Commission has operational responsibility for the certificate examinations. The allocation of points to particular grades is a matter for individual third level colleges in collaboration with the Central Applications Office in accordance with their admission strategies. While the majority of courses attract points under the common points system, this is not true in all cases. Accordingly I consider it more appropriate that the calculation of points should continue to be a matter, which falls within the remit of the Central Applications Office.
