Paul McGrath
Ceist:200 Mr. McGrath asked the Minister for Education the number of rechecks requested in each subject in the leaving certificate in (a) 1988 and (b) 1989; and the outcome of such rechecks.
Written Answers. - Rechecks of Leaving Certificate Subjects.
I propose to give the information requested at (a) and (b) in the form of a tabular statement for inclusion in the Official Report.
Leaving Certificate Appeals
|
Subject |
1988 |
1989 |
|||
|
No. of appeals |
No. of changes |
No. of appeals |
No. of changes |
||
|
Irish |
HL* |
184 |
20 |
181 |
20 |
|
OL* |
65 |
— |
63 |
2 |
|
|
English |
HL |
741 |
20 |
961 |
39 |
|
OL |
121 |
2 |
145 |
13 |
|
|
Maths. |
HL |
146 |
3 |
282 |
4 |
|
OL |
150 |
— |
166 |
5 |
|
|
French |
HL |
259 |
3 |
318 |
12 |
|
OL |
23 |
— |
30 |
2 |
|
|
German |
HL |
27 |
4 |
63 |
6 |
|
OL |
1 |
1 |
— |
— |
|
|
Spanish |
HL |
12 |
1 |
10 |
— |
|
OL |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Italian |
HL |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
OL |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
History |
HL |
244 |
1 |
161 |
6 |
|
OL |
4 |
— |
8 |
3 |
|
|
Geography |
HL |
238 |
3 |
300 |
4 |
|
OL |
6 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
|
|
Biology |
HL |
325 |
2 |
377 |
14 |
|
OL |
6 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
|
Home Economics S/S |
HL |
177 |
6 |
90 |
3 |
|
OL |
3 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
|
Home Economics Gen. |
HL |
5 |
— |
7 |
— |
|
OL |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Business Org. |
HL |
288 |
23 |
186 |
21 |
|
OL |
13 |
— |
6 |
1 |
|
|
Accounting |
HL |
157 |
16 |
218 |
18 |
|
OL |
8 |
1 |
12 |
3 |
|
|
Economics |
HL |
138 |
3 |
116 |
4 |
|
OL |
1 |
1 |
2 |
— |
|
|
Chemistry |
HL |
227 |
4 |
140 |
3 |
|
OL |
2 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
|
Physics |
HL |
122 |
— |
265 |
3 |
|
OL |
6 |
— |
3 |
1 |
|
|
Physics & Chemistry |
HL |
26 |
1 |
19 |
— |
|
OL |
1 |
— |
2 |
— |
|
|
Agri. Science |
HL |
16 |
— |
19 |
1 |
|
OL |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Agri. Economics |
HL |
16 |
— |
8 |
1 |
|
OL |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Tech. Drawing |
HL |
28 |
— |
65 |
— |
|
OL |
— |
— |
4 |
— |
|
|
Constr. Studies |
HL |
5 |
— |
8 |
— |
|
OL |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Engineering |
HL |
2 |
1 |
1 |
— |
|
OL |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Latin |
HL |
15 |
— |
15 |
— |
|
OL |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Art |
HL |
207 |
17 |
120 |
17 |
|
OL |
2 |
2 |
4 |
— |
|
|
Classical Studies |
HL |
4 |
— |
9 |
1 |
|
OL |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Music |
HL |
20 |
— |
56 |
— |
|
OL |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Applied Maths. |
HL |
19 |
— |
27 |
1 |
|
OL |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
|
|
Economic History |
HL |
4 |
1 |
5 |
— |
|
OL |
— |
— |
— |
— |
* HL = Higher Level; OL = Ordinary Level.