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State Examinations

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 25 November 2020

Wednesday, 25 November 2020

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Neale Richmond

Ceist:

123. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education if flexibility can be applied to students who are recommended by an educational psychologist to access reasonable accommodations in the certification examinations, RACE, in the junior certificate exams but are marginally above the cut-off point for a spelling, grammar and punctuation waiver; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39219/20]

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Freagraí scríofa

The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. This includes the operation of the scheme of Reasonable Accommodations in the Certificate Examinations.

In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

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