The High Court has dismissed a legal challenge taken by a 2020 Leaving Cert student against the process used to calculate grades for the exam.
Freddie Sherry, from Celbridge, Co Kildare, missed out on pharmacy at TCD after the 542 points estimated by his teachers at Belvedere College was reduced to 487 under grade standardisation.
He claimed the decision not to allow his school’s track record in the Leaving Cert to be considered in the calculations resulted in his mark being unfairly downgraded.
In dismissing his action today, Mr Justice Charles Meenan said the student hadn’t established that he suffered any material unfairness as a consequence of the Minister’s decision.
He also said it was clear his estimated marks from Belvedere College were significantly inflated and he wasn’t surprised to see them downgraded.
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