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The Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has updated Leaving Certificate 2020 students on matters relating to the corrected, higher Calculated Grades which are to issue to some students.

The Department of Education and Skills will re-open the student Calculated Grades portal at 6pm today, Saturday 3 October, and all students who are due to receive corrected, higher grades, will be able to access their results.

When the portal is reopening students will receive a text message to say whether their grade is changing to a higher grade or not.

The Department will e-mail students whose grades have been corrected.

Students who receive improved marks will also be able to see these new marks in the portal. 

5,408 students will receive a higher grade, by one grade band, in one subject. 
621 students will receive a higher grade, by one grade band, in two subjects.
71 students will receive a higher grade, by one grade band, in three or more subjects.
6,870 grades in total will increase affecting 6,100 students. Read press release