THE POINTS SYSTEM AND GRADING OF THE LEAVING CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION Eoghan Mac Aogáin Educational Research Centre, St Patrick’s College, Dublin The study described in this paper examines official figures for the grades awarded in 20 subjects in the Leaving Certificate Examination (LCE) at Ordinary and Higher levels in the period 1996 to 2005. Eleven subjects … Continue reading Irish Journal of Education, Vol. 36, 2005