Offaly students praised by principals on Leaving Cert Results Day

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The students were the first set to begin secondary school in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Kemoy Blake, the technical drawing teacher at Winston Jones High School in Manchester, is used to his students achieving high passes in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination. But in his eight years at the school, this was the first time all his students scored grade ones in the subject area,

Over 70,000 Leaving Cert students will receive their exam results later today, with the overall trend showing fewer top marks awarded, as the impacts of grade deflation continue.