Billy Ryle: Celebrate The Results But Keep An Eye On What Happens Next

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Billy Ryle says Kerry’s 2022 Leaving Cert Class can celebrate superb results but must also keep a close eye on a fast-moving timeline…

RESULTS ARE OUT

The long wait for 61,107 Leaving Cert candidates (58,056 LC Established & 3,051 LC Applied), including 2,009 candidates from Kerry (1,902 LC Established & 107 LC Applied) finally ended at 10am today when results were issued by the State Examinations Commission (SEC) directly to candidates through the Candidate Self Service Portal (CSSP) at www.examinations.ie. Leaving Cert results were also available in candidates’ schools at 10am.

POST MARKING ADJUSTMENT

Following a ‘linear adjustment’ to ensure that the 2022 Leaving Cert results would be no lower than last year’s exceptional results, this year’s results are on par with the 2021 results.

After the marking of exam scripts, results in 2022 were lower than in 2021 right across the board. In order to raise the results to the 2021 level, additional marks were added to all exam scores on a gradually reducing scale from 11% at the bottom to 2.7% at the top of the scale.

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No marks were adjusted downward. Of the 410,161 grades awarded in the traditional Leaving Cert, 50.5% increased by one gradeand 49.5% remained unchanged.

In the final analysis, the overall results this year are at the very high grades levels of 2021. For example, 14.3% of grades were at H1 level in 2021. This year its 14.4%.

CELEBRATE

The outstanding results are likely to keep CAO points at last year’s high level, but that’s an issue for next Thursday.

Today is a day for celebrating the achievement. Considering the hardship endured by the 2022 Leaving Cert cohort, they have done themselves and the country proud!

SUPERB

Leaving Cert results in Kerry are superb. Offers of third level college places will pour into the region when Round One is issued by the CAO at 2pm next Thursday, 8th Sept.

It looks as if Kerry’s CAO applicants will be top of the class in securing college places. More than 70% of Kerry’s Leaving Cert candidates are likely to progress to higher education. A further 20% will secure places in Further Education, Apprenticeships and Traineeships.

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DEFERRED SITTING

For a number of reasons, the Leaving Cert results were issued late this year. There was a deferred sitting of the Leaving Cert exam in July for students unable to sit exams in June due to serious accident, injury or illness, close family bereavement or Covid-19.

A total of 397 candidates sat the deferred exam, having missed out in June – 270 due to Covid, 43 due to a bereavement and 84 due to serious illness. More examiners were also needed and the SEC found it difficult to recruit a sufficient number of examiners this year.

COMMITMENT

The Government also gave a commitment that the 2022 Leaving Cert exam results would be, on aggregate, no lower than the 2021 results.

The SEC said that this extra time was needed to ensure that the results were adjusted accordingly. The Government has fulfilled this commitment but the consequences for CAO applicants won’t be known until next Thursday.

TIMELINE

Because of the late exam results, this year’s timelines for candidates to apply to view scripts and to lodge their appeal applications are very tight and moving faster than sprinter Israel Olatunde.

The SEC maintains that these timelines are essential to ensure that the remaining stages of the appeal process can be completed as quickly as possible.

I sincerely hope that the appeal results will be issued in time for candidates, who benefit from a CAO offer as a result of an upgrade, to take up the offer this year rather than having to defer it until 2023.

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MARKS

Candidates can see their marks, including marks for each subject component on the CSSP from 12.00 on Tuesday, 6th September.

Candidates can apply on the CSSP to view their scripts online from 17.00 on Tues, 6th Sept. until 20.00 on Wed., 7th Sept. It’s well worth viewing your marked scripts before deciding to appeal any subject(s) results.

VIEWING SCRIPTS

Both scripts marked manually and scripts marked online will be available to candidates for viewing.

In the case of the former, each candidate will be assigned one of three sessions on Sat., 10th Sept. Session One is from 9.00 to 11.00, Session Two is from 12.00 to 14.00 and Session Three takes place from 15.00 to 17.00.

Online access to view scripts that were marked online will also be available from 9.00 on Sat., 10thSept. to 12.00 on Sunday, 11th September.

GRADES APPEAL

Any candidate who wishes to submit an appeal application against an awarded grade – commonly called ‘applying for a recheck’ – can do so on the CSSP between 9.00 on Sat., 10thSept. and 12.00 on Mon., 12th Sept.

Until such time as the number of appeals is known, the SEC won’t commit to a specific date for publishing the appeal results.

CAO DATA

Latest CAO data confirms a final figure of 83,803 applicants, down slightly from 84,526 in 2021. 2,505 applicants have applied to CAO from County Kerry. That’s a 3% increase on the 2021 figure of 2,424.

The blue riband courses are again in high demand and will require high points to secure a course offer. However, with over 50,000 places on offer this year, applicants can be very hopeful of a college offer.

CAO ROUND ONE

To date, 11,345 offers have been issued by CAO in Round A and Round Zero to 9,256 special category applicants.

For all other successful applicants, Round One, the main round of offers, will be available online on 8th September at 14.00 and successful applicants will also receive offer notification by email and text message.

You can only accept one offer, in any round of offers, from either the Level 8 List (Honours Bachelor Degree) or the Level 7/6 List (Ordinary Bachelor Degree/Higher Certificate).

You may accept a Round One offer online until 15.00 on Wednesday, 14th September. An offer automatically lapses unless you accept it on time. Round Two offers will be available online at 10.00 on 19th September.

The very best of luck to all candidates getting Leaving Cert results on Friday.

SEC/CAO TIMELINE 2022

✓ Fri., 2nd Sept: Leaving Cert results issued online at 10.00
✓ Tues., 6th Sept: Candidates can see their marks on the CSSP from 12.00
✓ Tues., 6th Sept: Online application to view exam scripts opens at 17.00
✓ Wed., 7th Sept: Online application to view exam scripts closes at 20.00
✓ Thurs., 8th Sept: CAO Round One offers online from 14.00
✓ Fri., 9th Sept: CAO available place facility opens at 12.00
✓ Sat., 10th Sept: viewing of scripts marked manually from 9.00 to 11.00 (Session 1)
✓ Sat., 10th Sept: viewing of scripts marked manually from 12.00 to 14.00 (Session 2)
✓ Sat., 10th Sept: viewing of scripts marked manually from 15.00 to 17.00 (Session 3)
✓ Sat., 10th Sept: viewing of scripts marked online from 9.00
✓ Sat., 10th Sept: application to appeal open at 9.00
✓ Sun. 11th Sept: viewing of scripts marked online closes at 12.00
✓ Mon. 12th Sept: application to appeal closes at 12.00
✓ Wed., 14th Sept: accept Round One offer by 15.00
✓ Mon., 19th Sept: CAO Round Two offers online at 10.00
✓ Wed., 21st Sept: accept Round Two offers by 15.00
✓ Tues., 27th Sept: CAO Round Three offers online at 10.00
✓ Thurs., 29th Sept: accept Round Three offers by 15.00
✓ TBC: results of Leaving Cert appeals released
✓ Many Post-Leaving Cert (PLC) Courses still have vacancies
✓ Apply now to State Agencies for training courses
✓ Many schools cater for repeat Leaving Cert students
✓ The confidential help line free phone number is 1800 265 165
✓ Good luck to all candidates getting Leaving Cert results today

• Billy Ryle is a Career Guidance Counsellor and Educational Commentator

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