2017 Leaving Certificate Grades and Common Points Scales

2017 Leaving Certificate Grades and Common Points Scales Professor Philip Nolan President Maynooth University

New LC grade bands Percentage mark Current grade Percentage mark New grade 90 -100 A 1 90 -100 H 1/O 1 85 -89 A 2 80 -84 B 1 80 -89 H 2/O 2 75 -79 B 2 70 -74 B 3 70 -79 H 3/O 3 65 -69 C 1 60 -64 C 2 60 -69 H 4/O 4 55 -59 C 3 50 -54 D 1 50 -59 H 5/O 5 45 -49 D 2 40 -45 D 3 40 -49 H 6/06 25 -39 E 30 -39 H 7/O 7 10 -24 F 0 -29 NG H 8/O 8 0 -9 70 -74 2

New common points scale Higher Level Grade (%) New CAO Points (HL) New CAO Points (OL) Ordinary Level Grade (%) H 1 (90 - 100) H 2 (80 < 90) 77 H 4 (60 < 70) 66 H 5 (50 < 60) 56 56 O 1 (90 - 100) H 6 (40 < 50) 4 O 6 / H 7 88 H 3 (70 < 80) 2 H 5 100 46 46 O 2 (80 < 90) H 7 (30 < 40) 37 37 O 3 (70 < 80) H 8 (0 < 30) 0 28 O 4 (60 < 70) 20 O 5 (50 < 60) 12 O 6 (40 < 50) 0 O 7 (30 < 40) 0 O 8 (0 < 30) 3

LCVP and FE LCVP Grade Distinction Merit Pass Foundation Level Maths 1992 -2016 A 1 A 2 / B 1 Revised LCVP Points 66 46 28 2017+ Points F 1 F 2 20 12 4

New common points scale • Minimise random selection. • Fully tested and modelled on 2015 Leaving Certificate examination data. • Higher and ordinary level aligment. • Points for H 7 – to encourage higher level take-up – to recognise level of achievement (same as O 3) • H 7 accepted for matriculation • Bonus points for mathematics: 25 points for H 6 and above 5

Matriculation 2016 requirement 2017 LCE 2017 requirement 2016 LCE 2 HC 3 and 4 OD 3 2 H 5 and 4 O 6 / H 7 2 HD 1 and 4 OD 3 / HE 3 HC 3 and 3 OD 3 3 H 5 and 3 O 6 / H 7 3 HD 1 and 3 OD 3 / HE 6

Your support for ongoing reform…. • Broadening of entry routes • Simplification and harmonisation of matriculation and programme entry requirements 7