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Education minister to tell pupils how they will be awarded exam grades this year

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Tuesday, 2 February 2021 at 08:12

By Q Radio news

Education Minister Peter Weir will today tell pupils sitting GCSE, AS and A-Levels how they will be awarded their grades this year.

For the second year in a row, summer exams have been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Last year grades calculated by schools were used to award pupils their qualifications.

Meanwhile, admissions criteria for all post-primary schools is due to be published by the Education Authority later today.

 

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