Draw for college places 'unfair to brightest pupils' [Independent.ie]
- Published: 08 September 2011
AN overhaul of the Leaving Certificate points system by introducing a lottery for university places could be a disincentive for the brightest students, the academic proposing the change admitted yesterday.
A university president last night also expressed concern about the proposal and how it would work.
In a report for the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) -- the body that monitors what is taught in schools -- Prof Aine Hyland set out a series of proposals for reform of the points system.
Her most controversial proposal is the introduction of a lottery system where universities set minimum-entry criteria for each course and everyone who meets these requirements is then entered into a lottery for a place.
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