Freddie Sherry challenges Leaving Cert grades in High Court

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Freddie Sherry challenged the 2020 Leaving Certificate calculated-grades process in the High Court on 8 December 2020, claiming it unlawfully downgraded his result. His lawyers said the process excluded historical school performance data and reduced his estimated CAO points from 542 to 487. The challenge concerned his missed pharmacy place at TCD and was the lead case among approximately 50 similar challenges. The Minister and State denied breaching commitments on fairness and comparability, and argued that changing the process would be inappropriate or disproportionate. The hearing before Mr Justice Charles Meenan continued and was expected to last two weeks.