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Capping

Head to head: an argument in favour of capping repeat exams at 40%

January 11, 2017 By SIN Staff

Head to head: an argument in favour of capping repeat exams at 40%

So since last year, if you have to repeat an exam in NUI Galway in the summer, the best result you can get is a bare pass, 40%. And this is only fair. The repeat exams are a safety net to stop people having to repeat a year, or fail a course. But they were never meant to be a get out of jail free card for people who didn't feel like putting the work in during the … [Read more...] about Head to head: an argument in favour of capping repeat exams at 40%

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