Grading and Available Subjects
| Percentage Range | Grade | Points for Higher |
Points for Ordinary |
Points for Foundation |
| 90 – 100 | A1 | 100 | 60 | 20 |
| 85 – 89.99 | A2 | 90 | 50 | 15 |
| 80 – 84.99 | B1 | 85 | 45 | 10 |
| 75 – 79.99 | B2 | 80 | 40 | 5 |
| 70 – 74.99 | B3 | 75 | 35 | 0 |
| 65 – 69.99 | C1 | 70 | 30 | |
| 60 – 64.99 | C2 | 65 | 25 | |
| 55 – 59.99 | C3 | 60 | 20 | |
| 50 – 54.99 | D1 | 55 | 15 | |
| 45 – 49.99 | D2 | 50 | 10 | |
| 40 – 44.99 | D3 | 45 | 5 | |
| 25 – 39.99 | E | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 – 24.99 | F | |||
| 0 – 9.99 | NG |
Below is the list of subjects available to Established Leaving Certificate students, though most schools only offer a limited number. There are three levels in the Irish exam system Higher (commonly referred to as Honours), Ordinary ( commonly referred to as Pass), and Foundation. Foundation Level may only be taken in two subjects: Irish and Mathematics. All other subjects may be sat in either Ordinary or Higher Levels. Percentage ranges are given on the table below, along with the points given for each grade. In general, a Higher Level grade is worth 40 points more than the equivalent Ordinary Level grade (e.g. a Higher C1 is 70, an Ordinary C1 is 30). However no points are awarded for a grade below D3 (below 40%). Thus if a student scores 40% on a Higher Level paper he/she will receive a D3, worth 45 points. But 39% on the same paper will score zero points.
The points allocations in the table below have been collectively agreed by the third-level institutions involved in the CAO scheme, and relativities that they imply have no official standing in the eyes of the State Examinations Commission or the Department of Education and Skills.
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