The Department of Education is being urged to rethink the plan for predictive grading that's replacing the leaving cert this year.
It's after 280,000 UK students had their A-levels reduced by one grade or more from predicted results by an algorithm.
In the north, the Stormont Assembly is set to be recalled from summer recess to discuss the issue.
Green Party TD Patrick Costello says Ireland needs to learn from the mistakes made in the UK: