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JP McManus Scholarship

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  • 05-07-2016 10:37pm
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    Heyzelx
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭


    Does anyone know what the lowest points you can achieve to receive this scholarship?


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    reason vs religion
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    Heyzelx wrote: »
    Does anyone know what the lowest points you can achieve to receive this scholarship?

    In theory, because there must be at least two recipients from each county, there is no minimum. I think I remember reading on a previous boards thread of someone getting it with 520 points.


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    Oisin4
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    Has anyone an idea of what the points would be like in Galway?


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    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,142 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    AFAIK, points are only one factor. I know of at least one student got it on less than 500 points, but had some other real difficulties to contend with. Each case is different.


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    reason vs religion
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    spurious wrote: »
    AFAIK, points are only one factor. I know of at least one student got it on less than 500 points, but had some other real difficulties to contend with. Each case is different.

    Tbh, I'm not sure that's correct, Spurious. The DOE regulations make reference only to candidates being selected based on their performance in their best five subjects. It's conceivable, I guess, that the person you are aware of scored poorly in their sixth subject (bringing down their overall score), possibly in conjunction with having sat the leaving in a county with a small population.


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    spurious
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    Well, this was about, (calculates in head) maybe 6 or 7 years ago? Time flies when you start actually working out how many years have passed since past pupils left. From what I recall, the person in question had 490 points. It was in Dublin, though, so it wouldn't have been a small population.


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    Mr Rhode Island Red
    Registered Users Posts: 746 ✭✭✭Mr Rhode Island Red


    Say somebody got enough points and qualified for both a college-specific scholarship and the JP scholarship, which one would they be granted?


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