A decision on a legal challenge taken against the process used to calculate Leaving Cert results last year is due to be delivered today.

The action, taken by a student from Celbridge, County Kildare, is a test case, with up to sixty other cases waiting on today’s outcome.

Freddie Sherry missed out on pharmacy at Trinity College after the 542 points estimated by his teachers at Belvedere College was reduced to 487 under grade standardisation.

A school’s previous performance in the State exam was initially going to considered in the calculation of grades.

But concerns were raised about the potential to give students in good schools an unfair advantage, while doing the opposite to those in disadvantaged schools.

Freddie claims the decision to wipe his school’s previous track record from the process resulted in his grade being unfairly downgraded.

His side described it as an “unlawful interference” by the Minister for Education.

Meanwhile, Government lawyers claimed there was no reason for him to believe he would have done better if that data was included.

A judgement is due today.