Both Berkeley Institute and CedarBridge Academy will accept "ill-prepared" students, who failed to meet minimum academic standards, into their classrooms next week.

But the Government will be expected to provide both schools with additional resources in order to get the failing students up to speed.

Previously Government announced that 24 students who failed a new transfer exam and would not be allowed to enter senior school and instead remain to repeat the year at their middle schools.

The decision irritated several parents who complained they were not made aware of the importance of the exam and some who questioned how their child could graduate with honours from their middle school in June only to be told in August they had failed a transfer test and would remain in middle school.

Several parents lodged official complaints. The Ministry of Education then decided to reverse its decision and allow all student, even those whose parents did not complain, to be promoted to high school.

The Ministry said the Appeals Committee determined that it was improper to change the function of the test given to M3 students from a placement test to an admissions test without notifying students or parents.

The failing students accounted for six percent of the M3 students across the public education system.

On Friday CedarBridge Academy Boards of Governors Chairman George Scott said: "Following joint consultation, The Berkeley Institute and CedarBridge Academy Boards of Governors have determined that they will abide by the decision of the appeals committee and admit the students in September.

"The respective Boards are satisfied that, while many of this year's senior school entrants are ill-prepared, measures will now be put in place at the middle school level to help ensure that in the future, all students are adequately prepared to commence their senior school education."

Berkeley Institute Board of Governor's Chairman Calvin White added: "The Ministry has agreed to implement a raft of measures with respect to the M3 students that will advance in September to ensure that they are not disadvantaged, inclusive of parental contracts, mentoring relationships with established groups and an altered curriculum.

"Further, having consulted with The Berkeley Institute Principal, we will look carefully at the areas of deficit for each of these students and make decisions regarding, for example, replacing an elective with a reading course and perhaps having the student take two English classes simultaneously, with one of those being remedial.

"Students may also have to agree to mandatory supervised homework time after school at least two or three days per-week. It is imperative that we provide as much support as possible right at the outset to ensure student success.

"It is my understanding that similar measures will be implemented at CedarBridge Academy."