Students throw shape at ‘fair’ drawing exam as things get technical

THE first of two technical drawing papers was faced by almost 6,000 Leaving Certificate students yesterday morning.

TUI subject spokesperson Pat O’Dwyer said the higher level paper had no surprises but reported thatstudents complained about the pressure of having to deal with seven surfaces in the interpenetration question.

ASTI spokesman John O’Sullivan said it was a fair paper and provided scope for students of varying abilities to do well. He said the ordinary-level paper was very fair and began with a nice introductory question on orthographic projection.