Maths only subject where boys outperform girls

BOYS slightly stretched their lead in maths performance over girls in this year’s Leaving Certificate, but it remains the only popular subject in which they are more likely to get top grades at Higher Level.

Out of all 23,534 boys who took maths at Higher, Ordinary or Foundation level in June, 3,455, or 14.7%, got an honours grade (an A, B or C) in the Higher Level paper.

This compares with 12.8% (3,916 students) of all 25,509 girls who took a maths exam.