Leaving Cert maths paper helps settle the nerves

THE second round of maths papers was taken by Junior and Leaving Certificate students at more than 700 schools around the country yesterday morning.

Around five-in-six Leaving Certificate students took the second ordinary level paper which Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) spokesperson Imelda Moloney said had nothing untoward for most students.

Christina Kennedy of the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) said the availability of a formulae and tables booklet in the exam for the first time should have made geometry and other questions more accessible for many. While the final parts of some questions were challenging, she said the opening questions on area and volume should have settled most people’s nerves.