Sciences most at risk of cuts for Leaving

It would be a “dreadful shame” if budget cuts result in schools dropping chemistry and physics from the Leaving Certificate programme, a senior academic has said.

A new study warns that 64% of secondary schools may be forced to drop one or more Leaving Certificate subjects.

According to the study commissioned by the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland, the subjects most likely to be dropped by secondary schools in September are accounting, chemistry, physics and economics.