Fair Maths papers should leave most happy

The country’s Leaving Certificate students were examined in the first phase of the much-hyped Project Maths syllabus yesterday.

Maths Paper 2 was made up mostly of questions on elements of the new course which will form the basis of both Leaving Certificate papers in 2014.

Bríd Griffin, Teachers’ Union of Ireland maths spokeswoman, said the higher-level paper at first glance appeared to be more difficult than it really was and it was formatted in line with sample papers.