End draws closer for students as final week of State exams begins

The final week of the 2013 State exams got under way with physics and accounting for Leaving Certificate students.

Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) physics spokesman Ger Curtin spoke positively of the higher-level exam, taken by almost 5,000 of the 6,500-plus students entered for the subject.

He said the topics in most questions were well-received but some students were surprised not to see a full question on electromagnetism. A question on seismometers and earthquakes was topical, reflecting the recent trend of including real-world topics in the exam.