Quinn confirms bonus maths points to be reviewed in three years

A bonus points system to encourage more students to take higher-level maths in the Leaving Certificate is likely to be reviewed in three years time, Education Minister Ruairi Quinn has confirmed.

More than one-in-four maths candidates sat the higher level paper, up from one-in-six two years ago and any student who got a D or higher in their result got an extra 25 points.

Mr Quinn said 94% of students who took the higher-level maths paper got the 25 bonus points, so the initiative to encourage more students take the exam had worked very well.