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.

Quinn confirms bonus maths points to be reviewed in three years

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.

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