Concern over rates of failure in science and maths

Further increases in students taking Leaving Certificate science subjects and higher level maths have been offset by continued increases in numbers failing the exams writes Niall Murray.

Among the 55,708 students receiving their Leaving Certificate results at schools and other centres around the country this morning, 54,226 students sat maths exams. Of those, 15,198, or 28%, did the higher level exams.