Extra year may help maths and mechanical and technical drawing students

When you compare the Junior Cert maths to the Leaving Cert maths, there is a radical difference in quantity and difficulty to what has to be learned.

The same applies to mechanical drawing (Junior Cert) and technical drawing for the Leaving Cert (their names in years gone by — I believe their equivalents today are technical drawing for the Junior Cert and design and communication for the Leaving Cert).

Many hours and energy in the thinking department is asked for when getting a handle on these subjects, and if a student hits a dead end, this can turn him or her off all or most of their schooling. If they had an extra year, it may help.