Another of the big ones dropped today, as students sat down to take on Maths Paper 1. Here, Brian Scully and Jean Kelly, Mathematics teachers at The Institute of Education, give their reaction to the ...

This year’s higher-level maths paper contained short questions that got to the point, and was a clear response to criticism that the new Project Maths syllabus was too wordy, teachers have said. “The ...

A teacher has given his initial reaction to Leaving Cert Maths paper one, which students completed on Friday. “Overall, the 2025 Leaving Cert Higher level Maths Paper 1 was quite nice for students, ...

On Friday, the Leaving Cert higher level maths paper 1 left some students in tears and prompted one school principal to write to the State Examinations Commission to complain about the ‘unjust’ exam.

Higher-level maths students faced a challenging paper, but many will have been pleased with the overdue appearance of financial maths, teachers have said. Brendan O’Sullivan, a maths teacher at Davis ...

Exam chiefs said marking of the Leaving Cert higher-level maths was “at the more lenient end of the normal range” although it is standing by its controversial Paper 1. There was a storm of protest ...

In this entry to our Leaving Cert Diary we look back on Maths Paper 1 and Geography. The first week is done! Make sure to rest and relax this weekend. Thanks to Kayleigh from Athlone, Co Westmeath and ...

Students exiting the 2023 Leaving Cert higher level maths exam will be feeling pretty tired this evening, teachers believe, following a ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ style exam that was far from a cake walk. The ...