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Wed 08 Aug 2008More than 5,000 Leaving Cert pupils fail maths
HIGH FAILURE rates in maths and science are the most striking features of the Leaving Cert results, published this morning. More than 5,000 Leaving Cert students have failed ordinary and foundation-level maths, making many ineligible for third-level courses, as maths is a basic requirement.
On a more positive note, the results show very strong performances in languages and music. Nine of the subjects with the highest honours rates are languages. There were also impressive results in higher-level applied maths, where 27 per cent scored an A grade and in chemistry, where 24 per cent got an A.
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