How girls outperformed boys
Percentage of honours: As, Bs and Cs
BOYS GIRLS
Irish 74.9% 83.9%
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English 71.6% 82.6%
Maths 77.8% 79.6%
History 70.1% 72.6%
Geog 74.7% 76.5%
French 64.5% 74.3%
German 68.9% 77.0%
Arts 81.2% 91.2%
W'dwork 87.0% 85.3%
Home Ec 85.4% 94.9%
M'work 88.3% 82.9%
Science 78.0% 82.9%
Religion 81.6% 91.3%