Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Is the Minister aware of the distress experienced by many students as a result of the difficulty level of the leaving certificate mathematics ordinary level paper 1? Has she raised this issue with the State Examinations Commission?

Has the Minister discussed with it the importance of ensuring the marking schemes adopted in correcting these papers reflect the difficulty level students experienced on the day? I am sure the Minister knows, as I do, that many students are exceptionally distressed because this could put their leaving certificate in jeopardy as passing the mathematics examination is essential to passing the leaving certificate.

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