Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider a change to the current leaving certificate that would allow fifth year students studying higher level maths to take the ordinary level maths paper at the end of fifth year and to have that factored into their leaving certificate results in the event that they fail the higher level paper, in an effort to reduce the number of students that revert to ordinary level in the immediate run up to their exam; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44079/12]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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This issue has been raised in a number of reports (Report of the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs on Raising National Mathematical Achievement and the Report of the Project Maths Implementation Support Group) and the Department of Education and Skills and the State Examinations Commission considered response is that this proposal could lead to an unsound educational experience for students.