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The addition of 25 extra points for students who pass honours maths in the Leaving Certificate may not have been a perfect policy approach.

The addition of 25 extra points for students who pass honours maths in the Leaving Certificate may not have been a perfect policy approach, in that it led to some disruption in points totals and university places this time last year. However it was the right thing to do. No, it has not solved all the problems relating to the shortcomings of students in maths and science subjects, but it was a move ...