Sign up to The Irish Times Archive (1859 - 2008)My Account »

Thu 08 Aug 2006Business group concerned over high failure rate in maths papersReaction:The one in five failure rate at ordinary and foundation level Leaving Certificate maths has been identified as an area of grave concern by the business and employers group, Ibec.Additional figures showing an 8 per cent decrease in the number of students sitting higher level maths will negate against the State's attempts to create a high-tech sector using graduates with strong numeracy skills, according to the assistant director of policy at Ibec, Caroline Nash.