Demystifying the Bell Curve: Why You Didn’t Fail Maths Paper 1 in 2023 (+ our Predictions for Results!)
99.5% of students in 2023 passed Higher Level Maths – you are safe!
Leaving Cert Maths Syllabus Simplified 2023
As Roy Keane once said: Fail to prepare, prepare to fail – so get organised!
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Leaving Cert Maths Paper 2 Topics: A Comprehensive Overview
If paper 1 wasn’t hard enough, well, best of luck with paper 2!
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Leaving Cert Maths Paper 1 Topics: A Comprehensive Overview
Table of Contents Introduction On both the Higher and Ordinary Leaving Cert Maths syllabus, there are two final papers, Maths Paper 1 and Paper 2. Each paper is 2.5 hours long and looks almost identical from the front cover, but Maths Paper 1 tests completely different topics and skills than Paper 2. It’s important to
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Junior Cycle Maths Formulae: Everything You Need to Know to Succeed in 2023!
Table of Contents Introduction Who else was shocked when their maths teacher told them that all the Junior Cycle Maths formulae are printed in a booklet and provided on exam day? I know I was! It’s handy that we don’t have to memorise all of the Junior Cycle Maths formulae! However, the Formula and Tables
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New Junior Cycle Grading System 2023 Explained
The Junior Cycle Programme has reformed, and so has the Junior Cycle grading system. The new grading system includes a total of 6 grade descriptors: Distinction, Higher Merit, Merit, Achieved, Partially Achieved, and Not Graded. While these are only applicable to the Junior Cycle state exams, aka the Junior Cert, Classroom-based assessments (CBAs) have a
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Junior Cycle Maths Syllabus Simplified 2023
The Junior Cycle Maths Syllabus is a really important piece of literature to read ahead of the exams in June. The Junior Cycle Maths syllabus contains everything you need to know in order to sit the exam, and hence, everything you need to know to succeed! That said, the Junior Cycle Maths syllabus you’ll find
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Study Plan Tips: Save yourself a lifetime of pain, 5 minutes before bed
Being organised and having a study plan is the only true way to succeed in your exams. All of the study hacks in the world won’t help you unless you have your ducks in a row. And the best part is, you don’t even need to spend much time making a study plan – it
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Quit the “Pin the Blame on the Teacher” Game: How Taking Study Accountability Will Help You Succeed in Your Exams in 2023
This is a quote that we live by here at Breakthrough Maths: “(Study) accountability is the glue that ties commitment to the result.” – Bob Proctor We’ll explain all about this in a second, but first – raise your hand if you’ve ever had a teacher that just drives you up the wall. They may
Outsmart the Examiner: 5 Eye-opening tips to cheat without cheating
We all wish we could just do away with exams altogether, or at the very least, outsmart the examiner and achieve maximum results with minimal work. Have you ever seen the movie How to Cheat in the Leaving Certificate? It follows a group of sixth years and the lengths they go to to try to
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