The bonus points initiative (BPI) was introduced in 2012 to incentivise the study of higher-level mathematics and with the long-term goal of improving students’ mathematical capabilities. Since its ...

Jean Kelly from Dublin's Institute of Education is here with six videos full of great advice and tips for Leaving Cert students preparing to sit the Maths Ordinary Level exam. Jean has a wide breadth ...

In 2025, more young people than ever have opened their A-level results to find out how they did in their maths exam. Once again, maths has been the most popular A-level subject, with 112,138 entries ...

On August 15 2024, over 107,400 young people in the UK nervously scanned their results, looking for their grade in A-level mathematics. It is the first time more than 100,000 people have taken any ...

Analysis: There's no doubt that bonus points are driving the uptake of Higher Level maths, but the initiative has had unintended consequences In Ireland, the proportion of students opting to complete ...