Third of schools dropping science subject for Leaving [Independent.ie]
- Published: 01 April 2010
EDUCATION cutbacks are leading to one in every three secondary schools dropping a science subject at Leaving Cert level.
Already 14pc of schools have dropped a science subject in the current academic year and a further 20pc say they will be forced to do the same before next September.
Physics is the biggest casualty, followed by chemistry, according to a survey carried out by the secondary teachers' union, the ASTI.
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