Quinn hints at higher points for science [IrishTimes]
- Published: 28 July 2011
OFFERING HIGHER points in the Leaving Certificate for science was one possible way of persuading more students to take subjects in that area, Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn has said.
“Yes, I will be looking for that kind of thing,” the Minister told reporters at the MacGill Summer School last night.
“The points system is decided by the universities and the third-level colleges themselves,” he said.
The Minister added that this was used as “a form of crowd-control” for students coming into the third-level system. Addressing the summer school on the topic 2031, 20 Years of Radical Reform , the Minister said there were major challenges that must be met with “radical and innovative measures”.
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