What should I study for maths junior cert?

What’s on the Junior Certificate Maths course?

• Algebra – Equations from Words.
• Algebra – Expressions.
• Algebra – Solving Equations.
• Algebra Inequalities.
• Applied Arithmetic – Financial Maths.
• Applied Measure – Area & Volume.
• Coordinate Geometry.
• Counting/Permutations.

What topics are on maths paper 2 Junior Cert?

Paper 2 Topics

• Statistics.
• Probability.
• Geometry.
• Trigonometry.
• Co-Ordinate Geometry.

Is there Honours maths in Junior Cert?

The proportion of students taking higher level maths at Junior Certificate level increased among both sexes last year.

What year is Junior Cert in Ireland?

The Junior Certificate examination is held at the end of the Junior Cycle in post-primary schools. The Junior Cycle caters for students aged from 12 to 15 years and students normally sit the exam at the age of 14 or 15, after 3 years of post-primary education.

How many subjects do you need to pass the Junior Cert?

The timetable will be radically altered, as schools are instructed to introduce a number of short courses, based on local needs and capabilities, to complement the eight to 10 subjects they will offer at exam level.

What is the Junior Cert like?

The Junior Certificate is assessed by means of a written examination at the end of the three-year programme, along with practical examinations and project work in some subjects and oral and aural examinations in Irish and continental languages.

What is the difference between maths paper 1 and 2?

Paper 1 is 1.5 hours in length with shorter questions. Paper 2 is 2.5 hours in length with extended answers to more in-depth questions, which is very useful preparation for extended problems encountered at the A Level standard.

Is Financial maths paper 1 or 2?

We were all really surprised to see a financial maths question – which has only ever featured on paper one – rear its head on paper two.

Is the Junior Cert going ahead 2020?

Junior Certificate examinations will not go ahead this year, Department confirms. Minister for Education Norma Foley briefed teaching unions on the plans this afternoon.