1st to 3rd year · One terminal exam plus classroom-based assessments
Junior Cert Maths Grinds
Gaps in algebra and fractions that quietly compound, and the decision about whether Higher Level is realistic for Leaving Cert.
Get in touchJunior Cycle maths, by the numbers
National figures from the most recent sitting.
- 8%
- achieved a Distinction at Higher Level
- Roughly double the 4% of the previous year
- 85%
- needed for a Distinction
- Lowered from the old 90% threshold
- 11%
- did not pass maths
- One of the highest non-pass rates of any Junior Cycle subject
National figures, 2025 exam sitting. Sources: Junior Cycle 2025 results coverage, Junior Cycle grading system. The State Examinations Commission does not publish results by county.
The course, strand by strand
Everything on the Junior Cycle syllabus. Sessions weight toward whichever strands are costing you marks.
- 01Number
- 02Algebra
- 03Geometry and Trigonometry
- 04Statistics and Probability
- 05Functions
Junior Cycle grinds by county
Online everywhere, so the county you are in changes nothing about the session.