Do you offer maths grinds in Laois?

Yes. All grinds are online, so students anywhere in Laois get the same thing, whether you are in Portlaoise or somewhere with no tutor within an hour's drive.

How do online maths grinds work for students in Laois?

Sessions run over video with a shared whiteboard we both write on, so we work through problems together exactly as we would side by side. You need a laptop or tablet and a steady connection.

What does it cost for a student in Laois?

Add your real rates here. Rates are the same everywhere, because the session is the same everywhere.

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Maths Grinds Laois

Laois has around twelve post-primary schools, most of the activity concentrated in Portlaoise with Portarlington, Mountmellick and Mountrath behind it. The county sits on the main Dublin to Cork line, which shapes the school day more than its size suggests.

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Portlaoise is a commuter town in practice. A significant share of parents travel to Dublin daily, and the evening that remains after a return trip is short. That is the single biggest obstacle to in-person grinds here: the tuition is available, the hour to drive to it is not.

The county has a reasonable local grinds scene by the standards of the midlands, mostly concentrated in Portlaoise itself. Students in Portarlington, Mountmellick, Rathdowney and the rural south have much less, and the gap inside the county is wider than the gap between Laois and anywhere else.

Laois students sitting Higher Level are frequently aiming at courses in Carlow, Athlone or Dublin where maths is a requirement rather than a preference. The question is usually whether Higher Level is holdable, not whether a H1 is reachable, and those need different plans.

What Laois students are up against

These are national figures. The State Examinations Commission does not break results down by county, so nobody can honestly tell you how your county compares.

11%: got a H1 in Higher Level maths; Down from 12.6% in 2024, and well up on 6.4% in 2019
27.3%: got a H1 or H2; Of the 23,450 students who sat Higher Level maths in 2025
36.3%: of students now sit Higher Level; Up from 15.8% in 2011, a 130% rise since bonus points came in
25: bonus CAO points for Higher Level; Awarded for 40% or above. 22,183 students earned them in 2025

National figures, 2025 exam sitting. Sources: RTÉ, Leaving Cert 2025 results, RTÉ Brainstorm, 2025. The State Examinations Commission does not publish results by county.

Which exam are you sitting?

Leaving Cert maths grinds in Laois

The jump to Higher Level Paper 1, especially calculus and algebra, plus the 25 bonus CAO points riding on staying at Higher Level.

Junior Cycle maths grinds in Laois

Gaps in algebra and fractions that quietly compound, and the decision about whether Higher Level is realistic for Leaving Cert.

Students across Laois

Online grinds mean the distance from Portlaoise to anywhere else stops mattering. Laois has around 12 secondary schools, and students come from all over the county.

Portlaoise
Portarlington
Mountmellick

Maths grinds in Laois

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