Leaving Certificate

Leaving Certificate Mathematics is provided at three levels:

• Higher
• Ordinary
• Foundation 

with separate syllabuses for each level.

Subject content is presented at Ordinary level and Higher level under the headings:

• Arithmetic (OL only)
• Algebra
• Geometry
• Trigonometry
• Sequences and Series
• Functions and Calculus
• Discrete Mathematics and Statistics
• Options (HL) :

1. Further Calculus and Series
2. Further Probability and Statistics
3. Groups
4. Further geometry

• Options (OL) :

1. Further Geometry
2. Plane Vectors
3. Further Sequences and Series
4. Linear Programming

At Foundation level, subject content is presented under the following headings:

• Number systems
• Arithmetic
• Areas and volumes
• Algebra
• Statistics and probability
• Trigonometry
• Functions and graphs
• Geometry