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Why do girls continue to outperform boys in school?

This year's leaving cert results see the same trends as previous years with girls outperforming t...

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15.03 15 Aug 2019


Why do girls continue to outperform boys in school?


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15.03 15 Aug 2019


This year's leaving cert results see the same trends as previous years with girls outperforming the boys on grades. Why does this gender imbalance exist? Are we letting our boys down? Find out what our callers had to say as we were joined by Brian Mooney, Education Columnist & Guidance Counsellor.


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