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DkIT Maths Entry Examination

Details of the additional Maths Entry Examination at Dundalk Institute of Technology.

DkIT is running an additional Maths Entry Examination to allow applicants to pass the Additional Maths Entry Requirements on the following level 8 programmes:

If you have met the basic maths entry requirement for a level 8 programme at DkIT but have failed to meet the additional Maths Entry Requirements for the above programmes, we may be able to help. We are running an additional Maths Entry Examination to allow applicants to have a second chance at meeting these additional Maths Entry Requirements.

Please see more information in the Maths Entry Requirements document and a sample paper for you to see what the exam will look like.


Who is the Exam for?

The DkIT Maths Entry Examination is aimed at candidates who:

  • have either sat the Higher Level Maths paper for the Leaving Certificate

OR

  • have studied the Higher Level Maths syllabus to an advanced level during their senior cycle and may have opted for the Ordinary Level Maths paper.

When will the exam be held?

The 2023 DkIT Maths Entry Examination will take place on Monday the 4th of September 2023.


How to Register

All participants must pre-register by 5 pm on Tuesday the 29th of August 2023 and must participate in the preparation sessions which will take place from the 30th-31st of August 2023.

To register please email carmen.maritan@dkit.ie


Preparation for the exam

In advance of the DkIT Maths Entry Examination, you will be required to participate in a short preparation course on the 30th/31st of August  (further details will be provided after registration).


How do I register to sit the exam?

Pre-Registration for the Maths Entry Examination and the Preparation Course is essential and must be done by emailing carmen.maritan@dkit.ie before 5pm on the 29th of August 2023.

The Entry Examination will be conducted in accordance with Government guidelines – if you have any questions/ concerns on this please contact carmen.maritan@dkit.ie.


How much does the exam cost?

The fee for the Maths Entry Exam is €30. The Preparation Session is included in this price.


Results of the exam

The final results from the Maths Entry Examination will be taken into account for second and third-round offers. Results will be available within a few days of the examination.


Enquiries about this exam:

The entrance exam is being organised by the Department of Computing Science and Mathematics at DkIT.

For all enquiries relating to the exam. Please contact Carmen Martin (Carmen.Maritan@dkit.ie) or Fiona Lawless (E. Fiona.Lawless@dkit.ie; T. +353(0)429370200)


Additional Supports

If you have a learning difficulty, disability or medical condition and need any reasonable accommodations for the exam such as separate room, extra time, reader and/or scribe, etc., you may request exam supports once the Leaving Certificate results are issued.

Please contact the Disability Office, email geraldine.kneel@dkit.ie and include your CAO number in this correspondence. Please note any request will need to be backed up by documentation.

  • Fiona Lawless
  • Department of Computing Science and Mathematics

 

 

  • Geraldine Kneel
  • Disability Office
  • Disability and Student Quality Officer