The Mathematics Exam Continues to Decline. Only High School Students Are Slowing Down

Five years have passed since the last attempt to return the compulsory mathematics exam to at least some fields of study, and this traditional "scarecrow" remains the bane of the high school leaving exam subjects. This year, 19% of all high school leaving exam students chose mathematics. This is an "increase", but only from the previous low of 17%. It is still true that mathematics has fallen to the bottom among high school leaving exam subjects…