Higher and Ordinary Level Maths grinds for 3rd, 5th and 6th Year, in Kilkenny or live online. Term 1 is 15 weeks, taught the way the State exams ask the questions.
How booking works
Tap Book on your year — secure Stripe checkout, about two minutes. You'll get free Mathslive notes and your class access by email.
Use the student's own email, not a parent's — that's how they get into class and the recordings.
Priced by the term. Term 1 runs 15 weeks; Term 2 runs 19 weeks (17 for 5th Year), which is why the Term 2 price is higher.
Need to split the payment? Ring 086 065 9817 and we'll see what we can do. Starting mid-term is fine too.
In the final six weeks before the exams, every group steps up to an extra grind a week — 3rd, 5th and both 6th Year. And the 6th Years get two more on top: one grind before Paper 1 and one before Paper 2, the weekend each paper falls. No extra cost — all included.
Full notes, worked examples, flashcards and exam-question practice at Mathslive.ie — following the grind exactly, free for as long as you're with us.
Every grind is recorded. Students can watch back the same week — laptop, tablet, phone, however they want to. No-one falls behind because of a school trip or a sick day, and there is no need to ring us to arrange it: the recording is simply there.
Yes — a student can start at any point in the year. Every grind already covered is recorded, so a late starter watches them back and catches up quickly. Ring us on 086 065 9817 and we'll work out the cost for the part of the year that's left, rather than charging you for weeks that have already gone.
Yes. The grind runs inside the evening study window, so students stay in the building. Combining the two is what the Study + Grinds options are designed for.
Every chapter on the State Examinations Commission syllabus, taught in class, before the exam. Not "we'll see what we get to." We cover it all — and the high-frequency topics, the ones that show up on the paper year after year, get extra time.
€300 for the term for 3rd Year, 5th Year Higher and 6th Year Ordinary — that's one grind a week for the whole term. 6th Year Higher is €450 because it runs twice a week. Mathslive — full online notes, worked examples and exam practice — is included free. Need to split the payment? Ring 086 065 9817 and we'll see what we can do.
Each year group has one class, kept to a size where a student can ask a question and get an answer. It is a class, not a one-to-one — and for most students that is the point: they hear the questions other students ask, which are usually the ones they were afraid to ask themselves. If a student needs genuine one-to-one support, tell us and we'll say so honestly rather than sell you the wrong thing.
Yes. 6th Year Ordinary has its own class on Tuesdays with Carl. We don't treat Ordinary as the lesser room — the H4 to H2 jump and the O3 to O1 jump are worth the same points on the day, and the Ordinary group gets the same teacher and the same notes.
Almost never, and it's the question we're asked most. Students arrive in fifth and sixth year convinced Maths is beyond them, and what's usually happened is that one or two foundation topics were missed years ago and everything after them stopped making sense. That's fixable. What isn't fixable is leaving it until April.
The 25 bonus points for Higher Level Maths are the single best return available in the Leaving Cert, and keeping a student on Higher Level is often the whole reason a family comes to us. Our CAO points calculator adds the bonus automatically, so you can see for yourself what staying on Higher is worth against the course your son or daughter is aiming for.
At the Ormonde Hotel in Kilkenny city centre, running inside the evening study window so students who do both stay in the one building. If you can't get to Kilkenny, the same class is available live online at the same price.
“Carl’s maths grinds are brilliant. He explains everything in a way that is so easy to understand.”
“The clear notes and teaching style are second to none. They left me completely confident going into my exams.”
“I have Carl to thank for getting me through LC Higher Level maths. Great exam techniques, and the lessons were never rushed.”
“I did maths grinds with Carl and my confidence in the exam excelled. He prepares you for every moment in the exam and makes you feel at ease.”