A total of 9,649 students either failed ordinary level mathematics or took the foundation-level exam--more than the entire number that sat the higher-level paper--and thus are not eligible to receive credit for mathematics at most third-level institutions.
A total of 9,649 students, more than the entire number that sat the higher-level paper, either failed ordinary level mathematics or took the subject at foundation level. Such students receive no CAO points in the subject, and are ineligible to receive credit for mathematics at most third-level institutions.