Reaction to 2026 Leaving Certificate Agricultural Science (Higher Level) by Catriona Hendry, Agricultural Science teacher at The Institute of Education. Students who knew their beef will be happy No potatoes or barley will upset many While much of this paper…
Reaction to 2026 Leaving Certificate Mandarin Chinese (Higher Level) by Amelia An, Chinese teacher at The Institute of Education. The exam begins with four comprehension texts and students probably shouldn’t be too surprised with the vocabulary being tested. Many of the scenarios…
Reaction to 2026 Leaving Certificate Art, Visual Studies (Higher Level) by Declan Kelly, Art teacher at The Institute of Education. A thoughtfully contemporary paper that allowed students to wax lyrical While many questions were lovely, there were challenges placed in…
Reaction to 2026 Leaving Certificate German (Higher Level) by Orla Ní Shúilleabháin, German teacher at The Institute of Education. Asked students to reflect upon the experiences of young people A balance of familiar themes and the creative topics This paper…
Reaction to 2026 Leaving Certificate Business (Higher Level) by Keith Hannigan, Business teacher at The Institute of Education. A tough paper that deviates from the norm, particularly in the compulsory ABQ A much more specific and technical approach to Units 1 to…
Reaction to 2026 Leaving Certificate History (Higher Level) by Stephen Tonge, History teacher at The Institute of Education. A surprising but not upsetting paper Students looking to write two essays from Section 2: Ireland will have found this paper tougher …
Reaction to 2026 Leaving Certificate French (Higher Level) by Corinne Gavenda, French teacher at The Institute of Education. A brilliantly topical paper that reflects the lives of young people. Familiar topics with nuanced questions will allow everyone to demonstrate their command of the…
Reaction to 2026 Leaving Certificate Biology (Higher Level) by Róisín Doyle, Biology teacher at The Institute of Education. A paper that will have ignited their nervous systems. Niche topics were drawn from the full breadth of the syllabus. This exam…
Reaction to 2026 Leaving Certificate Irish Paper 2 (Higher Level) by Anna Hughes, Irish teacher at The Institute of Education. Students will be smiling from prose and poetry questions that reward their revision in the lead up to the exam. The unseen…
Reaction to 2026 Leaving Certificate Irish Paper 1 (Higher Level) by Anna Hughes, Irish teacher at The Institute of Education. Open-ended essay questions will have students smiling The aural starts with familiar vocabulary from recognisable scenarios by gets more challenging…
Reaction to Leaving Certificate 2026 Maths Paper 2 (O) by Jean Kelly, Maths teacher at The Institute of Education. The ethos of this paper was to let student engage with their lives through a mathematical lens. It was less about…
Reaction to Leaving Certificate 2026 Maths Paper 2 (H) by Aidan Roantree, Maths teacher at The Institute of Education. More familiar questions with the proportion of innovative, challenging and conceptual questions scaled back. Students entering today’s exam will have been anxious after Friday’s paper but will…