Reaction to 2026 Leaving Certificate Applied Mathematics (Higher Level) by Oliver Murphy, Applied Mathematics teacher at The Institute of Education. Clear questions and good diagrams with the occasional tricky moment but nothing from the beyond. Heavy emphasis on difference and differential equations …
Reaction to 2026 Leaving Certificate Religious Education (Higher Level) by Paul McAndrew, Religious Education teacher at The Institute of Education. A positive mixture of predicted topics and pleasant surprises. Section A: The Search for Meaning and Values’ first question was dominated by Aristotle’s philosophy. Students will have anticipated this as…
Reaction to 2026 Leaving Certificate Politics & Society (Higher Level) by Paul McAndrew, Politics & Society teacher at The Institute of Education. There were plenty of topical issues, but students will have had to keep the course material in mind…
Reaction to 2026 Leaving Certificate Classical Studies (Higher Level) by Tadgh MacHugh, Classical Studies teacher at The Institute of Education. Overview: A more straightforward paper this year with a fairer section A than last year. Section A had a broad…
Reaction to 2026 Leaving Certificate Italian (Higher Level) by Erika Capello, Italian teacher at The Institute of Education. A tricky, specific approach to A.I. in schools was balanced with very student-friendly options. The compulsory sections will have challenged most students,…
Reaction to 2026 Leaving Certificate Physical Education (Higher Level) by Brian Gregan, Physical Education teacher at The Institute of Education. The wording of questions was in line with most previous exams, bar last year’s more difficult paper. Time management should not have been…
Reaction to 2026 Leaving Certificate Economics (Higher Level) by Rob Quinlan, Economics teacher at The Institute of Education. Questions focused on the “why” more than “what”. Not past paper friendly Students will leave that exam wondering where the time…
Reaction to 2026 Leaving Certificate Music (Higher Level) by Ciara Coleman, Music teacher at The Institute of Education. For the listening sections the set works were familiar with a few challenges creeping in for the Irish Music and Aural Skill…
Reaction to 2026 Leaving Certificate Design and Communication Graphics (Higher Level) by Rob Kiernan, DCG teacher at The Institute of Education. Very manageable paper with a few curveballs that will push the students think conceptually. Some students might have kneejerk…
Reaction to 2026 Leaving Certificate Accounting (Higher Level) by John Taylor, Accounting teacher at The Institute of Education. Students who had put in the time to work through the past papers will find themselves in familiar territory. Consistent with previous…
Reaction to 2026 Leaving Certificate Physics (Higher Level) by Pat Doyle, Physics teacher at The Institute of Education. The exam opens with a selection of questions that students will find very fair. There was nothing here that will strike them as being…
Reaction to 2026 Leaving Certificate Chemistry (Higher Level) by Tara Lyons, Chemistry teacher at The Institute of Education. This is the final examination of the current Chemistry course and SEC has chosen to shun any fanfare, hoorah or shocks to stay true to…