Applied Mathematics (H): New Topics Balanced With The Familiar

Leaving Certificate Applied MAthematics (H) Analysis

Reaction to 2025 Leaving Certificate Applied Mathematics (Higher Level) by Brendan Williamson, Applied Mathematics teacher at The Institute of Education.   Topics making their debuts will throw some, but the calm students would be able to navigate effectively.    As

Religious Education (H): A Fair Paper Rooted In The Key Concepts Of The Syllabus

Leaving Certificate Religious Education (H) Analysis

Reaction to 2025 Leaving Certificate Religious Education (Higher Level) by Paul McAndrew, Religious Education teacher at The Institute of Education.   For many students, this will be one of the best Religion papers of recent years. The questions were straightforward

Politics & Society (H): A Paper That Starts With Welcome Specifics, Closing With Some Difficult Discussions

Leaving Certificate Politics & Society (H) Analysis

Reaction to 2025 Leaving Certificate Politics & Society (Higher Level) by Paul McAndrew, Politics & Society teacher at The Institute of Education.   Launching into the short questions of Section A, students will be happy with a much more balanced

Classical Studies (H): A Fair Paper Which Included Profound Concepts But Little Time To Think

Leaving Certificate Classical Studies (H) Analysis

Reaction to 2025 Leaving Certificate Classical Studies (Higher Level) by Tagdh McHugh, Classical Studies teacher at The Institute of Education.   A more writing heavy Section A will push students for time.  The theme of Philosophy will challenge students, but

Italian (H): A Paper With Challenging Comprehensions But Approachable Compositions

Leaving Certificate Italian (H) Analysis

Reaction to 2025 Leaving Certificate Italian (Higher Level) by Erika Capello, Italian teacher at The Institute of Education.   Opening the exam, students will have found the comprehension tasks challenging. The first piece was a compulsory journalistic passage on the

Physical Education (H): A Fair Paper But Students Will Be Pushed For Time With The Longer Questions

Leaving Certificate Physical Education (H) Analysis

Reaction to 2025 Leaving Certificate Physical Education (Higher Level) by Brian Gregan, Physical Education teacher at The Institute of Education.   The emphasis on popular topics will make students happy The paper had lots of choice, with even more internal

Economics (H): A Very Topical Paper With The Perfect Balance Of Macro And Micro

Leaving Certificate Economics (H) Analysis

Reaction to 2025 Leaving Certificate Economics (Higher Level) by Rob Quinlan, Economics teacher at The Institute of Education.   Students who read the news in the first half of the year will recognise the key topic areas.  A broad scope

Music (H): A Paper That Will Strike A Chord With Many, But Some Will Find Themselves Skipping A Beat

Leaving Certificate Music (H) Analysis

Reaction to 2025 Leaving Certificate Music (Higher Level) by Ciara Coleman, Music teacher at The Institute of Education.   The inclusion of Irish artists in the listening section will be nicely familiar but the questions were challenging.  This paper rewarded

Design and Communication Graphics (H): A Fair Paper With A Tone Of Familiarity

Leaving Certificate Design And Communication Graphics (H) Analysis

Reaction to 2025 Leaving Certificate Design and Communication Graphics (Higher Level) by Rob Kiernan, DCG teacher at The Institute of Education.   A fair paper with the meat and potatoes of the course  A paper that was true to form

Accounting (H): A Paper That Emphasized The Core Value of Accounting: Consistency

Leaving Certificate Accounting (H) Analysis

Reaction to 2025 Leaving Certificate Accounting (Higher Level) by John Taylor, Accounting teacher at The Institute of Education.   Students will recognise all the question types from previous papers  Students will need to be disciplined to manage their time   Accounting

Physics (H): A Paper With Tricky Twists That Will Have Forced Students To Adapt

Leaving Certificate Physics (H) Analysis

Reaction to 2025 Leaving Certificate Physics (Higher Level) by Pat Doyle, Physics teacher at The Institute of Education.   While there were many conventional elements to the paper, students were pushed by wordy questions and subtler mathematical twists.  Some topics

Chemistry (H): A Paper With No Surprises, Cutting Straight To Core Ideas Of Course

Leaving Certificate Chemistry (H) Analysis

Reaction to 2025 Leaving Certificate Chemistry (Higher Level) by Tara Lyons, Chemistry teacher at The Institute of Education.   An exam that will be familiar to those who had gone through the past papers.  At the heart of the study