Business (H): An Exam That Recycled Elements Of Past Papers Without Any Nasty Twists

Leaving Certificate Business (H) Analysis

Reaction to 2025 Leaving Certificate Business (Higher Level) by Keith Hannigan, Business teacher at The Institute of Education.   Students who really know their past papers will be delighted.  An emphasis on definitions and the fundamentals of the subject will

History (H): A Very Tricky Paper That Will Push Students To Edit Together Elements of Topics Under Pressure

Leaving Certificate History (H) Analysis

Reaction to 2025 Leaving Certificate History (Higher Level) by Stephen Tonge, History teacher at The Institute of Education.   Questions with narrower focuses will require students to quickly edit and adjust their approach to topics.  The reappearance of topics from

French (H): A Paper With A Challenging Middle, But Nice Opening And Closing

Leaving Certificate French (H) Analysis

Reaction to 2025 Leaving Certificate French (Higher Level) by Corinne Gavenda, French teacher at The Institute of Education.   Trickier vocabulary and grammar questions in the 2nd Comprehension will test them more than usual.  The absence of some predicted topics

Irish Paper 2 (H): An accessible paper, but it will challenge students’ exam discipline

Leaving Certificate Irish Paper 2 Analysis 2025

Reaction to 2025 Leaving Certificate Irish Paper 2 (Higher Level) by Nuala Uí Cheallaigh, Irish teacher at The Institute of Education.   Broad questions allow students lots of opportunities, but they would need to focus their approach to avoid losing

Irish Paper 1 (H): A Fair Paper With Broad Titles

Irish Paper 1 (H)

Reaction to 2025 Leaving Certificate Irish Paper 1 (Higher Level) by Nuala Uí Cheallaigh, Irish teacher at The Institute of Education.   The aural had familiar topics and questions.  Broad aiste titles allowed students the scope to adapt their material

Mathematics Paper 2 (H): A Challenging Paper With A Mix Of The Familiar & The Quirky

Maths Paper 2 (H)

Reaction to 2025 Leaving Certificate Maths Paper 2 (Higher Level) by Aidan Roantree, Maths teacher at The Institute of Education.   Familiar topics will help students earn marks early on, but the challenges grew as the paper progressed.    Students

Maths Paper 2 (O): A Snappy Paper With Enough For Students Of Every Level

Leaving Certificate Maths (O) Analysis

Reaction to 2025 Leaving Certificate Maths Paper 2 (Ordinary Level) by Jean Kelly, teacher at The Institute of Education. Unified topics within questions will help students build momentum  Useful clarifications made the paper much more accessible than Paper 1  Students

Mathematics Paper 1 (O): A Bit of Everything, Spread Amongst Some Peculiar Questions

Reaction to 2025 Leaving Certificate Mathematics Paper 1 (Ordinary Level) by Jean Kelly, teacher at The Institute of Education. The core material was manageable but the students really need to read the questions carefully.  This paper had everything thrown in

Maths Paper 1 (H): Familiar Content Shrouded By Novel Questions and Walls of Text

Reaction to 2025 Leaving Certificate Maths Paper 1 (Higher Level) by Louise Boylan, teacher at The Institute of Education. A paper with an off-putting appearance but many manageable elements. Continues the trend of pulling material from unexamined areas of the

Geography (H): A Fair Paper That Balanced Expected Topics With Challenging Details

Reaction to 2025 Leaving Certificate Geography (Higher Level) by Michael Doran, Geography teacher at The Institute of Education. Students will be relieved by the appearance of anticipated topics like deposition and human impact on biomes.  Every section contained challenges that

English Paper 2 (H): A Trickily Written Paper, But Students Will Find Rich Opportunities

Leaving Certificate English Paper 2 (H) Analysis

Reaction to 2025 Leaving Certificate English Paper 2 (Higher Level) by Clodagh Havel, English teacher at The Institute of Education.   “Duality” seems to have been a hidden theme throughout.   Some unusual vocabulary will have caused some to pause

English Paper 1 (H): An exam with stabilising familiarity and an optimistic message

Leaving Certificate Analysis English Paper 1 (H)

Reaction to 2025 Leaving Certificate English Paper 1 (Higher Level) by Liam Dingle, English teacher at The Institute of Education.   The paper reflected the world beyond the exam hall and the experiences of modern students. The layout and range