Maths Paper 2 (H): A More Survivable Paper Than Paper 1, But Students Were Not Given A Free Ride

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

Maths Paper 1 (O): A Hybrid Paper Tasking Students With Drawing Together Ideas From Across The Course

Reaction to Leaving Certificate 2026 Maths Paper 1 (O) by Jean Kelly, Maths teacher at The Institute of Education. The goal of the Maths course has been to develop students who can use Maths to investigate, model, interpret, communicate and make decisions about real world situations rather than

Home Economics (H): A Predictably Unpredictable Paper That Will Leave Some Students With Mixed Emotions

Reaction to Leaving Certificate 2026 Home Economics by Alice Quinn, Home Economics teacher at The Institute of Education.   Students who focused on covering the syllabus will find the paper very approachable but those who tried to streamline their work