Leaving Cert PE: less challenging paper lets students avoid last year’s time crunch
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Classroom to College: Just a few more days until freedom, but don’t forget CAO change-of-mind deadline
Just two more days of exams to come
Leaving Cert economics: Topical paper tackles Irish and global climate
Wordy questions leave students tight for time in 150-minute exam
Leaving Cert music: Beatles and Mozart strike the right note for well-prepared students
Listening paper had no nasty surprises in questions one to four
Leaving Cert DCG: Approachable questions for students who thought conceptually
Design and communications graphics test presents several problems, but generally manageable, say experts
Leaving Cert physics: Tricky questions offset by choice on higher-level paper
Ordinary-level paper also had plenty of choice and some nice topics, say teachers, but ‘there was a lot of English and reading’
Classroom to College: Two weeks into Leaving Cert 2026 and the finish line is in sight
‘I’m surviving. I haven’t cried yet,’ one of our diarists says
Leaving Cert chemistry a ‘fair but testing exam’ with ‘familiar topics’
Higher-level paper had a ‘few fresh angles that required students to think’, says teacher
Leaving Cert Spanish paper had ‘something for everyone’
Majority of questions were approachable to students of all levels, says teacher
Leaving Cert agricultural science leaves teachers divided
Students either knew the answer or did not, as ‘no room for reasoning’
‘What can we do to help our anxious son through his last exams?’
Ask the Expert: ‘He knows the stuff, but he can panic on the day of exams’
Leaving Cert week three: How to stay motivated for the final hurdle
‘It takes resilience. Keep going, the finish line is in sight’
‘I haven’t cried yet, which is a win’: Leaving Cert diarists on the exams so far
Students found history and maths particularly challenging
Classroom to College: A tough Leaving Cert week as core subjects finish
Higher level papers in both French and history were particularly tricky
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