
Exam Review: Higher Level Biology
by Yeats College Waterford, Biology Teacher The 2026 Leaving Certificate Biology paper was a fair and well-balanced examination that provided students with ample opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge across the
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by Yeats College Waterford, Biology Teacher The 2026 Leaving Certificate Biology paper was a fair and well-balanced examination that provided students with ample opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge across the

by Samantha Hogan Predicted topics appeared on the paper – students are happy! Paper Two struck a great balance between accessibility and challenge.The Reading Comprehensions were a very interesting read.

The 2026 Ordinary Level Mathematics papers provided students with ample opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge, while also including some thought-provoking questions across both papers. In Paper 1, students would likely

by Aisling Kenny Students were greeted by a very nice Paper 2 this morning, one that was widely regarded as fair, accessible, and more manageable than Paper 1. Section A

by Samantha Hogan All in all a very good Higher Level Irish Paper One! The vocabulary on the Listening Comprehension was very much in line with previous years. Excerpts were

by Aisling Kenny The 2026 Leaving Certificate Higher Level Mathematics Paper 1 was a fair, balanced, and accessible examination. Overall, students were very pleased with the paper, particularly with Section

by Chris Pingree The 2026 Leaving Certificate Geography paper was fair and well-balanced, offering students a good opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge across the syllabus.The paper contained a mix of

by Anna Marie Jennings The higher-level Home Economics paper was a very manageable and topical paper that offered students a great variety of choices in the questions offered, especially with

By Emily O’Flaherty This year’s Ordinary Level Paper 1 was a student-friendly exam centred on the theme of “Childhood”. The three Question A tasks were accessible and offered students ample
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