Leaving Cert Structure & Marking Scheme

The Structure of the Examination Paper

• There will be separate exam papers for Higher Level and for Ordinary Level students.
• Each paper will be of 2 ½ hours duration.
• The examination will have an assessment weighting of 80%.
• It will consist of questions requiring short answers and multi-part questions requiring more detailed answers.
• Longer essay-style discursive answers will be required only in the optional units (Higher Level only).
• The Geographical Investigation will have an assessment weighting of 20%. It will be assessed separately.

Higher Level Structure

Time: 2 ½ HOURS

Ordinary Level Structure

Time: 2 ½ HOURS