# Junior Cert Home Economics 2026

> The 2026 Junior Cert Home Economics exam papers and official marking scheme for Common level. Questions come from the official State Examinations Commission papers; every PDF link opens the original on examinations.ie.

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## Common Level

- [Exam Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC052CLP000EV.pdf)
- [Marking Scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC052CLP000EV.pdf)

### What's in the 2026 Common Level paper?

| Question | Topics | Marks |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Q1 | nutrients, vitamins and minerals | 8 |
| Q2 | health and wellbeing | 8 |
| Q3 | diet-related disease | 8 |
| Q4 | clothing choices | 8 |
| Q5 | sewing skills | 8 |
| Q6 | budgeting | 8 |
| Q7 | food presentation | 8 |
| Q8 | energy efficiency | 8 |
| Q9 | room design | 8 |
| Q10 | food safety | 8 |
| Q11 | family relationships, diet-related disease, meal planning, home safety | 80 |
| Q12 | food labelling, nutrients, food storage, waste and recycling | 80 |
| Q13 | technology in the home, online safety, convenience foods, textile design | 80 |

## Revise Home Economics by topic

- [Nutrition & Diet](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/home-ec/topic/nutrition-diet)
- [Meal Planning & Food Skills](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/home-ec/topic/meal-planning-food-skills)
- [Food Safety, Labelling & Waste](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/home-ec/topic/food-safety-labelling-waste)
- [Family, Health & Wellbeing](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/home-ec/topic/family-health-wellbeing)
- [Consumer & Money Management](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/home-ec/topic/consumer-money-management)
- [Home & Sustainable Living](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/home-ec/topic/home-sustainable-living)
- [Textiles & Craft](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/home-ec/topic/textiles-craft)

## Related

- [Home Economics 2025](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/home-ec/2025)
- [All Home Economics years](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/home-ec)