Junior Cert Maths 2026

The 2026 Junior Cert Maths exam papers and official marking scheme, free below as direct PDF links from the State Examinations Commission archive.

Higher Level

Exam Paper Marking Scheme

What's in the 2026 Higher Level paper?

Q1 probability, counting · 15 marks
Q2 statistics, averages, charts and graphs · 25 marks
Q3 currency conversion, percentages, income tax · 30 marks
Q4 coordinate geometry, transformations · 20 marks
Q5 ratio, speed distance time · 15 marks
Q6 functions · 10 marks
Q7 sets, venn diagrams, simultaneous equations · 30 marks
Q8 functions, graphs, patterns, scientific notation · 25 marks
Q9 quadratic equations, algebra, functions · 20 marks
Q10 area and perimeter, volume, quadratic equations · 25 marks
Q11 trigonometry, pythagoras · 20 marks
Q12 theorems, constructions · 20 marks
Q13 nets, pythagoras · 15 marks

Ordinary Level

Exam Paper Marking Scheme

What's in the 2026 Ordinary Level paper?

Q1 number · 15 marks
Q2 financial maths, counting · 20 marks
Q3 statistics, charts and graphs, averages · 20 marks
Q4 graphs, speed distance time, fractions · 20 marks
Q5 area and perimeter, algebra, geometry, theorems · 30 marks
Q6 patterns, linear equations · 30 marks
Q7 statistics, averages, currency conversion, financial maths · 25 marks
Q8 coordinate geometry, transformations, area and perimeter · 20 marks
Q9 income tax, financial maths, percentages · 15 marks
Q10 sets, venn diagrams, probability · 20 marks
Q11 volume · 20 marks
Q12 algebra, factorising, functions · 15 marks
Q13 pythagoras, trigonometry · 20 marks

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