# Junior Cert Religious Education 2026

> The 2026 Junior Cert Religious Education exam paper 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.

Canonical: https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/re/2026

## Common Level

- [Exam Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC223CLP000EV.pdf)
- [Marking Scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC223CLP000EV.pdf)

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

| Question | Topics | Marks |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Q1 | peace, forgiveness and reconciliation, interfaith dialogue | 26 |
| Q2 | founders and founding stories, god and the divine | 22 |
| Q3 | communities of faith, religion in ireland, belief in daily life | 32 |
| Q4 | wellbeing of others, care for the earth | 20 |
| Q5 | sacred texts, wellbeing of others | 20 |
| Q6 | religion and culture | 23 |
| Q7 | religious objects, belief in daily life | 18 |
| Q8 | prayer, communities of faith | 33 |
| Q9 | rites of passage, faith development | 24 |
| Q10 | ritual, rites of passage, non-religious worldviews | 22 |
| Q11 | religion in ireland, pilgrimage and sacred places, early irish christianity | 14 |
| Q12 | morally good life, non-religious worldviews | 32 |
| Q13 | moral decision-making | 26 |
| Q14 | influences on morality | 15 |
| Q15 | meaning of life, non-religious worldviews | 33 |

## Revise Religious Education by topic

- [Founders, Texts & Beliefs](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/re/topic/founders-texts-beliefs)
- [Prayer, Ritual & Worship](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/re/topic/prayer-ritual-worship)
- [Communities of Faith](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/re/topic/communities-of-faith)
- [Questions & Faith](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/re/topic/questions-faith)
- [Moral Living](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/re/topic/moral-living)
- [Values in Action](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/re/topic/values-in-action)

## Related

- [Religious Education 2025](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/re/2025)
- [All Religious Education years](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/re)