# Junior Cert Science 2026

> The 2026 Junior Cert Science 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.

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

## Common Level

- [Exam Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC057CLP000EV.pdf)
- [Marking Scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC057CLP000EV.pdf)

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

| Question | Topics | Marks |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Q1 | digestion | 15 |
| Q2 | water cycle, states of matter | 15 |
| Q3 | forces, energy, measurement, graphs | 15 |
| Q4 | space exploration | 15 |
| Q5 | food webs, ecology, habitat study | 15 |
| Q6 | density, measurement, graphs | 15 |
| Q7 | universe, solar system | 15 |
| Q8 | energy conversion, energy | 15 |
| Q9 | separating mixtures, states of matter | 15 |
| Q10 | earth and moon | 15 |
| Q11 | rates of reaction, chemical reactions, solubility, graphs | 30 |
| Q12 | human reproduction, microscope, cells, genetics | 30 |
| Q13 | earth and moon, solar system, forces | 30 |
| Q14 | evolution, classification, biodiversity, ecology | 30 |
| Q15 | motion, measurement, graphs | 45 |
| Q16 | elements and compounds, periodic table, conservation of mass, acids and bases | 45 |

## Revise Science by topic

- [Cells & Body Systems](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/science/topic/cells-body-systems)
- [Plants, Ecology & Genetics](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/science/topic/plants-ecology-genetics)
- [Atoms & Reactions](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/science/topic/atoms-reactions)
- [Matter, Mixtures & Acids](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/science/topic/matter-mixtures-acids)
- [Forces & Energy](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/science/topic/forces-energy)
- [Electricity, Magnetism & Waves](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/science/topic/electricity-magnetism-waves)
- [Earth & Space](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/science/topic/earth-space)

## Related

- [Science 2025](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/science/2025)
- [All Science years](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/science)