# Leaving Cert Business 2026

> The 2026 Leaving Cert Business exam papers and official marking scheme for Higher and Ordinary 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/leaving-cert/business/2026

## Higher Level

- [Section 1](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/LC033ALP032EV.pdf)
- [Section 2 & 3](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/LC033ALP041EV.pdf)
- [Marking Scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/LC033ALP000EV.pdf)

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

| Question | Topics | Marks |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Q1 | applied business question, employee rewards, pricing strategies, management control | 80 |
| Q2 | contract law, co-operative relationships, competitive relationships, ccpc | 60 |
| Q3 | environmental responsibility, economic variables, indigenous business, domestic environment | 60 |
| Q4 | international trade, exports, eu membership, international environment | 60 |
| Q5 | discrimination, unfair dismissal, industrial relations, workplace relations commission | 60 |
| Q6 | enterprise, communication, leadership styles, managing | 60 |
| Q7 | human resource management, household and business taxation, managing change, managing | 60 |
| Q8 | product life cycle, ratio analysis, profitability, liquidity | 60 |
| Q9 | branding, channels of distribution, business expansion, business in action | 60 |
| Q10 | business organisations, eu institutions, insurance, breakeven analysis | 80 |

## Ordinary Level

- [Section 1](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/LC033GLP032EV.pdf)
- [Section 2](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/LC033GLP033EV.pdf)
- [Marking Scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/LC033GLP000EV.pdf)

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

| Question | Topics | Marks |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Q1 | consumer law, consumer agencies, redress, small claims court | 75 |
| Q1 | abbreviations, usp, benefit in kind | 10 |
| Q2 | plans, business planning, mission statement | 10 |
| Q2 | primary sector, factors of production, vat, business ethics | 75 |
| Q3 | marketing mix | 10 |
| Q3 | government expenditure, bar chart, foreign direct investment, barriers to trade | 75 |
| Q4 | eu institutions, european union | 10 |
| Q4 | trade unions, industrial relations, contract law, unfair dismissal | 75 |
| Q5 | international trade, imports and exports | 10 |
| Q5 | entrepreneurship, sources of business ideas, leadership styles, ict | 75 |
| Q6 | intrapreneurship, entrepreneurship | 10 |
| Q6 | target market, sole trader, insurance, cash flow forecast | 75 |
| Q7 | recruitment and selection, gross pay, branding, public relations | 75 |
| Q7 | motivation, maslow | 10 |
| Q8 | insurance | 10 |
| Q8 | market research, new product development, production methods, quality control | 75 |
| Q9 | organisation structures, matrix structure, span of control | 10 |
| Q9 | community development, local enterprise office, business expansion, channels of distribution | 75 |
| Q10 | taxation | 10 |
| Q11 | data protection, gdpr | 10 |
| Q12 | economic variables, inflation, unemployment, interest rates | 10 |
| Q13 | product life cycle | 10 |
| Q14 | ratio analysis, acid test ratio, liquidity | 10 |
| Q15 | stakeholders | 10 |

## Revise Business by topic

- [People in Business](https://examai.ie/past-papers/leaving-cert/business/topic/people-in-business)
- [Enterprise](https://examai.ie/past-papers/leaving-cert/business/topic/enterprise)
- [Management: Skills & Activities](https://examai.ie/past-papers/leaving-cert/business/topic/management-skills-activities)
- [Human Resource Management & Change](https://examai.ie/past-papers/leaving-cert/business/topic/human-resource-management-change)
- [Finance, Insurance & Taxation](https://examai.ie/past-papers/leaving-cert/business/topic/finance-insurance-taxation)
- [Marketing](https://examai.ie/past-papers/leaving-cert/business/topic/marketing)
- [Starting & Expanding a Business](https://examai.ie/past-papers/leaving-cert/business/topic/starting-expanding-a-business)
- [Domestic Environment](https://examai.ie/past-papers/leaving-cert/business/topic/domestic-environment)
- [International Environment](https://examai.ie/past-papers/leaving-cert/business/topic/international-environment)

## Related

- [Business 2025](https://examai.ie/past-papers/leaving-cert/business/2025)
- [All Business years](https://examai.ie/past-papers/leaving-cert/business)