Leaving Cert Chemistry Past Papers & Marking Schemes

Free, official Chemistry exam papers and marking schemes for every year from 2001 to 2025, at Higher and Ordinary level. Every link goes straight to the State Examinations Commission PDF; no signup, no paywall.

Papers by year

What comes up in Leaving Cert Chemistry?

Topic tags from our question-by-question analysis of recent Higher Level papers, ranked by how many years they appeared in.

Topic Years appeared Span
atomic structure 11 2015-2025
chemical equilibrium 11 2015-2025
acids and bases 10 2015-2025
volumetric analysis 10 2015-2025
bonding 9 2015-2025
ph 9 2015-2025
rates of reaction 8 2015-2025
electronegativity 7 2015-2023
titration 7 2015-2022
electron configuration 6 2015-2024
mole calculations 6 2015-2020
oil refining 6 2015-2020

Common questions

Where can I get Leaving Cert Chemistry past papers for free?

Right here. Every Leaving Cert Chemistry exam paper from 2001 to 2025 links directly to the official State Examinations Commission PDF on examinations.ie. No account or signup is needed.

Are the marking schemes included?

Yes. Each year's page links the official SEC marking scheme alongside the exam paper, for Higher and Ordinary level.

What years of Chemistry papers are available?

2001 to 2025 at Higher and Ordinary level. A few very old links may be missing from the SEC archive itself.

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