Leaving Cert French 2026

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

Higher Level

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What's in the 2026 Higher Level paper?
  • Q1 written production, obligatory, holidays, housing crisis · 60 marks
  • Q1 reading comprehension, travel, environment, young people · 60 marks
  • Q2 written production, diary entry, driving · 40 marks
  • Q2 reading comprehension, literary extract, housing crisis, fiction · 60 marks
  • Q3 written production, email, disability, tourism · 40 marks
  • Q4 written production, image stimulus, fashion, responsible consumption · 40 marks
  • Q5 written production, image stimulus, technology, artificial intelligence · 40 marks
  • Q6 written production, image stimulus, language learning, school · 40 marks

Ordinary Level

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What's in the 2026 Ordinary Level paper?
  • Q1 reading comprehension, future plans, young people · 40 marks
  • Q2 reading comprehension, language learning, disability · 40 marks
  • Q3 reading comprehension, interview, sport · 40 marks
  • Q4 reading comprehension, literary text, music, family · 40 marks
  • Q5 written production, gap fill, form, job application · 30 marks
  • Q6 written production, message, postcard · 30 marks
  • Q7 written production, diary entry, formal letter · 30 marks

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Questions come from the official State Examinations Commission papers. Every link opens the original PDF on examinations.ie.