# Leaving Cert French 2026

> The 2026 Leaving Cert French 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/french/2026

## Higher Level

- [Exam Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/LC010ALP000BV.pdf)
- [Aural Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/LC010ALPA00BV.pdf)
- [Marking Scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/LC010ALP000EV.pdf)
- [Sound File (audio)](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/LC010CLP017EV.mp3)

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

| Paper | Question | Topics | Marks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Q1 | reading comprehension, travel, environment, young people | 60 |
| 1 | Q1 | written production, obligatory, holidays, housing crisis | 60 |
| 1 | Q2 | written production, diary entry, driving | 40 |
| 1 | Q2 | reading comprehension, literary extract, housing crisis, fiction | 60 |
| 1 | Q3 | written production, email, disability, tourism | 40 |
| 1 | Q4 | written production, image stimulus, fashion, responsible consumption | 40 |
| 1 | Q5 | written production, image stimulus, technology, artificial intelligence | 40 |
| 1 | Q6 | written production, image stimulus, language learning, school | 40 |

## Ordinary Level

- [Exam Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/LC010GLP000BV.pdf)
- [Aural Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/LC010GLPA00BV.pdf)
- [Marking Scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/LC010GLP000EV.pdf)
- [Sound File (audio)](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/LC010CLP017EV.mp3)

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

| Paper | Question | Topics | Marks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Q1 | reading comprehension, future plans, young people | 40 |
| 1 | Q2 | reading comprehension, language learning, disability | 40 |
| 1 | Q3 | reading comprehension, interview, sport | 40 |
| 1 | Q4 | reading comprehension, literary text, music, family | 40 |
| 1 | Q5 | written production, gap fill, form, job application | 30 |
| 1 | Q6 | written production, message, postcard | 30 |
| 1 | Q7 | written production, diary entry, formal letter | 30 |

## Revise French by topic

- [Reading Comprehension](https://examai.ie/past-papers/leaving-cert/french/topic/reading-comprehension)
- [Literary Reading](https://examai.ie/past-papers/leaving-cert/french/topic/literary-reading)
- [Written Production](https://examai.ie/past-papers/leaving-cert/french/topic/written-production)

## Related

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