Leaving Cert Home Economics 2026

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

Higher Level

Section ASection B&CMarking Scheme
What's in the 2026 Higher Level paper?
  • Q1 protein, amino acids, deamination, food purchasing · 80 marks
  • Q1 housing policy, house design, renewable energy, thermal comfort · 80 marks
  • Q1 carbohydrates, classification · 6 marks
  • Q2 fashion, clothing design, natural fibres, fabric properties · 40 marks
  • Q2 vegetables, nutrition, food preparation, food spoilage · 50 marks
  • Q2 lipids, smoke point · 6 marks
  • Q3 unemployment, voluntary work, education, child development · 80 marks
  • Q3 convenience foods, food processing, food additives, food labelling · 50 marks
  • Q3 vitamin c, biological functions · 6 marks
  • Q4 shopping patterns, consumer behaviour, household expenditure, household budgeting · 50 marks
  • Q4 cereals, food processing, sensory analysis, special needs · 80 marks
  • Q4 carbohydrates, culinary properties · 6 marks
  • Q5 family, social change, parenting, wills · 50 marks
  • Q5 milk, heat treatment · 6 marks
  • Q6 energy requirements, metabolism · 6 marks
  • Q7 iron, minerals · 6 marks
  • Q8 food safety authority, food safety · 6 marks
  • Q9 food poisoning, food poisoning bacteria · 6 marks
  • Q10 microwave oven, household appliances · 6 marks
  • Q11 labelling, furniture, consumer legislation · 6 marks
  • Q12 pensions, social welfare · 6 marks
  • Q13 housing, housing styles · 6 marks
  • Q14 mabs, household budgeting · 6 marks

Ordinary Level

Section ASection B&CMarking Scheme
What's in the 2026 Ordinary Level paper?
  • Q1 house design, interior design, heating systems, wall finishes · 80 marks
  • Q1 iron, nutritive value, food labelling, vegetarian diets · 80 marks
  • Q1 carbohydrates, nutrition, true or false · 6 marks
  • Q2 cheese, menu planning, irish food industry · 50 marks
  • Q2 clothing design, fashion, social media, textiles · 40 marks
  • Q2 food choice, consumer behaviour · 6 marks
  • Q3 women in the workplace, education, leisure, social change · 80 marks
  • Q3 healthy eating, dietary guidelines, lifestyle, energy requirements · 50 marks
  • Q3 lipids, fatty acids, digestion · 6 marks
  • Q4 vitamin d, nutrition · 6 marks
  • Q4 pregnancy, online shopping, housing, insurance · 80 marks
  • Q4 microwave oven, consumer research, consumer complaints, waste management · 50 marks
  • Q5 older people, family, communication · 50 marks
  • Q5 eggs, nutrition, true or false · 6 marks
  • Q6 food preservation, freezing · 6 marks
  • Q7 pastry, baking · 6 marks
  • Q8 micro-organisms, food spoilage · 6 marks
  • Q9 packaging, sustainability · 6 marks
  • Q10 credit, consumer studies, personal finance · 6 marks
  • Q11 pollution, environment · 6 marks
  • Q12 energy labelling, appliances, consumer information · 6 marks
  • Q13 consumer legislation, consumer protection, consumer rights · 6 marks
  • Q14 fabric properties, textiles, household textiles · 6 marks

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