Free, official Irish exam papers and marking schemes for every year from 2001 to 2025, at Higher and Ordinary (plus Foundation) level. Every link goes straight to the State Examinations Commission PDF; no signup, no paywall.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| aiste | 11 | 2015-2025 |
| filíocht | 11 | 2015-2025 |
| litríocht bhreise | 11 | 2015-2025 |
| léamhthuiscint | 11 | 2015-2025 |
| prós | 11 | 2015-2025 |
| an triail | 10 | 2015-2024 |
| gramadach | 10 | 2015-2024 |
| creative writing | 9 | 2015-2024 |
| scríbhneoireacht | 9 | 2015-2023 |
| cluastuiscint | 8 | 2015-2023 |
| listening comprehension | 8 | 2015-2023 |
| nuacht | 8 | 2015-2023 |
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Yes. Each year's page links the official SEC marking scheme alongside the exam paper, for Higher and Ordinary (plus Foundation) level.
2001 to 2025 at Higher and Ordinary (plus Foundation) level. A few very old links may be missing from the SEC archive itself.
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