Leaving Cert Maths 2024

The 2024 Leaving Cert Maths exam papers and official marking scheme, free below as direct PDF links from the State Examinations Commission archive.

Higher Level

What's in the 2024 Higher Level paper?

Q1 algebra, equations, simultaneous equations · 30 marks
Q2 complex numbers, de moivre's theorem, argand diagram · 30 marks
Q3 calculus, integration, differentiation, tangents · 30 marks
Q4 calculus, differentiation from first principles, quotient rule, functions · 30 marks
Q5 sequences and series, arithmetic sequences, geometric sequences, calculus · 30 marks
Q6 polynomials, factor theorem, exponentials, logarithms, composite functions · 30 marks
Q7 financial maths, income tax, mortgages, calculus, exponential functions · 50 marks
Q8 functions, graphs, trigonometric functions, calculus, modelling · 50 marks
Q9 geometry, volume, algebra, rates of change, rearranging formulae · 50 marks
Q10 calculus, integration, inequalities, functions, transformations · 50 marks

Q1 statistics, stem and leaf plot, correlation · 30 marks
Q2 probability, expected value, mutually exclusive events, independence · 30 marks
Q3 trigonometry, area of parallelogram, trigonometric equations, sine rule · 30 marks
Q4 geometry, constructions, centroid, parallel lines theorem · 30 marks
Q5 coordinate geometry, circles, internal tangency · 30 marks
Q6 coordinate geometry, ratio, perpendicular distance, probability, combinatorics · 30 marks
Q7 normal distribution, binomial distribution, conditional probability, hypothesis testing · 50 marks
Q8 geometry, volume of sphere, cones, similar triangles, calculus optimisation · 50 marks
Q9 coordinate geometry, circles, lines, perpendicular distance, tangent · 50 marks
Q10 geometry, trigonometry, sectors, cosine rule, combinatorics · 50 marks

What's in the 2024 Ordinary Level paper?

Q1 percentages, depreciation, vat · 30 marks
Q2 complex numbers, argand diagram, complex conjugate · 30 marks
Q3 unit cost, quadratic equations, simultaneous equations · 30 marks
Q4 linear equations, ratio, indices · 30 marks
Q5 algebraic fractions, calculus, differentiation · 30 marks
Q6 graph reading, trapezoidal rule, percentage error · 30 marks
Q7 cubic functions, differentiation, exponential functions · 50 marks
Q8 distance-time graphs, speed, arithmetic sequences · 50 marks
Q9 exchange rates, percentages, linear functions, quadratic equations · 50 marks
Q10 income tax, tax credits, financial maths · 50 marks

Q1 statistics, median, range, mean · 30 marks
Q2 probability, sample space, conditional probability · 30 marks
Q3 coordinate geometry, lines, slope · 30 marks
Q4 coordinate geometry, circles, tangent · 30 marks
Q5 normal distribution, empirical rule, probability · 30 marks
Q6 geometry, constructions, enlargement, scale factor · 30 marks
Q7 stem-and-leaf, standard deviation, correlation, hypothesis testing · 50 marks
Q8 pythagoras, trigonometry, sine rule, cosine rule · 50 marks
Q9 counting principles, venn diagrams, expected value, trigonometry · 50 marks
Q10 unit conversions, surface area, volume, spheres, cylinders · 50 marks

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