Leaving Cert Spanish 2025

The 2025 Leaving Cert Spanish 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 2025 Higher Level paper?
  • Q1 reading comprehension, prescribed literature, journalistic text, spanish culture · 50 marks
  • Q1 reading comprehension, opinion writing, artificial intelligence, social media · 100 marks
  • Q1 written production, dialogue, letter writing, study abroad, tourism · 30 marks
  • Q2 reading comprehension, accessibility, sport, current affairs · 20 marks
  • Q2 written production, diary entry, note, music festival, travel · 20 marks

Ordinary Level

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What's in the 2025 Ordinary Level paper?
  • Q1 reading comprehension, travel, tourism, nature · 50 marks
  • Q1 written production, letter, email, santander · 40 marks
  • Q2 reading comprehension, music, celebrity, dublin · 25 marks
  • Q2 written production, note, diary entry, salamanca · 20 marks
  • Q3 reading comprehension, geography, nature, spain · 20 marks
  • Q4 reading comprehension, food, competition, barcelona · 25 marks
  • Q5 reading comprehension, irish culture, festival, madrid · 40 marks

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