# Leaving Cert Spanish 2026

> The 2026 Leaving Cert Spanish 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/spanish/2026

## Higher Level

- [Exam Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/LC012ALP000EV.pdf)
- [Section B](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/LC012ALP015EV.pdf)
- [Aural Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/LC012ALPA00EV.pdf)
- [Marking Scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/LC012ALP000EV.pdf)
- [Sound File (audio)](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/LC012ZLP017BV.mp3)

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

| Paper | Question | Topics | Marks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Q1 | written production, dialogue, letter writing, volunteering | 30 |
| 1 | Q1 | reading comprehension, opinion writing, language learning, football | 100 |
| 1 | Q1 | reading comprehension, prescribed literature, journalistic text, travel | 50 |
| 1 | Q2 | written production, diary entry, note, ibiza | 20 |
| 1 | Q2 | reading comprehension, food, celebrity, spanish culture | 20 |

## Ordinary Level

- [Exam Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/LC012GLP000EV.pdf)
- [Aural Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/LC012GLPA00EV.pdf)
- [Marking Scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/LC012GLP000EV.pdf)
- [Sound File (audio)](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/LC012ZLP017BV.mp3)

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

| Paper | Question | Topics | Marks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Q1 | reading comprehension, travel, transport, latin america | 50 |
| 1 | Q1 | written production, letter, email, dublin | 40 |
| 1 | Q2 | reading comprehension, bullfighting, art, spanish culture | 25 |
| 1 | Q2 | written production, note, diary entry, seville | 20 |
| 1 | Q3 | reading comprehension, shopping, barcelona | 20 |
| 1 | Q4 | reading comprehension, animals, news, madrid | 25 |
| 1 | Q5 | reading comprehension, travel, holidays, spain | 40 |

## Revise Spanish by topic

- [Reading Comprehension](https://examai.ie/past-papers/leaving-cert/spanish/topic/reading-comprehension)
- [Prescribed Literature](https://examai.ie/past-papers/leaving-cert/spanish/topic/prescribed-literature)
- [Written Production](https://examai.ie/past-papers/leaving-cert/spanish/topic/written-production)

## Related

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