Leaving Cert - Time & Marks Breakdown
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Exam Breakdown:
Duration of Exam: 3 hours (180 minutes).
Total marks for exam 400 marks.
In Section 1 students must answer either question 1 or two questions from questions 2, 3 and 4.
In Section 2 students must answer two questions from questions 5, 6 and 7.
In Section 3 students must answer only one question from 8 and 9.
Section 1
Question: 1, 2, 3 & 4.
Section 2
Question: 5, 6 & 7
Section 3
Question: 8 & 9
Exam Breakdown:
Duration of Exam: 3 hours (180 minutes).
Total marks for exam 400 marks.
Students must answer five out of six questions in Section A and two questions from three in Section B.
Students must also answer four questions from six questions in Section C .
Section A
Answer any five questions from this section
- 20 Marks
- 6 minutes per question
Section B
Answer any two questions from this section
- 30 Marks
- 15 minutes per question
Section C
Answer any four questions from this section
- 60 Marks
- 30 minutes per question
Exam Breakdown:
Duration of Exam: 3 hours (180 minutes).
Total marks for exam 400 marks.
Students must answer eight out of ten questions from Section 1 and they must answer Section 2 which is a compulsory question.
In section 3 students must answer four questions from Part 1 and two questions from Part 2 and also one question from either Part one or Part 2.
Section 1
Answer eight out of ten questions
- 10 Marks
- 4 minutes per question
Section 2 (compulsory question)
- 80 Marks
- 35 minutes per question
Section 3
One question from Part 1, Two questions from Part 2 and One other question from either Part 1 or Part 2.
All questions carry equal marks.
- 60 Marks
- 27 minutes per question
Exam Breakdown:
Duration of Exam: 3 hours (180 minutes).
Total marks for exam 400 marks.
Students must answer two out of three questions from Section A and answer six questions out of 8 questions from Section B.
Section 1
You must answer 2 out of 3 questions
Section 2
You must answer 6 out of 8 questions
Exam Breakdown:
Duration of Exam: 2 hours 30 minutes (150 minutes).
Total marks for exam 400 marks.
Answer six of nine questions from Section A and four questions from Section B.
Credit will be given for clear, precise answering and for orderly presentation of material
Section 1
Answer six of the nine questions asked
- 16 Marks
- 5 minutes per question
Section 2
Answer four of the eight questions asked
- 75 Marks
- 25 minutes per question
Exam Breakdown:
Duration of Exam: 2 hours 50 mins (170 minutes).
Total marks for exam 200 marks.
In Section 1 candidates must answer a Question A on one text and a Question B on a different Text.
In Section 2 students must compose one essay from the 7 Choices.
Section 1: Comprehension
Section 2: Writing production
Exam Breakdown:
Duration of Exam: 3 hours 20 mins (200 minutes).
Total marks for exam 200 marks.
Section 1: Comprehension - Answer A from One Question
Section 2: Comparative study - Answer B from Separate Question
Section 3: Poetry
Section 2: Poetry
Exam Breakdown:
Duration of Exam: 2 hours 30 mins (150 minutes).
Total marks for exam 220 marks.
Students must answer two questions from Section 1 and in Section 2 students must answer Question 1 and two questions from Question 2 ,3 and 4.
Section 1 - Comprehension
Question 1 & 2
Section 2 - Writing Production (100 Marks)
Question 1
Question 2 & 3
Exam Breakdown:
Duration of Exam: 2 hours 50 mins (170 minutes).
Total marks for exam 400 marks.
Please note students must attempt 10 out of 12 questions in Part One.
Students must attempt FOUR questions from Part two, as follows:
- Two questions from Section 1
- One question from Section 2
- One question from Section 3
Part 1:
- 10 Questions out of 12.
- 3/4 Minutes per question
Part 2: You must attempt 4 Questions here. 320 Marks
Section 1: Patterns and Processes in the Physical Environment
- 1 Question
- 80 Marks
- 32 minutes
Section 2: Regional Geography
- 1 Question
- 80 Marks
- 32 minutes
Section 3: Electives - You must answer one question from either patterns and processes in economic activities OR Patterns and processes in the Human Environment
Section 4: Options - attempt 1 question. It is better to discuss three or four aspects of the theme in some detail, rather than to give a superficial treatment of a large number of points.
Exam Breakdown:
Duration of Exam: 2 hours 50 minutes (170 minutes).
Total marks for exam 400 marks.
Please note students must attempt all four questions in Section 1, students must one question from two topics out of the six offered in section 2 and students must answer one question from one of the five topics offered in section 3.
We have allocated you time so that you have 5 minutes to read the paper before you start answering any question and you also have 5 minutes to review your answers.
Section 1:
Question 1, 2 & 3
- 20 Marks
- 8 minutes per question
Question 4
- 40 Marks
- 16 minutes for this question
Section 2:
Question 1 - Topic 1 of 6
Section 2:
Question 2 - Topic 1 of 6
Section 3 - Topic 1 of 5
Exam Breakdown:
Duration of Exam: 2 hours 30 minutes (150 minutes).
Total marks for exam 320 marks.
Please note students must attempt ten questions from twelve questions from Section A, answer question 1 and any other two questions from Section B and one from section C.
Section A
Section B:
Question 1
Section B:
Question 2 & 3
Section C: Electives: Answer one elective question from this section. Candidates who submitted Textiles, Fashion and Design coursework for examination may attempt only Question 2.
Elective 1:
Elective 2:
Elective 3:
Exam Breakdown:
Duration of Exam: 3 hours 20 mins (200 minutes).
Total marks for exam 180 marks.
Please note students must attempt one question from Ceist 1 A or B, one question from Ceist 2 A or B or C or D, must attempt two questions from Ceist 3 C and A or B, they must also attempt Ceist 4.
Ceist 1: Pros A (40m) no Pros B (40 Marks)
Ceist 2: Gearscealta A (40m) no Urscealta B (40m) no Dirbheathaisneisi C (40m) no Drama D (40m)
Ceist 3: Filiocht A (35m) no filiocht B (35m) agus Danta C (35m)
Ceist 4: Stair na Gaeilge (30m)
Exam Breakdown:
Duration of Exam: 3 hours (180 minutes).
Total marks for exam 400 marks.
Please note students must answer three questions from Section A and five questions from Section B.
Section A: Students must answer three out of four questions from this Section
Question 1 - 4
- 40 Marks
- 17 minutes per question
Section B: Students must answer five questions from this Section.
Question 5 - 12
- 56 Marks
- 25 minutes per question