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Leaving Cert Music

The syllabus, past papers and marking schemes, in one place.

What's on the exam

Official syllabus (NCCA) ↗

Past papers and marking schemes

YearExam paperMarking scheme
2026 Composingas Gaeilge Electiveas Gaeilge Listeningas Gaeilge Sound File 1 (audio)as Gaeilge Sound File 2 (audio)as Gaeilge Marking schemeas Gaeilge
2025 Composingas Gaeilge Electiveas Gaeilge Listeningas Gaeilge Aural Memory Rhythm (audio) Aural Memory Melody (audio) Sound File 1 (audio)as Gaeilge Sound File 2 (audio)as Gaeilge Marking schemeas Gaeilge
2024 Composingas Gaeilge Electiveas Gaeilge Listeningas Gaeilge Aural Memory Rhythm (audio) Aural Memory Melody (audio) Sound File 1 (audio)as Gaeilge Sound File 2 (audio)as Gaeilge Marking schemeas Gaeilge
2023 Composingas Gaeilge Electiveas Gaeilge Listeningas Gaeilge Aural Memory Rhythm (audio) Aural Memory Melody (audio) Sound File 1 (audio)as Gaeilge Sound File 2 (audio)as Gaeilge Marking schemeas Gaeilge
2022 Composingas Gaeilge Electiveas Gaeilge Listeningas Gaeilge Aural Memory Rhythm (audio) Aural Memory Melody (audio) Sound File 1 (audio)as Gaeilge Sound File 2 (audio)as Gaeilge Marking schemeas Gaeilge
2021 Composingas Gaeilge Electiveas Gaeilge Listeningas Gaeilge Aural Memory Rhythm (audio) Aural Memory Melody (audio) Paper One: Sound File (audio)as Gaeilge Paper Two: Sound File (audio)as Gaeilge Marking schemeas Gaeilge
2020 Composingas Gaeilge Listeningas Gaeilge Paper One: Sound File (audio)as Gaeilge Paper Two: Sound File (audio)as Gaeilge Marking schemeas Gaeilge
2019 Composingas Gaeilge Electiveas Gaeilge Listeningas Gaeilge Aural Memory Rhythm (audio) Aural Memory Melody (audio) Paper One: Sound File (audio)as Gaeilge Paper Two: Sound File (audio)as Gaeilge Marking schemeas Gaeilge
2018 Composingas Gaeilge Electiveas Gaeilge Listeningas Gaeilge Aural Memory Rhythm (audio) Aural Memory Melody (audio) Paper One: Sound File (audio)as Gaeilge Paper Two: Sound File (audio)as Gaeilge Marking schemeas Gaeilge
2017 Composingas Gaeilge Electiveas Gaeilge Listeningas Gaeilge Aural Memory Rhythm (audio) Aural Memory Melody (audio) Paper One: Sound File (audio)as Gaeilge Paper Two: Sound File (audio)as Gaeilge Marking schemeas Gaeilge
Papers and marking schemes are the State Examinations Commission's own (examinations.ie). Open one to write your answers on it, save it to your study materials, download or print it. Some recent papers were adjusted after COVID-19 disruptions, so their structure can differ from other years.

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