In this lesson, you will find a list of past papers for the Leaving Certificate Computer Science exam from 2025 down to 2022. These papers are essential for your exam preparation, allowing you to practise the types of questions you may encounter.
Each year's papers are divided into sections for Higher and Ordinary levels, with options for English Version (EV) and Irish Version (IV). Section A&B covers short and long answer questions, while Section C focuses on programming tasks. Download and review them to familiarise yourself with the exam format, topics like algorithms, data representation, ethics, and programming in Python or JavaScript.
Download the 2025 past papers using the links in the table below. Each link opens in a new tab.
| Paper | Download |
|---|---|
| Section A&B / Higher Level (EV) | Download |
| Section A&B / Higher Level (IV) | Download |
| Section C / Higher Level (EV) | Download |
| Section C / Higher Level (IV) | Download |
| Section A&B / Ordinary Level (EV) | Download |
| Section A&B / Ordinary Level (IV) | Download |
| Section C / Ordinary Level (EV) | Download |
| Section C / Ordinary Level (IV) | Download |
Download the 2024 past papers using the links in the table below. Each link opens in a new tab.
| Paper | Download |
|---|---|
| Section A&B / Higher Level (EV) | Download |
| Section A&B / Higher Level (IV) | Download |
| Section C / Higher Level (EV) | Download |
| Section C / Higher Level (IV) | Download |
| Section A&B / Ordinary Level (EV) | Download |
| Section A&B / Ordinary Level (IV) | Download |
| Section C / Ordinary Level (EV) | Download |
| Section C / Ordinary Level (IV) | Download |
Download the 2023 past papers using the links in the table below. Each link opens in a new tab.
| Paper | Download |
|---|---|
| Section A&B – Higher Level (English) | Download |
| Section A&B – Higher Level (Irish) | Download |
| Section C – Higher Level (English) | Download |
| Section C – Higher Level (Irish) | Download |
| Section A&B – Ordinary Level (English) | Download |
| Section A&B – Ordinary Level (Irish) | Download |
| Section C – Ordinary Level (English) | Download |
| Section C – Ordinary Level (Irish) | Download |
Download the 2022 past papers using the links in the table below. Each link opens in a new tab.
| Paper | Download |
|---|---|
| Section A&B – Higher Level (English) | Download |
| Section A&B – Higher Level (Irish) | Download |
| Section C – Higher Level (English) | Download |
| Section C – Higher Level (Irish) | Download |
| Section A&B – Ordinary Level (English) | Download |
| Section A&B – Ordinary Level (Irish) | Download |
| Section C – Ordinary Level (English) | Download |
| Section C – Ordinary Level (Irish) | Download |
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