It is advised that each candidate have a pen ( 2/3 different colours), pencil, long ruler, eraser and sharpener on their person when sitting the exam. Colouring pencils are optional – They may be of use when drawing diagrams but can also waste valuable time.

Recommended time allowances per question are listed in the “Exam Advice and Tips” tab on the left hand side of the website’s  homepage under “Structure, Marking Scheme-Timing”.

To view our "Exam Paper Analysis Chart", click on the link labelled "Exam Paper Analysis" on the left hand side of the homepage. Here you will find a full list of Leaving Cert Biology topics as well as how often each of these topics has appeared in previous Leaving Cert HL Biology exam papers.

In each examination paper there are 3 full experiment questions, they appear in Section B of the paper. 2 out of 3 of these questions MUST be answered, however it is strongly advised that all 3 questions are attempted. For more information about the structure of the Leaving Cert Biology examination paper, click on the link at the left hand side of the homepage labelled "Structure,Marking Scheme-Timing".