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Leaving Certificate Italian
Exam-format details on this page are sourced from Curriculum Online and the official NCCA syllabus. Practice tasks are aligned to official oral components but are not official SEC prompts.
Italian is offered in the Leaving Certificate at both Higher and Ordinary levels.
Assessment includes a written paper, an aural (listening) test, and an oral examination.
The oral examination is approximately 15 minutes per candidate.
The oral exam includes general conversation, role-play, and picture sequence tasks.
Speaking weighting in the syllabus is 25% at Higher and 20% at Ordinary.
The current syllabus was introduced in September 2021 with first examinations in 2023.
These are non-official practice prompts designed for the three syllabus-defined oral task types.
Curriculum Online: Senior Cycle Italian
https://curriculumonline.ie/senior-cycle/senior-cycle-subjects/italian/
NCCA PDF: Leaving Certificate Italian Syllabus
https://curriculumonline.ie/getmedia/4bb2f851-f271-425a-b6ce-6b7bf4f8d11f/SCSEC18_Italian_syllabus_eng.pdf
Official-source facts are reviewed against the links above. Practice content is platform-authored for rehearsal.
Yes. Curriculum Online lists Italian for both Higher and Ordinary levels.
The syllabus assessment framework includes a written paper, an aural test, and an oral examination.
The official syllabus states that the oral lasts about 15 minutes and includes general conversation, role-play, and picture sequence tasks.
The syllabus marks speaking at 25% for Higher and 20% for Ordinary.
No. Practice prompts are LearnLingo materials aligned to the official task types and timing. Official assessment details are linked in the sources section.