Updated / Friday, 5 Mar 2021
16:26
Here are some quick notes for Leaving Cert Accounting Exam from Accounting teacher John Taylor. Have a listen to his piece on Drivetime Study Hub and check out his bullet-point tips to help you in the exam.
Layout of Paper
There are three sections in the paper with a total of 400 marks
Section 1 and 2 are on financial accounting and section 3 is on management/cost accounting
Section 1 is worth 120 marks or 30% and students have a choice between doing Q1 worth 120 marks or two 60 mark questions out of a possible three (Q2, 3 and 4)
Section 2 is worth 200 marks or 50% and students must attempt two questions worth 100 marks each out of a possible three questions (Q5, 6 and 7)