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LC 2024 - Home Economics

Important information in relation to Home Economics, for Leaving Certificate 2024, has been released. The documents have been published on the SEC Website and are available  here

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The Leaving Certificate Home Economics Exam is the final test for students studying Home Economics part of their Leaving Cert. Home Economics is an expansive subject in Ireland's Leaving Cert, but attractive to those interested in Textiles, Cooking or Nutrition. Ireland's Leaving Cert Home Economics Course is composed of three parts; a Food Studies Practical Test worth 20% of the final grade, an Elective Project in either Textiles or Child Care worth another 15% of the final grade, and a written Paper Examination accounting for the remaining 65%. SimpleStudy offers exclusive revision tools and learning resources for Leaving Certificate in Home Economics, Including Revision Notes, Past Exams, Quizzes, Questions by topic, and other unique features usually reserved for private schools or expensive tutors.

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Home Economics Predictions for Leaving Cert 2024 (Higher Level)

Remember that these are a series of educated guesses and not to take too many risks.

The Leaving Cert Home Ec course is quite broad, so it can be difficult to give a huge amount of time to all topics. I would definitely recommend covering all topics at some stage during 6th year. As you get closer to June, decide what your preferred long questions are (mine were Q2 and Q5) and start to focus in on them. Home Ec is a multi-disciplinary subject, so work smart by linking questions and topics together to save time. For example, if you do Biology, maybe consider studying the 5 kingdoms chapter well in biology so that you are covered for Q3 in Home Ec if microbiology comes up. To add to that, just because something is predicted to come up in one of the optional questions, does not mean that it will not make an appearance in one of the core questions!

You may also like our guide to Leaving Cert Home Economics .

Course Breakdown

Core Area 1: Food Studies

Core Area 2: Resource Management and Consumer Studies

Core Area 3: Social Studies

Elective 1: Home Design and Management

Elective 2: Textiles, Fashion and Design

Elective 3: Social Studies

All students must study the three core areas and then you pick an elective to study (your teacher will make this choice for you)

Traditional Exam Breakdown

The final exam is marked out of 320 marks (or 280 marks for those candidates taking the Textiles, Fashion and Design Elective). The exam lasts 2.5 hours and is broken into three sections.

Section A: Short Questions (60 marks) – answer 10 out of 12 questions. These questions are based on the core area 1 and 2. Food studies make up a huge part of this section

Section B: Long Questions (180 marks) – answer 3 out 5 questions. Question 1 is compulsory, based on food studies and worth 80 marks. Pick two questions out of question 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Section C: The Elective (80 marks/40 marks) – Elective 1 and 3 are worth 80 marks. Elective 2 is worth 40 marks as there is a project component

Home Economics Predictions 2024

Section B Q1

• Current patterns in the Irish diet
• Recent studies on food choice/food habits
• Fibre/Bowel Disorders
• Carbohydrates
• Minerals (calcium and iron)

Section B Q2

• Food commodities such as meat and dairy
• Production of food
• Nutritional value of food
• Functional/fortified foods

Section B Q3

• Food preservation
• Micro-organisms and food spoilage
• Aesthetic awareness/sensory analysis
• Irish food agencies and food legislation
• Methods of cooking food

Section B Q4

• Cost of living and home management
• Money studies – saving, budgeting, borrowing
• Household appliances
• Consumer behaviour

Section B Q5

• Sociological terms
• Functions of family
• Rights and responsibilities of family members
• Family as a caring unit
• Conflict and conflict resolution

Section C Elective Q3

• Education (all education levels, returning to education, accessibility, changes occuring in Junior Cycle and Leaving cert)
• Work (flexibility in working hours, job-sharing, part-time work, work from home options)

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Home economics predictions 2023.

• Vitamins (watch out for B12, A and C)
• Dairy – milk, cheese, yoghurt
• Meat – nutritional value, processing, bord bia
• Food poisoning
• Irish food agencies
• Food legislation
• Consumer law (CCPC, CAI etc.)
• Consumer studies – rights and responsibilities
• Saving/budgeting
• Current affairs (e.g., cost of living)
• Marriage breakdown
• Family – structure, functions
• Change in work hours (e.g., job-sharing, part-time work)
• Education (all education levels, returning to education, accessibility)
• Social Change
• Leisure – work/life balance

Home Economics Predictions 2022

Although it’s not possible to “predict” the short questions, by studying the core areas 1 and 2, you’ll have yourself fully covered. The long questions however are much more predictable. The home ec course is so long and broad that it’s very difficult to give a huge amount of time to all topics in the weeks leading up to the exam so predictions can be very helpful. These predictions below are based on the patterns of the exam papers over the last number of years (what’s due to come up, what hasn’t come up before) as well as current affairs (covid-19 pandemic, the economy etc.) Everyone knows that predictions are not guarantees but I would suggest having these topics covered very well as they are very likely to appear.

Best of Luck with your studies and with the exams!

·      Table analysis style question ( very likely that there will be a return to the traditional table analysis after the backlash over the 2021 Q1 )

·      Carbohydrates

·      Fibre

·      Lipids

·      Current dietary guidelines

·      Dairy – milk, cheese, yoghurt

·      Calcium

·      Meat

·      Vitamins (haven’t appeared in a long question since 2019, watch out for fat-soluble vitamins)

·      Meat – nutritional value, processing, bord bia

·      Microbiology

·      Food preservation

·      Food spoilage

·      Sensory Analysis

·      Consumer Studies – environment, rights and responsibilities

·      Housing

·      Mortgages

·      Household finances – savings, budgeting

·      Marriage

·      Marriage breakdown

·      Family – structure, roles, dealing with conflict

·      Family law

·      Making a will

·      Work

·      Unemployment

·      Education

·      Leisure – work/life balance, different types of activities depending on cost, age etc

Home Economics - Higher

A long and diverse course, this subject is a lot more than just cooking. 

Don't forget to practice Question 1(a) from Section B where you have to analyze a graph or chart. These type of questions will not appear in your textbook. Don't forget to study all topics in your elective. Part (a) is compulsory so if you cut corners you can get caught out. Students who do Biology and Business will find some overlapping topics which makes things easier. 

Higher Level Course Content:

• Consumer Studies
• Diet & Health
• Elective 1: Energy & Emissions
• Elective 1: Heating, Water, Lighting..
• Elective 1: Housing (Planning, building..)
• Elective 1: Interior Design
• Elective 2: Fabrics
• Elective 2: Patterns & Fashion
• Elective 3: (un)employment & Poverty
• Elective 3: Education in Ireland
• Elective 3: Family Life & Leisure
• Environment
• Food Assignments
• Food Industry & Packaging
• Food Spoilage & Food Safety
• Foods: Meat, Fish, Cereal, Fruit/Veg, Dairy, Eggs
• Household Appliances
• Household Finances
• Marriage & Family Law
• Meal Planning & Preparation
• Nutrition: Carbohydrates
• Nutrition: Lipids
• Nutrition: Protein
• Nutrition: Vitamins and Minerals

Ordinary Level Course Content:

• Elective1: Energy & Emissions
• Elective1: Heating, Water, Lighting..
• Elective1: Interior Design
• Elective1: Irish Housing
• Elective2: Fabrics
• Elective2: Patterns & Fashion
• Elective3: (un)employment & Poverty
• Elective3: Education in Ireland
• Elective3: Family Life & Leisure
• Older Persons

Practical Coursework   - 20%

This is worth 20% of the final mark this is submitted in journal form in sixth year.

Written Exam paper – 80%

The written examination is a two-and-a-half hour exam at both levels and has three sections:

Section A (60 marks)

12 short questions and you're marked on you're best 10.  These deal mainly with all the core areas. 

Section B (180 marks)

5 questions of which you must answer question 1 (Food Science and Nutrition) and any other 2 questions (from the other Core Areas).  

Section C (80 marks)

3 questions of which you must answer one question, an elective question based on your chosen elective.

Future Careers with Leaving Certificate Home Economics

Home Economics is not an essential requirement for any courses in the CAO system but teaches useful cooking skills that will be used by all. Future careers include Fashion, Cookery, Chef, Tourism, Business, Social Work.

Download the Leaving Cert Home Economics Syllabus

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