Leaving Cert Timetable 2026 With Every Exam Date and How to Plan Your Own June

The June 2026 examination calendar has a fixed shape. Written examinations run from 3 June to 23 June 2026, across 15 examination days. English opens the sequence, and Applied Mathematics and Religious Education close it.

Your own June is far smaller than that block suggests. A candidate sitting seven subjects meets only a handful of those 15 examination days. The published grid covers every subject at every level across the State, from English and Irish to Applied Mathematics. The real work is cutting it down to the papers you personally sit.

What Does the June 2026 Examination Grid Actually Look Like?

It looks like 15 examination days stretched across three weeks. The sequence has a clear head and a clear tail. English opens it, and Applied Mathematics and Religious Education bring it to a close. Several languages are sat on Monday 15 June, which makes that date heavy for some candidates and empty for others.

The grid is a State wide document, not a personal one. It lists sittings for subjects you have never studied. One misread row can put a paper in the wrong week of your plan. CollegeRoute republishes those dates in a Leaving Cert timetable 2026 tool you can narrow to your own entry.

How Do You Turn the State Timetable Into Your Own?

You strip it down. Subject filtering removes every row that does not belong to you, whether that row is Applied Mathematics or a language you never studied. What remains is your personal June. Once the list is short, the shape of the month is obvious. You can see the clusters, the free days, and the paper you finish on.

The CollegeRoute leaving cert timetable tool holds that filtered version, then hands it back in two formats. You can export your dates straight to a phone calendar, or print a single sheet. Parents usually want the printed sheet, and candidates usually want the calendar.

The tool is free to use and runs in the browser, with no sign up step. Onoir Studio Limited runs the site independently of the Central Applications Office (CAO). Treat any State Examinations Commission notice as the final word on your own sitting.

1. Select every subject you are sitting, at the level you are sitting it
2. Check the filtered list against your examination entry, subject by subject
3. Export the result to your calendar so each paper carries its own reminder
4. Print one copy for home, so the household plans around the same dates

Which Papers Run Longer Than the Standard Sitting?

Nine papers carry an extra 20 minutes. If several sit on your filtered list, your examination days run longer than a classmate’s. Travel and collection times move with them. Find those papers before June, not on the morning itself.

• English Paper 1 and English Paper 2, both with the extra 20 minutes
• Geography, one of the nine longer papers
• History, also carrying the extra 20 minutes
• The Irish Paper 1 and Paper 2 sittings, which make up the rest of the nine

Twenty minutes sounds small written down. A day holding English Paper 2 or History therefore ends later than a standard sitting. Across a day it changes when you eat and when you are collected. Mark every long session on the printed sheet in a different colour.

Milestone Days and What to Do About Each

A handful of points in the sequence carry more planning weight than the rest. The opening day sets the routine, and the extra time papers stretch it. The languages cluster on Monday 15 June, and the closing day releases the month. Every row below comes from the published timetable.

Point in the sequence	What the timetable shows	What to do about it
Opening day	Examinations begin on 3 June 2026, and English opens the sequence	Be in attendance at least half an hour before your first examination
Both English papers	Each one carries an extra 20 minutes	Allow a longer session and a later collection time
Geography and History	Both sit among the nine papers with an extra 20 minutes	Check whether either falls beside another paper
Irish Paper 1 and Paper 2	Every Irish Paper 1 and Paper 2 sitting carries an extra 20 minutes	Plan for two longer days rather than one
Monday 15 June	Several languages are sat on this day	Confirm which of your languages appear, then plan that day first
Closing day	The run ends on 23 June 2026, with Applied Mathematics and Religious Education last	Note your own final paper, which may fall before this date

Why Should You Arrive Half an Hour Early?

Because candidates attend at least half an hour before the first examination. That half hour is part of the schedule, not spare time at home. Planning backwards from it changes the whole morning, including when you leave and when a lift is arranged.

• Set each calendar reminder against the attendance time, not the paper time
• Add your journey on top of that, then a margin for June traffic
• Keep the printed sheet somewhere the whole house can see it

Frequently Asked Questions

When do the 2026 Leaving Certificate written examinations start and finish?

Written examinations run from 3 June to 23 June 2026, across 15 examination days. English opens the sequence. Applied Mathematics and Religious Education close it at the end of the run. Your own June is shorter than that window, because you only attend on the days your own subjects are sat.

Which papers carry the extra 20 minutes?

Nine papers carry an extra 20 minutes. Both English papers are included, along with Geography, History, and the Irish Paper 1 and Paper 2 sittings. Filter the timetable to your own subjects first, then mark those longer sessions clearly. They change when your examination day ends, and when you can be collected.

How early do I need to be at the examination centre?

Candidates attend at least half an hour before the first examination. Treat that half hour as fixed, then plan the journey on top of it. If you export your filtered subjects to a phone calendar, set each reminder against the attendance time. Do not use the start of the paper.

Can I get the filtered timetable onto my phone?

Yes. The CollegeRoute Leaving Cert timetable 2026 tool includes calendar export, so your filtered papers move into the calendar app you already use. There is also a print option for a single wall sheet. Households usually keep both, one for the candidate and one on the kitchen door.