Leaving Cert Spanish oral, 2027
25% at Higher Level, 20% at Ordinary. Marked out of 100.
Provisional dates: Saturday 20 March to Thursday 25 March 2027. About 14 minutes. Facts on this page come from the State Examinations Commission; see the sources at the end.
Sections, in order
| Section | Time | Marks | How Spake practises it |
|---|---|---|---|
| General conversation · Conversación general | 10 min | 70 | Full AI conversation on original topic banks, with follow-up questions. |
| Role-play · El diálogo | 4 min | 30 | Original role-play cards in the real format. The AI plays the other part. |
What the examiner marks
| Area | Marks |
|---|---|
| Communicative competence | no published weighting |
| Fluency | no published weighting |
| Vocabulary range | no published weighting |
| Grammatical accuracy | no published weighting |
| Pronunciation | no published weighting |
Topics students practise in Spake
Original question banks written for Spake and checked by a teacher. These are not the exam board’s questions.
Yo y mi personalidadMi familiaMis amigosMi casaMi pueblo o ciudadMi colegioLas asignaturasMis aficionesEl deporteLa música y el cineEl fin de semanaLas vacaciones y EspañaEl trabajo y el dineroLa universidad y el futuroLa tecnología y las redes socialesEl medio ambienteLos jóvenes hoyLa comida y la salud
What Spake cannot do yet
- No published weighting exists for the Spanish marking areas, so the five areas are shown without marks.
- Pronunciation is checked on one answer per session, not every answer.
- Role-play cards here are original. Prepare the real SEC cards from your own copy.