IE · Subject guide
Mandarin Chinese
Leaving Certificate Mandarin Chinese, including the SEC oral examination at Higher and Ordinary Level. The 2026 assessment arrangements are administered by the State Examinations Commission.
01 · Overview
Mandarin Chinese
Leaving Certificate Mandarin Chinese, including the SEC oral examination at Higher and Ordinary Level. The 2026 assessment arrangements are administered by the State Examinations Commission.
- Subject guide
- Leaving Certificate
- Topics mapped
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02 · Complete topic map
Complete topic map
Every topic recorded for this subject in the curriculum is reproduced below in its full hierarchy. The descriptions reflect the mapped scope without implying additional exam rules.
- 01
Oral: general conversation
Sustained personal and discursive conversation in Mandarin Chinese, including the published 2026 set topics and wider themes.
- 02
Oral: prepared material
The language-specific prepared task: a language portfolio, topic card, picture sequence or project, according to the exact SEC route.
- 03
Listening comprehension
Understanding authentic spoken Mandarin Chinese and responding to gist, detail and inference questions.
- 04
Reading comprehension
Understanding written Mandarin Chinese across the text types and cultural contexts specified for the qualification.
- 05
Written production
Producing accurate, purposeful Mandarin Chinese for personal, discursive and functional tasks.
- 06
Language portfolio and cultural awareness
Developing evidence-based knowledge of communities associated with Mandarin Chinese through texts, culture and contemporary life.
- 07
Grammar, vocabulary and register
Controlling the grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and register needed for accurate communication in Mandarin Chinese.
03 · Where this subject applies
Where this subject applies
These pathways and regions are explicitly connected to the subject in the curriculum.
Levels and pathways
Higher Level
Higher Level — the more demanding level, with broader and deeper content and the H1–H8 grade scale.
Ordinary Level
Ordinary Level — the foundational level covering the core of the syllabus, graded O1–O8.
Regions
All registered regions
04 · Official sources
Official sources
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Public references
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