2027 GCE Advanced Level Syllabuses Examined for Private Candidates
This page lists the 2027 GCE A-Level syllabuses offered to private candidates.
Last updated 28 August 2026
Here are the 2027 GCE A-Level examination syllabuses that are offered to private candidates. These subjects are examined at Higher 1 (H1) and Higher 2 (H2) levels.
For syllabuses that have been revised, the specimen papers are available on the website for three years, including the year of posting. We seek your understanding that some items / images / resources may not be available in these online specimen papers, due to copyright restrictions. In such cases, a description of the item / image / resource, and/or a web-link may be provided. The full specimen paper, in printed format, may be purchased from SEAB.
From 2017, certain papers of selected GCE A-Level subjects will be conducted in the e-Examination format (for example, e-Oral, e-Written). These subjects are as follows:
Table shows the list of subjects with their corresponding papers that are conducted in e-Examination format.
Subject Title | Subject Code | Paper |
Chinese Language | 8655 | 2 |
Malay Language | 8656 | 2 |
Tamil Language | 8657 | 2 |
H2 Chinese Language & Literature | 9575 | 2 |
H2 Malay Language & Literature | 9576 | 2 |
H2 Tamil Language & Literature | 9577 | 2 |
Online Tutorial (opens in new tab) for Mother Tongue Language e-Oral examination and H2 Mother Tongue Language and Literature (H2 MTLL) e-written examination (opens in new tab) to understand the revised examination format.
Subjects examined at A- and AO-Levels
Table showing list of A- and AO-Level subjects
Subject Title | Language Medium | AO Subject Code | A Subject Code |
Arabic | 8187 | - | |
Malay | 8058 | - | |
Malay | 8059 | - | |
Malay | - | 9018 | |
Malay | - | 9019 |
Cambridge Subjects
Table showing list of H1 and H2 Cambridge subjects
Subject Title | Language Medium | H1 Subject Code | H2 Subject Code | Specimen Papers for |
Bengali | 8827 | - | - | |
Gujarati | 8828 | - | - | |
Hindi | 8829 | - | - | |
French (opens in new tab) | French | 8831 | - | Paper 1 (opens in new tab) | Transcript (opens in new tab) Paper 2 (opens in new tab) | Insert (opens in new tab) Paper 3 (opens in new tab) |
English | 8841 | - | - | |
German (opens in new tab) | German | 8833 | - | Paper 1 (opens in new tab) | Transcript (opens in new tab) Paper 2 (opens in new tab) | Insert (opens in new tab) Paper 3 (opens in new tab) |
English | 8834 | - | - | |
Japanese (opens in new tab) | Japanese | 8835 | - | Paper 1 (opens in new tab) | Transcript (opens in new tab) Paper 2 (opens in new tab) | Insert (opens in new tab) Paper 3 (opens in new tab) |
Panjabi | 8836 | - | - | |
Urdu | 8837 | - | - | |
English | 8838 | - | - | |
English | 8843 | - | - | |
English | 8865 | - | - | |
Physics (opens in new tab) | English | 8867 | - | Paper 2 (opens in new tab) |
Chemistry (opens in new tab) | English | 8873 | - | Paper 2 (opens in new tab) |
Biology (opens in new tab) | English | 8876 | - | Paper 2 (opens in new tab) |
English | 8879 | - | Paper 1 (opens in new tab) | Insert (opens in new tab) | |
English | 8881 | - | - | |
English | - | 9173 | - | |
History (opens in new tab) ° | English | - | 9174 | - |
Chemistry (opens in new tab) | English | - | 9476 | Paper 4 (opens in new tab) |
Biology (opens in new tab) | English | - | 9477 | Paper 4 (opens in new tab) |
Physics (opens in new tab) | English | - | 9478 | Data File (opens in new tab) |
English Language and Linguistics (opens in new tab) | English | - | 9508 | - |
English | - | 9539 | - | |
Computing (opens in new tab) Software: | English | - | 9569 | |
English | - | 9570 | ||
English | - | 9587 | - | |
English | - | 9593 | - | |
English | - | 9628 | - | |
English | - | 9649 | - | |
English | - | 9758 | - |
° Subject with e-Examination. Refer to e-Exam Resources for Private Candidates for details.
List of Formulae and Results (MF27) (opens in new tab) for the H1 Mathematics (8865), H2 Mathematics (9758) and H2 Further Mathematics (9649) syllabuses.
Data Booklet (opens in new tab) for H1 Chemistry (8873) and H2 Chemistry (9476) syllabuses.
~ These documents will be made available soon.
Local Subjects
Table showing list of local subjects
Subject Title | Language Medium | H1 Subject Code | H2 Subject Code | Specimen Papers for |
Chinese | 8655 | - | - | |
Chinese | - | 9571 | - | |
Chinese | - | 9575 | - | |
Chinese | - | 9629 | - | |
Malay | 8656 | - | - | |
Malay | - | 9576 | - | |
Tamil | 8657 | - | - | |
Tamil | - | 9577 | - |
Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents who would like to register for Mother Tongue Language Syllabus B can write to SEAB (opens in new tab) with their request.