A-Level Syllabuses Examined in 2025

Here are the 2025 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:

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 for Mother Tongue Language e-Oral examination and H2 Mother Tongue Language and Literature (H2 MTLL) e-written examination to understand the revised examination format.

Subjects Examined at A- and AO-Levels

Subject Title Language Medium AO Subject Code A Subject Code
Arabic Arabic 8187 -
Islamic Law Malay 8058 -
Islamic Theology Malay 8059 -
Islamic Law Malay - 9018
Islamic Theology Malay - 9019

Cambridge Subjects

Subject Title Language Medium H1 Subject Code H2 Subject Code Specimen Papers for
Revised Syllabus
[Year of Posting]
Bengali Bengali 8827 - -
Gujarati Gujarati 8828 - -
Hindi Hindi 8829 - -
French # French 8831 - -
Literature in English [Revised] English 8841 - Paper 1
[2024]
German # German 8833 - -
Geography English 8834 - Paper 1 | Insert
[2023]
Japanese # Japanese 8835 - -
Panjabi Panjabi 8836 - -
Urdu Urdu 8837 - -
History English 8838 - Paper 1
[2023]
Economics English 8843 - -
Mathematics [Revised] English 8865 - Paper 1 | Printed Answer Booklet
[2024]
Physics # English 8867 - -
Chemistry # English 8873 - -
Biology # English 8876 - -
Art # English 8879 - -
General Paper English 8881 - Paper 1
Paper 2 | Insert
[2023]
Geography English - 9173 Paper 1 | Insert
Paper 2 | Insert
[2023]
History English - 9174 Paper 1
Paper 2
[2023]
English Language and Linguistics English - 9508 -
Literature in English [Revised] English - 9539 Paper 1
Paper 2
Paper 3
[2024]
Computing
Software required:
• Python IDLE 3.6.4
• Flask 0.12.2
• PyMongo 3.6.0
• Jupyter Notebook 5.5.0
• DB Browser for SQLite 3.10.1
• Notepad++ 7.5.4
• MongoDB Community Server 3.4.9
• Chrome
English - 9569 -
Economics English - 9570 -
Management of Business English - 9587 -
Principles of Accounting English - 9593 -
China Studies in English English - 9628 -
Further Mathematics [Revised] English - 9649 Paper 1 |Printed Answer Booklet
Paper 2 |Printed Answer Booklet
[2024]
Chemistry English - 9729 -
Biology English - 9744 -
Physics English - 9749 -
Mathematics [Revised] English - 9758 Paper 1 |Printed Answer Booklet
Paper 2 |Printed Answer Booklet
[2024]

# Last year of exam in 2025

List of Formulae and Results (MF27) for the H1 Mathematics (8865), H2 Mathematics (9758) and H2 Further Mathematics (9649) syllabuses.

Local Subjects

Subject Title Language Medium H1 Subject Code H2 Subject Code Specimen Papers for
Revised Syllabus
[Year of Posting]
Chinese Language Chinese 8655 - -
Translation (Chinese) Chinese - 9571 -
Chinese Language & Literature Chinese - 9575 -
China Studies in Chinese [Revised] Chinese - 9629

Paper 1
Paper 2
[2023]

Malay Language Malay 8656 - -
Malay Language & Literature Malay - 9576 -
Tamil Language Tamil 8657 - -
Tamil Language & Literature Tamil - 9577 -

Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents who would like to register for Mother Tongue Language Syllabus B can write to SEAB with their request.