O-Level Syllabuses Examined in 2022

For syllabuses that have been revised, the specimen papers have been included for reference. These specimen papers
will be removed from the website the year after the first examination of the revised syllabuses. 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, maybe purchased from SEAB.

From 2017, certain papers of selected GCE O-Level subjects will be conducted in the e-Examination format
(for example, e-Oral). These subjects are as follows:

Check out the online tutorial for the Mother Tongue Language and Higher Mother Tongue Language e-Oral examination to understand the revised examination format.

Cambridge Subjects

^ These subjects are applicable only for candidates from schools approved to offer the subjects.

+ Revision is only to Paper 2: Literature in Chinese (2287/2) / Literature in Malay (2288/2) / Literature in Tamil (2289/2).
There is no revision to Paper 1 Social Studies. 2287/1, 2288/1, 2272/1, 2273/1 and 2274/1 share a common paper.

Local Subjects

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