O-Level Syllabuses Examined in 2023
Here are the 2023 GCE O-Level examination syllabuses that are offered to private candidates:
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 O-Level subjects will be conducted in the e-Examination format (for example, e-Oral). These subjects are as follows:
| Subject Title | Subject Code | Paper |
|---|
| English | 1128 | 4 |
| Chinese | 1160 | 3 |
| Malay | 1148 | 3 |
| Tamil | 1157 | 3 |
| Higher Chinese | 1116 | 3 |
| Higher Malay | 1117 | 3 |
| Higher Tamil | 1147 | 3 |
Online Tutorial for Mother Tongue Language and Higher Mother Tongue Language e-Oral examination to understand the revised examination format.
Cambridge Subjects
# Last year of exam in 2023
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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.