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
+ Last year of exam in 2024
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.