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Where Can I Check SEAB Approved Calculators? | PSLE, GCE and Examination-Year Rules

Did you know? A calculator’s brand name alone is not enough to check exam approval. Start with SEAB’s Approved Calculators page and open its linked calculator guidelines and model list. Compare the full model name on the student’s device with the relevant entry.

Read the scientific and graphing sections separately, including any operating-system requirements. The list opened for this review is dated 9 September 2026. It also explains previously approved models that can still be used, so the end of a listed approval period does not by itself establish that a familiar calculator must be replaced.

Next, check the rules for the actual examination, subject and paper. An approved device is not permission to use it in every paper. For PSLE, begin with SEAB’s PSLE page and its current formats and candidate rules. For SEC in 2027, confirm the issued SEC guidance rather than treating a list labelled for GCE examinations as the complete answer.

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Choose an official source · Read the model label before shopping · Check the older-model section too · Keep graphing rules separate from scientific rules · Prepare the familiar device for the actual paper · Read the next explanation

Which source answers your question?

Your questionStart hereWhat to check
Find the current official listSEAB Approved CalculatorsOpen the linked document and read its date
Match a scientific calculatorScientific calculator listFull brand, model and applicable guidelines
Check a graphing calculatorGraphing calculator sectionExam restrictions, model, operating system and reset rules
Check a PSLE paperSEAB PSLE formats and rulesWhere calculator use is permitted
Choose the source for your examination or application, then confirm the current instructions.

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Read the model label before shopping

Place the calculator beside the official list. Copy the full model label, including letters or suffixes, and compare that exact text. Two devices can look almost identical while carrying different model names. A shop listing that says “exam calculator” is a starting point for a check, not the authority for approval.

If the label is worn or unclear, ask the school before buying or bringing the device. When considering a purchase, show the intended examination and model to the teacher. This is a small check that can prevent a rushed replacement close to examination day.

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Check the older-model section too

The document separates currently listed models from previously approved calculators and explains continued use subject to policy, syllabus or examination-format changes. Read both sections before interpreting a date column as a ban.

Save the current official link rather than only a cropped photograph of one row. The surrounding notes matter. If a model appears unfamiliar or the relevant rules have changed, ask the school to confirm the applicable instruction for the student’s sitting.

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Keep graphing rules separate from scientific rules

SEAB’s linked guidance restricts graphing calculators to subjects examined at H1, H2 and H3 levels of the A-Level curriculum and requires their reset before examinations. It also prohibits specified symbolic capabilities. Follow the subject instructions alongside these device rules.

A student moving from secondary school to JC should therefore check again rather than assume the old equipment decision settles every future subject. Likewise, an A-Level student’s calculator is not automatically the right choice for a younger sibling.

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Prepare the familiar device for the actual paper

Once the device is confirmed, practise ordinary tasks with it: entering fractions, reading brackets and checking whether an answer is reasonable. Changing to a different interface shortly before an exam can add avoidable hesitation. Ask the teacher how to build familiarity within permitted classroom practice.

SEAB’s guidelines make candidates responsible for working condition and prohibit sharing during the examination. Check power, readable labels and the required clearing of stored information. Use the official checklist to prepare equipment, while continuing to practise the reasoning and written working the paper requires.

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Official sources reviewed on 10 October 2026. The linked calculator document was dated 9 September 2026; recheck the current list and examination instructions before purchase or use.

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Choose the question that brought you here. Open one useful guide, try a small task, and stop when you have what you need.

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The same learning habit can travel across subjects, while each subject keeps its own methods. These routes help you notice a difficulty, understand one part of it, and return to something you can do.

A word is familiar, but using it is difficult.

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