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Where Can I Find PSLE and SEC Exam Timetables? | SEAB Dates, Candidate Categories and School Instructions

Did you know? SEAB is the starting point for Singapore national examination dates. For PSLE, use SEAB’s PSLE page and its important-dates link. For SEC, start with SEAB’s SEC information and follow the resources for the correct examination year and candidate category.

The Important Dates for Candidates page currently identifies its 2026 PSLE and GCE examination information. Check the year shown on every linked calendar or timetable. SEC begins in 2027; a 2026 O-Level or N-Level timetable is not the student’s 2027 SEC timetable.

Your quickest next step is to match the registered subject, subject level, code and paper to the official timetable, then confirm any individual oral, practical or reporting arrangements through the school or candidate instructions. Save the source and date checked. A general examination period cannot tell you every student’s exact appointment.

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Which source answers your question?

Your questionStart hereWhat to check
Find PSLE examination resourcesSEAB PSLEExam year, calendar and candidate instructions
Find SEC informationSEAB SECYear, G1/G2/G3 subjects and school or private-candidate route
Check published datesSEAB important datesYear and whether a date is confirmed or tentative
Confirm individual arrangementsThe school or official candidate communicationPaper, session, reporting time, venue and required documents
Match the official source to the student’s year, institution and intended outcome.

Check the year before copying a date

Read the timetable heading and document year before adding anything to your calendar. Keep each examination qualification separate if siblings are taking different examinations.

If next year’s detailed timetable is not yet available through the official source, record it as awaiting publication. Do not move last year’s dates forward or turn a broad month range into a precise appointment.

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Match each paper to the registered subject

For SEC, use the individual subject level rather than the student’s Posting Group as the timetable label. Keep the subject code and paper number with the date.

Create one entry per component, including any separate oral, listening or practical arrangements. Ask the school about an unfamiliar code or missing component instead of guessing from a similarly named subject.

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Separate the overall schedule from the personal appointment

SEAB describes SEC language written examinations in September and other written subjects from October to November, with non-written components scheduled earlier. These are broad arrangements; they do not replace the annual detailed timetable.

Use the school’s instructions or official candidate record to establish the student’s own reporting requirements. A start time on a public timetable and the time a student must arrive can answer different questions.

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Recheck changes and results information

Keep the current official timetable link alongside your calendar entries. Revisit it when the school sends examination instructions and check for updates before relying on an old screenshot.

SEAB marks some results-release information as tentative. Record that status explicitly and wait for the confirmed announcement before treating it as a fixed appointment. Keep results collection and subsequent admissions deadlines as separate tasks.

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Official world examination calendar sources

SEC syllabus downloads

PSLE syllabus sources

Explore the Singapore school pathways collection. For a local learning example, see Secondary 1 Mathematics small-group learning in Clementi.

Source guide prepared on 10 October 2026. Use the linked official pages for current dates, requirements and programme information.

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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.

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Try it without the guide: Choose a familiar Primary Science example. Explain the evidence, the idea and the result without notes. Then change one condition and explain your prediction.

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