Examination calendars look simple until a family is working across more than one system. A Singapore student may be tracking PSLE or SEC, an international-school student may be sitting Cambridge IGCSE or the IB Diploma, and a university applicant may also need SAT, ACT or AP dates. These calendars are governed by different authorities, use different sessions and time zones, and are published on different schedules.
This page is the eduKateSingapore World Examination Calendar Status Tracker. Its job is not to invent dates or freeze a one-year timetable into a permanent article. Its job is to show which official calendar controls each examination, what has been published as of 2 October 2026, what remains unannounced, and how students should verify the final date that applies to their own school, centre, subject and jurisdiction.
For a conceptual comparison of what these qualifications are for, use World Examinations Compared. This page has a narrower job: calendar control.
Status table | Checked 2 October 2026
| Examination / system | Current official status | Authority to check |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore PSLE 2026 | 2026 calendar live; marking 12–14 Oct 2026; results window 24–25 Nov 2026 remains tentative until confirmed | SEAB |
| Singapore GCE N/O/A-Level 2026 | 2026 timetables live; results windows published, exact release dates confirmed later | SEAB |
| Singapore SEC 2027 | 2027 syllabuses live; broad timetable structure announced; do not invent exact subject dates before SEAB publishes the calendar | SEAB |
| Singapore A-Level 2027 | 2027 syllabuses published; exact examination timetable must be taken from SEAB when released | SEAB |
| Cambridge IGCSE / O Level / International AS & A Level | Use current Cambridge timetable for the correct administrative zone and session; 2027 timetables appear by session as Cambridge releases them | Cambridge International |
| IB Diploma / Career-related Programme | November 2026 schedule live; IB page currently lists schedules through Nov 2026; future session schedule should be checked when IB posts it | International Baccalaureate |
| SAT | 2026–27 weekend dates published worldwide | College Board |
| ACT International | 2026–27 international dates published | ACT |
| AP Exams 2027 | 3–7 May and 10–14 May 2027; late testing 17–21 May; subject schedule published | College Board AP Central |
Status is not the same thing as a personal exam appointment. Schools may issue reporting instructions, oral schedules, practical schedules, access arrangements or centre-specific information separately. A student should always reconcile the central timetable with the school or centre notice.
1. The first rule: identify the examination authority
A search result, tuition website, school blog or social-media graphic may reproduce a date correctly, but it does not own the calendar. The first question is always: who has authority to set this examination date?
- PSLE, Singapore-Cambridge GCE and SEC → Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board.
- Cambridge IGCSE / O Level / International AS & A Level → Cambridge International Education.
- IB DP / CP → International Baccalaureate.
- SAT → College Board.
- ACT → ACT.
- AP → College Board AP Program.
Once the owner is known, the internet becomes much easier to navigate.
2. Publication date and exam date are different clocks
An official timetable may be published months before the examination. A page may then be updated without changing the exam date. Search engines can show the page’s crawl date, not the date the examination occurs.
Always read the date inside the timetable and the session/year named by the authority.
3. “2027 syllabus published” does not mean “2027 timetable published”
Singapore’s 2027 SEC G1, G2 and G3 syllabuses are already published. That tells students what will be assessed. It does not automatically provide the final date of every paper.
This distinction prevents a common error: turning a known syllabus year into a guessed examination date.
4. “Tentative results window” is not a confirmed results date
SEAB’s Important Dates page can publish a results-release window before the exact day is final. For example, the 2026 PSLE results release is shown as 24–25 November 2026, with SEAB noting that the actual date is confirmed only after all processes are completed.
A tracker should preserve that uncertainty rather than choose one date for convenience.
5. Singapore PSLE 2026
As of 2 October 2026, SEAB’s Important Dates page lists the 2026 PSLE examination calendar and states that the marking exercise runs from Monday 12 October to Wednesday 14 October 2026. The tentative results release window is Tuesday 24 November to Wednesday 25 November 2026.
Families should use the exact PSLE calendar for paper dates and the later MOE/SEAB announcement for the confirmed results day.
6. Singapore 2026 GCE examinations
SEAB has published the 2026 examination timetables for N(A)/N(T), O-Level and A-Level candidates. The same Important Dates page also gives results-release windows: N-Level results in December 2026, O-Level results in January 2027 and A-Level results in February 2027, with exact days confirmed later.
Students should use the subject-level timetable for actual paper timing rather than a generic “exam season” summary.
7. The 2027 SEC changes the timetable architecture
From the 2027 graduating cohort, Singapore transitions to the Singapore-Cambridge Secondary Education Certificate. SEAB explains that there will be one common written-examination period starting in October for most SEC subjects, while English Language written examinations are held in September alongside Mother Tongue Language written examinations. Non-written components such as oral, listening and practical examinations continue to take place before the main written period.
This is useful structural information. It is not permission to invent exact October or November paper dates before SEAB publishes them.
8. SEC G1, G2 and G3 use one certificate but different subject papers
The SEC reflects the subjects and subject levels a student offers. G1, G2 and G3 syllabuses are published separately, with their own subject codes and schemes of assessment.
Calendar planning should therefore identify the student’s actual subject code, not only the subject name.
9. Oral, listening, practical and coursework dates need special attention
Families often focus on written papers and overlook assessment components that occur earlier. Language oral examinations, science practicals, art coursework, music components and e-examinations may follow different schedules.
Build a personal calendar by component, not just by subject.
10. Private candidates and school candidates can have different instructions
Registration deadlines, entry-proof issuance, practical schedules and approved software can differ by candidate type. Do not use a school-candidate page as the sole authority for a private-candidate workflow.
11. Singapore A-Level 2027
SEAB has published the 2027 A-Level syllabuses for school candidates. This establishes the current subject specifications, including revised syllabuses and specimen papers where applicable.
The examination timetable itself should be taken from SEAB when released. A syllabus publication date is not a substitute for the timetable.
12. Cambridge International uses administrative zones
Cambridge International assigns centres to administrative zones and publishes a different timetable for each zone. Cambridge warns centres to use the correct zone and says it cannot accept responsibility for a candidate who misses an exam after consulting the wrong timetable.
This makes a generic “Cambridge IGCSE timetable” search insufficient. The school or exam centre should confirm the administrative zone.
13. Cambridge sessions matter
Cambridge examinations run in different sessions around the world, commonly including June and November sessions for many qualifications. The subject availability and timetable can differ by session and region.
Record the qualification, syllabus code, session and administrative zone together.
14. A Cambridge timetable should be read by syllabus code
Two subjects can have similar names across different syllabus codes. A school may also choose a particular variant or component combination.
Use the code supplied by the school, then match the timetable entry exactly.
15. Cambridge Checkpoint is a different calendar family
Cambridge Primary and Lower Secondary Checkpoint have their own test windows. They should not be mixed with IGCSE or International A-Level dates merely because all sit under Cambridge International.
16. IB Diploma and Career-related Programme exam schedules
IB publishes official examination schedules for DP and CP sessions. As of 2 October 2026, the IB exam-schedule page lists schedules through the November 2026 session.
If a future May 2027 or November 2027 schedule is not yet listed on the official page, mark it not yet published rather than copying an unofficial calendar.
17. Ask the IB coordinator which session applies
IB itself directs students to their school coordinator for questions about which schedule applies. This is sensible because schools know the candidate’s registered subjects and examination session.
18. IB coursework deadlines are not all the same as final exam dates
Extended Essay, TOK, Internal Assessments, language or arts components and school-internal deadlines may be completed well before the final examination session.
A student’s real IB calendar therefore combines the published exam schedule with the school’s internal submission calendar.
19. SAT 2026–27 weekend dates
College Board’s current SAT page lists worldwide weekend administrations on 3 October 2026, 7 November 2026, 5 December 2026, 6 March 2027, 1 May 2027 and 5 June 2027. Registration and late-registration deadlines are published alongside each test date.
Students needing to borrow a device from College Board must request it earlier than the ordinary registration deadline, so the test date is not the only deadline that matters.
20. SAT dates are global; centre availability is local
A worldwide SAT date does not guarantee that every Singapore centre has a seat. Registration systems determine actual centre availability.
Register early when the result is needed for a specific application cycle.
21. SAT score timing matters for admissions
A university deadline can fall before a later SAT score is available. Work backward from the receiving institution’s application deadline and testing policy rather than choosing the latest possible exam automatically.
22. ACT International 2026–27
ACT’s international schedule lists test windows on 5 September 2026, 23–24 October 2026, 11–12 December 2026, 12–13 February 2027, 2–3 April 2027, 11–12 June 2027 and 9–10 July 2027, each with registration and late-registration deadlines.
Do not use the US national Saturday schedule as a substitute for the international schedule.
23. ACT format and centre rules can change
ACT has been changing parts of its assessment and delivery. International candidates should use the current ACT registration account and international guidance for format, centre and device information.
A date copied from an older preparation book is not enough.
24. AP Exams 2027
College Board has published the 2027 AP examination schedule. Regular AP Exams run from 3–7 May and 10–14 May 2027. Late-testing exams run from 17–21 May 2027.
Individual subjects have fixed sessions within those windows.
25. AP 2027 start times have a new time-zone control
For 2027, College Board has changed start-time arrangements in some locations to protect exam security across time zones. Its AP Central pages now use Session 1 and Session 2 and provide a start-time lookup.
Students in Singapore should use the school’s official reporting time rather than assuming a US “morning/afternoon” label translates directly.
26. AP has portfolio and performance-task deadlines before exam week
College Board’s 2027 calendar includes digital-portfolio deadlines before or during the examination period. For example, AP Computer Science Principles, Seminar, Research and World Languages have April 30 submission deadlines for specified components, while AP Art and Design portfolios are due May 7.
A student who records only the May paper date can still miss an assessed component.
27. One calendar should not mix official and provisional dates without labels
Use explicit status tags:
- OFFICIAL: published by the examination authority.
- TENTATIVE: authority has published a range or provisional date.
- SCHOOL-SPECIFIC: issued by the candidate’s school or centre.
- NOT YET PUBLISHED: no official date is available.
- HISTORICAL: useful for pattern reference only; not a future promise.
28. Historical patterns can help planning but cannot become dates
It is reasonable to know that AP is generally administered in May or that Singapore national examinations occur in familiar parts of the school year. It is not reasonable to publish a guessed 2027 paper date because 2026 used a similar weekday.
Pattern is context. Calendar authority is evidence.
29. Build a personal candidate calendar
- List every qualification and subject code.
- Add oral, practical, coursework and digital components.
- Add registration deadlines.
- Add access-arrangement deadlines where applicable.
- Add school internal deadlines.
- Add official exam dates.
- Add result dates or status.
- Add university application deadlines that depend on those results.
The personal calendar should be smaller than the world calendar because it contains only dates that can affect the candidate.
30. Use calendar layers
A useful system separates layers by function:
- Registration
- Coursework
- Oral / practical
- Written papers
- Results
- Application deadlines
This makes bottlenecks visible. A coursework submission may matter months before the written exam.
31. Time-zone conversion is a risk
College Board, ACT and other international organisations may publish deadlines in US time zones. A date labelled “November 13” may close at a particular US time that corresponds to a different Singapore date or hour.
Use the exact time-zone statement from the authority and convert carefully.
32. A deadline at 11:59 p.m. ET is not 11:59 p.m. Singapore time
This seems obvious, yet it causes real submission failures. When a deadline affects an exam order, portfolio or university application, record both the source time and the Singapore conversion.
33. Daylight-saving time changes some conversions
Singapore remains UTC+8 year-round. Other jurisdictions change offsets seasonally. A conversion copied from March may be wrong in November.
Use a current time-zone converter when the deadline is high stakes.
34. Access arrangements have their own deadlines
Students who need approved access arrangements should not wait until examination week. Examination bodies and schools require documentation and processing time.
Use the relevant authority and school route early. An exam date tracker should not imply that the only important date is the paper itself.
35. Device readiness is now part of some examination calendars
Digital SAT, ACT online delivery, e-examinations and digital AP components introduce device, software and readiness deadlines. A candidate can be academically ready but operationally unready.
Record device checks, software installation and login verification as examination tasks.
36. Practical examinations can have personalised schedules
Science practicals, language orals and performance exams may be scheduled by school or centre within an official window. A national timetable may therefore not contain the candidate’s exact reporting slot.
The school-issued entry proof or schedule becomes the operational document.
37. Examination clashes need early escalation
Students taking qualifications from different systems can encounter clashes. Do not assume one board will automatically accommodate another board’s exam.
Inform the school or exam centre as soon as both official dates are known and follow the relevant board procedures.
38. Religious and medical conflicts also have procedures
Different examination bodies have policies for accommodations, illness, religious observance or exceptional circumstances. These rules vary.
Do not improvise a missed-exam solution after the fact. Read the current policy before the examination season.
39. Results calendars matter for application strategy
Some universities require final results by a fixed date. NTU, for example, publishes qualification-specific requirements and result-availability deadlines. A qualification can be academically recognised but arrive too late for a particular intake.
Timing is part of qualification usability.
40. A qualification and its results calendar form one planning object
Students comparing IB, A-Levels, AP or other routes should consider when results are issued relative to university cycles. This does not make one qualification better. It changes which application routes are straightforward.
41. Do not confuse registration opening with registration deadline
Some systems open registration months before the final deadline. Waiting until the deadline can reduce test-centre choice or create operational pressure.
Record both dates when seat availability matters.
42. School calendars and examination calendars are different
A school may schedule preliminary exams, mocks, study leave, internal assessments or graduation around the external exam. These are not examination-authority dates.
Keep them in the personal calendar but label them SCHOOL rather than OFFICIAL EXAM BOARD.
43. Tuition calendars should never override official dates
A tuition provider may organise revision plans around expected exam seasons. That can be useful for pacing. It should never become the source of truth for the examination date.
Official calendar first; tuition plan second.
44. Search snippets can be stale
Search engines may show an old timetable because the title matches. Open the source and confirm the year, session and update date.
Do not trust the snippet alone for a high-stakes date.
45. PDFs can remain online after they become historical
An official PDF from 2024 remains authoritative for the 2024 examination. It is not authoritative for 2027 merely because it is still hosted by the same board.
Authority and applicability are separate dimensions.
46. Name files with year and session
When downloading timetables, rename them clearly: Cambridge_IGCSE_Nov2026_ZoneX.pdf or SEAB_OLevel_2026_Timetable.pdf. This prevents an old document from being mistaken for the current one later.
47. Keep the source link beside the copied date
A calendar entry without a source becomes difficult to revalidate. Paste the official URL into the event description or a shared family planning sheet.
Then when the authority updates the timetable, you know where to check.
48. Use a checked-date field
For every externally controlled date, record “checked 2 October 2026” or the relevant verification date. This stops a family from treating an old screenshot as permanently current.
49. A simple calendar ledger
| Item | Status | Date | Authority | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEC Mathematics Paper | Not yet published | — | SEAB | 2 Oct 2026 |
| SAT | Official | 7 Nov 2026 | College Board | 2 Oct 2026 |
| IB Nov session | Official schedule live | See subject timetable | IB | 2 Oct 2026 |
| AP 2027 | Official | 3–14 May 2027 | College Board | 2 Oct 2026 |
50. What not to put in a tracker
- Rumoured exam dates
- Dates inferred only from last year
- Teacher guesses presented as official
- One centre’s date presented as universal
- Unlabelled provisional result windows
- Out-of-zone Cambridge timetables
51. The exam-calendar error hierarchy
Not all calendar errors are equally costly. A revision-plan date shifted by one day is annoying. Missing a registration deadline can prevent testing. Missing a paper can be catastrophic.
Review high-consequence dates more often.
52. The 90-day check
About three months before an important external exam, re-open the official timetable. Confirm subject code, centre instructions, access arrangements and any software or device requirements.
53. The 30-day check
One month out, confirm reporting time, venue, permitted materials, identification documents and transport. For international tests, confirm test-centre status.
54. The 7-day check
One week out, use the candidate’s official entry proof or centre communication. Do not reopen the entire world calendar unless a specific issue remains unresolved.
55. The night-before rule
Do not spend the night before an examination discovering the venue, software requirements or allowed calculator list. Calendar management should remove administrative uncertainty before revision reaches its final stage.
56. Results day is also a routing event
PSLE, SEC, A-Level, IB, SAT and other results can trigger posting, application, appeal or course-selection steps. Add the next-action deadline beside the result date.
A result without a route is incomplete planning.
57. Do not universalise qualification calendars
The IB November session and May session serve different school calendars. Cambridge uses multiple sessions and zones. ACT has international dates that differ from US national dates.
The world does not share one exam season.
58. The calendar is part of the qualification’s operating system
Assessment format, session timing, result timing and application deadlines shape how a qualification is experienced. Students moving between countries need to understand all four.
59. How this tracker should be maintained
Each examination family should be rechecked when the authority publishes a new session timetable, when the calendar year changes, or when the examination system changes format. Old dates should remain clearly historical rather than being silently overwritten without a checked date.
The tracker’s job is not to look full. Its job is to remain trustworthy.
60. The deeper principle: never manufacture certainty
Examination planning creates pressure, and pressure makes an exact-looking date feel better than “not yet published”. But a guessed date is worse than an honest unknown.
A mature reference system distinguishes known, tentative, school-specific and unknown. That is how a calendar becomes useful rather than merely complete-looking.
Frequently asked questions
Has the full 2027 SEC examination timetable been published?
SEAB has published the 2027 SEC syllabuses and the broad timetable structure. Use SEAB’s official SEC and Important Dates pages for the final subject-level timetable when it is released.
What are the 2027 AP exam dates?
College Board has scheduled regular AP examinations for 3–7 May and 10–14 May 2027, with late testing from 17–21 May 2027. Individual subjects have assigned sessions.
When are SAT tests in 2026–27?
College Board lists weekend SAT dates including 3 October, 7 November and 5 December 2026, followed by 6 March, 1 May and 5 June 2027. Check registration deadlines and centre availability.
Can I use last year’s Cambridge timetable to plan?
Use it only as historical context. The applicable timetable must match the current session and the centre’s administrative zone.