2024 PSLE Examination Dates and Timetable

All Primary 6 students in Singapore take the national examination known as the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE). The 2024 PSLE examination will be held over several weeks in September and October.
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    The oral examinations will take place on Tuesday, 13 August and Wednesday, 14 August, covering subjects such as English, Chinese, Malay, and Tamil languages.

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    The listening comprehension exams are scheduled for Friday, 13 September.

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    The written examinations will be held from Thursday, 26 September to Wednesday, 2 October. Key subjects like English, Mathematics, Science, and various language papers will be tested during this period. The duration of each paper varies from 40 minutes to 1 hour and 50 minutes.

Students and parents are advised to carefully review the detailed examination timetable provided to ensure they are aware of the dates and timings for each subject paper. Proper planning and preparation will be crucial for students to perform well in the 2024 PSLE examinations.

Oral Examination

Date Paper Time
Tuesday, 13 August English Language Foundation English Language Chinese Language Malay Language Tamil Language 0800 – 1330 h
Wednesday, 14 August English Language Chinese Language Malay Language Tamil Language Foundation Chinese Language Foundation Malay Language Foundation Tamil Language Bengali Language Gujarati Language Hindi Language Panjabi Language Urdu Language Foundation Bengali Language Foundation Gujarati Language Foundation Hindi Language Foundation Panjabi Language Foundation Urdu Language 0800 – 1330 h

Listening Comprehension Examination

Date Paper Time
Friday, 13 September Chinese Language Malay Language Tamil Language 0900 – 0935 h *
Foundation Chinese Language Foundation Malay Language Foundation Tamil Language 0900 – 0940 h *
Bengali Language Gujarati Language Hindi Language Panjabi Language Urdu Language Foundation Bengali Language Foundation Gujarati Language Foundation Hindi Language Foundation Panjabi Language Foundation Urdu Language 0900 – 0930 h *
English Language Foundation English Language 1115 – 1150 h *
*Actual duration may differ slightly.

Written Examination

Date Paper Time Duration
Thursday, 26 September English Language Paper 1 English Language Paper 2 0815 – 0925 h 1030 – 1220 h 1 h 10 min 1 h 50 min
Foundation English Language Paper 1 Foundation English Language Paper 2 0815 – 0925 h 1030 – 1150 h 1 h 10 min 1 h 20 min
Friday, 27 September Mathematics Paper 1 Mathematics Paper 2 0815 – 0915 h 1030 – 1200 h 1 h 1 h 30 min
Foundation Mathematics Paper 1 Foundation Mathematics Paper 2 0815 – 0915 h 1030 – 1130 h 1 h 1 h
Monday, 30 September Chinese Language Paper 1 Malay Language Paper 1 Tamil Language Paper 1 Bengali Language Paper 1 Gujarati Language Paper 1 Hindi Language Paper 1 Panjabi Language Paper 1 Urdu Language Paper 1 0815 – 0905 h 50 min
Chinese Language Paper 2 Malay Language Paper 2 Tamil Language Paper 2 Bengali Language Paper 2 Gujarati Language Paper 2 Hindi Language Paper 2 Panjabi Language Paper 2 Urdu Language Paper 2 1015 – 1155 h 1 h 40 min
Foundation Chinese Language Paper 1 Foundation Malay Language Paper 1 Foundation Tamil Language Paper 1 0815 – 0855 h 40 min
Tuesday, 1 October Science 0815 – 1000 h 1 h 45 min
Foundation Science 0815 – 0930 h 1 h 15 min
Wednesday, 2 October Higher Chinese Language Paper 1 Higher Malay Language Paper 1 Higher Tamil Language Paper 1 0815 – 0905 h 50 min
Higher Chinese Language Paper 2 Higher Malay Language Paper 2 Higher Tamil Language Paper 2 1015 – 1135 h 1 h 20 min