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The '''General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level''' is an educational qualification offered in Singapore. The examinations are jointly conducted by the Ministry of Education (MOE), Singapore Examinations and Assessments Board (SEAB) and University of Cambridge International Examinations (UCIE).

==Description==
The O-Level examinations are conducted annually in Singapore, taken by students after four years (Secondary Four) in the Express stream or five years in the Normal Academic stream. It is the rough equivalent of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Certificate_of_Secondary_Education General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE)] offered in Great Britain. 

The [[Cambridge International Examinations|University of Cambridge International Examinations]] (UCIE) is the examining authority for subjects conducted in the English language, foreign languages and Non-Tamil Indian Languages. The examining authority for other subjects such as the mother tongue languages is the Ministry of Education.

===Comparison with the British O-levels===
The O-level examinations are a product of the colonial era, as the O-levels were too offered in England until 1988. Although the English O-levels were examined by various examination boards like the University of London, the Singaporean O-levels have always been examined only by the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate.

==Examinable Subjects==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Subject Code
!Subject
!Notes
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/1128_2017.pdf 1128]
|English Language
|
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/1135_2017.pdf 1135]
|Arabic as a 3rd Language
|rowspan=2|For school candidates only.
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/1136_2017.pdf 1136]
|Bahasa Indonesia as a 3rd Language
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/2049_2017.pdf 2049]
|Religious Studies (Bible Knowledge) 
|For private candidates only.
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/2065_2017.pdf 2065]
|Literature in English
|
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/2174_2017.pdf 2174]
|History
|
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/2204_2017.pdf 2204]
|Combined Humanities 
|Last year of examination in 2017. May be offered to repeat school candidates from 5N in 2018.
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/2236_2017.pdf 2236]
|Geography
|
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/2267_2017.pdf 2267]
|Combined Humanities
|Last year of examination in 2018
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2018Syllabus/2272_2018.pdf 2272]
|Humanities (Social Studies, Geography) ||rowspan=6|Offered from 2018 to replace Combined Humanities syllabus 2267.
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2018Syllabus/2273_2018.pdf 2273]
|Humanities (Social Studies, History)
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2018Syllabus/2274_2018.pdf 2274]
|Humanities (Social Studies, Literature in English)
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2018Syllabus/2275_2018.pdf 2275]
|Humanities (Social Studies, Literature in Chinese) 
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2018Syllabus/2276_2018.pdf 2276]
|Humanities (Social Studies, Literature in Malay)
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2018Syllabus/2277_2018.pdf 2277]
|Humanities (Social Studies, Literature in Tamil)
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/3012_2017.pdf 3012]
|French
|
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/3028_2017.pdf 3028]
|German
|
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/3034_2017.pdf 3034]
|Spanish
|For school candidates only.
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/3186_2017.pdf 3186]
|Arabic
|For private candidates only.
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/NTIL_2017.pdf 3194]
|Hindi
|
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/NTIL_2017.pdf 3196]
|Urdu
|
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/NTIL_2017.pdf 3199]
|Gujarati
|
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/NTIL_2017.pdf 3203]
|Panjabi
|
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/NTIL_2017.pdf 3215]
|Bengali
|
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/3249_2017.pdf 3249]
|Burmese
|
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/3260_2017.pdf 3260]
|Thai
|
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/3261_2017.pdf 3261]
|Japanese
|
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/4047_2017.pdf 4047]
|Additional Mathematics
|
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/4048_2017.pdf 4048]
|Mathematics
|
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/5059_2017.pdf 5059]
|Physics (SPA)
|rowspan=3|Last year of examination in 2018, to be replaced by revised versions (6091, 6092 & 6093). For school candidates only.
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/5073_2017.pdf 5073]
|Chemistry (SPA) 
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/5158_2017.pdf 5158]
|Biology (SPA)
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/5076_2017.pdf 5076]
|Science (Physics, Chemistry)
|
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/5077_2017.pdf 5077]
|Science (Physics, Biology)
|
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/5078_2017.pdf 5078]
|Science (Chemistry, Biology)
|
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2018Syllabus/6063_2018.pdf 6063]
|Electronics
|New subject from 2018. For school candidates only.
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/6085_2017.pdf 6085]
|Music
|rowspan=3|For school candidates only.
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/6086_2017.pdf 6086]
|Higher Music
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/6087_2017.pdf 6087]
|Food and Nutrition
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2018Syllabus/6091_2018.pdf 6091]
|Physics
|rowspan=3|Revised syllabus from 2018. Replacing 5059, 5073 & 5158 respectively.
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2018Syllabus/6092_2018.pdf 6092]
|Chemistry
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2018Syllabus/6093_2018.pdf 6093]
|Biology
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/6123_2017.pdf 6123]
|Art
|rowspan=3|For school candidates only.
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/6124_2017.pdf 6124]
|Higher Art 
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/7051_2017.pdf 7051]
|Design and Technology
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2018Syllabus/7155_2018.pdf 7155]
|Computing
|New subject from 2018. For school candidates only.
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/7175_2017.pdf 7175]
|Principles of Accounts
|
|}

==Special Papers (For school candidates only)==
{| style="width:100%;"
| style="vertical-align:top;width:50%;"|
===OSIE Cambridge Subjects===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Subject Code
!Subject
!Notes
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/2286_2017.pdf 2286]
|Economics
|
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/5999_2017.pdf 5999]
|Drama
|
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/6080_2017.pdf 6080]
|Physical Education
|
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/7085_2017.pdf 7085]
|Business Studies
|
|}
'''Note''': The above electives are applicable only for candidates from schools approved to offer the subjects.

| style="vertical-align:top;width:50%;"|
===Applied Subjects===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Subject Code
!Subject
!Notes
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/NP04_2017.pdf NP04]
|Biotechnology
|
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/NP05_2017.pdf NP05]
|Design Studies
|
|-
|}
'''Note''': The above Applied Subjects are applicable only for candidates from schools approved to offer the subjects.
|}

==Local Papers==
{| style="width:80%;"
| style="vertical-align:top;width:40%;"|
===Examined in Chinese===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Subject Code
!Subject
!Notes
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/1116_2017.pdf 1116]
|Higher Chinese
|
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/1153_2017.pdf 1153]
|Chinese B^
|
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/1160_2017.pdf 1160]
|Chinese
|
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/1166_2017.pdf 1166]
|Chinese (Special Programme)
|
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/2093_2017.pdf 2093]
|Literature in Chinese
|
|}
===Examined in Tamil===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Subject Code
!Subject
!Notes
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/1147_2017.pdf 1147] 
|Higher Tamil
|
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/1152_2017.pdf 1152] 
|Tamil B^
|
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/1157_2017.pdf 1157]
|Tamil
|
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/2098_2017.pdf 2098]
|Literature in Tamil
|
|}
| style="vertical-align:top;width:40%;"|
===Examined in Malay===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Subject Code
!Subject
!Notes
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/1117_2017.pdf 1117]
|Higher Malay
|
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/1133_2017.pdf 1133] 
|Malay (Special Programme)
|
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/1148_2017.pdf 1148] 
|Malay
|
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/1151_2017.pdf 1151]
|Malay B^
|
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2017Syllabus/2080_2017.pdf 2080]
| Islamic Religious Knowledge 
|For private candidates only.
|-
|[http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2018Syllabus/2238_2018_School_Candidates.pdf 2238] 
|Literature in Malay
|Revised syllabus from 2018.
|}
|}
'''^:''' Are not O-Level subjects