The 2020 Primary School Leaving Examinations (PSLE) is currently ongoing, with the next upcoming exam scheduled from September. Here’s the PSLE 2020 timetable for your easy reference:
PSLE 2020 timetable
Oral examination (Completed)
Aug 13, 2020 (Thursday), 8 am to 1.30 pm
- English Language
- Foundation English
- Chinese/Malay/Tamil
Aug 14, 2020 (Friday), 8 am to 1.30 pm
- English Language
- Chinese/Malay/Tamil
- Foundation Chinese/Foundation Malay/Foundation Tamil
- Bengali/Gujarati/Hindi/Panjabi/Urdu Foundation Bengali/Foundation Gujarati/Foundation Hindi/Foundation Panjabi/Foundation Urdu
Listening comprehension examination
Sept 18, 2020 (Friday)
9 am – 9.35 am *: Chinese/Malay/Tamil
9 am – 9.40 am *: Foundation Chinese/Foundation Malay/Foundation Tamil
9 am – 9.30 am *: Bengali/Gujarati/Hindi/Panjabi/Urdu Foundation Bengali/Foundation Gujarati/Foundation Hindi/Foundation Panjabi/Foundation Urdu
11.15am – 11.50 am *: English Language/Foundation English
*Actual duration may differ slightly
PSLE 2020 timetable: Written examination
Oct 1, 2020 (Thursday)
- English Language Paper 1: 8.15 am – 9.25 am (Duration: 1 h 10 min)
- English Language Paper 2: 10.30 am – 12.20 pm (Duration: 1 h 50 min)
- Foundation English Paper 1: 8.15am – 9.25 am (Duration: 1 h 10 min)
- Foundation English Paper 2: 10.30 am – 11.50 am (Duration: 1 h 20 min)
Oct 2, 2020 (Friday)
- Mathematics Paper 1: 8.15 am – 9.15 am (Duration: 1 h)
- Mathematics Paper 2: 10.30am – 12 pm (Duration: 1 h 30min)
- Foundation Mathematics Paper 1: 8.15 am – 9.15 am (Duration: 1 h)
- Foundation Mathematics Paper 2: 10.30am – 11.30 am (Duration: 1 h)
Oct 5, 2020 (Monday)
- Chinese/Malay/Tamil Bengali/Gujarati/Hindi/Panjabi/Urdu Paper 1: 8.15 am – 9.05 am (Duration: 50 min)
- Chinese/Malay/Tamil Bengali/Gujarati/Hindi/Panjabi/Urdu Paper 2: 10.15 am – 11.55 am (Duration: 1 h 40 min)
- Foundation Chinese/Foundation Malay/Foundation Tamil Paper 1: 8.15 am – 8.55 am (Duration: 40 min)
Oct 6, 2020 (Tuesday)
- Science: 8.15 am – 10 am (Duration: 1 h 45 min)
- Foundation Science: 8.15 am – 9.30 am (Duration: 1 h 15 min)
Oct 7, 2020 (Wednesday)
- Higher Chinese/Higher Malay/Higher Tamil Paper 1: 8.15 am – 9.05 am (Duration: 50 min)
- Higher Chinese/Higher Malay/Higher Tamil Paper 2: 10.15 am – 11.35 am (Duration: 1 h 20 min)
Important dates to note after the examinations
Marking exercise: Oct 19 - 22, 2020
Tentative date of result release: Between Nov 25 to 27, 2020.
*The actual date of the results release can only be confirmed when all processes have been completed.
This article was first published in theAsianparent.