List of Cambridge International Examinations Ordinary Level subjects
The following is a list of GCE Ordinary Level subjects offered by Cambridge International Examinations (CAIE).You can choose from more than 40 subjects in any combination.[1]
Cambridge O Levels, Cambridge IGCSE and/or Cambridge International Level 1 or Level 2 Certificates may be taken in the same examination session but certain combinations of subjects are not allowed as described below.
Cambridge O Levels are only available for centres in administrative zones 3, 4 & 5.[2]
| Syllabus Code | Syllabus Title | Availability | Notes | Further Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May & June | October & November | Private candidates | ||||
| CIE 1115 | English Language (Caribbean) | — | Yes | — | Caribbean area only, candidates in the Caribbean area taking O Level English Language had to enter for this syllabus; last exam in 2010 | — |
| CIE 1119 | English Language (Malaysia) | — | Yes | — | Malaysia only | — |
| CIE 1120 | English Language (Brunei) | Yes | Yes | — | Brunei only, candidates in Brunei taking O Level English Language must enter for this syllabus | — |
| CIE 1123 | English Language | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cannot be combined with syllabuses 0500, 0510 & 0511 (IGCSE), 0522 (Level 1/2 Certificate), 1115, 1119, 1120, 1124, 1125, 1126, 1127 & 1128 (O Level) | link |
| CIE 1124 | English Language (Seychelles) | — | Yes | — | Seychelles only, candidates in Seychelles taking O Level English Language had to enter for this syllabus; last exam in 2008 | — |
| CIE 1125 | English Language (Mauritius) | No | Yes | — | Mauritius only, candidates in Mauritius taking O Level English Language must enter for this syllabus or syllabus 1126 | — |
| CIE 1126 | English Language (Syllabus B) (Mauritius) | No | Yes | — | Mauritius only, candidates in Mauritius taking O Level English Language must enter for this syllabus or syllabus 1125 | — |
| CIE 1127 | English Language (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Singapore only, last exam in 2014 | |
| CIE 1128 | English Language (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Singapore only, available from 2013 | |
| CIE 1135 | Arabic as a Third Language (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | No | Singapore only | syllabus |
| CIE 1136 | Bahasa Indonesia as a Third Language (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | No | Singapore only | syllabus |
| CIE 1201 | Bahasa Melayu (Brunei) | Yes | Yes | — | Brunei only | — |
| CIE 2010 | Literature in English | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cannot be combined with syllabuses 0408 & 0486 (IGCSE) & 0476 (Level 1/2 Certificate) | link |
| CIE 2014 | Literature in English (Singapore) | No | Yes | Yes | Singapore only; last exam in 2014 | syllabus |
| CIE 2023 | Malay Literature (Brunei) | Yes | Yes | — | Brunei only | — |
| CIE 2047 | Islamic Religious Knowledge (Brunei) | Yes | Yes | — | Brunei only | — |
| CIE 2035 ( old code 2048[3]) | [(Biblical Studies) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cannot be combined with syllabuses 0490 (IGCSE) & 2049 (O Level) | link |
| CIE 2049 | Religious Studies (Bible Knowledge) (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | Exclusive | Singapore only | syllabus |
| CIE 2055 | Hinduism | No | Yes | Yes | link | |
| CIE 2056 | Islamic Religion and Culture | No | Yes | Yes | Cannot be combined with 0493 (IGCSE) & 2058 (O Level) | link |
| CIE 2058 | Islamiyat | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cannot be combined with 0493 (IGCSE) & 2056 (O Level) | link |
| CIE 2059 | Pakistan Studies | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cannot be combined with syllabus 0448 (IGCSE) | link |
| CIE 2065 | Literature in English (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Singapore only; available from 2014 | syllabus |
| CIE 2101 | Ulum al-Quran (Brunei) | No | Yes | — | Brunei only | — |
| CIE 2102 | Hafaz al-Quran (Brunei) | No | Yes | — | Brunei only | — |
| CIE 2103 | Tafsir al-Quran (Asas) (Brunei) | No | Yes | — | Brunei only | — |
| CIE 2134 | History (Modern World Affairs) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cannot be combined with syllabuses 2162 & 2173 (O Level); first exam in 2015, to replace syllabus 2158 | link |
| CIE 2138 | History (World Affairs 1917 - 1991) (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Singapore only; last exam in 2013 | syllabus |
| CIE 2158 | History (World Affairs 1917 - 1991) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cannot be combined with syllabuses 0470 (IGCSE), 2160, 2162 & 2173 (O Level); last exam in 2014, to be replaced with syllabus 2134 from 2015 | link |
| CIE 2160 | History (Central and Southern Africa) | No | Yes | — | Central and Southern Africa only | — |
| CIE 2162 | History (Mauritius) | No | Yes | — | Mauritius only | — |
| CIE 2171 | History (Brunei) | Yes | Yes | — | Brunei only | — |
| CIE 2173 | History (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Singapore only; last exam in 2014 | syllabus |
| CIE 2174 | History (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Singapore only; available from 2014 | syllabus |
| CIE 2192 | Combined Humanities (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Singapore only; last exam in 2015 | syllabus |
| CIE 2204 | Combined Humanities (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Singapore only; available from 2014; last exam in 2017 | syllabus |
| CIE 2210 | Computer Science | Yes | Yes | Yes | Common with syllabus 0478 (IGCSE); first exam in 2015, to replace syllabus 7010 | link |
| CIE 2217 | Geography | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cannot be combined with syllabuses 0460 (IGCSE), 2223 & 2230 (O Level) | link |
| CIE 2223 | Geography (Southern Africa) | No | Yes | — | South Africa only | — |
| CIE 2230 | Geography (Brunei) | Yes | Yes | — | Brunei only | — |
| CIE 2235 | Geography (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | Yes | last exam in 2014 | syllabus |
| CIE 2236 | Geography (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Available from 2014 | syllabus |
| CIE 2251 | Sociology | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cannot be combined with syllabus 0495 (IGCSE) | link |
| CIE 2267 | Combined Humanities (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Singapore only; available from 2017 | syllabus |
| CIE 2281 | Economics | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cannot be combined with syllabus 0455 (IGCSE) | link |
| CIE 2284 | Economics (Singapore) | No | Yes | Yes | Singapore only; last exam in 2013 | syllabus |
| CIE 3012 | French (Singapore) | No | Yes | Yes | Singapore only | syllabus |
| CIE 3015 | French | Yes | No | Yes | Cannot be combined with syllabus 0501 (IGCSE) | link |
| CIE 3025 | German | No | Yes | Yes | link | |
| CIE 3028 | German (Singapore) | No | Yes | Yes | Singapore only | syllabus |
| CIE 3035 | Spanish | No | Yes | Yes | Cannot be combined with syllabus 0502 (IGCSE) | link |
| CIE 3158 | Setswana | No | Yes | Yes | link | |
| CIE 3162 | Swahili | Yes | No | Yes | link | |
| CIE 3180 | Arabic | No | Yes | Yes | Cannot be combined with syllabus 0508 (IGCSE) | link |
| CIE 3183 | Arabic (Brunei) | No | Yes | — | Brunei only | — |
| CIE 3186 | Arabic (Singapore) | No | Yes | Exclusive | Singapore only | syllabus |
| CIE 3194 | Hindi (Singapore) | No | Yes | Yes | Singapore only | syllabus |
| CIE 3195 | Hindi | — | Yes | — | link | |
| CIE 3196 | Urdu (Singapore) | No | Yes | Yes | Singapore only | syllabus |
| CIE 3199 | Gujarati (Singapore) | No | Yes | Yes | Singapore only | syllabus |
| CIE 3202 | Nepali | Yes | No | Yes | link | |
| CIE 3203 | Panjabi (Singapore) | No | Yes | Yes | Singapore only | syllabus |
| CIE 3204 | Bengali | Yes | No | Yes | link | |
| CIE 3205 | Sinhala | Yes | No | Yes | Cannot be combined with syllabus 3206 | link |
| CIE 3206 | Tamil | Yes | No | Yes | Cannot be combined with syllabus 3205 | link |
| CIE 3215 | Bengali (Singapore) | No | Yes | Yes | Singapore only | syllabus |
| CIE 3247 | First Language Urdu | Yes | No | Yes | Cannot be combined with syllabus 3248 | link |
| CIE 3248 | Second Language Urdu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cannot be combined with syllabus 3247 | link |
| CIE 3249 | Burmese (Singapore) | No | Yes | Yes | Singapore only | syllabus |
| CIE 3260 | Thai (Singapore) | No | Yes | Yes | Singapore only | syllabus |
| CIE 3261 | Japanese (Singapore) | No | Yes | Yes | Singapore only | syllabus |
| CIE 4016 | Mathematics (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Singapore only; last exam in 2016 | syllabus |
| CIE 4021 | Mathematics (Syllabus A) (Mauritius) | — | Yes | — | Mauritius only | — |
| CIE 4024 | Mathematics (Syllabus D) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cannot be combined with syllabuses 0580 & 0581 (IGCSE), 4021, 4026 & 4029 (O Level) | link |
| CIE 4026 | Mathematics (Syllabus E) (Brunei) | — | Yes | — | Brunei only; last exam in 2010 | — |
| CIE 4029 | Mathematics (Syllabus D) (Mauritius) | No | Yes | Yes | Mauritius only; cannot be combined with syllabuses 0580 & 0581 (IGCSE), 4021 & 4024 (O Level) | syllabus[permanent dead link] |
| CIE 4037 | Additional Mathematics | Yes | Yes | Yes | Common with syllabus 0606 (IGCSE) | link |
| CIE 4038 | Additional Mathematics (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Singapore only; last exam in 2014 | syllabus |
| CIE 4040 | Statistics | No | Yes | Yes | link | |
| CIE 4047 | Additional Mathematics (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Singapore only; available from 2014 | syllabus |
| CIE 4048 | Mathematics (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Singapore only; available from 2016 | syllabus |
| CIE 4049 | Additional Mathematics (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Singapore only; available from 2021 | syllabus |
| CIE 4345 | Accounting (Namibia) | — | Yes | — | Namibia only | — |
| CIE 5014 | Environmental Management | Yes | Yes | Yes | link | |
| CIE 5038 | Agriculture | No | Yes | No | link | |
| CIE 5054 | Physics | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cannot be combined with syllabuses 0652, 0653 & 0654 (IGCSE) & 5129 (O Level) | link |
| CIE 5057 | Physics (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | Exclusive | Singapore only; last exam in 2014 | syllabus |
| CIE 5058 | Physics (with Coursework) (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | No | Singapore only; last exam in 2014 | syllabus |
| CIE 5059 | Physics (with Coursework) (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | No | Singapore only; available from 2014; Coursework to be phased out from 2018 (to replace one-time practical assessment) | syllabus |
| CIE 5064 | Physics (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | Exclusive | Singapore only; available from 2014; last exam in 2017 | syllabus |
| CIE 5067 | Chemistry (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | Exclusive | Singapore only; last exam in 2014 | |
| CIE 5070 | Chemistry | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cannot be combined with syllabuses 0652, 0653 & 0654 (IGCSE) & 5129 (O Level) | link |
| CIE 5072 | Chemistry (with Coursework) (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | No | Singapore only; last exam in 2014 | syllabus |
| CIE 5073 | Chemistry (with Coursework) (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | No | Singapore only; available from 2014; Coursework to be phased out from 2018 (to replace one-time practical assessment) | syllabus |
| CIE 5074 | Chemistry (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | Exclusive | Singapore only; available from 2014; last exam in 2017 | |
| CIE 5076 | Science (Physics, Chemistry) (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Singapore only; available from 2014 | syllabus |
| CIE 5077 | Science (Physics, Biology) (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Singapore only; available from 2014 | syllabus |
| CIE 5078 | Science (Chemistry, Biology) (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Singapore only; available from 2014 | syllabus |
| CIE 5090 | Biology | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cannot be combined with syllabuses 0653 & 0654 (IGCSE), 5096, 5125, 5126, 5129 & 5130 (O Level) | link |
| CIE 5094 | Biology (with Coursework) (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | No | Singapore only; last exam in 2014 | syllabus |
| CIE 5096 | Human and Social Biology | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cannot be combined with syllabuses 0608, 0610, 0653 & 0654 (IGCSE), 5090, 5129 & 5131 (O Level) | link |
| CIE 5100 | Biology (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | Exclusive | Singapore only; last exam in 2014 | syllabus |
| CIE 5108 | Biology (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | Exclusive | Singapore only; available from 2014; last exam in 2017 | syllabus |
| CIE 5116 | Science (Physics, Chemistry) (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Singapore only; last exam in 2014 | syllabus |
| CIE 5117 | Science (Physics, Biology) (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Singapore only; last exam in 2014 | syllabus |
| CIE 5118 | Science (Chemistry, Biology) (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Singapore only; last exam in 2014 | syllabus |
| CIE 5124 | Science (Physics, Chemistry) | — | Yes | — | link | |
| CIE 5125 | Science (Physics, Biology) | — | Yes | — | link | |
| CIE 5126 | Science (Chemistry, Biology) | — | Yes | — | link | |
| CIE 5129 | Combined Science | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cannot be combined with syllabuses 0608, 0610, 0620, 0625, 0652, 0653 & 0654 (IGCSE), 5054, 5070, 5090, 5096 & 5131 (O Level) | link |
| CIE 5130 | Additional Combined Science | No | Yes | Yes | last exam in 2007 | link |
| CIE 5131 | Science for All | — | — | — | — | |
| CIE 5158 | Biology (with Coursework) (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | No | Singapore only; available from 2014; Coursework to be phased out from 2018 (to replace one-time practical assessment) | syllabus |
| CIE 5999 | Drama (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | No | Singapore only | syllabus |
| CIE 6010 | Art | Partial | Yes | Partial | Cannot be combined with syllabus 0400 (IGCSE); last exam in 2014, to be replaced with syllabuses 6089 and 6090 from 2015 | link |
| CIE 6030 | Woodwork | No | Yes | — | expired | link |
| CIE 6031 | Art (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | Exclusive | Singapore only | syllabus |
| CIE 6040 | Metalwork | No | Yes | — | expired | link |
| CIE 6043 | Design and Technology | No | Yes | No | link | |
| CIE 6050 | Fashion and Fabrics | No | Yes | No | Cannot be combined with syllabuses 0638 & 0649 (IGCSE); to be replaced with syllabus 6130 after 2013 | link |
| CIE 6053 | Music (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | No | Singapore only; last exam in 2014 | syllabus |
| CIE 6055 | Higher Music (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | No | Singapore only; last exam in 2014 | syllabus |
| CIE 6065 | Food and Nutrition | Yes | Yes | No | Common with syllabus 0648 (IGCSE) | link |
| CIE 6075 | Home Management | No | Yes | — | last exam in 2007 | link |
| CIE 6080 | Physical Education (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | No | Singapore only | syllabus |
| CIE 6082 | Food and Nutrition (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | No | Singapore only; last exam in 2014 | syllabus |
| CIE 6085 | Music (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | No | Singapore only; available from 2013 | syllabus |
| CIE 6086 | Higher Music (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | No | Singapore only; available from 2013 | syllabus |
| CIE 6087 | Food and Nutrition (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | No | Singapore only; available from 2013 | syllabus |
| CIE 6089 | Art and Design (Brunei) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Brunei only; cannot be combined with syllabuses 0400 (IGCSE) and 6090 (O Level); first exam in 2015, to replace syllabus 6010 | — |
| CIE 6090 | Art and Design | Yes | Yes | Yes | Bangladesh, The Maldives, Mauritius and Pakistan only; cannot be combined with syllabuses 0400 (IGCSE) & 6089 (O Level); first exam in 2015, to replace syllabus 6010 | link |
| CIE 6123 | Art (with Coursework) (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | No | Singapore only | syllabus |
| CIE 6124 | Higher Art (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | No | Singapore only | syllabus |
| CIE 6130 | Fashion and Textiles | No | Yes | No | Available from 2014, replacing syllabus 6050; cannot be combined with syllabuses 0638 & 0649 (IGCSE) | link |
| CIE 7010 | Computer Studies | Yes | Yes | Partial | Common with syllabus 0420 (IGCSE); last exam in 2014, to be replaced with syllabus 2210 from 2015 | link |
| CIE 7017 | Computer Studies (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | No | Singapore only; last exam in 2014 | syllabus |
| CIE 7048 | CDT: Design and Communication | No | Yes | No | available from 2009 | link |
| CIE 7051 | Design and Technology (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | No | Singapore only | syllabus |
| CIE 7085 | Business Studies (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Singapore only | syllabus |
| CIE 7090 | Commerce (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | Exclusive | Singapore only; last exam in 2012 | syllabus |
| CIE 7092 | Principles of Accounts (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Singapore only; last exam in 2015 | syllabus |
| CIE 7094 | Bangladesh Studies | Yes | Future | Yes | Cannot be combined with syllabus 0449 (IGCSE) | link |
| CIE 7096 | Travel and Tourism | No | Yes | Partial | Cannot be combined with syllabus 0471 (IGCSE) | link |
| CIE 7100 | Commerce | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cannot be combined with syllabus 7101 | link |
| CIE 7101 | Commercial Studies | No | Yes | Yes | Cannot be combined with syllabuses 0598 (IGCSE), 7090 & 7100 (O Level) | link |
| CIE 7707 | Accounting | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cannot be combined with syllabuses 0452 & 0614 (IGCSE), 4345, 7092 & 7175 (O Level).The Cambridge O Level Principles of Accounts 7110 syllabus has been
revised and now has a new title and code: Cambridge O Level Accounting 7707. The last examination series for Cambridge O Level Principles of Accounts 7110 will be November 2019.[4] |
link |
| CIE 7115 | Business Studies | Yes | Yes | Yes | link | |
| CIE 7087 | Principles of Accounts (Singapore) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Singapore only; available from 2015 | syllabus[5] |
- Partial means that only some components are available for that session.
See also
- Cambridge International Examinations (CAIE)
- University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES)
- GCE Ordinary Level
- GCE Advanced Level
- Cambridge O level and A level Past Paper to Marks Scheme Searcher[6]
- List of CAIE Advanced Level subjects
References
- ^ https://www.cambridgeinternational.org/programmes-and-qualifications/cambridge-upper-secondary/cambridge-o-level/curriculum/
- ^ Cambridge O Levels, retrieved 3 December 2012
- ^ https://www.cambridgeinternational.org/Images/635510-2024-2026-syllabus.pdf,p.35
- ^ https://www.cambridgeinternational.org/Images/414835-2020-2022-syllabus.pdf
- ^ https://www.seab.gov.sg/docs/default-source/national-examinations/syllabus/olevel/2024syllabus/7087_y24_sy.pdf
- ^ "Get CAIE A and O level papers solved by Cambridge Paper Searcher". caiefinder.com. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
External links
- Cambridge International Examinations Official Site
- CIE O Level Subject List (those available internationally only)