The Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) is an annual national examination in Singapore taken by students at the end of the primary school education. Here are important dates to note in 2021.
The PSLE examination calendar is now available on the Singapore Examination and Assessment Board (SEAB) website.
For parents with kids attempting the exams in 2021, this can be a guide for preparations and for parents with kids in other levels in Primary school, do note the dates as possible school holidays too.
*Updated (July 2021): Added calendar of the PSLE Written Examination.
2021 PSLE Examination Calendar
- Registration for PSLE 2021
- 8 Mar - 24 Mar 2021
- Oral Examinations
- 12 Aug - 13 Aug 2021
- Listening Comprehension
- 17 Sep 2021
- Written Examinations
- 30 Sep - 6 Oct 2021
- Marking Exercise
- 18 Oct - 21 Oct 2021
2021 PSLE Written Examination Calendar
| Date | Paper | Time | Duration |
| 30 Sep Thu | English Language Paper 1 English Language Paper 2 |
0815 – 0925 h 1030 – 1220 h |
1 h 10 min 1 h 50 min |
| 1 Oct Fri | Mathematics Paper 1 Mathematics Paper 2 |
0815 – 0915 h 1030 – 1200 h |
1 h 1 h 30 min |
| 4 Oct Mon | 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 |
| 5 Oct Tue | Science | 0815 – 1000 h | 1 h 45 min |
| 6 Oct Wed | Higher Chinese Language Paper 1 Higher Malay Language Paper 1 Higher Tamil Language Paper 1 |
0815 – 0905 h | 50 min |
The examination timetable is also at the SEAB website. For any updates, please also check directly with SEAB.
You may consider the dates provided together with the Singapore school holidays and public holidays in 2021 to plan your off days and more.
