Year Levels & Format

Year Levels & Format

Exam papers by year level

Find out which exam papers correspond to which year levels, and which countries.

Paper Intro A B C D E F G H I J
Australia Y 2 Y 3 Y 4 Y 5 Y 6 Y 7 Y 8 Y 9 Y 10 Y 11 Y 12
Brunei N/A P 3 P 4 P 5 P 6 F 1 F 2, F 3 F 4 F 5 PU1 N/A
Cambodia N/A G 3 G 4 G 5 G 6 G 7 G 8 G 9 G 10 G 11 N/A
China N/A G 3 G 4 G 5 G 6 G 7 G 8 G 9 G 10 G 11 G 12
Hong Kong N/A P 3 P 4 P 5 P 6 F 1 F 2 F 3 F 4 F 5 N/A
Indonesia Y 3 Y 4 Y 5 Y 6 Y 7 Y 8 Y 9 Y 10 Y 11 Y 12 N/A
Malaysia S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5, L6 U6
New Zealand/Pacific* Y 3 Y 4 Y 5 Y 6 Y 7 Y 8 Y 9 Y 10 Y 11 Y 12 Y 13
Singapore N/A P 2 P 3 P 4 P 5 P 6 Sec 1 Sec 2 Sec 3 Sec 4, Sec 5 N/A
Sri Lanka G 2 G 3 G 4 G 5 G 6 G 7 G 8 G 9 G 10 G 11 G 12

*Pacific Region: Papua New Guinea and Fiji.

ICAS test format

Find out how many questions are in each subject and paper, and how long the tests are.

Year group Malaysia S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 & L6 U6
Subject Paper Intro A B C D E F G H I J
Science Questions: 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40
Time: 45m 45m 45m 55m 55m 1hr 1hr 1hr 1hr 1hr 1hr
Mathematics Questions: 30 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40
Time: 35m 45m 45m 45m 1hr 1hr 1hr 1hr 1hr 1hr 1hr
English Questions: 45 45 45 50 50 50 50 55 55 55 55
Time: 45m 45m 45m 50m 50m 55m 55m 1hr 1hr 1hr 1hr
Digital Technologies Questions: 30 30 30 35 35 40 – – – – –
Time: 30m 30m 30m 35m 35m 40m – – – – –
Writing Questions: – 1
Writing: – 35m
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