List of Cambridge International Examinations Ordinary Level subjects explained

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 CodeSyllabus TitleAvailabilityNotesFurther Details
May & JuneOctober & NovemberPrivate candidates
CIE 1115English Language (Caribbean)Caribbean area only, candidates in the Caribbean area taking O Level English Language had to enter for this syllabus; last exam in 2010
CIE 1119English Language (Malaysia)Malaysia only
CIE 1120English Language (Brunei)Brunei only, candidates in Brunei taking O Level English Language must enter for this syllabus
CIE 1123English LanguageCannot 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 1124English Language (Seychelles)Seychelles only, candidates in Seychelles taking O Level English Language had to enter for this syllabus; last exam in 2008
CIE 1125English Language (Mauritius)Mauritius only, candidates in Mauritius taking O Level English Language must enter for this syllabus or syllabus 1126
CIE 1126English Language (Syllabus B) (Mauritius)Mauritius only, candidates in Mauritius taking O Level English Language must enter for this syllabus or syllabus 1125
CIE 1127English Language (Singapore)Singapore only, last exam in 2014
CIE 1128English Language (Singapore)Singapore only, available from 2013
CIE 1135Arabic as a Third Language (Singapore)Singapore onlysyllabus
CIE 1136Bahasa Indonesia as a Third Language (Singapore)Singapore onlysyllabus
CIE 1201Bahasa Melayu (Brunei)Brunei only
CIE 2010Literature in EnglishCannot be combined with syllabuses 0408 & 0486 (IGCSE) & 0476 (Level 1/2 Certificate)link
CIE 2014Literature in English (Singapore)Singapore only; last exam in 2014syllabus
CIE 2023Malay Literature (Brunei)Brunei only
CIE 2047Islamic Religious Knowledge (Brunei)Brunei only
CIE 2035 (old code 2048[3])[([[Bible|Biblical Studies]])| | | | Cannot be combined with syllabuses 0490 (IGCSE) & 2049 (O Level)| link|-| CIE 2049| Religious Studies (Bible Knowledge) (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only| syllabus|-| CIE 2055| Hinduism| | | | | link|-| CIE 2056| Islamic Religion and Culture| | | | Cannot be combined with 0493 (IGCSE) & 2058 (O Level)| link|-| CIE 2058| Islamiyat| | | | Cannot be combined with 0493 (IGCSE) & 2056 (O Level)| link|-| CIE 2059| Pakistan Studies| | | | Cannot be combined with syllabus 0448 (IGCSE)| link|-| CIE 2065| Literature in English (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only; available from 2014| syllabus|-| CIE 2101| Ulum al-Quran (Brunei)| | | | Brunei only| |-| CIE 2102| Hafaz al-Quran (Brunei)| | | | Brunei only| |-| CIE 2103| Tafsir al-Quran (Asas) (Brunei)| | | | Brunei only| |-| CIE 2134| History (Modern World Affairs)| | | | 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)| | | | Singapore only; last exam in 2013| syllabus|-| CIE 2158| History (World Affairs 1917 - 1991)| | | | 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)| | | | Central and Southern Africa only| |-| CIE 2162| History (Mauritius)| | | | Mauritius only| |-| CIE 2171| History (Brunei)| | | | Brunei only| |-| CIE 2173| History (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only; last exam in 2014| syllabus|-| CIE 2174| History (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only; available from 2014| syllabus|-| CIE 2192| Combined Humanities (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only; last exam in 2015| syllabus|-| CIE 2204| Combined Humanities (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only; available from 2014; last exam in 2017| syllabus|-| CIE 2210| Computer Science| | | | Common with syllabus 0478 (IGCSE); first exam in 2015, to replace syllabus 7010| link|-| CIE 2217| Geography| | | | Cannot be combined with syllabuses 0460 (IGCSE), 2223 & 2230 (O Level)| link|-| CIE 2223| Geography (Southern Africa)| | | | South Africa only| |-| CIE 2230| Geography (Brunei)| | | | Brunei only| |-| CIE 2235| Geography (Singapore)| | | | last exam in 2014| syllabus|-| CIE 2236| Geography (Singapore)| | | | Available from 2014| syllabus|-| CIE 2251| Sociology| | | | Cannot be combined with syllabus 0495 (IGCSE)| link|-| CIE 2267| Combined Humanities (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only; available from 2017| syllabus|-| CIE 2281| Economics| | | | Cannot be combined with syllabus 0455 (IGCSE)| link|-| CIE 2284| Economics (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only; last exam in 2013| syllabus|-| CIE 3012| French (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only| syllabus|-| CIE 3015| French| | | | Cannot be combined with syllabus 0501 (IGCSE)| link|-| CIE 3025| German| | | | | link|-| CIE 3028| German (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only| syllabus|-| CIE 3035| Spanish| | | | Cannot be combined with syllabus 0502 (IGCSE)| link|-| CIE 3158| Setswana| | | | | link|-| CIE 3162| Swahili| | | | | link|-| CIE 3180| Arabic| | | | Cannot be combined with syllabus 0508 (IGCSE)| link|-| CIE 3183| Arabic (Brunei)| | | | Brunei only| |-| CIE 3186| Arabic (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only| syllabus|-| CIE 3194| Hindi (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only| syllabus|-| CIE 3195| Hindi| | | | | link|-| CIE 3196| Urdu (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only| syllabus|-| CIE 3199| Gujarati (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only| syllabus|-| CIE 3202| Nepali| | | | | link|-| CIE 3203| Panjabi (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only| syllabus|-| CIE 3204| Bengali| | | | | link|-| CIE 3205| Sinhala| | | | Cannot be combined with syllabus 3206| link|-| CIE 3206| Tamil| | | | Cannot be combined with syllabus 3205| link|-| CIE 3215| Bengali (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only| syllabus|-| CIE 3247| First Language Urdu| | | | Cannot be combined with syllabus 3248| link|-| CIE 3248| Second Language Urdu| | | | Cannot be combined with syllabus 3247| link|-| CIE 3249| Burmese (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only| syllabus|-| CIE 3260| Thai (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only| syllabus|-| CIE 3261| Japanese (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only| syllabus|-| CIE 4016| Mathematics (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only; last exam in 2016| syllabus|-| CIE 4021| Mathematics (Syllabus A) (Mauritius)| | | | Mauritius only| |-| CIE 4024| Mathematics (Syllabus D)| | | | Cannot be combined with syllabuses 0580 & 0581 (IGCSE), 4021, 4026 & 4029 (O Level)| link|-| CIE 4026| Mathematics (Syllabus E) (Brunei)| | | | Brunei only; last exam in 2010| |-| CIE 4029| Mathematics (Syllabus D) (Mauritius)| | | | Mauritius only; cannot be combined with syllabuses 0580 & 0581 (IGCSE), 4021 & 4024 (O Level)| syllabus|-| CIE 4037| Additional Mathematics| | | | Common with syllabus 0606 (IGCSE)| link|-| CIE 4038| Additional Mathematics (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only; last exam in 2014| syllabus|-| CIE 4040| Statistics| | | | | link|-| CIE 4047| Additional Mathematics (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only; available from 2014| syllabus|-| CIE 4048| Mathematics (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only; available from 2016| syllabus|-| CIE 4049| Additional Mathematics (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only; available from 2021| syllabus|-| CIE 4345| Accounting (Namibia)| | | | Namibia only| |-| CIE 5014| Environmental Management| | | | | link|-| CIE 5038| Agriculture| | | | | link|-| CIE 5054| Physics| | | | Cannot be combined with syllabuses 0652, 0653 & 0654 (IGCSE) & 5129 (O Level)| link|-| CIE 5057| Physics (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only; last exam in 2014| syllabus|-| CIE 5058| Physics (with Coursework) (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only; last exam in 2014| syllabus|-| CIE 5059| Physics (with Coursework) (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only; available from 2014; Coursework to be phased out from 2018 (to replace one-time practical assessment)| syllabus|-| CIE 5064| Physics (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only; available from 2014; last exam in 2017| syllabus|-| CIE 5067| Chemistry (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only; last exam in 2014|-| CIE 5070| Chemistry| | | | Cannot be combined with syllabuses 0652, 0653 & 0654 (IGCSE) & 5129 (O Level)| link|-| CIE 5072| Chemistry (with Coursework) (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only; last exam in 2014| syllabus|-| CIE 5073| Chemistry (with Coursework) (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only; available from 2014; Coursework to be phased out from 2018 (to replace one-time practical assessment)| syllabus|-| CIE 5074| Chemistry (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only; available from 2014; last exam in 2017|-| CIE 5076| Science (Physics, Chemistry) (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only; available from 2014| syllabus|-| CIE 5077| Science (Physics, Biology) (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only; available from 2014| syllabus|-| CIE 5078| Science (Chemistry, Biology) (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only; available from 2014| syllabus|-| CIE 5090| Biology| | | | Cannot be combined with syllabuses 0653 & 0654 (IGCSE), 5096, 5125, 5126, 5129 & 5130 (O Level)| link|-| CIE 5094| Biology (with Coursework) (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only; last exam in 2014| syllabus|-| CIE 5096| Human and Social Biology| | | | Cannot be combined with syllabuses 0608, 0610, 0653 & 0654 (IGCSE), 5090, 5129 & 5131 (O Level)| link|-| CIE 5100| Biology (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only; last exam in 2014| syllabus|-| CIE 5108| Biology (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only; available from 2014; last exam in 2017| syllabus|-| CIE 5116| Science (Physics, Chemistry) (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only; last exam in 2014| syllabus|-| CIE 5117| Science (Physics, Biology) (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only; last exam in 2014| syllabus|-| CIE 5118| Science (Chemistry, Biology) (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only; last exam in 2014| syllabus|-| CIE 5124| Science (Physics, Chemistry)| | | | | link|-| CIE 5125| Science (Physics, Biology)| | | | | link|-| CIE 5126| Science (Chemistry, Biology)| | | | | link|-| CIE 5129| Combined Science| | | | 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| | | | last exam in 2007| link|-| CIE 5131| Science for All| | | | | |-| CIE 5158| Biology (with Coursework) (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only; available from 2014; Coursework to be phased out from 2018 (to replace one-time practical assessment)| syllabus|-| CIE 5999| Drama (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only| syllabus|-| CIE 6010| Art| | | | 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| | | | expired| link|-| CIE 6031| Art (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only| syllabus|-| CIE 6040| Metalwork| | | | expired| link|-| CIE 6043| Design and Technology| | | | | link|-| CIE 6050| Fashion and Fabrics| | | | Cannot be combined with syllabuses 0638 & 0649 (IGCSE); to be replaced with syllabus 6130 after 2013| link|-| CIE 6053| Music (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only; last exam in 2014| syllabus|-| CIE 6055| Higher Music (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only; last exam in 2014| syllabus|-| CIE 6065| Food and Nutrition| | | | Common with syllabus 0648 (IGCSE)| link|-| CIE 6075| Home Management| | | | last exam in 2007| link|-| CIE 6080| Physical Education (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only| syllabus|-| CIE 6082| Food and Nutrition (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only; last exam in 2014| syllabus|-| CIE 6085| Music (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only; available from 2013| syllabus|-| CIE 6086| Higher Music (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only; available from 2013| syllabus|-| CIE 6087| Food and Nutrition (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only; available from 2013| syllabus|-| CIE 6089| Art and Design (Brunei)| | | | 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| | | | 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)| | | | Singapore only| syllabus|-| CIE 6124| Higher Art (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only| syllabus|-| CIE 6130| Fashion and Textiles| | | | Available from 2014, replacing syllabus 6050; cannot be combined with syllabuses 0638 & 0649 (IGCSE)| link|-| CIE 7010| Computer Studies| | | | Common with syllabus 0420 (IGCSE); last exam in 2014, to be replaced with syllabus 2210 from 2015| link|-| CIE 7017| Computer Studies (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only; last exam in 2014| syllabus|-| CIE 7048| CDT: Design and Communication| | | | available from 2009| link|-| CIE 7051| Design and Technology (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only| syllabus|-| CIE 7085| Business Studies (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only| syllabus|-| CIE 7090| Commerce (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only; last exam in 2012| syllabus|-| CIE 7092| Principles of Accounts (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only; last exam in 2015| syllabus|-| CIE 7094| Bangladesh Studies| | | | Cannot be combined with syllabus 0449 (IGCSE)| link|-| CIE 7096| Travel and Tourism| | | | Cannot be combined with syllabus 0471 (IGCSE)| link|-| CIE 7100| Commerce| | | | Cannot be combined with syllabus 7101| link|-| CIE 7101| Commercial Studies| | | | Cannot be combined with syllabuses 0598 (IGCSE), 7090 & 7100 (O Level)| link|-| CIE 7707| Accounting| | | | Cannot be combined with syllabuses 0452 & 0614 (IGCSE), 4345, 7092 & 7175 (O Level).The Cambridge O Level Principles of Accounts 7110 syllabus has beenrevised and now has a new title and code: Cambridge O Level Accounting7707. The last examination series for Cambridge O Level Principles ofAccounts 7110 will be November 2019.[4] | link|-| CIE 7115| Business Studies| | | | | link|-| CIE 7087| Principles of Accounts (Singapore)| | | | Singapore only; available from 2015| syllabus[5] |-|}
  • Partial means that only some components are available for that session.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.cambridgeinternational.org/programmes-and-qualifications/cambridge-upper-secondary/cambridge-o-level/curriculum/
  2. http://www.cie.org.uk/qualifications/academic/middlesec/olevel/overview Cambridge O Levels
  3. https://www.cambridgeinternational.org/Images/635510-2024-2026-syllabus.pdf,p.35
  4. https://www.cambridgeinternational.org/Images/414835-2020-2022-syllabus.pdf
  5. https://www.seab.gov.sg/docs/default-source/national-examinations/syllabus/olevel/2024syllabus/7087_y24_sy.pdf
  6. Web site: Get CAIE A and O level papers solved by Cambridge Paper Searcher. 2021-02-09. caiefinder.com.