Important dates - IB 2023 exams

The schedule for the next Diploma Programme (DP) and Career-related Programme (CP) examination sessions are presented below. If you need help with IB, book your trial lesson with an experienced IB tutor.

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Crucial notes for IB Exams in May 2023

We now turn our attention to the May 2023 exams, after the November 2022 exams are over. They will run from Thursday 27 April 2023 through Friday 19 May 2023.

Recently, the IB announced that there will be three time zones to conduct M23 examinations.

The DP Business Management exams are for SL and HL candidates on Friday 28 April 2023 (Paper 1), and Monday 1 May 2023 (Paper 2). Please note that the timings are based on your local time zone.

Please note that for Studies in language and literature and Language acquisition, English, French and Spanish are scheduled individually from all other languages.

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May 2023 IB Examination schedule for Exam Zone A (UTC +12 to UTC +3.5)

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Thursday 27 April

Morning Session

  • School-based syllabus SL paper 1

Afternoon Session

  • Nature of science SL paper 1 - 1h 30m

Friday 28 April

Morning Session

  • School-based syllabus SL paper 2

  • Nature of science SL paper 2 - 1h

Afternoon Session

  • Business management HL paper 1 - 2h 15m

  • Business management SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

Monday 1 May

Morning Session

  • Language A Literature HL paper 1 - 2h 15m

  • Language A Literature SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • Language A Language & Literature HL paper 1 - 2h 15m

  • Language A Language & Literature SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

    * Except: English, French & Spanish

Afternoon Session

  • Business management HL paper 2 - 2h 15m

  • Business management SL paper 2 - 1h 45m

Tuesday 2 May

Morning Session

  • Language A Literature HL/SL paper 2 - 1h 45m

  • Language A Language & Literature HL/SL paper 2 - 1h 15m

    * Except: English, French & Spanish

Afternoon Session

  • Physics HL paper 1 - 1h

  • Physics HL paper 3 - 1h 15m

  • Physics SL paper 1 - 45m

  • Physics SL paper 3 - 1h

  • Sports, exercise & health science HL paper 1 - 1h

  • Sports, exercise & health science HL paper 3 - 1h 15m

  • Sports, exercise & health science SL paper 1 - 45m

  • Sports, exercise & health science SL paper 3 - 1h

Wednesday 3 May

Morning Session

  • Physics HL paper 2 - 2h 15m

  • Physics SL paper 2 - 1h 15m

  • Sports, exercise & health science HL paper 2 - 2h 15m

  • Sports, exercise & health science SL paper 2 - 1h 15m

Afternoon Session

  • English A Literature HL paper 1 - 2h 15m

  • English A Literature SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • English A Language & Literature HL paper 1 - 2h 15m

  • English A Language & Literature SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • English B HL paper 1 - 1h 30m

  • English B HL paper 2 - Reading comprehension - 1h

  • English B SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • English B SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension - 1h

  • English ab initio SL paper 1 - 1h

  • English ab initio SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension - 1h

  • Literature & performance SL paper 1 - 1h 30m

Thursday 4 May

Morning Session

  • Geography HL paper 1 - 2h 15m

  • Geography SL paper 1 - 1h 30m

  • Global politics HL/SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • Philosophy HL paper 1 - 2h 30m

  • Philosophy SL paper 1 - 1h 45m

  • Social & cultural anthropology HL paper 1 - 2h

  • Social & cultural anthropology SL paper 1 - 1h 30m

Afternoon Session

  • English A Literature HL/SL paper 2 - 1h 45m

  • English A Language & Literature HL/SL paper 2 - 1h 45m

  • English B HL paper 2 - Listening comprehension - 1h

  • English B SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension - 45m

  • English ab initio SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension - 45m

  • Literature & performance SL paper 2 - 1h 30m

Friday 5 May

Morning Session

  • Computer science HL paper 1 - 2h 10m

  • Computer science SL paper 1 - 1h 30m

  • Environmental systems & societies SL paper 1 - 1h

Afternoon Session

  • Geography HL/SL paper 2 - 1h 15m

  • Geography HL paper 3 - 1h

  • Global politics HL paper 2 - 2h 45m

  • Global politics SL paper 2 - 1h 45m

  • Philosophy HL/SL paper 2 - 1h

  • Philosophy HL paper 3 - 1h 15m

  • Social & cultural anthropology HL paper 2 - 2h 30m

  • Social & cultural anthropology SL paper 2 - 1h 30m

Monday 8 May

Morning Session

  • Computer science HL paper 2 - 1h 20m

  • Computer science HL paper 3 - 1h

  • Computer science SL paper 2 - 1h

  • Environmental systems & societies SL paper 2 - 2h

Afternoon Session

  • Mathematics:

    • analysis and approaches HL paper 1 - 2h

    • analysis and approaches SL paper 1 - 1h 30m

  • Mathematics:

    • applications and interpretation HL paper 1 - 2h

    • applications and interpretation SL paper 1 - 1h 30m

Tuesday 9 May

Morning Session

  • Language B HL paper 1 - 1h 30m

  • Language B HL paper 2 - Reading comprehension - 1h

  • Language B SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • Language B SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension - 1h

  • Language ab initio SL paper 1 - 1h

  • Language ab initio SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension - 1h

    * Except: English, French & Spanish

  • Latin HL paper 1 - 1h 30m

  • Latin SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

Afternoon Session

  • Mathematics:

    • analysis and approaches HL paper 2 - 2h

    • analysis and approaches SL paper 2 - 1h 30m

  • Mathematics:

    • applications and interpretation HL paper 2 - 2h

    • applications and interpretation SL paper 2 - 1h 30m

  • Mathematics:

    • analysis and approaches HL paper 3 - 1h

  • Mathematics:

    • applications and interpretation HL paper 3 - 1h

Wednesday 10 May

Morning Session

  • Language B HL paper 2 - Listening comprehension - 1h

  • Language B SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension - 45m

  • Language ab initio SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension - 45m

    * Except: English, French & Spanish

  • Latin HL paper 2 - 2h

  • Latin SL paper 2 - 1h 30m

Afternoon Session

  • History HL/SL paper 1 - 1h

  • History HL/SL paper 2 - 1h 30m

Thursday 11 May

Morning Session

  • History HL paper 3 - 2h 30m

Afternoon Session

  • Chemistry HL paper 1 - 1h

  • Chemistry HL paper 3 - 1h 15m

  • Chemistry SL paper 1 - 45m

  • Chemistry SL paper 3 - 1h

  • Design technology HL paper 1 - 1h

  • Design technology SL paper 1 - 45m

  • Design technology HL/SL paper 2 - 1h 30m

Friday 12 May

Morning Session

  • French A Literature HL paper 1 - 2h 15m

  • French A Literature SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • French A Language & Literature HL paper 1 - 2h 15m

  • French A Language & Literature SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • French B HL paper 2 - Listening comprehension - 1h

  • French B SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension - 45m

  • French ab initio SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension - 45m

Afternoon Session

  • Chemistry HL paper 2 - 2h 15m

  • Chemistry SL paper 2 - 1h 15m

  • Design technology HL paper 3 - 1h 30m

Monday 15 May

Morning Session

  • French A Literature HL/SL paper 2 - 1h 45m

  • French A Language & Literature HL/SL paper 2 - 1h 45m

  • French B HL paper 1 - 1h 30m

  • French B HL paper 2 - Reading comprehension - 1h

  • French B SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • French B SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension - 1h

  • French ab initio SL paper 1 - 1h

  • French ab initio SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension - 1h

Afternoon Session

  • Economics HL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • Economics HL paper 3 - 1h 45m

  • Economics SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • World religions SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

Tuesday 16 May

Morning Session

  • Classical Greek HL paper 1 - 1h 30m

  • Classical Greek SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • Spanish A Literature HL paper 1 - 2h 15m

  • Spanish A Literature SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • Spanish A Language & Literature HL paper 1 - 2h 15m

  • Spanish A Language & Literature SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • Spanish B HL paper 1 - 1h 30m

  • Spanish B HL paper 2 - Reading comprehension - 1h

  • Spanish B SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • Spanish B SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension - 1h

  • Spanish ab initio SL paper 1 - 1h

  • Spanish ab initio SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension - 1h

Afternoon Session

  • Economics HL paper 2 - 1h 45m

  • Economics SL paper 2 - 1h 45m

  • World religions SL paper 2 - 1h 30m

Wednesday 17 May

Morning Session

  • Classical Greek HL paper 2 - 2h

  • Classical Greek SL paper 2 - 1h 30m

  • Spanish A Literature HL/SL paper 2 - 1h 45m

  • Spanish A Language & Literature HL/SL paper 2 - 1h 45m

  • Spanish B HL paper 2 - Listening comprehension - 1h

  • Spanish B SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension - 45m

  • Spanish ab initio SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension - 45m

Afternoon Session

  • Biology HL paper 1 - 1h

  • Biology HL paper 3 - 1h 15m

  • Biology SL paper 1 - 45m

  • Biology SL paper 3 - 1h

Thursday 18 May

Morning Session

  • Biology HL paper 2 - 2h 15m

  • Biology SL paper 2 - 1h 15m

Afternoon Session

  • Psychology HL paper 1 - 2h

  • Psychology SL paper 1 - 2h

  • ITGS HL paper 1 - 2h 15m

  • ITGS SL paper 1 - 1h 30m

Friday 19 May

Morning Session

  • Keep available for examinations as contingency during the May 2023 session, awaiting instruction from IB

Afternoon Session

  • Psychology HL paper 2 - 2h

  • Psychology HL paper 3 - 1h

  • Psychology SL paper 2 - 1h

  • ITGS HL/SL paper 2 - 1h 15m

  • ITGS HL paper 3 - 1h 15m

May 2023 IB Examination schedule for Exam Zone B (UTC +3 to UTC +0)

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Thursday 27 April

Morning Session

  • Nature of science SL paper 1 - 1h 30m

Afternoon Session

  • School-based syllabus SL paper 1

Friday 28 April

Afternoon Session

  • Nature of science SL paper 2 - 1h

  • School-based syllabus SL paper 2

Morning Session

  • Business management HL paper 1 - 2h 15m

  • Business management SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

Monday 1 May

Afternoon Session

  • Language A Literature HL paper 1 - 2h 15m

  • Language A Literature SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • Language A Language & Literature HL paper 1 - 2h 15m

  • Language A Language & Literature SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

    * Except: English, French & Spanish

Morning Session

  • Business management HL paper 2 - 2h 15m

  • Business management SL paper 2 - 1h 45m

Tuesday 2 May

Afternoon Session

  • Language A Literature HL/SL paper 2 - 1h 45m

  • Language A Language & Literature HL/SL paper 2 - 1h 15m

    * Except: English, French & Spanish

Morning Session

  • Physics HL paper 1 - 1h

  • Physics HL paper 3 - 1h 15m

  • Physics SL paper 1 - 45m

  • Physics SL paper 3 - 1h

  • Sports, exercise & health science HL paper 1 - 1h

  • Sports, exercise & health science HL paper 3 - 1h 15m

  • Sports, exercise & health science SL paper 1 - 45m

  • Sports, exercise & health science SL paper 3 - 1h

Wednesday 3 May

Afternoon Session

  • Physics HL paper 2 - 2h 15m

  • Physics SL paper 2 - 1h 15m

  • Sports, exercise & health science HL paper 2 - 2h 15m

  • Sports, exercise & health science SL paper 2 - 1h 15m

Morning Session

  • English A Literature HL paper 1 - 2h 15m

  • English A Literature SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • English A Language & Literature HL paper 1 - 2h 15m

  • English A Language & Literature SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • English B HL paper 1 - 1h 30m

  • English B HL paper 2 - Reading comprehension - 1h

  • English B SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • English B SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension - 1h

  • English ab initio SL paper 1 - 1h

  • English ab initio SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension - 1h

  • Literature & performance SL paper 1 - 1h 30m

Thursday 4 May

Afternoon Session

  • Geography HL paper 1 - 2h 15m

  • Geography SL paper 1 - 1h 30m

  • Global politics HL/SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • Philosophy HL paper 1 - 2h 30m

  • Philosophy SL paper 1 - 1h 45m

  • Social & cultural anthropology HL paper 1 - 2h

  • Social & cultural anthropology SL paper 1 - 1h 30m

Morning Session

  • English A Literature HL/SL paper 2 - 1h 45m

  • English A Language & Literature HL/SL paper 2 - 1h 45m

  • English B HL paper 2 - Listening comprehension - 1h

  • English B SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension - 45m

  • English ab initio SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension - 45m

  • Literature & performance SL paper 2 - 1h 30m

Friday 5 May

Afternoon Session

  • Computer science HL paper 1 - 2h 10m

  • Computer science SL paper 1 - 1h 30m

  • Environmental systems & societies SL paper 1 - 1h

Morning Session

  • Geography HL/SL paper 2 - 1h 15m

  • Geography HL paper 3 - 1h

  • Global politics HL paper 2 - 2h 45m

  • Global politics SL paper 2 - 1h 45m

  • Philosophy HL/SL paper 2 - 1h

  • Philosophy HL paper 3 - 1h 15m

  • Social & cultural anthropology HL paper 2 - 2h 30m

  • Social & cultural anthropology SL paper 2 - 1h 30m

Monday 8 May

Afternoon Session

  • Computer science HL paper 2 - 1h 20m

  • Computer science HL paper 3 - 1h

  • Computer science SL paper 2 - 1h

  • Environmental systems & societies SL paper 2 - 2h

Morning Session

  • Mathematics:

    • analysis and approaches HL paper 1 - 2h

    • analysis and approaches SL paper 1 - 1h 30m

  • Mathematics:

    • applications and interpretation HL paper 1 - 2h

    • applications and interpretation SL paper 1 - 1h 30m

Tuesday 9 May

Afternoon Session

  • Language B HL paper 1 - 1h 30m

  • Language B HL paper 2 - Reading comprehension - 1h

  • Language B SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • Language B SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension - 1h

  • Language ab initio SL paper 1 - 1h

  • Language ab initio SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension - 1h

    * Except: English, French & Spanish

  • Latin HL paper 1 - 1h 30m

  • Latin SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

Morning Session

  • Mathematics:

    • analysis and approaches HL paper 2 - 2h

    • analysis and approaches SL paper 2 - 1h 30m

  • Mathematics:

    • applications and interpretation HL paper 2 - 2h

    • applications and interpretation SL paper 2 - 1h 30m

  • Mathematics:

    • analysis and approaches HL paper 3 - 1h

  • Mathematics:

    • applications and interpretation HL paper 3 - 1h

Wednesday 10 May

Afternoon Session

  • Language B HL paper 2 - Listening comprehension - 1h

  • Language B SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension - 45m

  • Language ab initio SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension - 45m

    * Except: English, French & Spanish

  • Latin HL paper 2 - 2h

  • Latin SL paper 2 - 1h 30m

Morning Session

  • History HL/SL paper 1 - 1h

  • History HL/SL paper 2 - 1h 30m

Thursday 11 May

Afternoon Session

  • History HL paper 3 - 2h 30m

Morning Session

  • Chemistry HL paper 1 - 1h

  • Chemistry HL paper 3 - 1h 15m

  • Chemistry SL paper 1 - 45m

  • Chemistry SL paper 3 - 1h

  • Design technology HL paper 1 - 1h

  • Design technology SL paper 1 - 45m

  • Design technology HL/SL paper 2 - 1h 30m

Friday 12 May

Afternoon Session

  • French A Literature HL paper 1 - 2h 15m

  • French A Literature SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • French A Language & Literature HL paper 1 - 2h 15m

  • French A Language & Literature SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • French B HL paper 2 - Listening comprehension - 1h

  • French B SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension - 45m

  • French ab initio SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension - 45m

Morning Session

  • Chemistry HL paper 2 - 2h 15m

  • Chemistry SL paper 2 - 1h 15m

  • Design technology HL paper 3 - 1h 30m

Monday 15 May

Afternoon Session

  • French A Literature HL/SL paper 2 - 1h 45m

  • French A Language & Literature HL/SL paper 2 - 1h 45m

  • French B HL paper 1 - 1h 30m

  • French B HL paper 2 - Reading comprehension - 1h

  • French B SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • French B SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension - 1h

  • French ab initio SL paper 1 - 1h

  • French ab initio SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension - 1h

Morning Session

  • Economics HL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • Economics HL paper 3 - 1h 45m

  • Economics SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • World religions SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

Tuesday 16 May

Afternoon Session

  • Classical Greek HL paper 1 - 1h 30m

  • Classical Greek SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • Spanish A Literature HL paper 1 - 2h 15m

  • Spanish A Literature SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • Spanish A Language & Literature HL paper 1 - 2h 15m

  • Spanish A Language & Literature SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • Spanish B HL paper 1 - 1h 30m

  • Spanish B HL paper 2 - Reading comprehension - 1h

  • Spanish B SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • Spanish B SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension - 1h

  • Spanish ab initio SL paper 1 - 1h

  • Spanish ab initio SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension - 1h

Morning Session

  • Economics HL paper 2 - 1h 45m

  • Economics SL paper 2 - 1h 45m

  • World religions SL paper 2 - 1h 30m

Wednesday 17 May

Afternoon Session

  • Classical Greek HL paper 2 - 2h

  • Classical Greek SL paper 2 - 1h 30m

  • Spanish A Literature HL/SL paper 2 - 1h 45m

  • Spanish A Language & Literature HL/SL paper 2 - 1h 45m

  • Spanish B HL paper 2 - Listening comprehension - 1h

  • Spanish B SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension - 45m

  • Spanish ab initio SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension - 45m

Morning Session

  • Biology HL paper 1 - 1h

  • Biology HL paper 3 - 1h 15m

  • Biology SL paper 1 - 45m

  • Biology SL paper 3 - 1h

Thursday 18 May

Morning Session

  • Biology HL paper 2 - 2h 15m

  • Biology SL paper 2 - 1h 15m

Afternoon Session

  • Psychology HL paper 1 - 2h

  • Psychology SL paper 1 - 2h

  • ITGS HL paper 1 - 2h 15m

  • ITGS SL paper 1 - 1h 30m

Friday 19 May

Morning Session

  • Keep available for examinations as contingency during the May 2023 session, awaiting instruction from IB

Afternoon Session

  • Psychology HL paper 2 - 2h

  • Psychology HL paper 3 - 1h

  • Psychology SL paper 2 - 1h

  • ITGS HL/SL paper 2 - 1h 15m

  • ITGS HL paper 3 - 1h 15m

May 2023 IB Examination schedule for Exam Zone C (UTC -1 to UTC -10)

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Thursday 27 April

Morning Session

  • Nature of science SL paper 1 - 1h 30m

Afternoon Session

  • School-based syllabus SL paper 1

Friday 28 April

Afternoon Session

  • Nature of science SL paper 2 - 1h

  • School-based syllabus SL paper 2

Morning Session

  • Business management HL paper 1 - 2h 15m

  • Business management SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

Monday 1 May

Afternoon Session

  • Language A Literature HL paper 1 - 2h 15m

  • Language A Literature SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • Language A Language & Literature HL paper 1 - 2h 15m

  • Language A Language & Literature SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

    * Except: English, French & Spanish

Morning Session

  • Business management HL paper 2 - 2h 15m

  • Business management SL paper 2 - 1h 45m

Tuesday 2 May

Afternoon Session

  • Language A Literature HL/SL paper 2 - 1h 45m

  • Language A Language & Literature HL/SL paper 2 - 1h 15m

    * Except: English, French & Spanish

Morning Session

  • Physics HL paper 1 - 1h

  • Physics HL paper 3 - 1h 15m

  • Physics SL paper 1 - 45m

  • Physics SL paper 3 - 1h

  • Sports, exercise & health science HL paper 1 - 1h

  • Sports, exercise & health science HL paper 3 - 1h 15m

  • Sports, exercise & health science SL paper 1 - 45m

  • Sports, exercise & health science SL paper 3 - 1h

Wednesday 3 May

Morning Session

  • Physics HL paper 2 - 2h 15m

  • Physics SL paper 2 - 1h 15m

  • Sports, exercise & health science HL paper 2 - 2h 15m

  • Sports, exercise & health science SL paper 2 - 1h 15m

Afternoon Session

  • English A Literature HL paper 1 - 2h 15m

  • English A Literature SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • English A Language & Literature HL paper 1 - 2h 15m

  • English A Language & Literature SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • English B HL paper 1 - 1h 30m

  • English B HL paper 2 - Reading comprehension - 1h

  • English B SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • English B SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension - 1h

  • English ab initio SL paper 1 - 1h

  • English ab initio SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension - 1h

  • Literature & performance SL paper 1 - 1h 30m

Thursday 4 May

Morning Session

  • Geography HL paper 1 - 2h 15m

  • Geography SL paper 1 - 1h 30m

  • Global politics HL/SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • Philosophy HL paper 1 - 2h 30m

  • Philosophy SL paper 1 - 1h 45m

  • Social & cultural anthropology HL paper 1 - 2h

  • Social & cultural anthropology SL paper 1 - 1h 30m

Afternoon Session

  • English A Literature HL/SL paper 2 - 1h 45m

  • English A Language & Literature HL/SL paper 2 - 1h 45m

  • English B HL paper 2 - Listening comprehension - 1h

  • English B SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension - 45m

  • English ab initio SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension - 45m

  • Literature & performance SL paper 2 - 1h 30m

Friday 5 May

Afternoon Session

  • Computer science HL paper 1 - 2h 10m

  • Computer science SL paper 1 - 1h 30m

  • Environmental systems & societies SL paper 1 - 1h

Morning Session

  • Geography HL/SL paper 2 - 1h 15m

  • Geography HL paper 3 - 1h

  • Global politics HL paper 2 - 2h 45m

  • Global politics SL paper 2 - 1h 45m

  • Philosophy HL/SL paper 2 - 1h

  • Philosophy HL paper 3 - 1h 15m

  • Social & cultural anthropology HL paper 2 - 2h 30m

  • Social & cultural anthropology SL paper 2 - 1h 30m

Monday 8 May

Morning Session

  • Computer science HL paper 2 - 1h 20m

  • Computer science HL paper 3 - 1h

  • Computer science SL paper 2 - 1h

  • Environmental systems & societies SL paper 2 - 2h

Afternoon Session

  • Mathematics:

    • analysis and approaches HL paper 1 - 2h

    • analysis and approaches SL paper 1 - 1h 30m

  • Mathematics:

    • applications and interpretation HL paper 1 - 2h

    • applications and interpretation SL paper 1 - 1h 30m

Tuesday 9 May

Morning Session

  • Language B HL paper 1 - 1h 30m

  • Language B HL paper 2 - Reading comprehension - 1h

  • Language B SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • Language B SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension - 1h

  • Language ab initio SL paper 1 - 1h

  • Language ab initio SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension - 1h

    * Except: English, French & Spanish

  • Latin HL paper 1 - 1h 30m

  • Latin SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

Afternoon Session

  • Mathematics:

    • analysis and approaches HL paper 2 - 2h

    • analysis and approaches SL paper 2 - 1h 30m

  • Mathematics:

    • applications and interpretation HL paper 2 - 2h

    • applications and interpretation SL paper 2 - 1h 30m

  • Mathematics:

    • analysis and approaches HL paper 3 - 1h

  • Mathematics:

    • applications and interpretation HL paper 3 - 1h

Wednesday 10 May

Morning Session

  • Language B HL paper 2 - Listening comprehension - 1h

  • Language B SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension - 45m

  • Language ab initio SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension - 45m

    * Except: English, French & Spanish

  • Latin HL paper 2 - 2h

  • Latin SL paper 2 - 1h 30m

Afternoon Session

  • History HL/SL paper 1 - 1h

  • History HL/SL paper 2 - 1h 30m

Thursday 11 May

Morning Session

  • History HL paper 3 - 2h 30m

Afternoon Session

  • Chemistry HL paper 1 - 1h

  • Chemistry HL paper 3 - 1h 15m

  • Chemistry SL paper 1 - 45m

  • Chemistry SL paper 3 - 1h

  • Design technology HL paper 1 - 1h

  • Design technology SL paper 1 - 45m

  • Design technology HL/SL paper 2 - 1h 30m

Friday 12 May

Morning Session

  • French A Literature HL paper 1 - 2h 15m

  • French A Literature SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • French A Language & Literature HL paper 1 - 2h 15m

  • French A Language & Literature SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • French B HL paper 2 - Listening comprehension - 1h

  • French B SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension - 45m

  • French ab initio SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension - 45m

Afternoon Session

  • Chemistry HL paper 2 - 2h 15m

  • Chemistry SL paper 2 - 1h 15m

  • Design technology HL paper 3 - 1h 30m

Monday 15 May

Morning Session

  • French A Literature HL/SL paper 2 - 1h 45m

  • French A Language & Literature HL/SL paper 2 - 1h 45m

  • French B HL paper 1 - 1h 30m

  • French B HL paper 2 - Reading comprehension - 1h

  • French B SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • French B SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension - 1h

  • French ab initio SL paper 1 - 1h

  • French ab initio SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension - 1h

Afternoon Session

  • Economics HL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • Economics HL paper 3 - 1h 45m

  • Economics SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • World religions SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

Tuesday 16 May

Morning Session

  • Classical Greek HL paper 1 - 1h 30m

  • Classical Greek SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • Spanish A Literature HL paper 1 - 2h 15m

  • Spanish A Literature SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • Spanish A Language & Literature HL paper 1 - 2h 15m

  • Spanish A Language & Literature SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • Spanish B HL paper 1 - 1h 30m

  • Spanish B HL paper 2 - Reading comprehension - 1h

  • Spanish B SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • Spanish B SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension - 1h

  • Spanish ab initio SL paper 1 - 1h

  • Spanish ab initio SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension - 1h

Afternoon Session

  • Economics HL paper 2 - 1h 45m

  • Economics SL paper 2 - 1h 45m

  • World religions SL paper 2 - 1h 30m

Wednesday 17 May

Morning Session

  • Classical Greek HL paper 2 - 2h

  • Classical Greek SL paper 2 - 1h 30m

  • Spanish A Literature HL/SL paper 2 - 1h 45m

  • Spanish A Language & Literature HL/SL paper 2 - 1h 45m

  • Spanish B HL paper 2 - Listening comprehension - 1h

  • Spanish B SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension - 45m

  • Spanish ab initio SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension - 45m

Afternoon Session

  • Biology HL paper 1 - 1h

  • Biology HL paper 3 - 1h 15m

  • Biology SL paper 1 - 45m

  • Biology SL paper 3 - 1h

Thursday 18 May

Morning Session

  • Biology HL paper 2 - 2h 15m

  • Biology SL paper 2 - 1h 15m

Afternoon Session

  • Psychology HL paper 1 - 2h

  • Psychology SL paper 1 - 2h

  • ITGS HL paper 1 - 2h 15m

  • ITGS SL paper 1 - 1h 30m

Friday 19 May

Morning Session

  • Keep available for examinations as contingency during the May 2023 session, awaiting instruction from IB

Afternoon Session

  • Psychology HL paper 2 - 2h

  • Psychology HL paper 3 - 1h

  • Psychology SL paper 2 - 1h

  • ITGS HL/SL paper 2 - 1h 15m

  • ITGS HL paper 3 - 1h 15m

Check out other IB exam dates!

IB - May 2023 Exam Schedule

IB Middle Years Programme - November 2023 Exam Schedule

IB - May 2024 Exam Schedule