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<p>Wondering about when exactly you'll be sitting your exams? In this post we will share the exam dates for the May 2026 IB session.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h2 style="text-align:center;"><u>IB Exam Dates May 2026</u></h2><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The IB May 2026 exam session will take place from the <strong>24th of April to the 20th of May</strong>.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>The exact examination timetable is as follows:</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Friday 24 April</h3><ul><li>Morning session&nbsp;<ul><li>No exams</li></ul></li><li>Afternoon session<ul><li>School-based syllabus SL Paper 1</li><li>Language &amp; Culture SL Paper 1 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Monday 27 April</h3><ul><li>Morning session&nbsp;<ul><li>School-based syllabus SL Paper 2</li><li>Language &amp; Culture SL paper 2 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li><li>Afternoon session<ul><li>Language A Literature HL Paper 1 (2h 15m)</li><li>Language A Literature SL Paper 1 (1h 15m)</li><li>Language A Language &amp; Literature HL Paper 1 (2h 15m)</li><li>Language A Language &amp; Literature SL Paper 1 (1h 15m)</li><li><strong>*Except: English, French, Spanish</strong></li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><h3><strong>Tuesday 28 April</strong></h3><ul><li>Morning session&nbsp;<ul><li>Language A Literature HL/SL Paper 2 (1h 45m)</li><li>Language A Language &amp; Literature HL/SL Paper 2 (1h 45m)</li><li><strong>*Except: English, French, Spanish</strong></li></ul></li><li>Afternoon session<ul><li>Physics HL Paper 1 (1a and 1b) (2h)</li><li>Physics SL Paper 1 (1a and 1b) (1h 30m)</li><li>Sports, exercise &amp; health science HL Paper 1 (1a and 1b) (1h 45m)</li><li>Sports, exercise &amp; health science SL Paper 1 (1a and 1b) (1h 30m)</li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Wednesday 29 April</h3><ul><li>Morning session<ul><li>Physics HL Paper 2 (2h 30m)</li><li>Physics SL Paper 2 (1h 30m)</li><li>Sports, exercise &amp; health science HL Paper 2 (2h 30m)</li><li>Sports, exercise &amp; health science SL Paper 2 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li><li>Afternoon session&nbsp;<ul><li>Business management HL/SL Paper 1 (1h 30m)</li><li>Business management HL Paper 3 (1h 15m)</li></ul></li></ul><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>Thursday 30 April</h3><ul><li>Morning session&nbsp;<ul><li>Business management HL Paper 2 (1h 45m)</li><li>Business management SL Paper 2 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li><li>Afternoon session<ul><li>Computer science HL Paper 1 (2h 10m)</li><li>Computer science SL Paper 1 (1h 30m)</li><li>Environmental systems &amp; societies HL Paper 1 (2h)&nbsp;</li><li>Environmental systems &amp; societies SL Paper 1 (1h)</li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Friday 1 May</h3><ul><li>No exams</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Monday 4 May</h3><ul><li>Morning session<ul><li>Computer science HL Paper 2 (1h 20m)</li><li>Computer science HL Paper 3 (1h)</li><li>Computer science SL Paper 2 (1h)</li><li>Environmental systems &amp; societies HL Paper 2 (2h 30m</li><li>Environmental systems &amp; societies SL Paper 2 (2h)</li></ul></li><li>Afternoon session&nbsp;<ul><li>History HL/SL Paper 1 (1h)</li><li>History HL/SL Paper 2 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Tuesday 5 May</h3><ul><li>Morning session<ul><li>History HL Paper 3 (2h 30m)</li></ul></li><li>Afternoon session&nbsp;<ul><li>Language B HL Paper 1 (1h 30m)</li><li>Language B HL Paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)</li><li>Language B SL Paper 1 (1h 15m)</li><li>Language B SL Paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)</li><li>Language ab initio SL Paper 1 (1h)</li><li>Language ab initio SL Paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)</li><li><strong>*Except: English, French, Spanish</strong></li><li>Latin HL Paper 1 (2h)</li><li>Latin SL Paper 1 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li></ul><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>Wednesday 6 May</h3><ul><li>Morning session<ul><li>Language B HL Paper 2 - Listening comprehension (1h)</li><li>Language B SL Paper 2 - Listening comprehension (45m)</li><li>Language ab initio SL Paper 2 - Listening comprehension (45m)</li><li><strong>*Except: English, French, Spanish</strong></li><li>Latin HL Paper 2 (1h 30m)</li><li>Latin SL Paper 2 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li><li>Afternoon session<ul><li>Psychology HL Paper 1 (2h)</li><li>Psychology SL Paper 1 (2h)</li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Thursday 7 May</h3><ul><li>Morning session&nbsp;<ul><li>Psychology HL Paper 2 (2h)</li><li>Psychology HL Paper 3 (1h)</li><li>Psychology SL Paper 2 (1h)</li></ul></li><li>Afternoon session<ul><li>English A Literature HL Paper 1 (2h 15m)</li><li>English A Literature SL Paper 1 (1h 15m)</li><li>English A Language &amp; Literature HL Paper 1 (2h 15)</li><li>English A Language &amp; Literature SL Paper 1 (1h 15m)</li><li>English B HL Paper 1 (1h 30m)</li><li>English B HL Paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)</li><li>English B SL Paper 1 (1h 15m)</li><li>English B SL Paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)</li><li>English ab initio SL Paper 1 (1h)</li><li>English ab initio SL Paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)</li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Friday 8 May</h3><ul><li>Morning session&nbsp;<ul><li>English A Literature HL/SL Paper 2 (1h 45m)</li><li>English A Language &amp; Literature HL/SL Paper 2 (1h 45m)</li><li>English B HL Paper 2 - Listening comprehension (1h)</li><li>English B SL Paper 2 - Listening comprehension (45m)</li><li>English ab initio SL Paper 2 - Listening comprehension (45m)</li><li>Literature &amp; performance SL Paper 1 (1h 45m)</li></ul></li><li>Afternoon session<ul><li>Geography HL Paper 1 (2h 15m)</li><li>Geography SL Paper 1 (1h 30m)</li><li>Philosophy HL Paper 1 (2h 30m)</li><li>Philosophy SL Paper 1 (1h 45m)</li><li>Social &amp; cultural anthropology HL Paper 1 (2h)</li><li>Social &amp; cultural anthropology SL Paper 1 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li></ul><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>Monday 11 May</h3><ul><li>Morning session<ul><li>Geography HL/SL Paper 2 (1h 15m)</li><li>Geography HL Paper 3 (1h)</li><li>Philosophy HL/SL Paper 2 (1h 15m)</li><li>Philosophy HL Paper 3 (1h)</li><li>Social &amp; cultural anthropology HL Paper 2 (2h 30m)</li><li>Social &amp; cultural anthropology SL Paper 2 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li><li>Afternoon session<ul><li>Biology HL Paper 1 (1a and 1b) (2h)</li><li>Biology SL Paper 1 (1a and 1b) (1h 30m)</li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><pre><code class="language-plaintext">CAROUSEL</code></pre><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>Tuesday 12 May</h3><ul><li>Morning session&nbsp;<ul><li>Biology HL Paper 2 (2h)</li><li>Biology SL Paper 2 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li><li>Afternoon session<ul><li>Economics HL/SL Paper 2 (1h 45m)</li><li>World religions SL Paper 1 (1h 15m)</li></ul></li></ul><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>Wednesday 13 May</h3><ul><li>Morning session&nbsp;<ul><li>Economics HL Paper 1 (1h 15m)</li><li>Economics HL Paper 3 (1h 45m)</li><li>Economics SL Paper 1 (1h 15m)</li><li>World religions SL Paper 2 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li><li>Afternoon session<ul><li>Classical Greek HL Paper 1 (2h)</li><li>Classical Greek SL Paper 1 (1h 30m)</li><li>Spanish A Literature HL Paper 1 (2h 15m)</li><li>Spanish A Literature SL Paper 1 (1h 15m)</li><li>Spanish A Language &amp; Literature HL Paper 1 (2h 15m)</li><li>Spanish A Language &amp; Literature SL Paper 1 (1h 15m)</li><li>Spanish B HL Paper 1 (1h 30m)</li><li>Spanish B HL Paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)</li><li>Spanish B SL Paper 1 (1h 15m)</li><li>Spanish B SL Paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)</li><li>Spanish ab initio SL Paper 1 (1h)</li><li>Spanish ab initio SL Paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)</li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Thursday 14 May</h3><ul><li>Morning session<ul><li>Classical Greek HL Paper 2 (1h 30m)</li><li>Classical Greek SL Paper 2 (1h 30m)</li><li>Spanish A Literature HL/SL Paper 2 (1h 45m)</li><li>Spanish A Language &amp; Literature HL/SL Paper 2 (1h 45m)</li><li>Spanish B HL paper 2 - Listening comprehension (1h)</li><li>Spanish B SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension (45m)</li><li>Spanish ab initio SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension (45m)</li></ul></li><li>Afternoon session<ul><li>Mathematics: analysis and approaches HL Paper 1 (2h)</li><li>Mathematics: analysis and approaches SL Paper 1 (1h 30m)</li><li>Mathematics: applications and interpretation HL Paper 1 (2h)</li><li>Mathematics: applications and interpretation SL Paper 1 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Friday 15 May</h3><ul><li>Morning session<ul><li>Mathematics: analysis and approaches HL Paper 2 (2h)</li><li>Mathematics: analysis and approaches SL Paper 2 (1h 30m)</li><li>Mathematics: applications and interpretation HL Paper 2 (2h)</li><li>Mathematics: applications and interpretation SL Paper 2 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li><li>Afternoon session<ul><li>Chemistry HL Paper 1 (1a and 1b) (2h)</li><li>Chemistry SL Paper 1 (1a and 1b) (1h 30m)</li><li>Design technology HL Paper 1 (1h)</li><li>Design technology SL Paper 1 (45m)</li><li>Design technology HL/SL Paper 2 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Monday 18 May</h3><ul><li>Morning session<ul><li>Chemistry HL Paper 2 (2h 30m)</li><li>Chemistry SL Paper 2 (1h 30m)</li><li>Design technology HL Paper 3 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li><li>Afternoon session<ul><li>Digital Society HL Paper 1 (2h 15m)</li><li>Digital Society SL Paper 1 (1h 30m)</li><li>Global politics HL/SL Paper 1 (1h 15m)</li><li>Global politics HL/SL Paper 2 (1h 45m)</li></ul></li></ul><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>Tuesday 19 May</h3><ul><li>Morning session<ul><li>Digital Society HL/SL Paper 2 (1h 15m)</li><li>Digital Society HL Paper 3 (1h 15m)</li><li>Global politics HL Paper 3 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li><li>Afternoon session<ul><li>French A Literature HL Paper 1 (2h 15m)</li><li>French A Literature SL Paper 1 (1h 15m)</li><li>French A Language &amp; Literature HL Paper 1 (2h 15m)</li><li>French A Language &amp; Literature SL Paper 1 (1h 15m)</li><li>French B HL Paper 1 (1h 30m)</li><li>French B HL Paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)</li><li>French B SL Paper 1 (1h 15m)</li><li>French B SL Paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)</li><li>French ab initio SL Paper 1 (1h)</li><li>French ab initio SL Paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)</li></ul></li></ul><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>Wednesday 20 May</h3><ul><li>Morning session<ul><li>French A Literature HL/SL Paper 2 (1h 45m)</li><li>French A Language &amp; Literature HL/SL Paper 2 (1h 45m)</li><li>French B HL Paper 2 - Listening comprehension (1h)</li><li>French B SL Paper 2 - Listening comprehension (45m)</li><li>French ab initio SL Paper 2 - Listening comprehension (45m)</li></ul></li><li>Afternoon session<ul><li>Mathematics: analysis and approaches HL Paper 3 (1h 15m)</li><li>Mathematics: applications and interpretation HL Paper 3 (1h 15m)</li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>We hope you found this post helpful. For more useful materials associated with the IB check out the wide variety of <a href="/ia" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>IA</strong></a>, <a href="/ee" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>EE </strong></a>and <a href="/tok" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>TOK </strong></a>exemplars available at <a href="/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Clastify</strong> </a>and other guides available on our <a href="/blog" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>blog</strong></a>.</p>

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A comprehensive list of IB May 2026 (M26) Exam dates. 

IB Exam Dates - May 2026

<p>Knowing your IB exam dates can help you plan your revision and prepare with confidence. In this post, we’ll share the exam dates for the November 2026 IB session to help you stay organized and ready.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h2 style="text-align:center;"><u>IB Exam Dates - November 2026</u></h2><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The IB <strong>November 2026</strong> exam session will take place from the <strong>23rd of October to the 13th of November.</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>The exact examination timetable is as follows:</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3><strong>Friday 23 October</strong></h3><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Morning session&nbsp;<ul><li>No exams</li></ul></li><li>Afternoon session&nbsp;<ul><li>School-based syllabus SL paper 1&nbsp;</li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Monday 26 October</h3><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Morning session<ul><li>&nbsp;School-based syllabus SL paper 2</li></ul></li><li>Afternoon session&nbsp;<ul><li>Langauge A: Literature HL paper 1 (2h 15m)</li><li>Language A: Literature SL paper 1 (1h 15m)</li><li>Langauge A: Language and Literature HL paper 1 (2h 15m)</li><li>Language A: Language and Literature SL paper 1 (1h 15m)</li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Tuesday 27 October</h3><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>morning session&nbsp;<ul><li>Language A: Literature HL/SL paper 2 (1h 45m)</li><li>Language A: Language and Literature HL/SL paper 2 (1h 45m)</li></ul></li><li>afternoon session<ul><li>Biology HL paper 1 (1a &amp; 1b) (2h)</li><li>Biology SL paper 1 (1a &amp; 1b) (1h 30m)</li></ul></li></ul><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>Wednesday 28 October</h3><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>morning session&nbsp;<ul><li>Biology HL paper 2 (2h 30m)</li><li>Biology SL paper 2 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li><li>afternoon session<ul><li>Business Management HL/SL paper 1 (1h 30m)</li><li>Business Management HL paper 3 (1h 15m)</li></ul></li></ul><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>Thursday 29 October&nbsp;</h3><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>morning session&nbsp;<ul><li>Business Management HL paper 2 (1h 45m)</li><li>Business Management SL paper 2 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li><li>afternoon session<ul><li>Spanish A: Literature HL paper 1 (2h 15m)</li><li>Spanish A: Literature SL paper 1 (1h 15m)</li><li>Spanish A: Language and Literature HL paper 1 (2h 15m)</li><li>Spanish A: Language and Literature SL paper 1 (1h 15m)</li><li>Spanish B HL paper 1 (1h 30m)</li><li>Spanish B HL paper 2 (reading comprehension) (1h)</li><li>Spanish B SL paper 1 (1h 15m)</li><li>Spanish B SL paper 2 (reading comprehension) (1h)</li><li>Spanish ab initio SL paper 1 (1h)</li><li>Spanish ab initio SL paper 2 (reading comprehension) (1h)</li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Friday 30 October</h3><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>morning session&nbsp;<ul><li>Spanish A: Literature HL/SL paper 2 (1h 45m)</li><li>Spanish A: Language and Literature HL/SL paper 2 (1h 45m)</li><li>Spanish B HL paper 2 (listening comprehension) (1h)</li><li>Spanish B SL paper 2 (listening comprehension) (45m)</li><li>Spanish ab initio SL paper 2 (listening comprehension) (45m)</li></ul></li><li>afternoon session&nbsp;<ul><li>Computer Science HL paper 1 (2h 10m)</li><li>Computer Science SL paper 1 (1h 30m)</li><li>ESS HL paper 1 (2h)</li><li>ESS SL paper 1 (1h)</li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Monday 2 November</h3><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>morning session&nbsp;<ul><li>Computer Science HL paper 2 (1h 20m)</li><li>Computer Science HL paper 3 (1h)</li><li>Computer Science SL paper 2 (1h)</li><li>ESS HL paper 2 (2h 30m)</li><li>ESS SL paper 2 (2h)</li></ul></li><li>afternoon session&nbsp;<ul><li>History HL/SL paper 1 (1h)</li><li>History HL/SL paper 2 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Tuesday 3 November</h3><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>morning session&nbsp;<ul><li>History HL paper 3 (2h 30m)</li></ul></li><li>afternoon session&nbsp;<ul><li>Language B HL paper 1 (1h 30m)</li><li>Language B HL paper 2 (reading comprehension) (1h)</li><li>Language B SL paper 1 (1h 15m)</li><li>Language B SL paper 2 (reading comprehension) (1h)</li><li>Language ab initio SL paper 1 (1h)</li><li>Language ab initio SL paper 2 (reading comprehension) (1h)</li><li>Latin HL paper 1 (2h)</li><li>Latin SL paper 1 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li></ul><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>Wednesday 4 November&nbsp;</h3><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>morning session&nbsp;<ul><li>Language B HL paper 2 (listening comprehension) (1h)</li><li>Language B SL paper 2 (listening comprehension) (45m)</li><li>Language ab initio SL paper 2 (listening comprehension) (45m)</li><li>Latin HL paper 2 (1h 30m)</li><li>Latin SL paper 2 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li><li>afternoon session<ul><li>Physics HL paper 1 (1a &amp;1b) (2h)</li><li>Physics SL paper 1 (1a &amp;1b) (1h 30m)</li><li>SEH HL paper 1 (1a &amp;1b) (1h 45m)</li><li>SEH SL paper 1 (1a &amp;1b) (1h 30m)</li></ul></li></ul><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>Thursday 5 November&nbsp;</h3><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>morning session&nbsp;<ul><li>Physics HL paper 2 (2h 30m)</li><li>Physics SL paper 2 (1h 30m)</li><li>SEH HL paper 2 (2h 30m)</li><li>SEH SL paper 2 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li><li>afternoon session&nbsp;<ul><li>English A: Literature HL paper 1 (2h 15m)</li><li>English A: Literature SL paper 1 (1h 15m)</li><li>English A: Language and Literature HL paper 1 (2h 15m)</li><li>English A: Language and Literature SL paper 1 (1h 15m)</li><li>English B HL paper 1 (1h 30m)</li><li>English B HL paper 2 (reading comprehension) (1h)</li><li>English B SL paper 1 (1h 15m)</li><li>English B SL paper 2 (reading comprehension) (1h)</li><li>English ab initio SL paper 1 (1h)</li><li>English ab initio SL paper 2 (reading comprehension) (1h)</li></ul></li></ul><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>Friday 6 November</h3><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>morning session&nbsp;<ul><li>English A: Literature HL/SL paper 2 (1h 45m)</li><li>English A: Language and Literature HL/SL paper 2 (1h 45m)</li><li>English B HL paper 2 (listening comprehension) (1h)</li><li>English B SL paper 2 (listening comprehension) (45m)</li><li>English ab initio SL paper 2 (listening comprehension) (45m)</li><li>Literature and Performance SL paper 1 (1h 45m)</li></ul></li><li>afternoon session&nbsp;<ul><li>Digital Society HL paper 1 (2h 15m)</li><li>Digital Society SL paper 1 (1h 30m)</li><li>Geography HL paper 1 (2h 15m)</li><li>Geography SL paper 1 (1h 30m)</li><li>Global Politics HL/SL paper 1 (1h 15m)</li><li>Social and Cultural Anthropology HL paper 1 (2h)</li><li>Social and Cultural Anthropology SL paper 1 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Monday 9 November</h3><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>morning session&nbsp;<ul><li>Digital Society HL/SL paper 2 (1h 15m)</li><li>Digital Society HL paper 3 (1h 15m)</li><li>Geography HL/SL paper 2 (1h 15m)</li><li>Geography HL paper 3 (1h)</li><li>Global Politics HL/SL paper 2 (1h 45m)</li><li>Social and Cultural Anthropology HL paper 2 (2h 30m)</li><li>Social and Cultural Anthropology SL paper 2 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li><li>afternoon session<ul><li>Mathematics AA HL paper 1 (2h)</li><li>Mathematics AA SL paper 1 (1h 30m)</li><li>Mathematics AI HL paper 1 (2h)</li><li>Mathematics AI SL paper 1 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Tuesday 10 November</h3><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>morning session&nbsp;<ul><li>Mathematics AA HL paper 2 (2h)</li><li>Mathematics AA SL paper 2 (1h 30m)</li><li>Mathematics AI HL paper 2 (2h)</li><li>Mathematics AI SL paper 2 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li><li>afternoon session<ul><li>Economics HL/SL paper 2 (1h 45m)</li><li>Global Politics HL paper 3 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li></ul><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>Wednesday 11 November</h3><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>morning session&nbsp;<ul><li>Economics HL paper 1 (1h 15m)</li><li>Economics HL paper 3 (1h 45m)</li><li>Economics SL paper 1 (1h 15m)</li></ul></li><li>afternoon session&nbsp;<ul><li>Chemistry HL paper 1 (1a &amp; 1b) (2h)</li><li>Chemistry SL paper 1 (1a &amp; 1b) (1h 30m)</li><li>Design Technology HL paper 1 (1h)</li><li>Design Technology SL paper 1 (45m)</li><li>Design Technology HL/SL paper 2 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Thursday 12 November</h3><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>morning session&nbsp;<ul><li>Chemistry HL paper 2 (2h 30m)</li><li>Chemistry SL paper 2 (1h 30m)</li><li>Design Technology HL paper 3 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li><li>afternoon session&nbsp;<ul><li>Philosophy HL paper 1 (2h 30m)</li><li>Philosophy SL paper 1 (1h 45m)&nbsp;</li><li>Psychology HL paper 1 (2h)</li><li>Psychology SL paper 1 (2h)</li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Friday 13 November</h3><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>morning session&nbsp;<ul><li>Philosophy HL/SL paper 2 (1h)</li><li>Philosophy HL paper 3 (1h 15m)</li><li>Psychology HL paper 2 (2h)</li><li>Psychology HL paper 3 (1h)</li><li>Psychology SL paper 2 (1h)</li></ul></li><li>afternoon session&nbsp;<ul><li>Mathematics AA HL paper 3 (1h 15m)</li><li>Mathematics AI HL paper 3 (1h 15m)</li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>We hope you found this post helpful. For more useful materials associated with the IB check out the wide variety of <a href="/ia" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>IA</strong></a>, <a href="/ee" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>EE </strong></a>and <a href="/tok" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>TOK </strong></a>exemplars available at <a href="/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Clastify</strong> </a>and other guides available on our <a href="/blog" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>blog</strong></a>.&nbsp;</p>

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A comprehensive list of IB November 2026 Exam dates. 

IB Exam Dates - November 2026

<p>Knowing your IB exam dates can help you plan your revision and prepare with confidence. In this post, we’ll share the exam dates for the May 2025 IB session to help you stay organized and ready.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h2 style="text-align:center;"><u>IB Exam Dates (May 2025)</u></h2><p style="text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p><p>The IB <strong>May 2025</strong> exam session will take place from the <strong>25th of April to the 21st of May.</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>The exact examination timetable is as follows:</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>Firday 25 April</h3><ul><li>Morning session&nbsp;<ul><li>No exams</li></ul></li><li>Afternoon session&nbsp;<ul><li>School-based syllabus paper 1&nbsp;</li><li>Language &amp; culture SL paper 1 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Monday 28 April</h3><ul><li>Morning Session&nbsp;<ul><li>School-based syllabus SL paper 2&nbsp;</li><li>Language &amp; culture SL paper 2 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li><li>Afternoon sesion&nbsp;<ul><li>Language A Literature HL paper 1 (2h 15m)</li><li>Language A Literature SL paper 1 (1h 15m)</li><li>Language A Language &amp; Literature HL paper 1 (2h 15m)</li><li>Language A Language &amp; Literature SL paper 1 (1h 15m)</li><li><strong>*Except: English, French, Spanish</strong></li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Tuesday 29 April</h3><ul><li>Morning Session&nbsp;<ul><li>Language A Literature HL/SL paper 2 (1h 45m)</li><li>Language A Language &amp; Literature HL/SL paper 2 (1h 45m)</li><li><strong>*Except: English, French, Spanish</strong></li></ul></li><li>Afternoon sesion&nbsp;<ul><li>Physics HL paper 1 1a and 1b (2h)</li><li>Physics SL paper 1 1a and 1b (1h 30m)</li><li>Sports, exercise &amp; health science HL paper 1 (1h)</li><li>Sports, exercise &amp; health science HL paper 3 (1h 15m)</li><li>Sports, exercise &amp; health science SL paper 1 (45m)</li><li>Sports, exercise &amp; health science SL paper 3 (1h)</li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Wednesday 30 April</h3><ul><li>Morning Session&nbsp;<ul><li>Physics HL paper 2 (2h 30m)</li><li>Physics SL paper 2 (1h 30m)</li><li>Sports, exercise &amp; health science HL paper 2 (2h 15m)</li><li>Sports, exercise &amp; health science SL paper 2 (1h 15m)</li></ul></li><li>Afternoon sesion&nbsp;<ul><li>Business management HL/SL paper 1 (1h 30m)</li><li>Business management HL paper 3 (1h 15m)</li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Thursday 1 May</h3><ul><li>Morning Session&nbsp;<ul><li>No exams</li></ul></li><li>Afternoon sesion&nbsp;<ul><li>No exams</li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Friday 2 May</h3><ul><li>Morning Session&nbsp;<ul><li>Business management HL paper 2 (1h 45m)</li><li>Business management SL paper 2 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li><li>Afternoon sesion&nbsp;<ul><li>Computer science HL paper 1 (2h 10m)</li><li>Computer science SL paper 1 (1h 30m)</li><li>Environmental systems &amp; societies SL paper 1 (1h)</li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Monday 5 May</h3><ul><li>Morning Session&nbsp;<ul><li>Computer science HL paper 2 (1h 20m)</li><li>Computer science HL paper 3 (1h)</li><li>Computer science SL paper 2 (1h)</li><li>Environmental systems &amp; societies SL paper 2 (2h)</li></ul></li><li>Afternoon sesion&nbsp;<ul><li>History HL/SL paper 1 (1h)&nbsp;</li><li>History HL/SL paper 2 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><pre><code class="language-plaintext">CAROUSEL</code></pre><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Tuesday 6 May</h3><ul><li>Morning Session&nbsp;<ul><li>History HL paper 3 (2h 30m)</li></ul></li><li>Afternoon sesion&nbsp;<ul><li>Language B HL paper 1 (1h 30m)</li><li>Language B HL paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)</li><li>Language B SL paper 1 (1h 15m)</li><li>Language B SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)</li><li>Language ab initio SL paper 1 (1h)</li><li>Language ab initio SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)</li><li><strong>*Except: English, French, Spanish</strong></li><li>Latin HL paper 1 (2h)</li><li>Latin SL paper 1 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Wednesday 7 May</h3><ul><li>Morning Session&nbsp;<ul><li>Language B HL paper 2 - Listening comprehension (1h)</li><li>Language B SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension (45m)</li><li>Language ab initio SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension (45m)</li><li><strong>*Except: English, French, Spanish&nbsp;</strong></li><li>Latin HL paper 2 (1h 30m)</li><li>Latin SL paper 2 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li><li>Afternoon sesion&nbsp;<ul><li>Psychology HL paper 1 (2h)</li><li>Psychology SL paper 1 (2h)</li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Thursday 8 May</h3><ul><li>Morning Session&nbsp;<ul><li>Psychology HL paper 2 (2h)</li><li>Psychology HL paper 3 (1h)</li><li>Psychology SL paper 2 (1h)</li></ul></li><li>Afternoon sesion&nbsp;<ul><li>English A Literature HL paper 1 (2h 15m)</li><li>English A Literature SL paper 1 (1h 15m)</li><li>English A Language &amp; Literature HL paper 1 (2h 15m)&nbsp;</li><li>English A Language &amp; Literature SL paper 1 (1h 15m)</li><li>English B HL paper 1 (1h 30m)</li><li>English B HL paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)</li><li>English B SL paper 1 (1h 15m)</li><li>English B SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)</li><li>English ab initio SL paper 1 (1h)</li><li>English ab initio SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)</li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Firday 9 May</h3><ul><li>Morning Session&nbsp;<ul><li>English A Literature HL/SL paper 2 (1h 45m)</li><li>English A Language &amp; Literature HL/SL paper 2 (1h 45m)</li><li>English B HL paper 2 - Listening comprehension (1h)</li><li>English B SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension (45m)</li><li>English ab initio SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension (45m)</li><li>Literature &amp; performance SL paper 1 (1h 45m)</li></ul></li><li>Afternoon sesion&nbsp;<ul><li>Geography HL paper 1 (2h 15m)</li><li>Geography SL paper 1 1h 30m)</li><li>Philosophy HL paper 1 (2h 30m)</li><li>Philosophy SL paper 1 (1h 45m)</li><li>Social &amp; cultural anthropology HL paper 1 (2h)</li><li>Social &amp; cultural anthropology SL paper 1 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li></ul><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>Monday 12 May</h3><ul><li>Morning Session&nbsp;<ul><li>Geography HL/SL paper 2 (1h 15m)</li><li>Geography HL paper 3 (1h)</li><li>Philosophy HL/SL paper 2 (1h)</li><li>Philosophy HL paper 3 (1h 15m)</li><li>Social &amp; cultural anthropology HL paper 2 (2h 30m)</li><li>Social &amp; cultural anthropology SL paper 2 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li><li>Afternoon sesion&nbsp;<ul><li>Biology HL paper 1 1a and 1b (2h)</li><li>Biology SL paper 1 1a and 1b (1h 30m)</li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Tuesday 13 May</h3><ul><li>Morning Session&nbsp;<ul><li>Biology HL paper 2 (2h 30m)</li><li>Biology SL paper 2 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li><li>Afternoon sesion<ul><li>Economics HL/SL paper 2 (1h 45m)</li><li>World religions paper 1 (1h 15m)</li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Wednesday 14 May</h3><ul><li>Morning Session&nbsp;<ul><li>Economics HL paper 1 (1h 15m)</li><li>Economics HL paper 3 (1h 45m)</li><li>Economics SL paper 1 (1h 15m)</li><li>World religions SL paper 2 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li><li>Afternoon sesion&nbsp;<ul><li>Classical Greek HL paper 1 (2h)</li><li>Classical Greek SL paper 1 (1h 30m)</li><li>Spanish A Literature HL paper 1 (2h 15m)</li><li>Spanish A Literature SL paper 1 (1h 15m)</li><li>Spanish A Language &amp; Literature HL paper 1 (2h 15m)</li><li>Spanish A Language &amp; Literature SL paper 1 (1h 15m)</li><li>Spanish B HL paper 1 (1h 30m)</li><li>Spanish B HL paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)</li><li>Spanish B SL paper 1 (1h 15m)</li><li>Spanish B SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)</li><li>Spanish ab initio SL paper 1 (1h)</li><li>Spanish ab initio SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)</li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Thursday 15 May</h3><ul><li>Morning Session&nbsp;<ul><li>Classical Greek HL paper 2 (1h 30m)</li><li>Classical Greek SL paper 2 (1h 30m)</li><li>Spanish A Literature HL/SL paper 2 (1h 45m)</li><li>Spanish A Language &amp; Literature HL/SL paper 2 (1h 45m)</li><li>Spanish B HL paper 2 - Listening comprehension (1h)</li><li>Spanish B SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension (45m)</li><li>Spanish ab initio SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension (45m)</li></ul></li><li>Afternoon sesion&nbsp;<ul><li>Mathematics: analysis and approaches HL paper 1 (2h)</li><li>Mathematics analysis and approaches SL paper 1 (1h 30m)</li><li>Mathematics: applications and interpretation HL paper 1 (2h)</li><li>Mathematics: applications and interpretation SL paper 1 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Friday 16 May</h3><ul><li>Morning Session&nbsp;<ul><li>Mathematics: analysis and approaches HL paper 2 (2h)</li><li>Mathematics: analysis and approaches SL paper 2 (1h 30m)</li><li>Mathematics: applications and interpretation HL paper 2 (2h)</li><li>Mathematics: applications and interpretation SL paper 2 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li><li>Afternoon sesion&nbsp;<ul><li>Chemistry HL paper 1 1a and 1b (2h)</li><li>Chemistry SL paper 1 1a and 1b (1h 30m)</li><li>Design technology HL paper 1 (1h)</li><li>Design technology SL paper 1 (45m)</li><li>Design technology HL/SL paper 2 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Monday 19 May</h3><ul><li>Morning Session&nbsp;<ul><li>Chemistry HL paper 2 (2h 30m)</li><li>Chemistry SL paper 2 (1h 30m)</li><li>Design technology HL paper 3 (1h 30m)</li></ul></li><li>Afternoon sesion&nbsp;<ul><li>Digital society HL paper 1 (2h 15m)</li><li>Digital society SL paper 1 (1h 30m)</li><li>Global politics HL/SL paper 1 (1h 15m)</li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Tuesday 20 May</h3><ul><li>Morning Session&nbsp;<ul><li>Digital society HL/SL paper 2 (1h 15m)</li><li>Digital society HL paper 3 (1h 15m)</li><li>Global politics HL paper 2 (2h 45m)</li><li>Global politics SL paper 2 (1h 45)</li></ul></li><li>Afternoon sesion&nbsp;<ul><li>French A Literature HL paper 1 (2h 15m)</li><li>French A Literature SL paper 1 (1h 15m)</li><li>French A Language &amp; Literature HL paper 1 (2h 15m)</li><li>French A Language &amp; Literature SL paper 1 (1h 15m)</li><li>French B HL paper 1 (1h 30m)</li><li>French B HL paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)</li><li>French B SL paper 1 (1h 15m)</li><li>French B SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)</li><li>French ab initio SL paper 1 (1h)</li><li>French ab initio SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)</li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Wednesday 21 May</h3><ul><li>Morning Session&nbsp;<ul><li>French A Literature HL/SL paper 2 (1h 45m)</li><li>French A Language &amp; Literature HL/SL paper 2 (1h 45)</li><li>French B HL paper 2 - Listening comprehension (1h)</li><li>French B SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension (45m)</li><li>French ab initio SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension (45m)</li></ul></li><li>Afternoon sesion&nbsp;<ul><li>Mathematics: analysis and approaches HL paper 3 (1h 15m)</li><li>Mathematics: applications and interpretation HL paper 3 (1h 15m)</li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>We hope you found this post helpful. 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IB Exam Dates (May 2025)

<p style="text-align:justify;">Are you wondering what the IB November 2025 exam dates are? This post will outline the exam dates for this session to help you stay organized and plan your studying accordingly.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h2 style="text-align:center;"><u>IB Exam Dates November 2025</u></h2><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:justify;">The IB <strong>November 2025</strong> exam session will take place from the <strong>24th of October to the 14th of November. </strong>The exact examination timetable is provided below:</p><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><h3 style="text-align:justify;">Friday 24 October</h3><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Morning session&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">No exams</p><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p></li></ul></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Afternoon session&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">School-based syllabus SL paper 1&nbsp;</p></li></ul></li></ul><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><h3 style="text-align:justify;">Monday 27 October</h3><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Morning Session&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">School-based syllabus SL paper 2&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p></li></ul></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Afternoon Session&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Language A Literature HL paper 1 (2h 15m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Language A Literature SL paper 1 (1h 15m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Language A Language &amp; Literature HL paper 1 (2h 15m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Language A Language &amp; Literature SL paper 1 (1h 15m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Except English and Spanish</strong></p></li></ul></li></ul><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><h3 style="text-align:justify;">Tuesday 28 October</h3><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Morning Session&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Language A Literature HL/SL paper 2 (1h 45m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Language A Language &amp; Literature HL/SL paper 2 (1h 45m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>*Except: English and Spanish</strong></p><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p></li></ul></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Afternoon Session&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Biology HL paper 1, 1a and 1b (2h)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Biology SL paper 1, &nbsp;1a and 1b (1h 30m)</p></li></ul></li></ul><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><h3 style="text-align:justify;">Wednesday 29 October</h3><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Morning Session&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Biology HL paper 2 (2h 30m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Biology SL paper 2 (1h 30m)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p></li></ul></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Afternoon Session&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Business management HL/SL paper 1 (1h 30m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Business management HL paper 3 (1h 15m)</p></li></ul></li></ul><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><h3 style="text-align:justify;">Thursday 30 October</h3><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Morning Session&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Business management HL paper 2 (1h 45m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Business management SL paper 2 (1h 30m)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p></li></ul></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Afternoon Session&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Spanish A Literature HL paper 1 (2h 15m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Spanish A Literature SL paper 1 (1h 15m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Spanish A Language &amp; Literature HL paper 1 (2h 15m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Spanish A Language &amp; Literature SL paper 1 (1h 15m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Spanish B HL paper 1 (1h 30m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Spanish B HL paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Spanish B SL paper 1 (1h 15m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Spanish B SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Spanish ab initio SL paper 1 (1h)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Spanish ab initio SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)</p></li></ul></li></ul><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><h3 style="text-align:justify;">Friday 31 October</h3><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Morning Session&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Spanish A Literature HL/SL paper 2 (1h 45m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Spanish A Language &amp; Literature HL/SL paper 2 (1h 45m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Spanish B HL paper 2 - Listening comprehension (1h)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Spanish B SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension (45m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Spanish ab initio SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension (45m)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p></li></ul></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Afternoon Session&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Chemistry HL paper 1, 1a and 1b (2h)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Chemistry SL paper 1, 1a and 1b (1h 30m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Design technology HL paper 1 (1h)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Design technology SL paper 1 (45m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Design technology HL/SL paper 2 (1h 30m)</p></li></ul></li></ul><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><h3 style="text-align:justify;">Monday 3 November</h3><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Morning Session&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Chemistry HL paper 2 (2h 30m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Chemistry SL paper 2 (1h 30m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Design technology HL paper 3 (1h 30m)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p></li></ul></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Afternoon Session&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">History HL/SL paper 1 (1h)&nbsp;</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">History HL/SL paper 2 (1h 30m)</p></li></ul></li></ul><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><pre><code class="language-plaintext">CAROUSEL</code></pre><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><h3 style="text-align:justify;">Tuesday 4 November</h3><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Morning Session&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">History HL paper 3 (2h 30m)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p></li></ul></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Afternoon Session&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Language B HL paper 1 (1h 30m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Language B HL paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Language B SL paper 1 (1h 15m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Language B SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Language ab initio SL paper 1 (1h)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Language ab initio SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Except: English and Spanish</strong></p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Latin HL paper 1 (2h)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Latin SL paper 1 (1h 30m)</p></li></ul></li></ul><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><h3 style="text-align:justify;">Wednesday 5 November</h3><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Morning Session&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Language B HL paper 2 - Listening comprehension (1h)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Language B SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension (45m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Language ab initio SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension (45m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>*Except: English and Spanish&nbsp;</strong></p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Latin HL paper 2 (1h 30m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Latin SL paper 2 (1h 30m)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p></li></ul></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Afternoon Session&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Physics HL paper 1, 1a and 1b (2h)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Physics SL paper 1, 1a and 1b (1h 30m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Sports, exercise &amp; health science HL paper 1 (1h)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Sports, exercise &amp; health science HL paper 3 (1h 15m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Sports, exercise &amp; health science SL paper 1 (45m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Sports, exercise &amp; health science SL paper 3 (1h)</p></li></ul></li></ul><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><h3 style="text-align:justify;">Thursday 6 November</h3><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Morning Session&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Physics HL paper 2 (2h 30m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Physics SL paper 2 (1h 30m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Sports, exercise &amp; health science HL paper 2 (2h 15m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Sports, exercise &amp; health science SL paper 2 (1h 15m)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p></li></ul></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Afternoon Session&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">English A Literature HL paper 1 (2h 15m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">English A Literature SL paper 1 (1h 15m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">English A Language &amp; Literature HL paper 1 (2h 15m)&nbsp;</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">English A Language &amp; Literature SL paper 1 (1h 15m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">English B HL paper 1 (1h 30m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">English B HL paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">English B SL paper 1 (1h 15m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">English B SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">English ab initio SL paper 1 (1h)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">English ab initio SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)</p></li></ul></li></ul><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><h3 style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</h3><h3 style="text-align:justify;">Friday 7 November</h3><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Morning Session&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">English A Literature HL/SL paper 2 (1h 45m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">English A Language &amp; Literature HL/SL paper 2 (1h 45m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">English B HL paper 2 - Listening comprehension (1h)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">English B SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension (45m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">English ab initio SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension (45m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Literature &amp; performance SL paper 1 (1h 45m)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p></li></ul></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Afternoon Session&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Economics HL/SL paper 2 (1h 45m)</p></li></ul></li></ul><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><h3 style="text-align:justify;">Monday 10 November</h3><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Morning Session&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Economics HL paper 1 (1h 15m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Economics HL paper 3 (1h 45m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Economics SL paper 1 (1h 15m)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p></li></ul></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Afternoon Session&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Mathematics: analysis and approaches HL paper 1 (2h)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Mathematics analysis and approaches SL paper 1 (1h 30m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Mathematics: applications and interpretation HL paper 1 (2h)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Mathematics: applications and interpretation SL paper 1 (1h 30m)</p></li></ul></li></ul><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><h3 style="text-align:justify;">Tuesday 11 November</h3><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Morning Session&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Mathematics: analysis and approaches HL paper 2 (2h)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Mathematics: analysis and approaches SL paper 2 (1h 30m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Mathematics: applications and interpretation HL paper 2 (2h)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Mathematics: applications and interpretation SL paper 2 (1h 30m)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p></li></ul></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Afternoon Session</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Digital society HL paper 1 (2h 15m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Digital society SL paper 1 (1h 30m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Geography HL paper 1 (2h 15m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Geography SL paper 1 1h 30m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Global politics HL/SL paper 1 (1h 15m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Social &amp; cultural anthropology HL paper 1 (2h)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Social &amp; cultural anthropology SL paper 1 (1h 30m)</p></li></ul></li></ul><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><h3 style="text-align:justify;">Wednesday 12 November</h3><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Morning Session&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Digital society HL/SL paper 2 (1h 15m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Digital society HL paper 3 (1h 15m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Geography HL/SL paper 2 (1h 15m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Geography HL paper 3 (1h)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Global politics HL paper 2 (2h 45m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Global politics SL paper 2 (1h 45)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Social &amp; cultural anthropology HL paper 2 (2h 30m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Social &amp; cultural anthropology SL paper 2 (1h 30m)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p></li></ul></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Afternoon Session&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Computer science HL paper 1 (2h 10m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Computer science SL paper 1 (1h 30m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Environmental systems &amp; societies SL paper 1 (1h)</p></li></ul></li></ul><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><h3 style="text-align:justify;">Thursday 13 November</h3><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Morning Session&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Computer science HL paper 2 (1h 20m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Computer science HL paper 3 (1h)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Computer science SL paper 2 (1h)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Environmental systems &amp; societies SL paper 2 (2h)</p></li></ul><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Afternoon Session&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Philosophy HL paper 1 (2h 30m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Philosophy SL paper 1 (1h 45m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Psychology HL paper 1 (2h)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Psychology SL paper 1 (2h)</p></li></ul></li></ul><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><h3 style="text-align:justify;">Friday 14 November</h3><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Morning Session&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Philosophy HL/SL paper 2 (1h)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Philosophy HL paper 3 (1h 15m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Psychology HL paper 2 (2h)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Psychology HL paper 3 (1h)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Psychology SL paper 2 (1h)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p></li></ul></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Afternoon Session&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Mathematics: analysis and approaches HL paper 3 (1h 15m)</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Mathematics: applications and interpretation HL paper 3 (1h 15m)</p></li></ul></li></ul><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:justify;">We hope you found this post helpful. 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