IB May Exam Schedule 2024

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IB May Exam Schedule

Week 1

April 24, Wednesday

Morning Session	Duration of the Test	Afternoon Session	Duration of the Test
–	–	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

April 25, Thursday

Morning Session	Duration of the Test	Afternoon Session	Duration of the Test
Language A Literature HL/SL paper 2	1h 45m	Nature of science SL paper 1	1h 30m
Language A Language & Literature HL/SL paper 2	1h 45m	Physics HL paper 1	1h
* Except: English, French & Spanish	–	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

April 26, Friday

Morning Session	Duration of the Test	Afternoon Session	Duration of the Test
Nature of science SL paper 2	1h	Business management HL/SL paper 1	1h 30m
Physics HL paper 2	2h 15m	Business management HL paper 3	1h 15m
Physics SL paper 2	1h 15m	Global politics HL/SL paper 1	1h 15m
Sports, exercise & health science HL paper 2	2h 15m	Philosophy HL paper 1	2h 30m
Sports, exercise & health science SL paper 2	1h 15m	Philosophy SL paper 1	1h 45m

Week 2

May 1, Wednesday

Morning Session	Duration of the Test	Afternoon Session	Duration of the Test
Business management HL paper 2	1h 45m	Mathematics: analysis and approaches HL paper 1	2h
Business management SL paper 2	1h 30m	Mathematics: analysis and approaches SL paper 1	1h 30m
Global politics HL paper 2	2h 45m	Mathematics: applications and interpretation HL paper 1	2h
Global politics SL paper 2	1h 45m	Mathematics: applications and interpretation SL paper 1	1h 30m
Philosophy HL/SL paper 2	1h	–	–
Philosophy HL paper 3	1h 15m	–	–

May 2, Thursday

Morning Session	Duration of the Test	Afternoon Session	Duration of the Test
Mathematics: analysis and approaches HL paper 2	2h	Computer science HL paper 1	2h 10m
Mathematics: analysis and approaches SL paper 2	1h 30m	Computer science SL paper 1	1h 30m
Mathematics: applications and interpretation HL paper 2	2h	Environmental systems & societies SL paper 1	1h
Mathematics: applications and interpretation SL paper 2	1h 30m	–	–

Week 3

May 6, Monday

Morning Session	Duration of the Test	Afternoon Session	Duration of the Test
Computer science HL paper 2	1h 20m	Language B HL paper 1	1h 30m
Computer science HL paper 3	1h	Language B HL paper 2 – Reading comprehension	1h
Computer science SL paper 2	1h	Language B SL paper 1	1h 15m
Environmental systems & societies SL paper 2	2h	Language B SL paper 2 – Reading comprehension	1h
–	–	Language ab initio SL paper 1	1h
–	–	Language ab initio SL paper 2 – Reading comprehension * Except: English, French & Spanish	1h
–	–	Latin HL paper 1	2h
–	–	Latin SL paper 1	1h 30m
–	–	Mathematics: analysis and approaches HL paper 3	1h
–	–	Mathematics: applications and interpretation HL paper 3	1h

May 7, Tuesday

Morning Session	Duration of the Test	Afternoon Session	Duration of the Test
Language B HL paper 2 – Listening comprehension	1h	History HL/SL paper 1	1h
Language B SL paper 2 – Listening comprehension	45m	History HL/SL paper 2	1h 30m
Language ab initio SL paper 2 – Listening comprehension * Except: English, French & Spanish	45m	–	–
Latin HL paper 2	1h 30m	–	–
Latin SL paper 2	1h 30m	–	–

May 8, Wednesday

Morning Session	Duration of the Test	Afternoon Session	Duration of the Test
History HL paper 3	2h 30m	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

May 9, Thursday

Morning Session	Duration of the Test	Afternoon Session	Duration of the Test
Chemistry HL paper 2	2h 15m	English A Literature HL paper 1	2h 15m
Chemistry SL paper 2	1h 15m	English A Literature SL paper 1	1h 15m
Design technology HL paper 3	1h 30m	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

May 10, Friday

Morning Session	Duration of the Test	Afternoon Session	Duration of the Test
English A Literature HL/SL paper 2	1h 45m	Digital Society HL paper 1	2h 15m
English A Language & Literature HL/SL paper 2	1h 45m	Digital Society SL paper 1	1h 30m
English B HL paper 2 – Listening comprehension	1h	Geography HL paper 1	2h 15m
English B SL paper 2 – Listening comprehension	45m	Geography SL paper 1	1h 30m
English ab initio SL paper 2 – Listening comprehension	45m	Psychology HL paper 1	2h
Literature & performance SL paper 1	1h 45m	Psychology SL paper 1	2h
–	–	Social & cultural anthropology HL paper 1	2h
–	–	Social & cultural anthropology SL paper 1	1h 30m

Week 4

May 13, Monday

Morning Session	Duration of the Test	Afternoon Session	Duration of the Test
Digital Society HL/SL paper 2	1h 15m	Biology HL paper 1	1h
Digital Society HL paper 3	1h 15m	Biology HL paper 3	1h 15m
Geography HL/SL paper 2	1h 15m	Biology SL paper 1	45m
Geography HL paper 3	1h	Biology SL paper 3	1h
Psychology HL paper 2	2h	–	–
Psychology HL paper 3	1h	–	–
Psychology SL paper 2	1h	–	–
Social & cultural anthropology HL paper 2	2h 30m	–	–
Social & cultural anthropology SL paper 2	1h 30m	–	–

May 14, Tuesday

Morning Session	Duration of the Test	Afternoon Session	Duration of the Test
Biology HL paper 2	2h 15m	Classical Greek HL paper 1	2h
Biology SL paper 2	1h 15m	Classical Greek SL paper 1	1h 30m
–	–	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

May 15, Wednesday

Morning Session	Duration of the Test	Afternoon Session	Duration of the Test
Classical Greek HL paper 2	1h 30m	Economics HL/SL paper 2	1h 45m
Classical Greek SL paper 2	1h 30m	World religions SL paper 1	1h 15m
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	–	–

May 16, Thursday

Morning Session	Duration of the Test	Afternoon Session	Duration of the Test
Economics HL paper 1	1h 15m	French A Literature HL paper 1	2h 15m
Economics HL paper 3	1h 45m	French A Literature SL paper 1	1h 15m
Economics SL paper 1	1h 15m	French A Language & Literature HL paper 1	2h 15m
World religions SL paper 2	1h 30m	French A Language & Literature SL paper 1	1h 15m
–	–	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

Friday 17, May

Morning Session	Duration of the Test	Afternoon Session	Duration of the Test
French A Literature HL/SL paper 2	1h 45m	–	–
French A Language & Literature HL/SL paper 2	1h 45m	–	–
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	–	–