Facts checked against the official pages on 18 Oct 2026.
This post looks at what the official AEIS pages themselves point candidates to.
What the official pages offer
The MOE and SEAB test-details pages do two things for a candidate. They set out the format of each test: the parts, the number of items, the time allowed, and the rule that calculators are not allowed. They also name the content to prepare. For AEIS-Primary, a child needs to be familiar with the Mathematics topics taught in MOE's mainstream schools for the level before the one applied for. For AEIS-Secondary, the same applies to English and Mathematics. MOE then says to refer to its primary school syllabus and its O-Level syllabus for more information.
The two pages we saved do not link to past papers or sample papers.
What the rules say about papers
The Instructions to Candidates (June 2026) list offences that can lead to action against a candidate. One of them is removing from the test venue any question paper or used or unused writing paper. Paragraph 46 adds that all question papers, used and unused papers, answer booklets and the Optical Answer Sheet must be returned to the invigilator at the end of each paper, and that no test materials should be taken out of the test venue.
What you can check in any practice paper
The official pages give you three things to compare a practice paper against.
- The format. For Primary 2 and 3, the Mathematics test has 29 multiple-choice items and 17 short-answer items. For Primary 4 and 5, it has 30 multiple-choice items, 8 short-answer items and 6 open-ended items.
- The timings. Primary 2 and 3 applicants have 25 minutes for Part 1 and 40 minutes for Part 2. Primary 4 and 5 applicants have 35 minutes for Part 1 and 50 minutes for Part 2.
- The content level. It is the level before the one applied for.
What we could not confirm
- Whether MOE or SEAB publish sample papers elsewhere.
- The format of the 2027 tests. The details above are those SEAB published for the 2026 AEIS.
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