IB Exam November 2024 dates - Full Schedule

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Crucial notes for IB Exams in November 2024

We now turn our attention to the November 2024 exams, after the May 2024 exams will be over. The examination schedule will start on Monday 21 October 2024, and end on Monday 11 November 2024, subject to confirmation in 2023.

Morning examinations must start after 07:00 hours and finish by 13:00 hours local time. Afternoon examinations must start after 12:00 hours and finish by 18:00 hours local time.

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November 2024 IB Examination Schedule - All exam zones

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WEEK 0

Friday 18 October

Morning Session

  • No examination

Afternoon Session

  • School-based syllabus SL paper 1

WEEK 1

Monday 21 October

Morning Session

  • School-based syllabus SL paper 2

Afternoon Session

  • Business management HL/SL paper 1 - 1h 30m

  • Business management HL paper 3 - 1h 15m

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

  • Philosophy HL paper 1 - 2h 30m

  • Philosophy SL paper 1 - 1h 45m

Tuesday 22 October

Morning Session

  • Business management HL paper 2 - 1h 45m

  • Business management SL paper 2 - 1h 30m

  • 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

Afternoon Session

  • Biology HL paper 1 - 1h

  • Biology HL paper 3 - 1h 15m

  • Biology SL paper 1 - 45m

  • Biology SL paper 3 - 1h

Wednesday 23 October

Morning Session

  • Biology HL paper 2 - 2h 15m

  • Biology SL paper 2 - 1h 15m

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 & Spanish

Thursday 24 October

Morning Session

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

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

    *Except: English & Spanish

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

Friday 25 October

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

Afternoon Session

  • 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 2

    • Listening comprehension - 1h

  • Spanish B SL paper 2

    • Listening comprehension - 45m

  • Spanish ab initio SL paper 2

    • Listening comprehension - 45m

WEEK 2

Monday 28 October

Morning Session

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

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

  • 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

  • Computer science HL paper 1 - 2h 10m

  • Computer science SL paper 1 - 1h 30m

  • Environmental systems & societies SL paper 1 - 1h

Tuesday 29 October

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

  • 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 & Spanish

  • 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

Wednesday 30 October

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 & Spanish

  • Latin HL paper 2 - 1h 30m

  • Latin SL paper 2 - 1h 30m

Afternoon Session

  • History HL/SL paper 1 - 1h

  • History HL/SL paper 2 - 1h 30m

Thursday 31 October

Morning Session

  • No examination

Afternoon Session

  • No examination

Friday 1 November

Morning Session

  • No examination

Afternoon Session

  • No examination

WEEK 3

Monday 4 November

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

Tuesday 5 November

Morning Session

  • Chemistry HL paper 2 - 2h 15m

  • Chemistry SL paper 2 - 1h 15m

  • Design technology HL paper 3 - 1h 30m

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

Wednesday 6 November

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 1 - 1h 45m

Afternoon Session

  • Digital Society HL paper 1 - 2h 15m

  • Digital Society SL paper 1 - 1h 30m

  • Geography HL paper 1 - - 2h 15m

  • Geography SL paper 1 - 1h 30m

  • Psychology HL paper 1 - 2h

  • Psychology SL paper 1 - 2h

  • Social & cultural anthropology HL paper 1 - 2h

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

Thursday 7 November

Morning Session

  • Digital Society HL/SL paper 2 - 1h 15m

  • Digital Society HL paper 3 - 1h 15m

  • Geography HL/SL paper 2 - 1h 15m

  • Geography HL 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

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

Friday 8 November

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

  • Economics HL/SL paper 2 - 1h 45m

WEEK 4

Monday 11 November

Morning Session

  • Economics HL paper 1 - 1h 15m

  • Economics HL paper 3 - 1h 45m

  • Economics SL paper 1 - 1h 15m

Afternoon Session

  • No examination

Local start times for the May 2024 examination session

  • Schools need to confirm their designated exam zone, which remains constant across different examination sessions.

  • The table below provides the specific local start times for all zones. Start times remain consistent within both morning and afternoon sessions.

  • The indicated local start times are aligned with the local time and do not require any adjustments for daylight saving. We describe below Morning and Afternoon sessions of each Exam zone.

EXAM ZONE A

  1. Exam Zone A 12 - 10.00, 14.00

  2. Exam Zone A 11 - 10.00, 14.00

  3. Exam Zone A 10 (includes 9.5) - 9.30, 13.30

  4. Exam Zone A 9 - 9.00, 13.00

  5. Exam Zone A 8 - 9.00, 13.00

  6. Exam Zone A 7 - 9.00, 13.00

  7. Exam Zone A 6 (includes 6.5) - 9.00, 13.00

  8. Exam Zone A 5 (includes 5.5 + 5.75) - 9.00, 13.00

  9. Exam Zone A 4 - 9.00, 13.00

  10. Exam Zone A 3 (includes 3.5) - 10.00, 14.00

EXAM ZONE B

  1. Exam Zone B 3 - 10.00, 14.00

  2. Exam Zone B 2 - 9.30, 13.30

  3. Exam Zone B 1 - 9.00, 13.00

  4. Exam Zone B 0 - 9.00, 13.00

EXAM ZONE C

  1. Exam Zone C -3 - 10.00, 14.00

  2. Exam Zone C -4 (includes -3.5) - 9.30, 13.30

  3. Exam Zone C -5 - 9.00, 13.00

  4. Exam Zone C -6 - 9.00, 13.00

  5. Exam Zone C -7 - 9.00, 13.00

  6. Exam Zone C -8 - 9.00, 13.00

  7. Exam Zone C -9 - 9.00, 13.00

  8. Exam Zone C -10 - 9.00, 13.00

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