May 2026 Session

May 2026 IB Exam Schedule (Updated September 2, 2025)
 
All exams will take place at King's College (South Annex), unless otherwise noted:
  • Spanish, French P2 listening exams
  • Chemistry P2
  • Math HL P3
 
Morning exams will begin at 8:30 am. Afternoon exams will be begin at 12:30 pm. Please arrive at least 30 mins prior to the start time. Students with an IEP requiring extra time will begin at 8:00 am and 12:00 pm, respectively. 
 
Please note that Chemistry P2 exam takes place on Monday May 18 (long weekend).
 
IB does NOT permit rescheduling of exams due for ANY reason (holidays, athletic events, etc). 
 

Date 

Subject 

Paper 

Time 

Monday April 27 

Language A Literature (Polish) 

PM

Tuesday April 28 

Language A Literature (Polish) 

AM

Physics 

1a, 1b 

PM

SEHS 

1a, 1b 

PM

Wednesday April 29 

Physics 

AM

SEHS 

AM

Business Management 

1, 3 

PM

Thursday April 30 

Business Management 

AM

Monday May 4 

History 

1, 2 

PM

Tuesday May 5 

History 

AM

Thursday May 7 

English Literature 

PM

Friday May 8 

English Literature 

AM

Monday May 11 

Biology 

1a, 1b 

PM

Tuesday May 12 

Biology 

AM

Wednesday May 13 

Spanish Ab 

1, 2 (Read) 

PM

Thursday May 14 

Spanish Ab 

2 (Listen) 

AM

Math AA HL 

PM

Math AA SL 

PM

Math AI SL 

PM

Friday May 15 

Math AA HL 

AM

Math AA SL 

AM

Math AI SL 

AM

Chemistry 

1a, 1b 

PM

Monday May 18 

Chemistry 

AM

Tuesday May 19 

French SL 

1, 2 (Read) 

PM

French A Literature SL 

PM

Wednesday May 20 

French SL 

2 (Listen) 

AM

French A Literature SL 

AM

Math AA HL 

PM

 
 
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Course Weightings
 

Subject

Paper

Marks

Weighting

English Literature A (HL)

Paper 1

20

35%

Paper 2

30

25%

HL Essay

20

20%

IA

40

20%

French B (SL)

Paper 1

30

25%

Paper 2 (Listening)

25

25%

Paper 2 (Reading)

40

25%

IA

 

25%

Spanish Ab Initio (SL)

Paper 1

30

25%

Paper 2 (Listening)

25

25%

Paper 2 (Reading)

40

25%

IA

 

25%

Business Management (HL)

Paper 1

60

35%

Paper 2

70

40%

IA

25

25%

History (HL)

Paper 1

24

20%

Paper 2

30

25%

Paper 3

45

35%

IA

25

20%

Biology (HL)

Paper 1

40

20%

Paper 2

72

36%

Paper 3

45

24%

IA

24

20%

Chemistry (SL)

Paper 1

30

20%

Paper 2

50

40%

Paper 3

35

20%

IA

24

20%

Physics (HL)

Paper 1

40

20%

Paper 2

90

36%

Paper 3

45

24%

IA

24

20%

Sports, Exercise, and Health Science

Paper 1

30

20%

Paper 2

20

35%

Paper 3

40

25%

IA

24

20%

Mathematics Analysis & Approaches (SL)

Paper 1

80

40%

Paper 2

80

40%

IA

20

20%

Music – String, Vocal (HL)

Experimenting (IA)

28

20%

Presenting (EA)

38

30%

Exploring (EA)

24

20%

Contemporary MM

32

30%

Visual Arts (HL)

Comparative study (EA)

42

20%

Process Portfolio (EA)

34

40%

Exhibition (IA)

30

40%