Physics GCE O-Level: 2025/26 Parent & Student Guide
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Chee Wei Jie·Academic Advisor (Physics)
Q: What does Physics GCE O-Level: 2025/26 Parent & Student Guide cover?
A: Evergreen guide that demystifies the 6091 Physics syllabus and shows how IP students can leverage O-Level skills.
TL;DR
The SEAB 6091 Physics scheme of assessment keeps 20 % for Paper 3 (practical) and 80 % across Papers 1–2. Paper 3 may include data analysis without live apparatus.
Even if your child is IP-bound, mastering O-Level style algebra, error discipline, and timed papers strengthens Y3–Y4 IP WAs and H2 Paper 4 later. This post maps the exam format, flags conceptual sink-holes, and bolts on a 12-week grade-jump plan plus internal links to our deeper dives on free-body diagrams, uncertainty and problem-solving heuristics.
Status: Refreshed 2025-12-15. Next review: after SEAB updates the 6091 syllabus or assessment format notes.
Quick links: IP Physics hub, H2 Physics master guide, IP Practicals mastery, Measurement & uncertainty
1 The Exam at a Glance
| Paper | Duration / Marks | Weight | Skill focus |
| 1 MCQ | 1 h / 40 x 1 mark | Thirty percent | Breadth recall, sign traps |
| 2 Structured & Free-Response | 1 h 45 min / 80 marks | Fifty percent |
