2025 Bgcse Revised Timetable 02. 07. 2025 Final 1
2025 Bgcse Revised Timetable 02. 07. 2025 Final 1
TIMETABLE
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2025
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This timetable contains The Planning Session for this Practical Examination will take place
• Instructions and guidelines about the examinations, on 14 August 2025 starting at 8.00 am. The practical examination
will take place from 10 September to 25 September 2025.
• a full list, in date order and sessions, of all the examinations,
• schedules of coursework and moderation timelines,
• Schedules of practical examinations, 8 1263/02 & 1263/03 Textile, Clothing & Design
• the key to the timetable.
The Pre-Release date for the Practical Examination will take place
The timetable must be followed throughout. If there is any on 13 August 2025 at 8.00 am. The Textile, Clothing & Design
discrepancy between this timetable and any other documents such 1263/02 Practical Examination and Textile, Clothing & Design
as Statements of Entry or labels on Question Paper packets, the 1263/03 Moderation will take place at the same time during the
Head of Centre should contact the Director Assessment period from 10 September to 25 September 2025.
Administration at BEC for confirmation.
The Planning Session for the Practical Examination will take place on
Examinations scheduled for the morning session should start at 11 August 2025 starting at 8.00 am. The Innovative Design &
8.00 am; examinations in the afternoon should start at 2.00 pm. See Aesthetics 1264/02 Practical Examination and Innovative Design &
also section 16 - Key Times and Full Centre Supervision for Aesthetics1264/03 Moderation will take place at the same time
Cambridge Syllabuses. during the period from 10 September to 25 September 2025.
3 Where there is more than one paper in a single session 10 1259/02 & 1259/03 Physical Education
The second question paper must not be given out until the full time
allocated to the first paper has been allowed and the scripts, answer 11 1258/02 Music
sheets and question papers for the first paper have been collected.
4 Time Allowance for Question Papers The Practical Examination of Music 1258/02 will take place during
the period 10 September to 26 September 2025. The date of the
Practical Examination will not appear on the candidates’ Statement
Any time required for candidates to read through question papers, to of Entry. The Head of Centre must arrange for all candidates to be
study maps, etc, is already included in the duration of the informed of the date.
examination as shown on the timetable and on the front cover of the
question paper. No additional time should be allowed, except for
some Special Needs components of which specific instructions will 12 0520/03 French Speaking Test
be provided.
The Speaking Test will take place between 15 September and 17
5 1261/01, 02 & 03 Visual Arts October 2025. The date of the Speaking Test will not appear on the
candidates’ Statement of Entry. The Head of Centre must arrange for
all candidates to be informed of the date.
The question papers for 1261/01 Design Study, 1261/02
Interpretative Study and 1261/03 Observation Study are delivered
during early material question paper despatch. These question Speaking Test samples should be uploaded into the system,
papers should be given to candidates immediately on receipt from before 24 October 2025. Marks should reach BEC not later than
BEC. Candidates are required to register for two practical 24 October 2025.
examination papers;
The Planning Session for the Practical Examination will take place on
12 August 2025 starting at 8.00 am. The Food Studies 1262/02
Practical Examination and Food Studies 1262/03 Moderation will
take place at the same time during the period from 10 September to
25 September 2025.
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Centres which have registered candidates for syllabuses with a The Invigilator’s Manual and the timetable should be in each
coursework/PBA component should submit their marks through examination room at all times for the duration of the
Malepa System on the stipulated dates as indicated on page 12 of examinations.
this Timetable.
• The Chief Invigilator must ensure that the correct question
paper packet is opened on the scheduled time in the
In addition, specific guidelines for syllabuses on moderation of
timetable.
coursework/PBA and deliverables will be provided by the BEC.
Centres are also required to keep back up copy of coursework/PBA
• At the beginning of each examination session, sealed
marks.
packets of the question papers should be opened by the
Invigilator in the presence of candidates.
15 Examination Malpractice
• Before opening each envelope, the Invigilator should
confirm with candidates that the paper is the timetabled one.
Centres should be aware that examination malpractice is • At the end of each examination, scripts and answer
classified as a criminal offence, and that there are sanctions sheets should be sealed in the presence of the candidates.
and penalties which may lead to loss of marks,
disqualification, or barring from examinations of candidates or • The attendance register and seating plan for each of the
the Centre. scheduled examinations should be completed for each
examination session. Candidates should individually
• The Head of Centre should ensure that teachers, invigilators append their signatures against their names on the
and candidates are made aware of their responsibility in attendance register before being dismissed from the
guarding against malpractice, as well as the consequences examination room.
thereof. All work submitted must be the candidate’s authentic
work. • The Chief Invigilator must also indicate absent candidates
• The centre should ensure that there is no collusion, copying, and sign at the bottom of each page of the attendance
impersonation or any other suspicious acts during register to confirm the information provided.
examinations.
• Projects, scripts and answer sheets will be collected from
Centres. Communication will be made to Centres regarding
16 Key Times and Full Centre Supervision, Cambridge arrangements for the collection of scripts.
International Syllabuses
• Centres should follow the guidelines for conduct of
Centres which take Cambridge International GCE Ordinary Level and examinations at all times.
IGCSE syllabuses should observe that Cambridge International
requires that at the Key Times stipulated below, all candidates must
be under Full Centre Supervision for security purposes. Syllabuses
which are affected include; 4037- Additional Mathematics, 4040 -
Statistics and 0520 - French.
The Key Times are 11.00 am local time for the morning sessions and
3.00 pm local time for the afternoon sessions. In the October/
November 2025 series all of the examination papers concerned are
written in the morning session.
The morning session for examinations will start at 8.00 am local time.
Candidates who will be writing Cambridge International examinations
will therefore finish before the Key Time of 11.00 am. Since the Key
Time is after the end of the examinations, all candidates must
remain under Full Centre Supervision until 11.00 am.
During the period between the end of the examination and 11.00 am,
candidates can have access to their printed books and notes. The
books and notes should not be on an electronic device. The
candidates can talk to each other provided that they do not cause any
disturbance to other candidates who are still doing an examination.
However, candidates must not have access to telephones, cell
phones, laptops/computers, smart watches or any electronic device
with or without internet access or any means of external
communication. Candidates must not be allowed to communicate by
any means whatsoever with anyone who is not under Full Centre
Supervision. As soon as the Key Time has passed, the candidates
may be released.
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Friday
03 Oct
Wednesday
08 Oct 4037/22 Additional Mathematics
Paper 22 2h
Thursday
09 Oct
4040/12 Statistics
Paper 12 2 h 15 m
Morning Session starting at 8.00 a.m. Afternoon Session starting at 2.00 p.m.
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Monday
0563/02 Mathematics
20 Oct Paper 2 2h 0570/03 Chemistry Theory 1 h 15 m
1236/02 BSSE General Mathematics
Paper 2 2h 1429/01 BSSE Chemistry Theory 1 h 30 m
1237/02 BSSE Scientific Mathematics
Paper 2 2 h 30 m
Wednesday
22 Oct 0562/01 Setswana
0599/01 Agriculture 1 Continuous Writing 1 h 40 m
Multiple Choice 45 m
1235/01 BSSE Setswana
1517/01 BSSE Agricultural Science 1 1 h 30 m Reading and Writing 2 h 15 m
Component Duration
Component Duration
Morning Session starting at 8.00 a.m. Afternoon Session starting at 2.00 p.m.
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0572/04 Biology
Practical Test 1 h 15 m
0572/05 Biology
Thursday Alternative to Practical 1h
30 Oct 0573/02 Human and Social Biology
Theory 2h
1428/02 BSSE Biology
Practical Test 1 h 30 m
1428/03 BSSE Biology
Alternative to Practical 1 h 15 m
Morning Session starting at 8.00 a.m. Afternoon Session starting at 2.00 p.m.
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0584/01 Geography
Monday Paper 1 1 h 30 m
03 Nov 0595/01 Design and Technology 1 2 h 30 m
1448/01 BSSE Geography
Paper 1 1 h 30 m
0598/01 Commerce
Friday Multiple Choice 1h
07 Nov 0520/12 French 50 m
Listening 1444/04 BSSE Business Management
Multiple Choice Alternative to PBA 1h
Morning Session starting at 8.00 a.m. Afternoon Session starting at 2.00 p.m.
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0570/04 Chemistry
Practical Test 1h
Friday 0570/05 Chemistry
14 Nov Alternative to Practical 1h
1429/02 BSSE Chemistry
Practical Test 1 h 45 m
1429/03 BSSE Chemistry
Alternative to Practical 1 h 15 m
Morning Session starting at 8.00 a.m. Afternoon Session starting at 2.00 p.m.
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0571/04 Physics
Practical Test 2h
0571/05 Physics
Tuesday Alternative to Practical 1h
18 Nov
1427/02 BSSE Physics
Practical Test 2 h 15 m
1427/03 BSSE Physics
Alternative to Practical 1 h 15 m
0570/01 Chemistry
Thursday 0585/02 Social Studies Multiple Choice 1h
20 Nov
Paper 2 2 h 30 m
1429/05 BSSE Chemistry
Alternative to PBA 1 h 30 m
Friday
21 Nov 0597/01 Computer Studies
Practical Paper 1 h 30 m
Morning Session starting at 8.00 a.m. Afternoon Session starting at 2.00 p.m.
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0572/01 Biology
Multiple Choice 50m
Monday
24 Nov
0588/02 Religious Education 0573/01 Human and Social Biology
Paper 2 2 h 30 m Multiple Choice 1h
1428/05 BSSE Biology
Alternative to PBA 1 h 30 m
0584/02 Geography
Friday Paper 2 2 h 10 m 0585/01 Social Studies
28 Nov
Paper 1 1 h 30 m
1448/02 BSSE Geography
Paper 2 1 h 50 m
Morning Session starting at 8.00 a.m. Afternoon Session starting at 2.00 p.m.
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1259/03 BSSE Physical Education 15 August 2025 29 August 2025 NB. The projects and
marksheets should be availed
to the Moderators at the time of
1262/03 BSSE Food Studies 15 August 2025 29 August 2025 moderation. After capturing
marks into Malepa, Centres
1263/03 BSSE Textile, Clothing and 15 August 2025 29 August 2025 should print the marksheets for
Design the moderation.
Syllabus Submission of Projects and Deadline for Capturing of Marks Deliverables to BEC
Marksheets to the Chief Invigi- in Malepa by Centres
lator
0586/03 Development Studies 19 September 2025 26 September 2025 Attendance registers
Projects
0597/03 Computer Studies 19 September 2025 26 September 2025 Individual Candidate
Marksheets
1258/03 BSSE Music 19 September 2025 26 September 2025 Record cards (where ap-
plicable)
1454/03 BSSE History 19 September 2025 26 September 2025 Summary Marksheets
Marks to be captured into
1517/03 BSSE Agricultural Science 19 September 2025 26 September 2025 Malepa Application
1255/03 Animal Production 17 October 2025 24 October 2025
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Moderation of Examinations
1258/03 BSSE Music 13 - 14 Oct 2025 15 - 17 Oct 2025 20 Oct 2025 31 Oct 2025 01 Nov 2025
1517/03 BSSE Agricultural Science 20 - 21 Oct 2025 22 – 24 Oct 2025 27 Oct 2025 07 Nov 2025 09 Nov 2025
1454/03 BSSE History 20 - 21 Oct 2025 22 – 24 Oct 2025 27 Oct 2025 07 Nov 2025 09 Nov 2025
1254/03 Hospitality and Tourism Studies 04 - 05 Nov 2025 06 - 07 Nov 2025 10 Nov 2025 21 Nov 2025 22 - 23 Nov 2025
1255/03 Animal Production 04 - 05 Nov 2025 06 - 07 Nov 2025 10 Nov 2025 21 Nov 2025 22 - 23 Nov 2025
1256/03 Field Crop Production 04 - 05 Nov 2025 06 - 07 Nov 2025 10 Nov 2025 21 Nov 2025 22 - 23 Nov 2025
1257/03 Horticulture 04 - 05 Nov 2025 06 - 07 Nov 2025 10 Nov 2025 21 Nov 2025 22 - 23 Nov 2025
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1258/02 BSSE Music 07- 07 Sept 2025 08 - 09 Sept 2025 10 Sept 2025 19 Sept 2025 20 - 21 Sept 2025
1262/02 BSSE Food Studies 08 - 09 Sept 2025 10 - 12 Sept 2025 15 Sept 2025 26 Sept 2025 27 - 29 Sept 2025
1259/02 BSSE Physical Education 04 - 05 Sept 2025 06 - 08 Sept 2025 10 Sept 2025 25 Sept 2025 27 - 29 Sept 2025
1. Planning Session - 1264/02 BSSE Innovative Design and Aesthetics - 11 August 2025
2. Planning Session - 1262/02 BSSE Food Studies - 12 August 2025
3. Pre-Release Session - 1263/02 BSSE Textile, Clothing and Design - 13 August 2025
4. Planning Session - 1254/02 Hospitality and Tourism Studies - 14 August 2025
5. Practical Examination – 1261/1 - BSSE Visual Arts - 11 to 12 September 2025
6. Practical Examination - 1261/2 or 3 BSSE Visual Arts - 25 to 26 September 2025
7. Project Selection - 1258/03 BSSE Music Paper 3, 0586/03 Development Studies Paper 3, 0597/03 Computer Studies Paper 3 by
Principal Moderators: Tuesday, 07 October 2025.
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Syllabus Code Date Session Duration Syllabus Code Date Session Duration
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