Primary Level (Laioria)

The Primary Level, or P Level exams in Laioria is a two year exam course taken by students at the end of elementary school in the 5th and 6th Grades, aged between 9 and 11, since the restructuring of education in 1993.

The course is a set of basic English or Spanish - depending on the language in which the school instructs - and Mathematics courses. Like all qualifications in the country, they are assessed on a Grade 10-1 style. All P Level exams are assessed internally.

The P Level Science course was removed in 2003.

P Level English / Spanish
Paper 1: Reading (60 minutes)


 * Section A: 10x comprehension (multiple choice) [10 mk; 10 mins]; 5x comprehension questions [20 mk; 20 mins]
 * Section B: 1x Extended Essay [30 mk; 30 mins]

Paper 2: Grammar and lexical understanding (45 mins)


 * Section A: 25x multiple choice questions [20 mk; 25 mins]
 * Section B: 20x short answer questions [10 mk; 20 mins]

General grade boundaries:

P Level Mathematics
Paper 1: Arithmetic, non-calculator (60 minutes)


 * 36x arithmetic questions [50 mk; 60 mins]

Paper 2: Extended Paper, non-calculator (60 minutes)


 * 15x general mathematics questions [50 mk; 60 mins]