For students taking their official MTL at O LevelÔºö
Students will sit for the Mid-Year O Level MTL examination in Secondary 4/5.
The written papers usually take place in the first week of the June Holidays.
The Oral and Listening Comprehension examinations usually take place after school in July.

Students will receive their O Level MTL results in Mid-August (after National Day). They have the option of re-sitting for the End-of-Year O Level MTL together with the other subjects.

For students who received D7-F9 for O Level MTL and Ungraded for O Level MTLB, they will be required to retake the O Level MTL / MTLB (Year-end) paper.

For students who received E8 or F9 for O level MTL, they can choose to retake O Level MTL or take O Level MTLB at the end of the year.

For students taking their official MTL at N(A)/N(T) Level:
The Oral examination will usually take place in August.
The Listening Comprehension examination and written papers usually take place in September.

For students taking Third Languages or MTL-in-Lieu, please refer to the SEAB website for more details as the national examination timing varies for different languages.

For students taking HMTL at O Level, please look under the Higher Mother Tongue tab for more details.