Cambridge O Level Swahili is designed for learners who already have a working knowledge of the language and who want to consolidate, and develop further, their understanding to progress in their academic or professional careers.
They will learn how to use Swahili effectively in the type of situations, and Swahili-speaking environments, that they will encounter in their daily lives. The aim is to enable learners to achieve greater fluency, accuracy and confidence in the written language and to achieve a level of practical communication which can also form the basis for further, more in-depth language study.
The last examination series for Cambridge O Level Swahili (3162) will be June 2020.
From 2021, this syllabus will be replaced by the updated syllabus Cambridge IGCSE Swahili (0262).
Syllabus availability
From 2020 this syllabus will only be available in administrative zones 3 and 4. Check the administrative zone for your school.
Syllabuses
The syllabus year refers to the year in which the examination will be taken.
Grade descriptions
For some subjects, the syllabus states that Grade Descriptions will be made available after first assessment in 2020 or 2021.
Publication of grade descriptions for these syllabuses has been delayed. This is to make sure that grade descriptions reflect examination outcomes appropriately and are based on the full range of candidate performance after the 2020 and 2021 series.
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