S5 (1.g)
S5 is the second year of the pre-orientation cycle. In S5, students will receive teaching in many different subjects, so they have the best possible foundation for choosing their ideal subject package for the diploma program in S6 and S7. You can find all subjects in S5 here.
All social and academic events in S5 can be found in the calendar on Lectio. The easiest way to get an overview is by clicking 鈥渉ovedmenu鈥 followed by 鈥渕氓nedskalender鈥.
Important academic events and events for S5 in the school year 2025-26 can be found in the table below.
| 14 August 16.30 -18.30 | Parent and student meeting at ESCPH View presentation here. |
| 6 November | First school report is published on SMS Myschool (please see a description of the marking scale and the different types of marks here). |
| Week 44 | Presentation on rules for subject choices for S6. View presentation here. |
| Week 47 鈥 week 51 | First semester B-tests in all subjects as described below |
| 30 January | Second school report published. |
| 3 February 16.30 – 18.30 | Parent-student-class teacher learning conversations. |
| 5 February | Deadline for choosing subjects for the baccalaureate cycle. |
| 17 March 16.30 – 18.00 | Parent and student meeting on the baccalaureate cycle, including calculation of GPA and choices of exams. |
| 23 April | Third school report published. |
| Weeks 21 – 22 | B-tests in elective subjects and PE. |
| 1 June to 10 June | Second series of written tests. |
| Week 25 | Work experience |
| 25 June | Fourth school report published. |
First semester tests
All first semester tests are organized and carried out by the teacher. The tests will take place in the weeks 47 鈥 51 and will to some extent take part during regular teaching. This format of the B-tests is new and allows the teachers to test other competencies than those tested in written tests.
Teachers will inform the students about the format and frames of the test well in advance.
Please note that absence without a valid reason will result in a mark of 0.
The schedule for the first semester B-tests is as follows:
| Week | Subject |
| 47 | ICT Art |
| 48 | Music L4 Spanish Economics |
| 49 | L1 L3 Physics |
| 50 | Math L2 History |
| 51 | Chemistry Biology Geography |
Second semester B-tests
B-tests in optional subjects and PE will be organised by the teacher in weeks 21 and 22.
Remaining tests are organized by the school and will take place from Monday 1 June up to and including Wednesday 10 June (excluding Grundlovsdag 5 June as well as the weekend 6 – 7 June). These tests are also made by and corrected by the teachers and lead to the B2-mark.
The lengths of the tests are as follows:
| Subject | Length of test (minutes) |
| Language 1 | 135 |
| Language 2 | 90 |
| Language 3 | 90 |
| Mathematics 4p | 45 min with calculator 45 min without calculator |
| Mathematics 6p | 90 min without calculator 45 min with a calculator |
| Biology | 90 |
| Chemistry | 90 |
| Physics | 90 |
| Geography (in L2) | 90 |
| History (in L2) | 90 |
The exams in June are harmonised with regards to either the questions or the assessment criteria.
| Subject | Definition of harmonisation |
| Language 1 | Identical examinations for each language where there are parallel classes and identical attainment descriptors and assessment criteria |
| Language 2 | Examinations which have the same structure, assess the same competences, following the same attainment descriptors for the level and use the same assessment criteria for all Languages 2. |
| Language 3 | Examinations which have the same structure, assess the same competences, following the same attainment descriptors for the level and use the same assessment criteria for all Languages 3. |
| Mathematics 4p Mathematics 6p Biology Chemistry Physics | Identical questions translated into the different languages for all the language sections and identical assessment criteria based on the attainment descriptors. |
| Geography | Questions on the same topics, assessing the same competences based on the attainment descriptors and identical assessment criteria. The questions are set at the same level in the three working languages. Where there are parallel groups for one of the three languages, the questions must be identical for these groups. |
| History | Questions on the same topics, assessing the same competences based on the attainment descriptors and identical assessment criteria. The questions are set at the same level in the three working languages. Where there are parallel groups for one of the three languages, the questions must be identical for these groups. |