H1 Physics Syllabus 2026

H1 Physics is offered at the Junior College (JC) level, building on the assumed knowledge and foundation that students have gained from O-Level Physics.

The syllabus, released by Singapore’s Ministry of Education (MOE) under code 8867, sets out the key topics, learning outcomes, and assessment objectives that students are expected to master.

Note: This is a newly introduced syllabus, with the first year of examination scheduled for 2026.

H1 Physics Syllabus

Subject Content  

FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS

Quantities and Measurements

● Physical quantities and SI units
● Scalars and vectors 

● Errors and uncertainties 

FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS

Forces and Moments 

● Type of forces

● Moment and Torque 

● Translational and Rotational Equilibrium


FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS

Motion and Forces


● Kinematics 

● Uniformly accelerated linear motion 

● Mass and linear momentum 

● Laws of motion


FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS

Energy and Fields


● Energy stores and transfers 

● Work done by a force 

● Kinetic energy 

● Concept of a field 

● Potential energy 

● Power and efficiency

MECHANICS 

Projectile Motion


● Free fall 

● Gravitational potential energy in a uniform field 

● Effects of air resistance


MECHANICS 

Collisions


● Impulse 

● Conservation of momentum and energy


MECHANICS 

Circular Motion


● Kinematics of uniform circular motion

● Centripetal acceleration 

● Newton’s laws of gravitation 

● Circular orbits

ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM

Currents


● Current and drift velocity 

● Potential difference and power

ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM

Circuits


● Circuit symbols and diagrams

● Resistance, resistivity and internal resistance 

● Resistors in series and in parallel

ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM

Electromagnetism 


● Uniform electric fields 

● Magnetic fields and magnetic flux density due to currents 

● Force on a current-carrying conductor 

● Force on a moving charge

 

MODERN PHYSICS

Nuclear Physics


● The nuclear atom 

●  Radioactive decay 

●  Nuclear processes and conservation laws 

● Mass defect and nuclear binding energy

 

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