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Key Facts: SSLC History Exam

Core + 2 options

Official 2025 answer requirement

Official 2025 SSLC History booklet (MEC)

40 + 30 + 30

Official mark split for a complete script

Official 2025 SSLC History booklet (MEC)

9–19 Nov 2026

2026 national secondary examination window

MEC 2026 National Secondary Examinations Timetable announcement

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Samoa SSLC History is a 3-hour-plus-10-minute national written paper. Candidates answer a 40-mark International Relations core and two 30-mark optional strands. This free bank supplies 100 multiple-choice revision questions across every official 2025 strand.

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1Where was the Charter of the United Nations signed in June 1945?
A.Geneva, Switzerland
B.San Francisco, United States
C.Paris, France
D.New York, United States
Explanation: Delegates at the United Nations Conference on International Organization signed the UN Charter in San Francisco on 26 June 1945. The Charter entered into force on 24 October 1945 after the required ratifications.
2On what date did the United Nations Charter enter into force, now marked as United Nations Day?
A.26 June 1945
B.8 May 1945
C.24 October 1945
D.10 January 1920
Explanation: The Charter entered into force on 24 October 1945 after ratification by the five permanent Security Council members and a majority of the other signatories. That date is observed as United Nations Day.
3How many members sit on the United Nations Security Council?
A.5
B.10
C.15
D.51
Explanation: The Security Council has 15 members: five permanent members and ten non-permanent members elected by the General Assembly for two-year terms.
4Which five states are the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council?
A.United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia, and China
B.United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, and China
C.United States, United Kingdom, France, India, and Brazil
D.United States, Canada, Australia, Russia, and China
Explanation: The five permanent members are the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia (successor to the Soviet Union's seat), and China. Only these five hold the veto on substantive Council decisions.
5Where does the International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, sit?
A.New York, United States
B.Geneva, Switzerland
C.The Hague, Netherlands
D.Vienna, Austria
Explanation: The International Court of Justice sits at the Peace Palace in The Hague. It is the UN's principal judicial organ and settles legal disputes between states.
6Where was the headquarters of the League of Nations?
A.The Hague
B.Paris
C.London
D.Geneva
Explanation: The League of Nations was headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. Its Assembly first met there in 1920, and the Palais des Nations later housed the organisation.
7The League of Nations was created after which conflict?
A.The Napoleonic Wars
B.The First World War
C.The Second World War
D.The Korean War
Explanation: The League was founded after the First World War. Its Covenant formed Part I of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles, and the League came into existence on 10 January 1920.
8Which major Allied power never joined the League of Nations?
A.France
B.Britain
C.The United States
D.Italy
Explanation: The United States never joined the League. President Woodrow Wilson promoted it, but the US Senate refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles, so the United States stayed outside the organisation it had helped design.
9In which year was the North Atlantic Treaty signed, creating NATO?
A.1945
B.1947
C.1949
D.1955
Explanation: The North Atlantic Treaty was signed in Washington on 4 April 1949, creating NATO as a Western collective-defence alliance during the early Cold War.
10Which three states signed the ANZUS Security Treaty in 1951?
A.Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom
B.Australia, New Zealand, and the United States
C.Australia, Fiji, and the United States
D.New Zealand, Samoa, and the United States
Explanation: ANZUS is the Australia, New Zealand, and United States Security Treaty, signed in San Francisco on 1 September 1951. It was a Pacific Cold War alliance, not a British Commonwealth pact.

About the SSLC History Exam

SSLC History is the Year 12 national history paper for the Samoa Secondary Leaving Certificate. The official 2025 booklet is a 3-hour-and-10-minute English written paper: candidates answer a compulsory International Relations core and two optional strands. This bank is an English-language multiple-choice study adaptation covering the core and all five optional strands. It is not a simulation of source analysis or extended writing.

Assessment

Single English-language question-and-answer booklet. Time allowed: 3 hours and 10 minutes, including 10 minutes reading time. Candidates must answer the CORE strand (International Relations, 40 marks) and TWO optional strands chosen from Migration; Imperialism, Colonialism, Nationalism and Decolonisation; Conflict; Economic Transformation; and Systems of Power and Authority (30 marks each).

Time Limit

3 hours plus 10 minutes reading time

Passing Score

Not published as a fixed percentage on official SSLC papers. Subject papers are marked out of 100.

Exam Fee

MEC publishes national SSLC examination fees (2025 and 2026 official notices). The SAT amount is not stated on the public examination-paper pages. (Ministry of Education and Culture (MEC), Government of Samoa)

SSLC History Exam Content Outline

40 questions

International Relations

Compulsory core: diplomacy, alliances, international organisations and Pacific foreign relations.

12 questions

Migration

Causes, patterns and consequences of migration, including Pacific movement.

12 questions

Imperialism, Colonialism, Nationalism and Decolonisation

Empire, colonial rule, nationalist movements and independence, including Samoa.

12 questions

Conflict

Causes, course and consequences of conflict and peacemaking.

12 questions

Economic Transformation

Economic change, labour, trade and development over time.

12 questions

Systems of Power and Authority

Political systems, authority, resistance and governance.

How to Pass the SSLC History Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: Not published as a fixed percentage on official SSLC papers. Subject papers are marked out of 100.
  • Assessment: Single English-language question-and-answer booklet. Time allowed: 3 hours and 10 minutes, including 10 minutes reading time. Candidates must answer the CORE strand (International Relations, 40 marks) and TWO optional strands chosen from Migration; Imperialism, Colonialism, Nationalism and Decolonisation; Conflict; Economic Transformation; and Systems of Power and Authority (30 marks each).
  • Time limit: 3 hours plus 10 minutes reading time
  • Exam fee: MEC publishes national SSLC examination fees (2025 and 2026 official notices). The SAT amount is not stated on the public examination-paper pages.

Keys to Passing

  • Work through all 100 available questions
  • Review every answer and explanation
  • Track weak areas and revisit them
  • Use our AI tutor for tough concepts

SSLC History Study Tips from Top Performers

1Prepare the International Relations core first: it is compulsory and worth 40 marks.
2Choose two optional strands early and build case studies for each.
3Practise using evidence to support a claim rather than listing dates.
4Learn Samoa-specific colonial and independence chronology from official and academic histories, not from guesswork.
5These MCQs test judgment and recall; they do not replace source-analysis writing practice.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is SSLC History?

It is the Year 12 national history paper for the Samoa Secondary Leaving Certificate, administered by the Ministry of Education and Culture.

Do I have to answer every strand?

No. The official 2025 booklet requires the International Relations core and two optional strands chosen from the five listed options.

Is this practice bank the same format as the real exam?

No. The official paper is a written booklet with source and extended-response work. These 100 questions are an English-language multiple-choice study adaptation.

In what language is the official paper set?

English. The official 2025 SSLC History booklet is an English-language paper.

When are the 2026 SSLC examinations?

MEC announced the 2026 national secondary examinations for 9–19 November 2026.