Teacher License Mathematics Level 1 Content: 11 Standards and Their Weights

Last verified: 31 October 2026. Test details can change, so check the Teachers' Professional License page on the Education and Training Evaluation Commission (ETEC) website and the applicant guide for Mathematics 1 before you start studying. This guide is independent: it is not affiliated with ETEC, Qiyas (the National Center for Assessment) or any government body.

The specialized mathematics test (Level 1) is for primary-stage teachers and measures 11 standards in 7 domains. The heaviest is geometry and measurement at 32% (geometry 20%, measurement 12%), then algebra and functions at 20%, then numbers and operations at 18%. Those three make up 70% of the test. This guide gives each standard's official weight, its approximate number of questions, what it tests, and how Level 1 differs from Level 2.

The test at a glance

On 88 questions, a score of 50 means about 44 correct answers, 70 means about 62, and 80 means about 71. The practice tests on this site are the same length.

Level 1 or Level 2: which one is yours?

They are two separate tests, each with its own standards and weights. The Ministry of Education's 2025 guide to educational professions and their specializations (page 12) says a primary-stage mathematics teacher needs the professional license in Mathematics (1), and an intermediate or secondary teacher needs the one in Mathematics (2).

If you teach intermediate or secondary, your test is Mathematics (Level 2); its content is in the Level 2 content guide. When you register, choose the level that matches the stage you teach.

The standards document explains the numbering. In 6.3.1 the first number is general standard 6 (knowledge of the subject and how to teach it), which is why the specialized test measures it and the General Educational Test does not. Then comes the specialization number, then the standard number.

The seven domains and their weights

Weights come from the applicant guide (page 7). Approximate questions are the weight times 88, rounded.

The eleven standards

Standard 6.3.1: Numbers and operations (18%, about 16 questions)

Number sets and how they relate, operations, roots, exponents and absolute value, GCD, LCM and divisibility, ratio and proportion, estimation and mental maths.

Standard 6.3.2: Algebra and real functions (20%, about 18 questions)

Sets and set operations, factoring and simplifying expressions, linear and quadratic equations and inequalities, systems in two variables, patterns, relations and functions with domain and range, operations on linear functions.

Standard 6.3.3: Geometry (20%, about 18 questions)

Properties of 2D and 3D shapes, similar triangles, angles, lines and the Pythagorean theorem, the equation and slope of a line, distance between points or from a point to a line, geometric transformations.

Standard 6.3.4: Measurement (12%, about 11 questions)

Units and conversions within and between systems, perimeter and area, volume and lateral and total surface area of solids, scale drawings.

Standard 6.3.5: Statistics and probability (12%, about 10 questions)

Collecting and displaying data in bar graphs, pie charts and histograms, surveys and samples, measures of centre and spread, basic counting (permutations and combinations), sample space and mutually exclusive and independent events.

Standard 6.3.6: Logic and reasoning (4%, about 3 questions)

Statements, truth values, connectives and truth tables, implication, equivalence and syllogism, mathematical justification and methods of proof.

Standard 6.3.7: Teaching mathematics (4%, about 3 questions)

Strands of mathematical proficiency, the structure of mathematics and types of mathematical knowledge, varied teaching strategies, mathematical thinking skills, learning theories, technology and manipulatives.

Standard 6.3.8: Problem solving (4%, about 3 questions)

The steps of problem solving applied to everyday problems, choosing and comparing strategies, posing and extending problems.

Standard 6.3.9: Mathematical communication (2%, about 2 questions)

Mathematical language, communication skills and discussing others' ideas, ways to develop learners' communication.

Standard 6.3.10: Modelling and applications (2%, about 2 questions)

Representing real situations with models, solving and interpreting a model and improving it, linking mathematics to science, technology, engineering and daily life.

Standard 6.3.11: Reasoning and argument (2%, about 2 questions)

Making, critiquing and evaluating conjectures and arguments, justifying results and procedures, inductive and deductive reasoning.

The official weight is published for each standard as a whole; the indicators under a standard carry no published weights, and each test question is built on one indicator.

What the official guide's samples show

The applicant guide (trial edition, 1441 AH / 2020) has 10 worked examples with explanations and 25 practice questions with an answer key. The guide itself says the examples do not cover every aspect of the test and do not show how easy or hard the real questions are. The 10 examples split as seven on algebra and functions (6.3.2), two on numbers and operations (6.3.1) and one on measurement (6.3.4).

The practice questions lean on pictures and graphs: geometric figures, graphs of functions, data displays. They also reward a short insight, such as completing the square, divisibility by 9, or the remainder of a square on division by 4. Standards 6.3.7 to 6.3.11 never appear in the samples, yet they carry 14% of the weights, so do not assume they are not tested.

How to split your review time

Start from the official weights, then move hours from the standards you already know to your weakest ones. If you are unsure where you stand, take the free questions first and rank the standards from weakest to strongest.

• Geometry and measurement (6.3.3 and 6.3.4) are about a third of the test: the biggest domain, with formulas, conversions and reading figures without a calculator.
• Algebra and functions (6.3.2) and numbers (6.3.1) together are 38%, and they are the most visible in the official guide.
• Statistics and probability (6.3.5): counting and probability first, then measures of centre and spread.
• Logic, teaching mathematics and the mathematical processes (6.3.6 to 6.3.11) are 18% together; read the indicators and learn the terms and steps.

A full week-by-week schedule is in the study plan guide.

Study tips

• Start with the applicant guide: do its 25 practice questions against the clock, then check the answer key and read each worked explanation.
• Read the indicators of each standard in the Mathematics 1 standards document. The questions are written on them, and the document is where to check what a standard includes.
• Review primary and intermediate mathematics in more depth than you teach it: the standards expect a teacher to command what lies above the students' level.
• Practise without a calculator: fractions, percentages, roots and estimation, and check every answer for reasonableness as indicator 6.3.1.5 requires.
• Never leave a question blank, because wrong answers carry no penalty.
• In the last week, take a full timed mock exam, and start from the free questions to see where you stand on each standard. Details are on the exam page.

Test dates

The latest specialized test window on ETEC's page was 18 to 31 October 2026, and the next one is expected in late January 2027. Registration steps are in the registration guide, and you can practise in the practice area.