Teachers' Professional License – Subject Test: Social Studies

75 multiple-choice questions with four options, in 120 minutes (two hours). Calculators are not allowed and the test is in Arabic. Our full mock exam is the same length.

Yes. Free questions: a 10-question diagnostic test covering the main units, no sign-up; at the end we compare your score with the license levels 50 (Practitioner), 70 (Advanced) and 80 (Expert), tell you how many questions you are short of the next level, and show your weakest units. The free practice test page lists the same questions with answers and an explanation for every option. The rest of the questions and the full mock exams come with a pass from SAR 26.

Question bank: full mock exams of 75 questions in 120 minutes, like the real test with a result for every unit, plus 425 explained questions across 4 units, every option explained, a review of your mistakes, and two ways to practise: see the answer right away, or sit a full timed mock. Every question is reviewed and referenced, ready to practise on your phone. Try the free questions and read the explanations before buying full access.

The minimum for a license is 50 (Practitioner Teacher), then 70 for Advanced Teacher and 80 or above for Expert Teacher, under the Professional License Regulations (Article 4). The level uses the lower of your General Educational and subject-specific scores, together with your qualification and years of experience. Scoring is criterion-referenced and wrong answers carry no penalty.

According to the candidate guide: 13 standards in four domains: geography 42.7% (five standards, including Saudi geography and maps), history 36% (four standards, from the Prophet's life and the Rightly Guided Caliphs to the history of the Saudi state), citizenship education 12% (two standards: government and regulations, and national responsibility, security and values), and teaching methods and the curriculum 9.3% (two standards).

They are three separate tests, each with its own guide and standards. The Social Studies test combines history, geography, citizenship education and teaching methods in 13 standards, and its standards are written for the primary-school social studies teacher. The History and Geography tests each cover a single subject in more depth. In the Ministry of Education's guide to specialisations for teaching jobs, the social studies license is required for Social and National Education in primary school from teacher-preparation graduates in social studies, while holders of a bachelor's in history or geography need the license in their own subject, which is also the one required in intermediate and secondary school.

The next sitting of the subject test is expected in late January 2027. The first 1448 AH sitting ran from 18 to 31 October 2026. Watch ETEC's page for when registration opens.

A few, all in geography: converting a map scale, time differences between longitudes (one hour per 15 degrees), and population density (population ÷ area). You solve them on paper, and calculators are not allowed. One example from the ETEC guide: a country of 1,400,000 people over 700 km² has a density of 2,000 people per km².

No. The Teachers' Professional License needs two tests: the subject-specific test in your own field and the General Educational Test, which is the same for every subject. Each costs SAR 100, and the level uses the lower of the two scores, so a high score in one does not lift your level above your score in the other.

No. Scores on this site are for practice only and are not an official result. This site is independent and is not affiliated with ETEC, Qiyas or any government body. They do show where you'd stand if the test were today: the full mock exam has the real question count and time, and your score is split by part of the exam so you can see where you lose points.

A subject-test result stays valid for five years from the date it is announced. The license itself is valid for five years, and you can apply to renew it in its final year, under the Professional License Regulations.

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