SACE Exam Timetable 2026
Find your 2026 SACE external examination date and countdown below — 18 sittings across 18 listed subjects, with dates from Mon 2 November 2026 to Friday 13 November 2026.
The SACE Board publishes the authoritative timetable and it can change. Check the official SACE timetable ↗ before you plan around any date below.
This covers subjects in our catalogue, not every course on the official timetable. Swipe or scroll across for times and duration. Keyboard users can focus the table area and use the arrow keys.
| Subject | Paper | Date | Starts | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SACE Mathematical Methods | Mathematical Methods | Mon 2 November 2026 | 9:00 am | Check official timetable |
| SACE General Mathematics | General Mathematics | Mon 2 November 2026 | 1:30 pm | 130 minutes (no separate reading time) |
| SACE Nutrition | Nutrition examination (e-exam) [2NTN20] | Tuesday 3 November 2026 | 9 am | 130 minutes |
| SACE Chemistry | Chemistry | Wed 4 November 2026 | 9:00 am | Check official timetable |
| SACE Psychology | Psychology | Wed 4 November 2026 | 1:30 pm | Check official timetable |
| SACE Physics | Physics | Thu 5 November 2026 | 9:00 am | 130 minutes (no separate reading time) |
| SACE Accounting | Accounting examination (2ACO20) | Thursday 5 November 2026 | 1.30 pm | 130 minutes (no separate reading time) |
| SACE Biology | Biology | Fri 6 November 2026 | 9:00 am | Check official timetable |
| SACE Essential Mathematics | Essential Mathematics | Fri 6 November 2026 | 1:30 pm | Check official timetable |
| SACE Modern History | Modern History | Mon 9 November 2026 | 9:00 am | Check official timetable |
| SACE English Literary Studies | English Literary Studies | Mon 9 November 2026 | 1:30 pm | Check official timetable |
| SACE Specialist Mathematics | Specialist Mathematics | Tue 10 November 2026 | 9:00 am | 130 minutes (no separate reading time) |
| SACE Economics | Economics examination (2ENO20) | Tuesday 10 November 2026 | 1.30 pm | 130 minutes (no separate reading time) |
| SACE English as an Additional Language | English as an Additional Language examination (e-exam) [2EAL20] | Wednesday 11 November 2026 | 1.30 pm | 160 minutes |
| SACE Legal Studies | Legal Studies examination (e-exam) [2LES20] | Thursday 12 November 2026 | 9 am | 130 minutes (no separate reading time) |
| SACE Tourism | Tourism examination (e-exam) [2TOS20] | Thursday 12 November 2026 | 1.30 pm | 130 minutes |
| SACE Music Studies | Music Studies examination [2MSI20] | Friday 13 November 2026 | 9 am | 130 minutes |
| SACE Geography | Geography examination (2GHY20) | Friday 13 November 2026 | 1.30 pm | 130 minutes (no separate reading time) |
Plan backwards from your first paper
Fix the dates, count the weeks, and give the earliest exams the earliest revision. In the last stretch the thing that moves a mark is sitting full papers under timed conditions and checking your work against a guide. Browse original practice materials in the SACE subject hubs, or use the free official past-paper indexes. Coverage varies by subject.
Common questions
What are the first and last listed SACE exam dates in 2026?
The first listed SACE external examination in the 2026 timetable below is Mathematical Methods on Mon 2 November 2026 at 9:00 am, and the last listed entry is Geography on Friday 13 November 2026. Confirm your own dates against the official SACE Board timetable before you plan around them.
How many SACE external examination sittings are there?
This page lists 18 published 2026 sittings across 18 SACE subjects. Some subjects sit more than one paper, which is why the number of sittings is higher than the number of subjects.
Is this the official SACE timetable?
No. These dates are read from the SACE Board timetable and republished here subject by subject, and any uncertain entries are labelled. The SACE Board publishes the authoritative version, it can change, and it is the one to plan around — the link is on this page. We are an independent study platform and not affiliated with the SACE Board.
How should I use the exam dates to plan my revision?
Work backwards from your first paper rather than forwards from today. Fix the dates, count the weeks, and give the earliest exams the earliest revision. The most useful thing you can do in the last stretch is sit full papers under timed conditions and mark them honestly against a proper guide, rather than re-reading notes.