SACE Exam Timetable 2026: Every Stage 2 Exam Date
South Australia's main 2026 SACE Stage 2 exams start on Monday, November 2, with Mathematical Methods at 9 a.m. and General Mathematics at 1:30 p.m., and finish on Friday, November 13 with Music Studies and Geography. Language exams began earlier, on October 13. Morning exams start at 9 a.m. and afternoon exams at 1:30 p.m. South Australian time, unless shown otherwise. The full timetable from the SACE Board is below.
The big dates
| Date | Exam |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 2 | Mathematical Methods (9 a.m.); General Mathematics (1:30 p.m.) |
| Wed, Nov 4 | Chemistry (9 a.m.); Psychology (1:30 p.m.) |
| Thu, Nov 5 | Physics (9 a.m.) |
| Fri, Nov 6 | Biology (9 a.m.); Essential Mathematics (1:30 p.m.) |
| Mon, Nov 9 | Modern History (9 a.m.); English Literary Studies (1:30 p.m.) |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Specialist Mathematics (9 a.m.) |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Last exams: Music Studies and Geography |
Full SACE exam timetable 2026
| Date | Morning (9 a.m.) | Afternoon (1:30 p.m.) |
|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 13 | – | Japanese (beginners), 2 hrs 30 mins |
| Thu, Oct 15 | Auslan (continuers), 10 a.m., 2 hrs; Indonesian (beginners), 2 hrs 30 mins | Nationally assessed languages (continuers), 2 hrs 10 mins; Spanish (beginners), 2 hrs 30 mins |
| Tue, Oct 20 | German (beginners), 2 hrs 30 mins; Latin (continuers), 9:25 a.m., 3 hrs | – |
| Thu, Oct 22 | – | Chinese (beginners), 2 hrs 30 mins |
| Tue, Oct 27 | Korean (continuers), 2 hrs 50 mins; Modern Greek (beginners), 2 hrs 30 mins | – |
| Wed, Oct 28 | – | Indonesian (background speakers), 2:30 p.m., 2 hrs |
| Thu, Oct 29 | Italian (beginners), 2 hrs 30 mins; Korean (beginners), 2 hrs 30 mins | French (beginners), 2 hrs 30 mins; Japanese (background speakers), 2:30 p.m., 2 hrs; Korean (background speakers), 2:30 p.m., 2 hrs |
| Mon, Nov 2 | Mathematical Methods | General Mathematics |
| Tue, Nov 3 | Nutrition | Chinese (background speakers), Chinese (continuers), French (continuers), Indonesian (continuers), Modern Greek (continuers), Spanish (continuers) |
| Wed, Nov 4 | Chemistry | Psychology |
| Thu, Nov 5 | Physics | Accounting |
| Fri, Nov 6 | Biology | Essential Mathematics; Arabic (continuers), 2:30 p.m., 2 hrs |
| Mon, Nov 9 | Modern History | English Literary Studies (100 mins) |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Specialist Mathematics | Economics |
| Wed, Nov 11 | German (continuers), Italian (continuers), Japanese (continuers), Vietnamese (background speakers), Vietnamese (continuers) | English as an Additional Language (160 mins) |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Legal Studies | Tourism |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Music Studies | Geography |
From November 2, exams are 130 minutes unless shown otherwise. Source: the SACE Board's Examinations timetable for 2026. The nationally assessed continuers languages on October 15 are Armenian, Bengali, Bosnian, Chin Hakha, Croatian, Dutch, Filipino, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Karen, Khmer, Nepali, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Sinhala, Swedish, Tamil and Turkish.
Start times outside South Australia
| Where | Morning session | Afternoon session |
|---|---|---|
| South Australia | 9 a.m. | 1:30 p.m. |
| Northern Territory | 8 a.m. | 12:30 p.m. |
| China, Malaysia | 7:30 a.m. | 12 noon |
| Sri Lanka, Vietnam | 7 a.m. | 11:30 a.m. |
| New Caledonia, Vanuatu | 9:30 a.m. | 2 p.m. |
Local start times for SACE students sitting exams in the Northern Territory and overseas, as listed on the SACE Board's timetable. Some subjects are electronic exams, and some have extra reading time; your school gets day-by-day instructions at the start of Term 4. If two of your exams clash, your school arranges the alternative with the SACE Board.
Results and ATAR
SACE results and ATARs are released in December through SACE Students Online, where eligible students get their Tertiary Entrance Statement. Flinders University expects 2026 results on Monday, December 14, but SATAC hadn't confirmed the date when we checked; in 2025, results came out on Monday, December 15 (Flinders University, SATAC).
Quick answers
When do SACE exams start in 2026?
The main exams start on Monday, November 2, 2026, with Mathematical Methods at 9 a.m. Language exams began on October 13.
When is the last SACE exam?
Friday, November 13, 2026: Music Studies at 9 a.m. and Geography at 1:30 p.m.
When are the SACE Maths exams?
Mathematical Methods and General Mathematics on November 2, Essential Mathematics on November 6 and Specialist Mathematics on November 10.
What time do SACE exams start?
9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. South Australian time, with a few language exams at other times shown in the table.
