VCE Exam Timetable 2026: Every VCAA Exam Date

The 2026 VCE written exams run from Tuesday 27 October to Wednesday 18 November. English and EAL go first, at 9:00 am on 27 October, and the last exams are the Chinese Second Language papers on the afternoon of 18 November. A few language exams are earlier, on 15 and 16 October. Every exam starts with 15 minutes of reading time unless VCAA says otherwise, and the times below include it.

This page lists VCAA's 2026 VCE examination timetable, checked against VCAA's website on 21 October 2026. For past exams in each study, start from VCE past exams (VCAA).

When are the VCE exams in 2026?

• 15 and 16 October: Classical Hebrew, Classical Greek, Auslan and a group of smaller language exams.
• Tuesday 27 October: English and EAL, the first exam for almost every student.
• Tuesday 3 November: no exams (Melbourne Cup public holiday).
• Wednesday 18 November: the last day of written exams.

The GAT was sat on Tuesday 16 June. Performance exams (Dance, Drama, Theatre Studies, the Music performance studies and VET Dance and Music Performance) and languages oral exams run in October, on dates VCAA sends to each student on an advice slip.

VCE exam timetable 2026 by day

Type your study to filter the table. Times include reading time.

What time do VCE exams start?

• Morning exams start at 9:00 am. On three-session days a middle session starts at 11:45 am.
• Afternoon exams start at 3:00 pm on three-session days and 2:00 pm on two-session days. The 2:00 pm days are Friday 30 October, Monday 2 November, Tuesday 10 November, Thursday 12 November and Wednesday 18 November.
• Arrive at least 30 minutes before the start. VCAA asks every student to.
• Reading time is part of the time shown. It is 15 minutes unless the exam says otherwise: 5 minutes for Classical Hebrew and Classical Greek, and 10 minutes for the 15 October language exams.

Maths exam dates

The maths studies sit two exams each, on different days.

Which calculator and bound reference each exam allows is set per study in VCAA's Exams Navigator.

VCE exam day rules

From VCAA's examination rules for 2026:

• Bring only what your exam allows. Check the approved materials for each study before the day.
• No phones or smart devices. That includes computerised watches and anything that can store, receive or send information.
• No food or drink other than bottled water, under the conditions VCAA approves.
• You can't leave early or late. Not before 30 minutes of writing time have passed, and not in the last 5 minutes.
• Late by up to 30 minutes: you are let in with the full writing time but no reading time. Later than that, entry is conditional and your responses may not be accepted.

If you're ill or something happens around an exam, you may be eligible for a Derived Examination Score. Students apply for it themselves through their school, so tell your VCE coordinator straight away.

Getting ready for your first exam

For how to use the weeks you have left, see how to prepare for VCE exams: it plans backwards from these dates. Each study in blue above links to its VCAA past exams, marked by AusGrader.