HSC key dates

This page shows important details for the 2026 Higher School Certificate (HSC), including exam dates and Schools Online submission deadlines.

2026 HSC key dates

TermDateDetails
Term 4, 2025Monday
1 December 2025		2026 HSC practical exam timetable released.
Term 1, 2026Thursday
2 April 2026		Last date to apply for disability provisions for the 2026 HSC exams (via Schools Online).
Term 2, 2026Monday
20 April 2026		2026 HSC written exam elective surveys open. Go to Schools Online under Examination Options and Scheduling to complete the survey.
Term 2, 2026Monday
20 April 2026		2026 HSC languages oral exam timetable released.
Term 2, 2026Friday
1 May 2026		Personalised 2026 HSC written exam timetable released (via Students Online and Schools Online).

2026 HSC written exam timetable released.
Term 3, 2026Tuesday
15 September 2026

Submissions due (via Schools Online) for:

  • work samples for English Studies, Mathematics Standard 1 and Numeracy due
  • HSC school assessment marks
  • estimated examination marks for students doing optional exams
  • assessment grades for English Studies, Mathematics Standard 1 and Numeracy due (via Schools Online).
Term 3, 2026Friday
18 September 2026		HSC Life Skills outcomes to be submitted (via Schools Online).
Term 4, 2026Tuesday
13 October 2026		2026 HSC written exams start.
Term 4, 2026Wednesday
21 October 2026		Year 11 grades and Life Skills outcomes to be submitted (via Schools Online).
Term 4, 2026Tuesday
3 November 2026		2027 HSC student entries open.
Term 4, 2026Thursday
5 November 2026		2026 HSC written exams will finish no later than this date.
Term 4, 2026After last HSC written examination2026 HSC assessment ranks released to students via Students Online for 4 weeks.
Term 4, 2026Thursday
19 November 2026		Year 10 grades and Life Skills outcomes to be submitted (via Schools Online).
Term 4, 2026Wednesday
16 December 2026		2026 HSC results released.
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