VCE examination timetable
VCAA rules for the conduct of VCE external assessments
All students must read the VCAA examination rules for VCE and the GAT. It is also their responsibility to be familiar with materials and equipment authorised for use in the GAT and VCE written examinations.
2026 VCE examination timetable
- Students should check the starting time of each examination and arrive at least 30 minutes earlier and be familiar with rules about late admission to examinations.
- The start time for the afternoon session on Friday 30 October, Monday 2 November, Tuesday 10 November, Thursday 12 November, Wednesday 18 November – when only two sessions are scheduled is 2:00 pm.
- The start time for the afternoon session on all other days when three sessions are scheduled is 3:00 pm.
- The reading period is included in the times shown in the timetable. Each examination commences with a 15-minute reading period unless otherwise specified.
- All written responses must be in English, unless otherwise instructed in the question book for that particular examination.
- If students are presenting for Performance examinations, Languages oral examinations or the Extended Investigation oral presentation they will be issued with individual examination advice slips. Photo identification and examination advice slips must be presented for entry to their assessment.
- The following written examinations have an audio component: Music Composition, Music Contemporary Performance, Music Inquiry, Music Repertoire Performance, VET Music (Sound Production) and all Languages including Chinese Language, Culture and Society, except Auslan, Aboriginal Languages of Victoria, Classical Greek, Classical Hebrew and Latin.
| Tuesday 16 June | GAT Section A – Literacy (Reading and Writing) and Numeracy 9:00 am – 9:15 am Reading time | |||
GAT Section B – General knowledge and skills 1:15 pm – 1:30 pm Reading time Download: File
2026 GAT Information for students
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| Wednesday 29 July | 10:00 am – 11:30 am Extended Investigation: Critical Thinking Test (computer-based) |
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| Monday 5 October to Monday 26 October | Languages oral examinations Auslan Interactive Sign examination Performance examinations:
Students will be notified of dates, times and locations via advice slips from Monday 27 July. | |||
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| Monday 5 October to Sunday 1 November | Performance examinations:
Students will be notified of dates, times and locations via advice slips from Monday 27 July. | |||
| Monday 12 October to Friday 23 October | Extended Investigation oral presentation Students will be notified of dates, times and locations via advice slips from Monday 27 July. | |||
| Thursday 15 October | 9:25 am – 12:30 pm Classical Hebrew This examination commences with a 5-minute reading period. | 2:00 pm – 4:10 pm Armenian, Bengali, Bosnian, Chin Hakha, Croatian, Dutch, Filipino, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Karen, Khmer, Macedonian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Sinhala, Swedish, Tamil, Turkish Each examination commences with a 10-minute reading period. |
8:00 am–6:00 pm Auslan Sign Comprehension and Sign Production examination Students are scheduled in one two-hour session. Each session is preceded by 10 minutes reading/viewing time. | ||
| Friday 16 October | 1:55 pm – 5:00 pm Classical Greek This examination commences with a 5-minute reading period.
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| Tuesday 27 October | 9:00 am – 12:15 pm English English as an Additional Language (EAL) | ||
| Wednesday 28 October | 9:00 am – 10:45 am Agricultural and Horticultural Studies | 11:45 am – 1:30 pm Art Making and Exhibiting | 3:00 pm – 5:15 pm English Language Indonesian First Language Vietnamese First Language |
| Thursday 29 October | 9:00 am – 10:45 am VET Business VET Community Services Theatre Studies | 11:45 am – 2:00 pm Economics | 3:00 pm – 5:15 pm Chinese First Language Japanese First Language Korean First Language Literature |
| Friday 30 October | 9:00 am – 11:45 am Psychology | 2:00 pm – 3:45 pm General Mathematics Examination 1 | |
| Monday 2 November | 9:00 am – 11:45 am Biology | 2:00 pm – 3:45 pm General Mathematics Examination 2 | |
| Tuesday 3 November |
Melbourne Cup public holiday
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| Wednesday 4 November | 9:00 am – 10:45 am Art Creative Practice VET Engineering Studies VET Health Allied VET Health Services Assistance | 11:45 am – 2:00 pm Aboriginal Languages of Victoria Algorithmics (HESS) Classical Studies Korean Second Language Vietnamese Second Language | 3:00 pm – 5:15 pm Business Management |
| Thursday 5 November | 9:00 am – 10:15 am Mathematical Methods Examination 1 Music Composition | 11:45 am – 1:30 pm VET Equine Studies VET Hospitality | 3:00 pm – 5:15 pm Chinese Language, Culture and Society Health and Human Development |
| Friday 6 November | 9:00 am – 10:45 am Dance VET Integrated Technologies | 11:45 am – 2:00 pm Mathematical Methods Examination 2 | 3:00 pm – 5:15 pm Arabic Legal Studies VET Creative and Digital Media |
| Monday 9 November | 9:00 am – 10:15 am Music Inquiry Specialist Mathematics Examination 1 | 11:45 am – 2:00 pm Applied Computing: Data Analytics Physical Education Spanish | 3:00 pm – 5:15 pm History: Revolutions Industry and Enterprise |
| Tuesday 10 November | 9:00 am – 11:45 am Chemistry | 2:00 pm – 4:15 pm Environmental Science Greek Media Text and Traditions | |
| Wednesday 11 November | 9:00 am – 10:45 am VET Furnishing Visual Communication Design | 11:45 am – 2:00 pm History: Australian History Outdoor and Environmental Studies Specialist Mathematics Examination 2 | 3:00 pm – 5:15 pm Accounting |
| Thursday 12 November | 9:00 am – 11:45 am Physics
| 2:00 pm – 4:15 pm History: Ancient History Geography Sociology | |
| Friday 13 November | 9:00 am – 10:45 am Product Design and Technologies VET Information and Communications Technology VET Music (Sound Production) | 11:45 am – 1:30 pm Drama VET Sport and Recreation | 3:00 pm – 5:15 pm Applied Computing Software Development German Philosophy |
| Monday 16 November | 9:00 am – 10:45 am Food Studies | 11:45 am – 1:30 pm VET Hospitality (Cookery) VET Laboratory Skills System Engineering | 3:00 pm – 5:15 pm Latin Politics Religion and Society |
| Tuesday 17 November | 9:00 am – 10:15 am Music Contemporary Performance Music Repertoire Performance | 11:45 am – 2:00 pm Indonesian Second Language Italian | 3:00 pm – 5.15pm Foundation Mathematics French |
| Wednesday 18 November | 9:00 am – 11:15 am Japanese Second Language
| 2:00 pm – 4:15 pm Chinese Second Language Chinese Second Language Advanced | |