2026 VCE Exam Timetable

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
9:15 am – 11:15 am Writing time

GAT Section B – General knowledge and skills

1:15 pm – 1:30 pm Reading time
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Writing time

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Wednesday 29 July

10:00 am – 11:30 am

Extended Investigation: Critical Thinking Test (computer-based)

Monday 5 October to Monday 26 October

Languages oral examinations
(except Classical Greek, Classical Hebrew, Aboriginal Languages of Victoria, Latin)

Auslan Interactive Sign examination

Performance examinations:

• Dance
• VET Dance
• Drama: Solo
• Theatre Studies: Monologue  

Students will be notified of dates, times and locations via advice slips from Monday 27 July.

Monday 5 October to Sunday 1 November

Performance examinations:

• Music Repertoire Performance
• Music Contemporary Performance
• VET Music Performance

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.

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

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

Systems 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

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