SACE Geography exam 2026Exam: Fri 13 Nov · SACE Board timetable
Your SACE Geography exam:
When and how long
- Geography1.30 pm start2 h 10 min
SACE Board: morning exams start at 9 am and afternoon exams at 1.30 pm, South Australian time (8 am and 12.30 pm in the Northern Territory). Some subjects have additional time for reading only; schools get day-by-day instructions at the start of Term 4. Language exams run earlier in October.
Source: SACE examinations timetable 2026 (SACE Board), checked Wednesday 23 September 2026. Where a start time, reading time or duration isn't shown, the timetable doesn't publish it: check your personal timetable and the front of your paper.
What the exam covers
We don't have past-paper frequency data for this exam, so here is the course, module by module. Make sure every module is covered.
Night-before and exam-morning checklists
The night before
- Morning exams start at 9 am and afternoon exams at 1.30 pm, South Australian time.[1]
- Some subjects have extra time for reading only: check the day-by-day instructions your school gets at the start of Term 4.[1]
- Some exams are electronic: check with your school how yours runs.[1]
- Pack your equipment the night before, set two alarms and sleep.[2]
Exam-week survival kit: The last 7 days · The night before and exam morning · What to bring, and what's banned · How to use reading time · If you're sick or something goes wrong · Handling exam-week stress.
Last-week revision
SACE Geography cram sheet
Key formulas, definitions and facts copied from our Geography syllabus pages. One page when printed.
Environmental Change
Australia has the worst mammal extinction rate in the world, having lost more than 30 native mammal species since 1788. This makes habitat protection and invasive-species control central to any management strategy you evaluate.
Population Change
A wide-based pyramid (many children) signals rapid growth and future pressure on services, while a top-heavy pyramid (many elderly) signals ageing and a shrinking workforce. Being able to read a pyramid and link its shape to consequences is a high-value skill in the SACE e-exam.
In 1950 there were only a couple of cities with more than 10 million people. By the mid-2020s there were over 30 megacities, most in the developing world. This rapid concentration is why managing urban growth has become one of the central challenges of Topic 3.