WACE English exam 2026Exam: Fri 30 Oct · SCSA timetable

Your WACE English exam: Friday 30 October 2026

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When and how long

EnglishFriday 30 October 20269.20 am start3 h plus 10 min reading time

SCSA: arrive 30 minutes before the examination start time. Every ATAR written exam has 10 minutes reading time and 3 hours working time unless otherwise indicated. The timetable is final, and no allowance is made for misreading it.

Source: 2026 Year 12 ATAR course written examinations timetable (SCSA), 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

Check your personalised timetable: SCSA makes no allowance for missing an exam by misreading it.^[1]
Read SCSA's Year 12 Information Handbook, Part II: Examinations (sitting an exam means you are taken to know it).^[1]
Pack your equipment the night before, set two alarms and sleep.^[2]

Exam morning

Arrive 30 minutes before the start time (9.20 am or 2.00 pm).^[1]
Most exams have 10 minutes reading time before working time starts.^[1]
Leave your phone and other electronic devices outside the exam room.^[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.