ACCA 2026 Exam Schedule: March, June, September & December Sessions

ACCA runs four exam sessions a year – March, June, September and December. Unlike the CPA, there is no continuous testing: you enter for a session, and if you miss the deadline you wait three months.

The published 2026 sessions

The deadline that actually costs you money

ACCA prices exam entry in tiers, and the standard deadline is the one worth diarising – entering late costs noticeably more for exactly the same exam. Exam entry for the September 2026 session opened on 5 May 2026, and for December 2026 on 4 August 2026.

For the December 2026 session the standard deadline is 2 November 2026, with late entry closing 9 November. That is the next real decision point for most candidates.

Planning around results dates

Results for September 2026 land on 19 October 2026 – two weeks before the December standard deadline. That is deliberately tight: if you are waiting on a September result before committing to a December paper, you have a fortnight to decide. Have a plan for both outcomes before results day rather than after it.

2027 sessions

ACCA has not yet published entry deadlines for the March and June 2027 sessions. The session months are fixed, but do not plan around specific 2027 deadline dates until ACCA publishes them – check the official important dates page rather than relying on last year's pattern.

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Source: ACCA – Important dates, accaglobal.com. Verified 3 September 2026.