Keep on top of exam and subscription fee deadlines with these key dates from the ACCA calendar.
We run four exam sessions a year in March, June, September and December - giving you great flexibility and choice of when to take our exams.
Our online booking system also allows you to enter for two exam sessions at once, so you can always plan your studies well in advance and take advantage of the cheapest exam fees.
The annual subscription fee is due by 1st January each year. Payment can be made online via myACCA
Please note that only the Applied Skills and Strategic Professional exams (limited variants) will be available during the March and September exam sessions.
All exam variants of these exams will be available during the June and December exam sessions, excluding Corporate and Business Law (LW) variants which are available to be taken as on-demand CBEs.
Seven Foundations level exams, all Applied Knowledge and some Corporate and Business law (LW) variant exams are offered by on-demand CBEs. Please visit our CBE pages for more information on what exams are available on-demand CBEs and how to enter for them.
All deadlines are 2359hrs UK time on listed date.
Early exam entry opening date
6 August 2019
Early exam entry deadline date
11 November 2019
Standard exam entry deadline
27 January 2020
Late exam entry deadline
3 February 2020
Exam attendance dockets will be made available to download from myACCA approximately two weeks after standard entry closes.
This includes a timetable of all the exams that you are entered for, details of the desk that has been assigned to you for each paper exam, and the address of your exam centre.
The deadline to amend an existing exam entry is 27 January 2020
Requests for additional support must be received by 27 January 2020
Exams will take place between 2-6 March 2020
Centre complaints must be received by 13 March 2020
Notifications of mitigating circumstances must be submitted by 13 March 2020
Withdrawal requests must be received by 11 March 2020
Exam results will be released 13 April 2020
You need to opt in to receive results by text using myACCA. You must opt into this service at least seven days before results are released. You will only need to opt in once, all future results will then be sent by text.
Administrative review requests must be submitted by 22 April 2020
You will receive written confirmation of the outcome of your review via email no later than the week commencing 4 May 2020
Administrative review appeal requests must be submitted by 13 May 2020
Mitigating circumstances appeals must be received by 13 May 2020
Outcomes of administrative review appeals will be released on 19 May 2020
Outcomes of mitigating circumstances appeals will be released on 19 May 2020
The exams cycle for this session runs from 1 January 2020 to 31 March 2020
Please note that only the Applied Skills and Strategic Professional exams (limited variants) will be available during the March and September exam sessions.
All exam variants of these exams will be available during the June and December exam sessions, excluding Corporate and Business Law (LW) variants which are available to be taken as on-demand CBEs.
Seven Foundations level exams, all Applied Knowledge and some Corporate and Business law (LW) variant exams are offered by on-demand CBEs. Please visit our CBE pages for more information on what exams are available on-demand CBEs and how to enter for them.
All deadlines are 2359hrs UK time on listed date.
Early exam entry opening date
5 November 2019
Early exam entry deadline date
10 February 2020
Standard exam entry deadline
27 April 2020
Late exam entry deadline
4 May 2020
Exam attendance dockets will be made available to download from myACCA approximately two weeks after standard entry closes.
This includes a timetable of all the exams that you are entered for, details of the desk that has been assigned to you for each paper exam, and the address of your exam centre.
The deadline to amend an existing exam entry is 27 April 2020
Requests for additional support must be received by 27 April 2020
Exams will take place between 1-5 June 2020
Centre complaints must be received by 12 June 2020
Notifications of mitigating circumstances must be submitted by 12 June 2020
Withdrawal requests must be received by 10 June 2020
Exam results will be released 13 July 2020
You need to opt in to receive results by text using myACCA. You must opt into this service at least seven days before results are released. You will only need to opt in once, all future results will then be sent by text.
Administrative review requests must be submitted by 22 July 2020
You will receive written confirmation of the outcome of your review via email no later than the week commencing 3 August 2020
Administrative review appeal requests must be submitted by 12 August 2020
Mitigating circumstances appeals must be received by 12 August 2020
Outcomes of administrative review appeals will be released on 18 August 2020
Outcomes of mitigating circumstances appeals will be released on 18 August 2020
The exams cycle for this session runs from 1 April 2020 to 30 June 2020
Please note that only the Applied Skills and Strategic Professional exams (limited variants) will be available during the March and September exam sessions.
All exam variants of these exams will be available during the June and December exam sessions, excluding Corporate and Business Law (LW) variants which are available to be taken as on-demand CBEs.
Seven Foundations level exams, all Applied Knowledge and some Corporate and Business law (LW) variant exams are offered by on-demand CBEs. Please visit our CBE pages for more information on what exams are available on-demand CBEs and how to enter for them.
All deadlines are 2359hrs UK time on listed date.
Early exam entry opening date
4 February 2020
Early exam entry deadline date
11 May 2020
Standard exam entry deadline
27 July 2020
Late exam entry deadline
3 August 2020
Exam attendance dockets will be made available to download from myACCA approximately two weeks after standard entry closes.
This includes a timetable of all the exams that you are entered for, details of the desk that has been assigned to you for each paper exam, and the address of your exam centre.
The deadline to amend an existing exam entry is 27 July 2020
Requests for additional support must be received by 27 July 2020
Exams will take place between 7-11 September 2020
Centre complaints must be received by 18 September 2020
Notifications of mitigating circumstances must be submitted by 18 September 2020
Withdrawal requests must be received by 16 September 2020
Exam results will be released 19 October 2020
You need to opt in to receive results by text using myACCA. You must opt into this service at least seven days before results are released. You will only need to opt in once, all future results will then be sent by text.
Administrative review requests must be submitted by 21 October 2020
You will receive written confirmation of the outcome of your review via email no later than the week commencing 2 November 2020
Administrative review appeal requests must be submitted by 11 November 2020
Mitigating circumstances appeals must be received by 11 November 2020
Outcomes of administrative review appeals will be released on 17 November 2020
Outcomes of mitigating circumstances appeals will be released on 17 November 2020
The exams cycle for this session runs from 1 July 2020 to 30 September 2020