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, due to the impact of Covid-19, the originally scheduled June session will now run in July for the countries still holding exams this session.
Also, there are further changes due to a number of variants usually offered at the June session being pushed back to sit in the September session as a one-off. These will no longer be available this session.
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 (now extended)
4 May 2020
Late exam entry deadline
4 May 2020
Exam attendance dockets will be made available to download from myACCA one month before the July session at the latest.
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 4 May
Requests for additional support must be received by 27 April
Exams will take place between:
Centre complaints must be received by 19 July
Notifications of mitigating circumstances must be submitted by 19 July
Withdrawal requests must be received by 23 July
Exam results will be released 1 August
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 7 August
You will receive written confirmation of the outcome of your review via email no later than the week commencing 10 August
Administrative review appeal requests must be submitted by 21 August
Mitigating circumstances appeals must be received by 21 August
Outcomes of administrative review appeals will be released on 25 August
Outcomes of mitigating circumstances appeals will be released on 25 August
The exams cycle for this session runs from 1 April to 30 June 2020*
* the rescheduled July session exams will be included in this cycle
Please note that due to the Covid-19 pandemic we postponed a number of our exams originally scheduled to take place in the June session, and will be offering these in the September session as a one-off arrangement.
For more information please click here, which provides an update on exam availability and the session syllabus related to the September exam.
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
Early exam entry deadline date
11 May
Standard exam entry deadlines
27 July - For students in countries not holding both formats (CBE & paper) of centre-based exams in July
7 August - For students sitting remote exams in July AND students who have sat a July paper exam in Africa*
10 August - For students in the seven countries holding both formats (CBE & paper) of centre-based exams in July*
Late exam entry deadline
3 August - For students in countries not holding both formats (CBE & paper) of centre-based exams in July
* There is no late entry period for these students
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 on the exam planner 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
Please note that only the Applied Skills and Strategic Professional exams (limited variants) will be available during the March and September exam sessions.
All variants of these exams will be available during the June and December exam sessions, excluding the 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 May 2020
Early exam entry deadline date
10 August 2020
Standard exam entry deadline
2 November 2020
Late exam entry deadline
9 November 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 2 November
Requests for additional support must be received by 2 November
Exams will take place between 7-11 December
Centre complaints must be received by 18 December
Notifications of mitigating circumstances must be submitted by 18 December
Withdrawal requests must be received by 13 December
Exam results will be released 18 January 2021
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 20 January 2021
You will receive written confirmation of the outcome of your review via email no later than the week commencing 1 February 2021
Administrative review appeal requests must be submitted by 10 February 2021
Mitigating circumstances appeals must be received by 10 February 2021
Outcomes of administrative review appeals will be released on 16 February 2021
Outcomes of mitigating circumstances appeals will be released on 16 February 2021
The exams cycle for this session runs from 1 October 2020 to 31 December 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 August 2020
Early exam entry deadline date
16 November 2020
Standard exam entry deadline
1 February 2021
Late exam entry deadline
8 February 2021
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 1 February
Requests for additional support must be received by 1 February
Exams will take place between 1-5 March
Centre complaints must be received by 12 March
Notifications of mitigating circumstances must be submitted by 12 March
Withdrawal requests must be received by 7 March
Exam results will be released 12 April
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 14 April
You will receive written confirmation of the outcome of your review via email no later than the week commencing 3 May
Administrative review appeal requests must be submitted by 12 May
Mitigating circumstances appeals must be received by 12 May
Outcomes of administrative review appeals will be released on 18 May
Outcomes of mitigating circumstances appeals will be released on 18 May
The exams cycle for this session runs from 1 January 2021 to 31 March 2021