SACE results 2026: release date

SACE results 2026: the key dates

SATAC says the 2026 conversion table will be published in December 2026. If the date changes, the SACE Board updates its results page first.

How to get your results

1. Log in to Students Online. If you have forgotten your password, request a reset on the login page. For other help, contact the SACE Board on 1300 322 920, or +61 8 8372 7488 from outside Australia, from 8.30 am to 5 pm ACDT Monday to Friday, or at askSACE@sa.gov.au.
2. Open your results. Stage 2 subjects show a grade from A+ to E−, and Stage 1 subjects a grade from A to E. You also see any credits for recognised courses such as VET.
3. Select a subject to see your grade for each Stage 2 assessment type, and a chart of your achievement compared with every other student who took the subject.
4. Download your Record of Achievement (ROA) if you received a grade in at least one Stage 2 subject, or were granted Stage 2 credits for recognised learning.

You get end-of-year results if you completed any SACE subject or recognised learning course such as VET in the current year. Your SACE Certificate arrives in hard copy if you complete the SACE. The Record of Achievement and the SATAC Tertiary Entrance Statement are digital only.

Your ATAR and Tertiary Entrance Statement

SATAC issues your Tertiary Entrance Statement (TES), which shows your scaled scores for Stage 2 subjects and your university aggregate and ATAR, if you are eligible. If the SACE Board has not received your Recognised Studies results by the submission deadline, they may not be in your ATAR on results day. You are then issued a new ATAR and TES once they are processed. For how the ATAR is built, read the ATAR in South Australia and the NT and SACE scaling explained.

Subject merits and checking results

Subject merits are awarded to students who achieve an A+ and show exceptional achievement in the subject, as decided by a selection panel. It appears on your Record of Achievement as "A+ with Merit", and these students are invited to the SACE Merit Ceremony. To request an assessment summary, clerical check of results or return of materials, fill in the SACE Board's request form and email it to askSACE@sa.gov.au. The clerical check confirms that your results were correctly entered and that you were awarded the right grade for your school and external assessment.

What the grades mean

The grade for a Stage 2 subject combines 70 per cent school assessment and 30 per cent external assessment. SACE grades explained goes through how the grades are made, and SACE exam timetable 2026 lists the exam days.

While you wait: keep practising

If you are in Stage 2 next year, sit a short timed paper: Year 12 Maths, Year 12 Physics, Year 12 Chemistry or Year 12 Biology. Each is 8 questions worth 25 to 35 marks, and the results page shows a predicted grade from A to E with typical cut-offs.

Common mistakes on results day

• Waiting for a posted record. The ROA and TES are digital only in Students Online.
• Expecting your ATAR if Recognised Studies are late. It may be recalculated later.
• Reading a grade as a scaled score. The scaled scores are on your TES.
• Using the 2025 conversion table as your own. SATAC publishes the 2026 table in December.

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