2026 PNG National Examination Schedule Announced

Marianville Secondary School students will join thousands of students who will face the nation exams starting Monday. File Photo

PAPUA New Guinea’s National Department of Education has released the 2026 examination schedule for students sitting the Grade 10, Grade 12 and Grade 8 national examinations.
The timetable outlines the examination sessions for the Lower Secondary School Certificate (LSSC), Upper Secondary School Certificate (USSC) and Certificate of Basic Education (COBE), with schools expected to prepare students according to the published program.

LSSC (GRADE 10) EXAMINATION TIMETABLE
Date	Session 1	Session 2
June 4	Written Expression
October 5	Mathematics	Personal Development
October 6	Social Science	Arts
October 7	Science	TIA/ICCT
October 8	Business Studies	Agriculture
October 9	English
USSC (GRADE 12) EXAMINATION TIMETABLE
Date	Session 1	Session 2
August 3	Written Expression
October 12	Adv. Maths P1 / Gen. Maths P1	History
October 13	Physics	Geography
October 14	Biology / Economics	Geology / Business Studies
October 15	English	Chemistry
October 16	Information Comm. Comp. Tech	Adv. Maths P2 / Gen. Maths P2
COBE (GRADE 8) EXAMINATION TIMETABLE
Date	Examination
October 19	English Language P1
October 20	Mathematics
October 21	Combined Subjects
October 22	English Language P2

The Department has also reminded schools to complete the required internal assessment submissions through the Online SIBs system.

Schools are expected to take note of the examination dates and ensure students and teachers are adequately prepared for each examination session.

The 2026 National Examinations will begin on Monday, October 5, with the Grade 10 examinations, followed by the Grade 12 examinations the following week.

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