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When is the registration deadline, and what happens if I miss it?
Answered by Sam Stirling, former P7 teacher · Last checked: 2 November 2026
The short answer
For the November 2026 test, the deadline was 11:59pm on Friday 18 September 2026. After that SEAG ran a short late registration window, with a higher fee, and in October a two-day emergency window, for 2026 only. A child who hasn't been registered can't sit the test.
This year's dates
- Registration opened: 8am, Monday 18 May 2026
- Registration closed: 11:59pm, Friday 18 September 2026
- Access Arrangements had to be submitted by the same closing date
- Late registration: to Thursday 24 September 2026, with a higher, non-refundable fee
- Emergency registration: 19 to 20 October 2026, from 8am on the Monday to 11:59pm on the Tuesday
In 2026, SEAG opened that one short emergency window and said it would not reopen. Access Arrangements couldn't be requested in it, and SEAG said it was for 2026 only.
Children in P6 now
They sit the test in November 2027. SEAG publishes that year's registration dates on its Key Dates page. This year registration opened in May, at the end of P6, and closed in September of P7.
Last checked: 2 November 2026 by Sam. The official facts on this page come from:
- SEAG Get Answers (FAQs): registration period, late registration fee (read 28 October 2026)
- SEAG news: last days to register for the 2026 assessment (read 28 October 2026)
- SEAG Key Dates (read 28 October 2026)
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