EAA exam dates 2026: SQE and EAQE

Each sitting below starts at 2:30 pm, per the EAA schedules. Online registration takes a credit card. Postal registration takes a cheque or cashier's order payable to “Vocational Training Council”, and the postmark date counts.

Computer-based SQE. Computer-based SQE sittings are held frequently through the year. Check the PEAK website for the current computer-based dates. Computer-based registration is online only, on the PEAK website.

The EAA appoints the Institute of Professional Education And Knowledge (PEAK) of the Vocational Training Council to run the exams. You register with PEAK, not with the EAA.

1. Check you may register. You cannot sit the SQE if you passed the SQE or EAQE in the last 12 months, hold a licence, or are already booked on an SQE in the same month. You cannot sit the EAQE if you passed it in the last 12 months or hold an estate agent's licence (individual).
2. Register when the window opens, 5 weeks before the exam. Seats are first come, first served.
3. Online registration closes 2 weeks before the exam. Postal registration closes 3 weeks before.
4. Ask in writing for any special arrangements at least 2 weeks before the exam.
5. Choose English or Chinese as your exam language.

Register at PEAK (vtc.edu.hk/cpdc). Source: EAA Paper-based Examination Handbook (August 2026), section 5 and Appendix 5; EAA Computer-based Examination Handbook (August 2026), para 6.2.1.

You must pass both parts in the same sitting: 60% in each. Part II questions are built on one or two land searches or case studies. Source: EAA examination page and the handbooks (August 2026), checked 11 Oct 2026.

• No calculators. They count as electronic devices, and having one costs you 3 to 5 marks.
• The paper prints a stamp duty rate table. Use the table in the paper, even if it differs from the current Inland Revenue Department scale.
• You cannot leave in the first 90 minutes or the last 30 minutes. Leaving then means disqualification.
• You may enter up to 45 minutes late, with no extra time. After 45 minutes you are not admitted.
• Marks deducted for breaking the rules come off your total. You must still pass both parts and reach 60% overall after the deduction.

Source: EAA Paper-based Examination Handbook (August 2026), para 4.4, Appendix 3 and Appendix 6.

Paper-based results are posted on the 14th working day after the exam; computer-based SQE results on the 7th working day. A pass is valid for a licence application for 12 months. To be licensed you must also be 18 or over, have Form 5 education or equivalent, and be fit and proper. If you pass a qualifying exam held after 1 Jan 2025 and are licensed on that result, mandatory CPD applies: 4 points for each 1-year licence, 8 for a 2-year licence. Source: EAA Paper-based Examination Handbook (August 2026), paras 1.2, 1.3, 2.2 and 10.1; EAA Mandatory CPD Scheme page, checked 11 Oct 2026. How to check online, what each result means and what to do after a fail: EAA exam results.

• 4-week and 8-week study plans built from the syllabus topics.
• A free timed mock marked on the 60% rule in each part.
• The cheat sheet: forms, periods, stamp duty and penalties on one page.
• The syllabus and exam guides.

How often are the SQE and EAQE held?

Several times a year. In 2026 the paper-based EAQE runs in March, June, September and December, and the paper-based SQE in February, May, August, October and November. Computer-based SQE sittings are held frequently through the year. Check the PEAK website for the current computer-based dates.

How much does the exam cost?

HK$650 for the SQE (paper-based or computer-based) and HK$900 for the EAQE. Fees are not refundable or transferable except in exceptional circumstances approved by the EAA (EAA Examination Handbooks, August 2026).

What do I need to pass?

60% in Part I and 60% in Part II, in the same sitting. For the SQE that is at least 48 of 80 marks in Part I and 12 of 20 in Part II. For the EAQE it is at least 36 of 60 in Part I and 24 of 40 in Part II. Each question carries 2 marks.

When do results come out?

For paper-based exams the result slip is posted on the 14th working day after the exam. For the computer-based SQE it is the 7th working day. A pass can be used to apply for a licence within 12 months of passing.

Can I sit the exam in English?

Yes. You choose English or Chinese when you register.