After a slight delay, Apple’s Back to School 2026 offer is now live. For now, it’s only available in select Asian countries, including China, India, Singapore, Taiwan and Vietnam.
The Back to School promo comes weeks after Apple steeply hiked prices of its Mac and iPad lineup due to rising DRAM and NAND costs.
Get free AirTags or Apple Pencil with your Mac or iPad
Every year, Apple runs a Back to School promotion offering students and teachers freebies with their Mac or iPad purchases. That’s on top of the already discounted education pricing.
In the last few years, the company typically bundled a free Apple Pencil or AirPods with its devices. This time around, Apple is running different promotions in individual countries.
As of now, Apple’s Back to School 2026 offer is live in the following countries:
- China
- India
- Malaysia
- Philippines
- Singapore
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Vietnam
The offer is live through August 27, 2026. So, if you are a student or teacher, you have plenty of time to purchase an eligible Apple device and take advantage of the promotion.
In countries like China, Singapore and Vietnam, Apple is bundling a four-pack AirTag (2nd gen) with the purchase of an eligible MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, or iPad models.
In India, education customers can select from either a free 4-pack AirTag or AirPods Pro. With the iPad Air or iPad Pro, though, the company is bundling a free Apple Pencil.
In other Asian countries—Malaysia, Philippines and Taiwan—Apple is offering a gift card.
Budget Apple devices are not eligible
Like previous years, budget Apple devices such as the MacBook Neo, iPad mini, iPad (A16), Mac mini and Mac Studio are not eligible for the Back to School offer. iPhones and Apple Watches are also excluded. That’s despite Apple adding the Apple Watch to its education store a few weeks ago.
Apple’s Back to School 2026 offer should go live in the US, Canada and Europe later today.
