Apple's 2026 Back to School Offer Expected to Begin by Next Week

Thursday June 25, 2026 8:51 am PDT by Joe Rossignol

Apple Edu Store Apple's annual Back to School promotion will return by next week, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.

Last year, college students and educational staff could receive a free accessory like AirPods 4 or an Apple Pencil Pro with the purchase of a qualifying Mac or iPad model. It is unclear what Apple plans to offer this year, but given the company has just raised prices on all Macs and iPads, this year's Back to School promotion will be rather bittersweet.

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Top Rated Comments

JPack

21 hours ago at 08:54 am

Looks like real BTS began a week ago when Tim Cook pre-announced the price increases. That 15% to 20% off promo is now over today.

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contacos

21 hours ago at 09:00 am

I am surprised they didn't start this today to cover the bad press

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thadoggfather

20 hours ago at 09:19 am

Kids will academically and tangibly learn the impact of AI, supply/demand, and inflation very early on.

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Delivered

20 hours ago at 09:06 am

Unfortunately this is what I always feared entering the Apple realm back in 2019. Apple would spike prices or my financial situation would change and I’d be either priced out or priced painfully but have all my data and work stuck in Apple ecosystem. I kept one foot out. Now head we are. The issue isn’t just the initial upfront cost. If you could afford a mbp6 base before you may still be able to afford it but can you afford to replace it? Bc everything is soldered on you can’t repair much of it so any break and you are out $3k minimum.

As it is I’m likely going to pursue a hybrid of things and not Apple. I’ll use the saving to buy battery packs I guess. 💀. This makes me sad. I love the MacBook but I’m not going to keep spending on them.

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