Study Time Planner
Enter your available study hours and subjects to generate a weekly study plan.
By Stuart Mathieson · Updated October 2026
Enter hours between 0.1 and 168
Subjects
Your Weekly Study Plan
Hours are allocated proportionally by priority. High = 3×, Medium = 2×, Low = 1× weight.
How the study planner works
Each priority level has a weight - High 3, Medium 2 and Low 1 - and your weekly hours are split in proportion to those weights:
Worked example
20 hours a week for Math (High), History (Medium) and Art (Low). The weights add up to 3 + 2 + 1 = 6:
| Subject | Priority | Hours a week | Share | About a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Math | High | 10.0 | 50.0% | 1.4 hrs |
| History | Medium | 6.7 | 33.3% | 1.0 hrs |
| Art | Low | 3.3 | 16.7% | 0.5 hrs |
Subjects with the same priority always get the same time, so change priorities to fine-tune the balance.
Making the most of your study time
How you study matters as much as how long. A major review of learning research by Dunlosky and colleagues (2013) rated two techniques as the most useful:
- Practice testing - quizzing yourself with flashcards, practice questions or past papers, rather than rereading notes.
- Distributed practice - spreading study for a subject across several sessions, rather than cramming it into one.
The same review found that rereading and highlighting, though popular, did much less to help learning. So instead of one long block for your top subject, try several shorter sessions through the week, each ending with a few minutes of testing yourself.
Frequently asked questions
How are hours split between subjects?
Each subject's priority level is given a weight (High = 3, Medium = 2, Low = 1), and your total hours are divided proportionally to those weights.
Can I add more than two subjects?
Yes - use "Add Subject" for as many as you need, and remove any you don't with the Remove button.
Does this create a fixed daily schedule?
No - it gives you a weekly total per subject and an average per-day figure. How you spread that across specific days and times is up to you.
Why use priorities instead of setting exact hours?
Priorities let the plan adapt. Change your available hours from week to week and the split updates automatically, keeping the same balance between subjects.
Sources
- Improving Students' Learning With Effective Learning Techniques - Dunlosky J, Rawson KA et al., Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 2013