The standard academic calendar consists of three semesters (typically, 13 weeks of instruction and 1 week of examinations).
The calendar presents the basic chronological structure of the three semesters in an academic year.
Semester dates 2019
| Event/Activity | Week | Jan Semester (191) | May Semester (192) | Sept Semester (193) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result release from previous semester | Bond Week | 7 January | 6 May | 2 September |
| University Welcome & Enrolment Assistance | Bond Week | 9 January | 8 May | 4 September |
| Faculty Welcomes & Orientation Expo | Bond Week | 10 January | 9 May | 5 September |
| Deferred Examinations (for end of semester exams from previous semester)* | Bond Week | 9-11 January | 8-10 May | 4-6 September |
| Last day to pay current semester fees | Bond Week | 11 January | 10 May | 6 September |
| CLASSES COMMENCE | Week 1 | 14 January | 13 May | 9 September |
| Last day to submit Request for FEE-HELP and SA-HELP Assistance Form | Week 2 | 25 January | 24 May | 20 September |
| Last day to cancel or substitute subjects without financial penalty | Week 2 | 27 January | 26 May | 22 September |
| Late penalty fee of $250 to cancel subject enrolment (Late Cancellation 1 date) | Week 3 | 28 January | 27 May | 23 September |
| Late penalty fee of $500 to cancel subject enrolment (Late Cancellation 2 date) | Week 4 | 4 February | 3 June | 30 September |
| Last withdrawal date | Week 4 | 8 February | 7 June | 4 October |
| Census date (a) | Week 4 | 8 February | 7 June | 4 October |
| Examination timetable released | Week 5 | 15 February | 14 June | 11 October |
| Graduation Ceremony | Week 5 | 16 February | 15 June | 12 October |
| Week 6 | 18 February | 17 June | ||
| Last day to cancel subjects without academic penalty (b) | Week 7 | 1 March | 28 June | 25 October |
| Week 8 | 4 March | 1 July | 28 October | |
| Class Timetable Released for following semester | Week 9 | 11 March | 8 July | 4 November |
| Continuing student enrolment opens | Week 10 | 18 March | 15 July | 11 November |
| Class registration for all students opens | Week 11 | 25 March | 22 July | 18 November |
| New student enrolment opens | Week 11 | 25 March | 22 July | 18 November |
| Last day for continuing students to enrol for the following semester without financial penalty | Week 12 | 5 April | 2 August | 29 November |
| Medical Program Graduation Ceremony | Week 13 | 4 December | ||
| Examinations commence | Week 13 | 11 April | 9 August | 6 December |
| Examinations end | Week 14 | 18 April | 17 August | 14 December |
| SEMESTER ENDS | Week 14 | 18 April | 17 August | 14 December |
*Dates are subject to review
**Classes/examinations will not be scheduled on Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday and ANZAC Day. For all other public holidays that fall within a semester, classes/examinations will be scheduled.
(a) The above dates relate to standard full-semester subjects. Intensive and half unit subjects have other dates.
(b) 'WF' grade is awarded after this date.