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 2020
| Event/Activity | Week | Jan Semester (201) | May Semester (202) | Sept Semester (203) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result release from previous semester | Bond Week | 6 January | 5 May | 7 September |
Orientation: University Welcome, Enrolment Assistance & Activities | Bond Week | 8 January | 20-22 May | 9-11 September |
Orientation: Faculty Welcomes & Discipline Information Sessions | Bond Week | 9 January | 21 May | 10 September |
| Deferred Examinations (for end of semester exams from previous semester)* | Bond Week | 8-10 January | N/A | N/A |
| Last day to pay current semester fees | Bond Week | 10 January | 22 May | 11 September |
| CLASSES COMMENCE | Week 1 | 13 January | 25 May | 14 September |
| Last day to submit Request for FEE-HELP and SA-HELP Assistance Form | Week 2 | 24 January | 5 June | 25 September |
| Graduation Conferral (May semester only) | N/A | 11 June | N/A | |
| Last day to cancel or substitute subjects without financial penalty | Week 2 | 26 January | N/A | 27 September |
| Late penalty fee of $250 to cancel subject enrolment (Late Cancellation 1 date) | Week 3 | 27 January | N/A | 28 September |
| Late penalty fee of $500 to cancel subject enrolment(Late Cancellation 2 date) | Week 4 | 3 February | N/A | 5 October |
| Last withdrawal date | Week 4 | 7 February | 19 June | 9 October |
| Census date (a) | Week 4 | 7 February | 19 June | 9 October |
| Examination Timetable released | Week 5 | 14 February | N/A | N/A |
| Graduation Ceremony | Week 5 | 15 February | N/A | TBA |
| Last day to cancel subjects without academic penalty (b) | Week 7 | 28 February | 10 July | 30 October |
| Class Timetable released for following semester (January and September semester only) | Week 9 | 9 March | N/A | 9 November |
| Class Timetable Released for following semester (May Semester only) | Week 10 | N/A | 29 July | N/A |
| Continuing student enrolment opens (January and September semester only) | Week 10 | 16 March | N/A | 16 November |
| Continuing student enrolment opens (May semester only) | Week 11 | N/A | 3 August | N/A |
| New student enrolment opens | Week 11 | 23 March | 3 August | 23 November |
| Class registration for all students opens | Week 11 | 23 March | 5 August | 23 November |
| Last day for continuing students to enrol for the following semester without financial penalty (January & September semester only) | Week 12 | 3 April | N/A | 4 December |
| Last day for continuing students to enrol for the following semester without financial penalty (May semester only) | Week 13 | N/A | 21 August | N/A |
| Medical Program Graduation Ceremony | Week 13 | N/A | N/A | 2 December |
| Examinations commence | Week 13 | 9 April | N/A | N/A |
| All Final Assessment Due (May & September semester only) | Week 13 | N/A | 21 August | 11 December |
| SEMESTER ENDS (May & September semester only) | Week 13 | N/A | 21 August | 11 December |
| Examinations end (January semester only) | Week 14 | 20 April | N/A | N/A |
| SEMESTER ENDS (January semester only) | Week 14 | 20 April | N/A | N/A |
*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.