Key dates 2024

Important study dates, including close of application, close of enrolment, and census dates.

Key dates are based on the university teaching your course. Some degrees include subjects from a mix of universities, so your timetable may run across different study terms and include several key dates.

On this page:

Degree application dates

If you’re planning to commit to a full degree in 2024, you’ll need to get your application in by the application closing date. Degree application dates are different depending on your level of study, university and start date.

To start, choose your level of study:

Undergraduate degree application closing dates

Undergraduate degree application closing dates for all universities except Macquarie, University of Adelaide, UNE, UTAS and some Griffith, La Trobe and Murdoch degrees

Study term Application closing date
Study Period 1 11 Feb 2024
Study Period 2 12 May 2024
Study Period 3 11 Aug 2024
Study Period 4 10 Nov 2024

 

Griffith undergraduate degree application closing dates

Study term Application closing date
Session 1 18 Feb 2024
Session 2 30 Jun 2024
Session 3 20 Oct 2024

 

La Trobe undergraduate degree application closing dates

Study term Application closing date
Semester 1 18 Feb 2024
Semester 2 14 Jul 2024
Term 1 24 Dec 2023
Term 2 18 Feb 2024
Term 3 7 Apr 2024
Term 4 14 Jul 2024
Term 5 1 Sep 2024
Term 6 20 Oct 2024
Winter 27 May 2024

 

Macquarie undergraduate degree application closing dates

Study term Application closing date
Session 1 4 Feb 2024
Session 2 7 Jul 2024
Session 3 24 Nov 2024

 

Notre Dame undergraduate degree application closing dates

Study Term Application Closing date
Non-standard 01 17 Mar 2024
Non-standard 02 12 May 2024
Non-standard 03 4 Feb 2024
Non-standard 04 25 Aug 2024
Non-standard 05 8 Sep 2024
Non-standard 06 27 Oct 2024
Non-standard 07 7 Jul 2024
School Term 1
14 Jan 2024
School Term 2 7 Apr 2024
School Term 3 7 Jul 2024
School Term 4 29 Sep 2024
Semester 1 4 Feb 2024
Semester 2 7 Jul 2024

 

University of Adelaide undergraduate degree application closing dates

Study term Application closing date
Trimester 1 14 Jan 2024
Trimester 2 5 May 2024
Trimester 3 18 Aug 2024

 

UNE undergraduate degree application closing dates

Study term Application closing date
Trimester 1 11 Feb 2024
Trimester 2 9 Jun 2024
Trimester 3 6 Oct 2024

 

UTAS undergraduate degree application closing dates

Study term Application closing date
Accelerated Study Period 1 21 Jan 2024
Accelerated Study Period 2 12 May 2024
Accelerated Study Period 3 1 Sep 2024
Health Study Period 1 18 Feb 2024
Health Study Period 2 23 Jun 2024
Health Study Period 3 20 Oct 2024
Nursing Study Period 1
14 Jan 2024
Nursing Study Period 2 5 May 2024
Nursing Study Period 3
25 Aug 2024
Semester 1 11 Feb 2024
Semester 2 7 Jul 2024
Spring School 13 Oct 2024
Spring School (Extended) 20 Oct 2024
Spring School (November) 3 Nov 2024
Spring School (Late) 27 Oct 2024
Summer School 18 Dec 2023
Term 1 21 Jan 2024
Term 2 14 Apr 2024
Term 3 7 Jul 2024
Term 4 29 Sep 2024
Winter School 19 May 2024
Winter School (Late) 9 June 2024
5 Week Session Jan A 18 Dec 2023
5 Week Session Jan B 31 Dec 2023
5 Week Session Jun 2 Jun 2024
5 Week Session Nov 20 Oct 2024
11 Week Session Feb 21 Jan 2024
11 Week Session Apr 24 Mar 2024
11 Week Session Oct 15 Sep 2024
Postgraduate degree application closing dates

Curtin, some Murdoch and Swinburne postgraduate degree application closing dates, and all postgraduate single subject application closing dates

Study term Degree application closing date Postgraduate single subject application closing date
Study Period 1 11 Feb 2024 16 Feb 2024
Study Period 2 12 May 2024 15 May 2024
Study Period 3 11 Aug 2024 14 Aug 2024
Study Period 4 10 Nov 2024 13 Nov 2024

 

ACU postgraduate degree application closing dates

Study term Application closing date
ACUOnline Term 1 14 Jan 2024
ACUOnline Term 2 7 Apr 2024
ACUOnline Term 3 30 Jun 2024
ACUOnline Term 4 22 Sep 2024
Semester 1 11 Feb 2024
Semester 2 14 Jul 2024

 

Curtin, RMIT and UniSA postgraduate degree application closing dates

Study term Degree application closing date Postgraduate single subject application closing date
Session 1 11 Feb 2024 14 Feb 2024
Session 2 30 Jun 2024 3 Jul 2024
Session 3 27 Oct 2024 30 Oct 2024

 

Griffith postgraduate degree application closing dates

Study term Application closing date
Session 1 18 Feb 2024
Session 2 30 Jun 2024
Session 3 20 Oct 2024

 

Macquarie postgraduate degree application closing dates

Study term Application closing date
Session 1 4 Feb 2024
Session 2 7 Jul 2024
Session 3 24 Nov 2024
Term 1 24 Dec 2023
Term 2 17 Mar 2024
Term 3 9 Jun 2024
Term 4 1 Sep 2024

 

Murdoch postgraduate degree application closing dates

Study term Application closing date
Full Year H 14 Jul 2024
Full Year Y 11 Feb 2024
Semester 1 11 Feb 2024
Semester 2 14 Jul 2024

 

Notre Dame postgraduate degree application closing dates

Study Term Application Closing date
Non-standard 01 17 Mar 2024
Non-standard 02 12 May 2024
Non-standard 03 4 Feb 2024
Non-standard 04 25 Aug 2024
Non-standard 05 8 Sep 2024
Non-standard 06 27 Oct 2024
Non-standard 07 7 Jul 2024
School Term 1
14 Jan 2024
School Term 2 7 Apr 2024
School Term 3 7 Jul 2024
School Term 4 29 Sep 2024
Semester 1 4 Feb 2024
Semester 2 7 Jul 2024

 

UNE postgraduate degree application closing dates

Study term Application closing date
Trimester 1 11 Feb 2024
Trimester 2 9 Jun 2024
Trimester 3 6 Oct 2024

 

UTAS postgraduate degree application closing dates

Study term Application closing date
Nursing Study Period 1 14 Jan 2024
Nursing Study Period 2 5 May 2024
Nursing Study Period 3 25 Aug 2024
Semester 1 11 Feb 2024
Semester 2 7 Jul 2024
Spring School 13 Oct 2024
Spring School (Extended) 20 Oct 2024
Spring School (Late) 27 Oct 2024
Spring School (November) 3 Nov 2024
Summer School 18 Dec 2023
Winter School 19 May 2024
Winter School (Late) 9 June 2024
11 Week Session Feb 21 Jan 2024

Subject enrolment and study dates

Here are the most important dates for your subjects, including: when to enrol by, when classes start, the census date, and when classes end.

To start, choose your level of study:

Undergraduate subject enrolment and study dates

Study period dates

Several unis offer undergraduate subjects in study periods, except for ANU, Macquarie, University of Adelaide, UNE and UTAS. They have their own tables below.

Note that some subjects from Griffith, La Trobe, Murdoch and UniSA are offered in study periods, and they may also be offered in other study terms—make sure you check the other tables below.

Study term Close of enrolment Classes start Census date* Last day to withdraw without academic penalty§ Classes end
Study Period 1 18 Feb 2024 26 Feb 2024 18 Mar 2024

RMIT: To be announced
Swinburne: To be announced

All other subjects in SP1: 7 Apr 2024

26 May 2024
Study Period 2 19 May 2024 27 May 2024 17 Jun 2024

RMIT: To be announced
Swinburne: To be announced

All other subjects in SP2: 7 Jul 2024

25 Aug 2024
Study Period 3 18 Aug 2024 26 Aug 2024 16 Sep 2024

RMIT: To be announced
Swinburne: To be announced

All other subjects in SP3: 6 Oct 2024

24 Nov 2024
Study Period 4 17 Nov 2024 25 Nov 2024 16 Dec 2024

RMIT: To be announced
Swinburne: To be announced

All other subjects in SP4: 5 Jan 2025

23 Feb 2025

 

ANU semester dates

Study term Close of enrolment Classes start Census date* Last day to withdraw without academic penalty§
Recess Classes end
Semester 1 11 Feb 2024 19 Feb 2024 31 Mar 2024 3 May 2024 2–15 Apr 2024 24 May 2024
Semester 2 14 Jul 2024 22 Jul 2024 31 Aug 2024 4 Oct 2024 2–16 Sep 2024 25 Oct 2024
Winter 23 Jun 2024 1 Jul 2024 19 Jul 2024 30 Sep 2024 No recess 30 Sep 2024

 

Griffith session dates

Study term Close of enrolment Classes start Census date* Last day to withdraw without academic penalty§
Classes end
Study Session 1 25 Feb 2024 4 Mar 2024 1 Apr 2024 5 May 2024 31 May 2024
Study Session 2 7 Jul 2024 15 Jul 2024 12 Aug 2024 15 Sep 2024 11 Oct 2024
Study Session 3 27 Oct 2024 4 Nov 2024 2 Dec 2024 12 Jan 2025 7 Feb 2025

 

La Trobe semester and term dates

Study term Close of enrolment Classes start Census date* Last day to withdraw without academic penalty§
Classes end
Semester 1 25 Feb 2024 4 Mar 2024 31 Mar 2024 1 May 2024 31 May 2024
Semester 2 21 Jul 2024 29 Jul 2024 31 Aug 2024 25 Sep 2024 25 Oct 2024
Term 1 31 Dec 2023 8 Jan 2024 22 Jan 2024 3 Feb 2024 16 Feb 2024
Term 2 25 Feb 2024 4 Mar 2024 18 Mar 2024 30 Mar 2024 12 Apr 2024
Term 3 14 Apr 2024 22 Apr 2024 6 May 2024 18 May 2024 31 May 2024
Term 4 21 Jul 2024 29 Jul 2024 12 Aug 2024 24 Aug 2024 6 Sep 2024
Term 5 8 Sep 2024 16 Sep 2024 30 Sep 2024 12 Oct 2024 25 Oct 2024
Term 6 27 Oct 2024 4 Nov 2024 18 Nov 2024 30 Nov 2024 13 Dec 2024
Winter 3 Jun 2024 11 Jun 2024 24 Jun 2024 6 Jul 2024 19 Jul 2024

 

Macquarie session dates

Study term Close of enrolment Classes start Census date* Last day to withdraw without academic penalty§
Recess Classes end
Session 1 11 Feb 2024 19 Feb 2024 15 Mar 2024 28 Apr 2024 8–19 Apr 2024 31 May 2024
Session 2 14 Jul 2024 22 Jul 2024 16 Aug 2024 28 Sep 2024 9–22 Sep 2024 1 Nov 2024
Session 3^ 1 Dec 2024 9 Dec 2024 19 Dec 2024 27 Dec 2024 23 Dec 2024 – 1 Jan 2025 17 Jan 2025

 

Murdoch term dates

Study term Close of enrolment Classes start Census date* Last day to withdraw without academic penalty§
Classes end
Semester 1 18 Feb 2024 26 Feb 2024 25 Mar 2024 19 May 2024 22 Jun 2024
Semester 2 21 Jul 2024 29 Jul 2024 26 Aug 2024 20 Oct 2024 23 Nov 2024
Winter^ 16 Jun 2024 24 Jun 2024 1 Jul 2024 21 Jul 2024 26 Jul 2024
Summer^ 17 Nov 2024 25 Nov 2024 9 Dec 2024 12 Jan 2025 31 Jan 2025

 

Notre Dame semester dates

Study term Close of enrolment Classes start Census date* Last day to withdraw without academic penalty§ Classes end
Non-standard 01
24 Mar 2024 1 Apr 2024 12 Apr 2024 10 May 2024 24 May 2024
Non-standard 02 19 May 2024 27 May 2024 7 Jun 2024 14 Jun 2024 14 Jun 2024
Non-standard 03
11 Feb 2024 19 Feb 2024 29 Mar 2024 10 May 2024 14 Jun 2024
Non-standard 04
1 Sep 2024 9 Sep 2024 20 Sep 2024 27 Sep 2024 27 Sep 2024
Non-standard 05 15 Sep 2024 23 Sep 2024 11 Oct 2024 1 Nov 2024 15 Nov 2024
Non-standard 06
3 Nov 2024 11 Nov 2024 22 Nov 2024 13 Dec 2024 20 Dec 2024
Non-standard 07 14 Jul 2024 22 Jul 2024 30 Aug 2024 8 Nov 2024 20 Dec 2024
School Term 1 21 Jan 2024 29 Jan 2024 16 Feb 2024 15 Mar 2024 5 Apr 2024
School Term 2 14 Apr 2024 22 Apr 2024 10 May 2024 31 May 2024 14 Jun 2024
School Term 3 14 Jul 2024 22 Jul 2024 9 Aug 2024 6 Sep 2024 27 Sep 2024
School Term 4 6 Oct 2024 14 Oct 2024 1 Nov 2024 29 Nov 2024 20 Dec 2024
Semester 1 11 Feb 2024 19 Feb 2024 15 Mar 2024 10 May 2024 16 Jun 2024
Semester 2 14 Jul 2024 22 Jul 2024 16 Aug 2024 11 Oct 2024 31 Dec 2024

 

University of Adelaide trimester dates

Study term Close of enrolment Classes start Census date* Last day to withdraw without academic penalty§ Classes end
Trimester 1 21 Jan 2024 29 Jan 2024 15 Feb 2024 2 Apr 2024 26 Apr 2024
Trimester 2 12 May 2024 20 May 2024 6 Jun 2024 19 Jul 2024 16 Aug 2024
Trimester 3 25 Aug 2024 2 Sep 2024 18 Sep 2024 25 Oct 2024 22 Nov 2024

 

UNE trimester dates

Study term Close of enrolment Classes start Census date* Last day to withdraw without academic penalty§ Classes end
Trimester 1 18 Feb 2024 26 Feb 2024 18 Mar 2024 29 Apr 2024 24 May 2024
Trimester 2 16 Jun 2024 24 Jun 2024 15 Jul 2024 26 Aug 2024 20 Sep 2024
Trimester 3 13 Oct 2024 21 Oct 2024 18 Nov 2024 9 Dec 2024 2 Feb 2025

 

UniSA single subject term dates

Study term Close of enrolment Classes start Census date* Last day to withdraw without academic penalty§
Classes end
Term 1  31 Dec 2023 8 Jan 2024 26 Jan 2024 9 Feb 2024 8 Mar 2024
Term 2 24 Mar 2024 1 Apr 2024 19 Apr 2024 3 May 2024 31 May 2024
Term 3 16 Jun 2024 24 Jun 2024 12 Jul 2024 26 Jul 2024 23 Aug 2024
Term 4 8 Sep 2024 16 Sep 2024 4 Oct 2024 18 Oct 2024 15 Nov 2024

 

UTAS study term dates

Study term Close of enrolment Classes start Census date* Last day to withdraw without academic penalty§ Classes end
Accelerated Study Period 1 28 Jan 2024 5 Feb 2024 28 Feb 2024 21 Mar 2024 5 May 2024
Accelerated Study Period 2 19 May 2024 27 May 2024 19 Jun 2024 11 Jul 2024 25 Aug 2024
Accelerated Study Period 3 8 Sep 2024 16 Sep 2024 9 Oct 2024 31 Oct 2024 15 Dec 2024
Health Study Period 1 25 Feb 2024 4 Mar 2024 22 Mar 2024 19 Apr 2024 2 Jun 2024
Health Study Period 2 30 Jun 2024 8 Jul 2024 26 Jul 2024 23 Aug 2024 6 Oct 2024
Health Study Period 3 27 Oct 2024 4 Nov 2024 22 Nov 2024 20 Dec 2024 2 Feb 2025
Nursing Study Period 1 21 Jan 2024 29 Jan 2024 21 Feb 2024 14 Mar 2024 28 Apr 2024
Nursing Study Period 2 12 May 2024 20 May 2024 11 Jun 2024 1 Jul 2024 11 Aug 2024
Nursing Study Period 3 1 Sep 2024 9 Sep 2024 30 Sep 2024 21 Oct 2024 1 Dec 2024
Semester 1 18 Feb 2024 26 Feb 2024 22 Mar 2024 15 Apr 2024 2 Jun 2024
Semester 2 14 Jul 2024 22 Jul 2024 16 Aug 2024 9 Sep 2024 27 Oct 2024
Spring School 20 Oct 2024 28 Oct 2024 12 Nov 2024 5 Dec 2024 12 Jan 2025
Spring School (Extended) 27 Oct 2024 4 Nov 2024 27 Nov 2024 31 Dec 2024 23 Feb 2025
Spring School (Late) 3 Nov 2024 11 Nov 2024 21 Nov 2024 5 Dec 2024 29 Dec 2024
Spring School (November) 10 Nov 2024 18 Nov 2024 6 Dec 2024 2 Jan 2025 16 Feb 2025
Summer School 25 Dec 2023 2 Jan 2024 15 Jan 2024 30 Jan 2024 25 Feb 2024
Term 1 28 Jan 2024 5 Feb 2024 19 Feb 2024 11 Mar 2024 14 Apr 2024
Term 2 21 Apr 2024 29 Apr 2024 13 May 2024 3 Jun 2024 7 Jul 2024
Term 3 14 Jul 2024 22 Jul 2024 5 Aug 2024 26 Aug 2024 29 Sep 2024
Term 4 6 Oct 2024 14 Oct 2024 28 Oct 2024 18 Nov 2024 22 Dec 2024
Winter School 26 May 2024 3 Jun 2024 11 Jun 2024 24 Jun 2024 14 Jul 2024
Winter School (Late) 16 Jun 2024 24 Jun 2024 12 Jul 2024 5 Aug 2024 15 Sep 2024
11 Week Session Apr 31 Mar 2024 8 Apr 2024 23 Apr 2024 16 May 2024 23 Jun 2024
11 Week Session Feb 28 Jan 2024 5 Feb 2024 21 Feb 2024 14 Mar 2024 21 Apr 2024
11 Week Session Oct 22 Sep 2024 30 Sep 2024 17 Oct 2024 8 Nov 2024 15 Dec 2024
5 Week Session Jan A 25 Dec 2023 2 Jan 2024 9 Jan 2024 19 Jan 2024 4 Feb 2024
5 Week Session Jan B 7 Jan 2024 15 Jan 2024 22 Jan 2024 1 Feb 2024 18 Feb 2024
5 Week Session Jun 9 Jun 2024 17 Jun 2024 24 Jun 2024 5 Jul 2024 21 Jul 2024
5 Week Session Nov 27 Oct 2024 4 Nov 2024 11 Nov 2024 21 Nov 2024 8 Dec 2024

 

Notes

* Census date: If you withdraw from your subject after census date, we can not refund or re-credit your fees. To avoid financial and academic penalties, make sure you withdraw by midnight AEST/AEDT of the relevant census date. For more information, see Uni key dates and census dates explained.
§ Last day to withdraw without academic penalty: To avoid academic penalties, make sure you withdraw by midnight AEST/AEDT of the relevant date. For more information, see Uni key dates and census dates explained.
‡ Some unis include a recess mid-way through some study terms. Tutors may not be available during these breaks.
^ Macquarie Session 3 and Murdoch Summer and Winter Terms are intensive study terms. We suggest you enrol in only one or two subjects in these terms, because you'll have less time to get through your studies.

Postgraduate subject enrolment and study dates

Curtin, Murdoch, Swinburne and UNE study period dates

Note that some Curtin, Murdoch and UNE subjects are offered in different study terms—make sure you check the tables below.

Study term Close of enrolment Classes start Census date* Last day to withdraw without academic penalty§ Classes end
Study Period 1^ 18 Feb 2024 26 Feb 2024 18 Mar 2024

Swinburne: To be announced

All other subjects in SP1: 7 Apr 2024

26 May 2024
Study Period 2^ 19 May 2024 27 May 2024 17 Jun 2024

Swinburne:  To be announced

All other subjects in SP2: 7 Jul 2024

25 Aug 2024
Study Period 3^ 18 Aug 2024 26 Aug 2024 16 Sep 2024

Swinburne:To be announced

All other subjects in SP3: 6 Oct 2024

24 Nov 2024
Study Period 4 17 Nov 20224 25 Nov 2024 16 Dec 2024

Swinburne: To be announced

All other subjects in SP4: 5 Jan 2025

23 Feb 2025

 

Curtin, RMIT and UniSA session dates

Study term Close of enrolment Classes start Census date* Last day to withdraw without academic penalty§ Classes end
Session 1 18 Feb 2024 26 Feb 2024 21 Mar 2024

RMIT: To be announced

All other subjects in Session 1: 7 Apr 2024

2 Jun 2024
Session 2 7 Jul 2024 15 Jul 2024 8 Aug 2024

RMIT: To be announced

All other subjects in Session 2: 25 Aug 2024

20 Oct 2024
Session 3 3 Nov 2024 11 Nov 2024 5 Dec 2024

Curtin: To be announced
RMIT: To be announced
UniSA: To be announced

16 Feb 2025

 

ACU semester and term dates

Study term Close of enrolment Classes start Census date* Last day to withdraw without academic penalty§ Recess Classes end
ACUOnline Term 1 21 Jan 2024 29 Jan 2024 12 Feb 2024 12 Feb 2024 No recess 7 Apr 2024
ACUOnline Term 2 14 Apr 2024 22 Apr 2024 6 May 2024 6 May 2024 No recess 30 Jun 2024
ACUOnline Term 3 7 Jul 2024 15 Jul 2024 29 Jul 2024 29 Jul 2024 No recess 22 Sep 2024
ACUOnline Term 4 29 Sep 2024 7 Oct 2024 21 Oct 2024 21 Oct 2024 No recess 15 Dec 2024
Semester 1 18 Feb 2024 26 Feb 2024 31 Mar 2024 31 Mar 2024 1–7 Apr 2024 23 Jun 2024
Semester 2 21 Jul 2024 29 Jul 2024 31 Aug 2024 31 Aug 2024 23–29 Sep 2024 24 Nov 2024

 

Griffith session dates

Study term Close of enrolment Classes start Census date* Last day to withdraw without academic penalty§
Classes end
Study Session 1 25 Feb 2024 4 Mar 2024 1 Apr 2024 5 May 2024 31 May 2024
Study Session 2 7 Jul 2024 15 Jul 2024 12 Aug 2024 15 Sep 2024 11 Oct 2024
Study Session 3 27 Oct 2024 4 Nov 2024 2 Dec 2024 12 Jan 2025 7 Feb 2025

 

Macquarie session and term dates

Study term Close of enrolment Classes start Census date* Recess Last day to withdraw without academic penalty§
Classes end
Session 1 11 Feb 2024 19 Feb 2024 15 Mar 2024 8–19 Apr 2024
28 Apr 2024 31 May 2024
Session 2 14 Jul 2024 22 Jul 2024 16 Aug 2024 9–22 Sep 2024
28 Sep 2024 1 Nov 2024
Session 3 1 Dec 2024 9 Dec 2024 19 Dec 2024 23 Dec 2024 – 1 Jan 2025
27 Dec 2024 17 Jan 2025
Term 1 31 Dec 2023 8 Jan 2024 24 Jan 2024 No recess 1 Mar 2024 15 Mar 2024
Term 2 24 Mar 2024 1 Apr 2024 17 Apr 2024 No recess 24 May 2024 7 Jun 2024
Term 3 16 Jun 2024 24 Jun 2024 10 Jul 2024 No recess 16 Aug 2024 30 Aug 2024
Term 4 8 Sep 2024 16 Sep 2024 2 Oct 2024 No recess 8 Nov 2024 22 Nov 2024

 

Murdoch semester dates

Study term Close of enrolment Classes start Census date* Last day to withdraw without academic penalty§ Recess Classes end
Full Year H 21 Jul 2024 29 Jul 2024 7 Oct 2024 16 Mar 2025 No recess 21 Jun 2025
Full Year Y 18 Feb 2024 26 Feb 2024 22 Apr 2024 8 Sep 2024 No recess 23 Nov 2024
Semester 1 18 Feb 2024 26 Feb 2024 25 Mar 2024 19 May 2024 No recess
22 Jun 2024
Semester 2 21 Jul 2024 29 Jul 2024 26 Aug 2024 20 Oct 2024 No recess 23 Nov 2024

 

Notre Dame semester and term dates

Study term Close of enrolment Classes start Census date* Last day to withdraw without academic penalty§
Classes end
Non-standard 01 24 Mar 2024 1 Apr 2024 12 Apr 2024 10 May 2024 24 May 2024
Non-standard 02 19 May 2024 27 May 2024 7 Jun 2024 14 Jun 2024 14 Jun 2024
Non-standard 03 11 Feb 2024 19 Feb 2024 29 Mar 2024 10 May 2024 14 Jun 2024
Non-standard 04 1 Sep 2024 9 Sep 2024 20 Sep 2024 27 Sep 2024 27 Sep 2024
Non-standard 05 15 Sep 2024 23 Sep 2024 11 Oct 2024 1 Nov 2024 15 Nov 2024
Non-standard 06 3 Nov 2024 11 Nov 2024 22 Nov 2024 13 Dec 2024 20 Dec 2024
Non-standard 07 14 Jul 2024 22 Jul 2024 30 Aug 2024 8 Nov 2024 20 Dec 2024
School Term 1 21 Jan 2024 29 Jan 2024 16 Feb 2024 15 Mar 2024 5 Apr 2024
School Term 2
14 Apr 2024 22 Apr 2024 10 May 2024 31 May 2024 14 Jun 2024
School Term 3
14 Jul 2024 22 Jul 2024 9 Aug 2024 6 Sep 2024 27 Sep 2024
School Term 4
6 Oct 2024 14 Oct 2024 1 Nov 2024 29 Nov 2024 20 Dec 2024
Semester 1 11 Feb 2024 19 Feb 2024 15 Mar 2024 10 May 2024 16 Jun 2024
Semester 2 14 Jul 2024 22 Jul 2024 16 Aug 2024 11 Oct 2024 31 Dec 2024

 

UNE trimester dates

Study term Close of enrolment Classes start Census date* Last day to withdraw without academic penalty§
Classes end
Trimester 1 18 Feb 2024 26 Feb 2024 18 Mar 2024 29 Apr 2024 24 May 2024
Trimester 2 16 Jun 2024 24 Jun 2024 15 Jul 2024 26 Aug 2024 20 Sep 2024
Trimester 3 13 Oct 2024 21 Oct 2024 18 Nov 2024 9 Dec 2024 2 Feb 2025

 

UTAS study term dates

Study term Close of enrolment Classes start Census date* Last day to withdraw without academic penalty§
Classes end
Nursing Study Period 1 21 Jan 2024 29 Jan 2024 21 Feb 2024 14 Mar 2024 28 Jan 2024
Nursing Study Period 2
12 May 2024 20 May 2024 11 Jun 2024 1 Jul 2024 11 Aug 2024
Nursing Study Period 3
1 Sep 2024 9 Sep 2024 30 Sep 2024 21 Oct 2024 1 Dec 2024
Semester 1 18 Feb 2024 26 Feb 2024 22 Mar 2024 15 Apr 2024 2 Jun 2024
Semester 2 14 Jul 2024 22 Jul 2024 16 Aug 2024 9 Sep 2024 27 Oct 2024
Spring School 1 20 Oct 2024 28 Oct 2024 12 Nov 2024 5 Dec 2024 12 Jan 2025
Spring School (Extended) 27 Oct 2024 4 Nov 2024 27 Nov 2024 31 Dec 2024 23 Feb 2025
Spring School (Late) 3 Nov 2024 11 Nov 2024 21 Nov 2024 5 Dec 2024 29 Dec 2024
Spring School (November) 10 Nov 2024 18 Nov 2024 6 Dec 2024 2 Jan 2025 16 Feb 2025
Summer School 25 Dec 2023 2 Jan 2024 15 Jan 2024 30 Jan 2024 25 Feb 2024
Winter School 26 May 2024 3 Jun 2024 11 Jun 2024 24 Jun 2024 14 Jul 2024
Winter School (Late) 16 Jun 2024 24 Jun 2024 12 Jul 2024 5 Aug 2024 15 Sep 2024
11 Week Session Feb 28 Jan 2024 5 Feb 2024 21 Feb 2024 14 Mar 2024 21 Apr 2024

 

Notes

* Census date: If you withdraw from your subject after census date, we can not refund or re-credit your fees. To avoid financial and academic penalties, make sure you withdraw by midnight AEST/AEDT of the relevant census date. For more information, see Uni key dates and census dates explained.
§ Last day to withdraw without academic penalty: To avoid academic penalties, make sure you withdraw by midnight AEST/AEDT of the relevant date. For more information, see Uni key dates and census dates explained.
^ Some subjects offered in these study periods are also offered in sessions. See your subject page for details.
‡ UNE subject Developing Your Professional Practice is run in study periods, but all other UNE subjects are offered in UNE trimesters.
† Some unis include a recess mid-way through some study terms. Tutors may not be available during these breaks.

Exam dates

If your subject includes an exam, your uni will let you know the key dates to be aware of.

Check your LMS for exam information—including exam periods and timetables. 

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