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Academic Calendar (semester-based) 2025

Semester 1: 24 February–20 June

Date Action
8 October 2024 Course enrolment opens for all 2025 teaching periods
24 November On-time course enrolment closes (continuing students only)
11 December Class timetable released for viewing
13 January 2025 Class selection opens for new students, 8am
15 January Class selection opens for continuing students who enrolled on-time, 8am
20 January Class selection opens for all other students, 8am
17–21 February Orientation
24 February Classes commence
7 March Last day to add a new course enrolment, swap courses or change classes
14 March

Fee payment due date — and due date for requesting SA-HELP, HECS-HELP or FEE-HELP and providing Tax File Numbers (or Certificates from the ATO) and Unique Student Identifier (USI)

21 March Census date — last day to drop courses or withdraw from study without financial penalty^ or a Withdrawn Without Penalty (WN) grade
14–21 April Mid-semester break
2 May Last day to drop courses or withdraw from study without academic penalty and receiving a Withdrawn Fail (WF) grade 
TBC eVALU8 evaluation period open *
2–6 June Study break 
9–20 June Centrally scheduled exam period
20 June End of semester
TBC eVALU8 evaluation period closed *
4 July Release of Semester 1 results

Semester 2: 21 July–14 November

Date Action
8 October 2024 Course enrolment opens for all 2025 teaching periods
27 April 2025 On-time course enrolment closes (continuing students only)
21 May Class timetable released for viewing
26 May Class selection opens for new students, 8am
28 May Class selection opens for continuing students who enrolled on-time, 8am
2 June Class selection opens for all other students, 8am
14–18 July Orientation
21 July Classes commence
1 August

Last day to add a new course enrolment, swap courses or change classes

8 August

Fee payment due date — and due date for requesting SA-HELP, HECS-HELP or FEE-HELP and providing Tax File Numbers (or Certificates from the ATO) and Unique Student Identifier (USI)

15 August Census date — last day to drop courses or withdraw from study without financial penalty^ or a Withdrawn Without Penalty (WN) grade
19 September

Last day to drop courses or withdraw from study without academic penalty and receiving a Withdrawn Fail (WF) grade

29 September–3 October Mid-semester break
TBC eVALU8 evaluation period open *
27–31 October Study break
3–14 November Centrally scheduled exam period
14 November End of semester
TBC eVALU8 evaluation period closed *

Summer Session (Session 8): 24 November 2025-31 January 2026

View Session 8 Academic Calendar dates at Academic Calendar (session-based) 2025.

^ International students should refer to the Student Fees, Charges and Refunds - Procedures to determine any financial penalties that may apply to them.

* View eVALU8 Courses and Teaching for more information.