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Academic calendar

The academic calendar shows key dates for students including teaching, census, assessment and orientation.

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2026 key dates

Date	Details
Mon 9 Feb	Orientation
Mon 23 Feb	Start of Teaching
Fri 27 Mar	Census date
Fri 10 Apr	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Mon 20 Apr - Sun 3 May	Teaching break
Fri 8 May	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Sun 7 Jun	Teaching session ends
Sun 21 Jun	Last date of assessment period

Date	Details
Mon 27 Jul	Orientation
Mon 10 Aug	Start of Teaching
Fri 11 Sep	Census date
Fri 25 Sep	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Mon 5 Oct - Sun 18 Oct	Teaching break
Fri 23 Oct	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Sun 22 Nov	Teaching session ends
Sun 6 Dec	Last date of assessment period

Date	Details
Mon 2 Mar	Start of Teaching
Fri 27 Mar	Census date
Fri 10 Apr	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Fri 24 Apr	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Sun 10 May	Teaching session ends
Sun 10 May	Last date of assessment period

Date	Details
Mon 1 Jun	Start of Teaching
Fri 3 Jul	Census date
Fri 17 Jul	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Fri 31 Jul	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Sun 9 Aug	Teaching session ends
Sun 9 Aug	Last date of assessment period

Date	Details
Mon 24 Aug	Start of Teaching
Fri 11 Sep	Census date
Fri 25 Sep	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Fri 23 Oct	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Sun 1 Nov	Teaching session ends
Sun 1 Nov	Last date of assessment period

Date	Details
Mon 23 Nov	Start of Teaching
Fri 18 Dec	Census date
Fri 22 Jan	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Fri 5 Feb	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Mon 28 Dec - Sun 10 Jan'27	Teaching Break
Sun 14 Feb	Teaching session ends
Sun 14 Feb	Last date of assessment period

Date	Details
Mon 12 Jan	Start of Teaching
Fri 16 Jan	Census date
Sun 25 Jan	Teaching session ends
Sun 1 Feb	Last date of assessment period

Date	Details
Mon 29 Jun	Start of Teaching
Fri 3 Jul	Census date
Sun 12 Jul	Teaching session ends
Sun 19 Jul	Last date of assessment period

Date	Details
Mon 12 Jan	Orientation
Mon 26 Jan	Start of Teaching
Fri 27 Mar	Census date
Fri 22 May	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Mon 20 Apr - Sun 26 Apr	Teaching break
Fri 31 Jul	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Mon 13 Jul - Sun 19 Jul	Teaching break
Mon 5 Oct - Sun 11 Oct	Teaching break
Sun 15 Nov	Teaching session ends
Sun 22 Nov	Last date of assessment period

2027 key dates

Date	Details
Mon 8 Feb	Orientation
Mon 22 Feb	Start of Teaching
Fri 26 Mar	Census date
Fri 9 Apr	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Mon 19 Apr - Sun 2 May	Teaching break
Fri 7 May	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Sun 6 Jun	Teaching session ends
Sun 20 Jun	Last date of assessment period

Date	Details
Mon 26 Jul	Orientation
Mon 9 Aug	Start of Teaching
Fri 10 Sep	Census date
Fri 24 Sep	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Mon 4 Oct - Sun 17 Oct	Teaching break
Fri 22 Oct	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Sun 21 Nov	Teaching session ends
Sun 5 Dec	Last date of assessment period

Date	Details
Mon 1 Mar	Start of Teaching
Fri 26 Mar	Census date
Fri 9 Apr	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Fri 23 Apr	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Sun 9 May	Teaching session ends
Sun 9 May	Last date of assessment period

Date	Details
Mon 31 May	Start of Teaching
Fri 2 Jul	Census date
Fri 16 Jul	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Fri 30 Jul	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Sun 8 Aug	Teaching session ends
Sun 8 Aug	Last date of assessment period

Date	Details
Mon 23 Aug	Start of Teaching
Fri 10 Sep	Census date
Fri 24 Sep	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Fri 22 Oct	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Sun 31 Oct	Teaching session ends
Sun 31 Oct	Last date of assessment period

Date	Details
Mon 22 Nov	Start of Teaching
Fri 17 Dec	Census date
Fri 21 Jan	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Fri 5 Feb	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Mon 27 Dec - Sun 09 Jan'28	Teaching Break
Sun 13 Feb	Teaching session ends
Sun 13 Feb	Last date of assessment period

Date	Details
Mon 11 Jan	Start of Teaching
Fri 15 Jan	Census date
Sun 24 Jan	Teaching session ends
Sun 31 Jan	Last date of assessment period

Date	Details
Mon 28 Jun	Start of Teaching
Fri 2 Jul	Census date
Sun 11 Jul	Teaching session ends
Sun 18 Jul	Last date of assessment period

Date	Details
Mon 11 Jan	Orientation
Mon 25 Jan	Start of Teaching
Fri 26 Mar	Census date
Fri 21 May	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Mon 19 Apr - Sun 25 Apr	Teaching break
Fri 30 Jul	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Mon 12 Jul - Sun 18 Jul	Teaching break
Mon 4 Oct - Sun 10 Oct	Teaching break
Sun 14 Nov	Teaching session ends
Sun 21 Nov	Last date of assessment period