Academic calendar

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

2026 key dates

Date	Details
Mon 9 Feb	Orientation
Mon 23 Feb	Start of Teaching
Fri 13 Mar	Enrol by Date
Fri 27 Mar	Census date
Fri 10 Apr	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Mon 20 Apr - Fri 1 May	Mid-semester break
Fri 8 May	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Mon 1 Jun	Study Without Teaching (SWOT) Week
Fri 5 Jun	End of Teaching
Mon 8 Jun - Sun 21 Jun	Exam period
Tues 30 Jun	Primary grade release
Thurs 2 Jul	Deferred assessment timetable release
Wed 8 Jul - Wed 15 Jul	Deferred exam period
Tues 21 Jul	Deferred grade release

Date	Details
Mon 20 Jul	Orientation
Mon 3 Aug	Start of Teaching
Fri 21 Aug	Enrol by Date
Fri 4 Sep	Census date
Fri 18 Sep	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Mon 28 Sep - Fri 9 Oct	Mid-semester break
Fri 16 Oct	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Mon 9 Nov	Study Without Teaching (SWOT) Week
Fri 13 Nov	End of Teaching
Mon 16 Nov - Sun 29 Nov	Exam period
Tues 8 Dec	Primary grade release
Thurs 10 Dec	Deferred assessment timetable release
Wed 20 Jan - Wed 27 Jan 2027	Deferred exam period
Tues 2 Feb 2027	Deferred grade release

Date	Details
Mon 2 Mar	Start of Teaching
Fri 13 Mar	Enrol by Date
Fri 27 Mar	Census date
Fri 10 Apr	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Fri 24 Apr	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Mon 4 May - Sun 10 May	Exam period
Sun 10 May	Last date of teaching
Tues 19 May	Primary grade release
Wed 20 May	Deferred assessment timetable release
Mon 25 May - Thurs 28 May	Deferred exam period
Wed 3 Jun	Deferred grade release

Date	Details
Mon 1 Jun	Start of Teaching
Fri 19 Jun	Enrol by Date
Fri 3 Jul	Census date
Fri 17 Jul	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Fri 31 Jul	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Mon 3 Aug - Sun 9 Aug	Exam period
Sun 9 Aug	Last date of teaching
Tues 18 Aug	Primary grade release
Wed 19 Aug	Deferred assessment timetable release
Mon 24 Aug - Thurs 27 Aug	Deferred exam period
Wed 2 Sep	Deferred grade release

Date	Details
Mon 24 Aug	Start of Teaching
Fri 28 Aug	Enrol by Date
Fri 11 Sep	Census date
Fri 25 Sep	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Fri 23 Oct	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Mon 26 Oct - Sun 1 Nov	Exam period
Sun 1 Nov	Last date of teaching
Tues 10 Nov	Primary grade release
Wed 11 Nov	Deferred assessment timetable release
Mon 16 Nov - Thurs 19 Nov	Deferred exam period
Wed 25 Nov	Deferred grade release

Date	Details
Mon 23 Nov	Start of Teaching
Fri 4 Dec	Enrol by Date
Fri 18 Dec	Census date
Fri 22 Jan	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Fri 5 Feb	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Mon 8 Feb - Sun 14 Feb	Exam period
Sun 14 Feb	Last date of teaching
Tues 23 Feb	Primary grade release
Wed 24 Feb	Deferred assessment timetable release
Mon 1 Mar - Thurs 4 Mar	Deferred exam period
Wed 10 Mar	Deferred grade release

Date	Details
Mon 12 Jan	Start of teaching
Fri 23 Jan	Enrol by date
Fri 30 Jan	Census date
Fri 13 Feb	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Fri 27 Feb	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Mon 16 Mar - Sun 22 Mar	Exam period
Sun 22 Mar	Last date of teaching
Tues 7 Apr	Primary grade release
Wed 8 Apr	Deferred assessment timetable release
Mon 13 Apr - Fri 17 Apr	Deferred exam period
Thurs 23 Apr	Deferred grade release

Date	Details
Mon 6 Apr	Start of Teaching
Fri 17 Apr	Enrol by date
Fri 24 Apr	Census date
Fri 8 May	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Fri 22 May	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Mon 8 Jun - Sun 14 Jun	Exam period
Sun 14 Jun	Last date of teaching
Thurs 30 Jun	Primary grade release
Wed 1 Jul	Deferred assessment timetable release
Mon 6 Jul - Fri 10 Jul	Deferred exam period
Thurs 16 Jul	Deferred grade release

Date	Details
Mon 29 Jun	Start of Teaching
Fri 10 Jul	Enrol by Date
Fri 17 Jul	Census date
Fri 31 Jul	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Fri 14 Aug	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Mon 31 Aug - Sun 6 Sep	Exam period
Sun 6 Sep	Last date of teaching
Tues 22 Sep	Primary grade release
Wed 23 Sep	Deferred assessment timetable release
Mon 28 Sep - Fri 2 Oct	Deferred exam period
Thurs 8 Oct	Deferred grade release

Date	Details
Mon 21 Sep	Start of Teaching
Fri 2 Oct	Enrol by date
Fri 9 Oct	Census date
Fri 23 Oct	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Fri 6 Nov	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Mon 23 Nov - Sun 29 Nov	Exam period
Sun 29 Nov	Last date of teaching
Tues 15 Dec	Primary grade release
Wed 16 Dec	Deferred assessment timetable release
Mon 11 Jan - Fri 15 Jan	Deferred exam period
Thurs 28 Jan	Deferred grade release

Date	Details
Mon 12 Jan	Enrol by Date
Mon 12 Jan	Start of Teaching
Fri 16 Jan	Census date
Mon 26 Jan - Sun 1 Feb	Exam period
Tues 10 Feb	Primary grade release
Wed 11 Feb	Deferred assessment timetable release
Mon 16 Feb - Wed 18 Feb	Deferred exam period
Tues 24 Feb	Deferred grade release

Date	Details
Mon 29 Jun	Enrol by Date
Mon 29 Jun	Start of Teaching
Fri 3 Jul	Census date
Mon 13 Jul - Sun 19 Jul	Exam period
Tues 28 Jul	Primary grade release
Wed 29 Jul	Deferred assessment timetable release
Mon 3 Aug - Wed 5 Aug	Deferred exam period
Tues 11 Aug	Deferred grade release

Date	Details
Mon 12 Jan	Orientation
Mon 26 Jan	Start of Teaching
Fri 27 Feb	Enrol by Date
Fri 27 Mar	Census date
Fri 22 May	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Fri 31 Jul	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Mon 16 Nov - Sun 22 Nov	Exam period
Tues 1 Dec	Primary grade release
Thurs 3 Dec	Deferred assessment timetable release
Wed 9 Dec - Wed 16 Dec	Deferred exam period
Tues 22 Dec	Deferred grade release

Date	Details
Mon 12 Jan	Start of Teaching
Fri 2 Jan	Enrol by date
Fri 23 Jan	Census date
Mon 9 Feb	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Mon 23 Feb	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Mon 23 Feb	Last date of teaching / exam period
Tues 3 Mar	Primary grade release

Date	Details
Mon 9 Mar	Start of Teaching
Fri 27 Feb	Enrol by Date
Fri 20 Mar	Census date
Mon 13 Apr	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Mon 27 Apr	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Mon 27 Apr	Last date of teaching / exam period
Tues 5 May	Primary grade release

Date	Details
Mon 11 May	Start of Teaching
Fri 1 May	Enrol by date
Fri 22 May	Census date
Mon 8 Jun	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Mon 22 Jun	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Mon 22 Jun	Last date of teaching / exam period
Tues 30 Jun	Primary grade release

Date	Details
Mon 6 Jul	Start of Teaching
Fri 26 Jun	Enrol by date
Fri 17 Jul	Census date
Mon 3 Aug	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Mon 17 Aug	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Mon 17 Aug	Last date of teaching / exam period
Tues 25 Aug	Primary grade release

Date	Details
Mon 31 Aug	Start of Teaching
Fri 21 Aug	Enrol by date
Fri 11 Sep	Census date
Mon 28 Sep	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Mon 12 Oct	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Mon 12 Oct	Last date of teaching / exam period
Tues 20 Oct	Primary grade release

Date	Details
Mon 26 Oct	Start of Teaching
Fri 16 Oct	Enrol by date
Fri 6 Nov	Census date
Mon 23 Nov	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Mon 7 Dec	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Mon 7 Dec	Last date of teaching / exam period
Tues 15 Dec	Primary grade release

Mid year break	22 June – 31 July 2026
End of year break	30 November 2026 – 19 February 2027

Please note: These dates are for students enrolled in Semester 1 and Semester 2 and will vary if you are enrolled in other study periods.

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 - Fri 30 Apr	Mid-semester break
Fri 7 May	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Mon 31 May	Study Without Teaching (SWOT) Week
Fri 4 Jun	End of Teaching
Mon 7 Jun - Sun 20 Jun	Exam period
Tues 29 Jun	Primary grade release
Thurs 1 Jul	Deferred assessment timetable release
Wed 7 Jul - Wed 14 Jul	Deferred exam period
Tues 20 Jul	Deferred grade release

Date	Details
Mon 19 Jul	Orientation
Mon 2 Aug	Start of Teaching
Fri 3 Sep	Census date
Fri 17 Sep	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Mon 27 Sep - Fri 8 Oct	Mid-semester break
Fri 15 Oct	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Mon 8 Nov	Study Without Teaching (SWOT) Week
Fri 12 Nov	End of Teaching
Mon 15 Nov - Sun 28 Nov	Exam period
Tues 7 Dec	Primary grade release
Thurs 9 Dec	Deferred assessment timetable release
Wed 19 Jan - Wed 26 Jan	Deferred exam period
Tues 1 Feb	Deferred grade release

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
Mon 3 May - Sun 9 May	Exam period
Sun 9 May	Last date of teaching
Tues 18 May	Primary grade release
Wed 19 May	Deferred assessment timetable release
Mon 24 May- Thurs 27 May	Deferred exam period
Wed 2 Jun	Deferred grade release

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
Mon 2 Aug - Sun 8 Aug	Exam period
Sun 8 Aug	Last date of teaching
Tues 17 Aug	Primary grade release
Wed 18 Aug	Deferred assessment timetable release
Mon 23 Aug - Thurs 26 Aug	Deferred exam period
Wed 1 Sep	Deferred grade release

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
Mon 25 Oct- Sun 31 Oct	Exam period
Sun 31 Oct	Last date of teaching
Tues 9 Nov	Primary grade release
Wed 10 Nov	Deferred assessment timetable release
Mon 15 Nov - Thurs 18 Nov	Deferred exam period
Wed 24 Nov	Deferred grade release

Date	Details
Mon 22 Nov	Start of Teaching
Fri 17 Dec	Census date
Fri 21 Jan	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Fri 4 Feb	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Mon 31 Jan - Sun 13 Feb	Exam period
Sun 13 Feb	Last date of teaching
Tues 22 Feb	Primary grade release
Wed 23 Feb	Deferred assessment timetable release
Mon 28 Feb - Thurs 2 Mar	Deferred exam period
Wed 8 Mar	Deferred grade release

Date	Details
Mon 11 Jan	Start of Teaching
Fri 29 Jan	Census date
Fri 12 Feb	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Fri 26 Feb	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Mon 15 Mar - Sun 21 Mar	Exam period
Sun 21 Mar	Last date of teaching
Tues 6 Apr	Primary grade release
Wed 7 Apr	Deferred assessment timetable release
Mon 12 Apr - Fri 16 Apr	Deferred exam period
Thurs 22 Apr	Deferred grade release

Date	Details
Mon 5 Apr	Start of Teaching
Fri 23 Apr	Census date
Fri 7 May	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Fri 21 May	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Mon 7 Jun - Sun 13 Jun	Exam period
Sun 13 Jun	Last date of teaching
Tues 29 Jun	Primary grade release
Wed 30 Jun	Deferred assessment timetable release
Mon 5 Jul - Fri 9 Jul	Deferred exam period
Thurs 15 Jul	Deferred grade release

Date	Details
Mon 28 Jun	Start of Teaching
Fri 16 Jul	Census date
Fri 30 Jul	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Fri 13 Aug	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Mon 30 Aug - Sun 5 Sep	Exam period
Sun 5 Sep	Last date of teaching
Tues 21 Sep	Primary grade release
Wed 22 Sep	Deferred assessment timetable release
Mon 27 Sep - Fri 1 Oct	Deferred exam period
Thurs 7 Oct	Deferred grade release

Date	Details
Mon 20 Sep	Start of Teaching
Fri 8 Oct	Census date
Fri 22 Oct	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Fri 5 Nov	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Mon 22 Nov - Sun 28 Nov	Exam period
Sun 28 Nov	Last date of teaching
Tues 14 Dec	Primary grade release
Wed 15 Dec	Deferred assessment timetable release
Mon 10 Jan - Fri 14 Jan	Deferred exam period
Thurs 27 Jan	Deferred grade release

Date	Details
Mon 11 Jan	Start of Teaching
Fri 15 Jan	Census date
Mon 25 Jan - Sun 31 Jan	Exam period
Tues 9 Feb	Primary grade release
Wed 10 Feb	Deferred assessment timetable release
Mon 15 Feb - Wed 17 Feb	Deferred exam period
Tues 23 Feb	Deferred grade release

Date	Details
Mon 28 Jun	Start of Teaching
Fri 2 Jul	Census date
Mon 12 Jul - Sun 18 Jul	Exam period
Tues 27 Jul	Primary grade release
Wed 28 Jul	Deferred assessment timetable release
Mon 2 Aug - Wed 4 Aug	Deferred exam period
Tues 10 Aug	Deferred grade release

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
Fri 30 Jul	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Mon 15 Nov - Sun 21 Nov	Exam period
Tues 30 Nov	Primary grade release
Thurs 2 Dec	Deferred assessment timetable release
Wed 8 Dec - Wed 15 Dec	Deferred exam period
Tues 21 Dec	Deferred grade release

Date	Details
Mon 11 Jan	Start of Teaching
Fri 22 Jan	Census date
Mon 8 Feb	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Mon 22 Feb	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Mon 22 Feb	Last date of teaching / exam period
Tues 2 Mar	Primary grade release

Date	Details
Mon 8 Mar	Start of Teaching
Fri 19 Mar	Census date
Mon 12 Apr	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Mon 26 Apr	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Mon 26 Apr	Last date of teaching / exam period
Tues 4 May	Primary grade release

Date	Details
Mon 10 May	Start of Teaching
Fri 21 May	Census date
Mon 7 Jun	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Mon 21 Jun	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Mon 21 Jun	Last date of teaching / exam period
Tues 29 Jun	Primary grade release

Date	Details
Mon 5 Jul	Start of Teaching
Fri 16 Jul	Census date
Mon 2 Aug	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Mon 16 Aug	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Mon 16 Aug	Last date of teaching / exam period
Tues 24 Aug	Primary grade release

Date	Details
Mon 30 Aug	Start of Teaching
Fri 10 Aug	Census date
Mon 27 Sep	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Mon 11 Oct	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Mon 11 Oct	Last date of teaching / exam period
Tues 19 Oct	Primary grade release

Date	Details
Mon 25 Oct	Start of Teaching
Fri 5 Nov	Census date
Mon 22 Nov	Withdrawal not Fail (W) date
Mon 6 Dec	Withdrawal Fail (WF) date
Mon 6 Dec	Last date of teaching / exam period
Tues 14 Dec	Primary grade release

Mid year break	21 June – 30 July 2027
End of year break	29 November 2027 – 18 February 2028

Please note: These dates are for students enrolled in Semester 1 and Semester 2 and will vary if you are enrolled in other study periods.

Academic calendar

2026 key dates

Semester 1

Semester 2

Term 1

Term 2

Term 3

Term 4

Online Term 1 (10wk 100% online Term 1)

Online Term 2 (10wk 100% online Term 2)

Online Term 3 (10wk 100% online Term 3)

Online Term 4 (10wk 100% online Term 4)

Summer option

Winter option

Full year

6wk Online 1 (6wk 100% online Term 1)

6wk Online 2 (6wk 100% online Term 2)

6wk Online 3 (6wk 100% online Term 3)

6wk Online 4 (6wk 100% online Term 4)

6wk Online 5 (6wk 100% online Term 5)

6wk Online 6 (6wk 100% online Term 6)

Major study breaks