Academic calendar

Dates	Activities
20 November 2023 -  16 February 2024	Summer Semester (2023/2024) (12 weeks)
8 January - 18 February	Term 1 (6 weeks)
22 January	Term 1 Census date
26 January	Public holiday – Australia Day (University closed)
20 - 22 February	Term 1 examination period
4 March - 31 May	Semester 1 (12 weeks)
4 March - 12 April	Term 2 (6 weeks)
11 March	Public holiday - Labour Day (University closed)
18 March	Term 2 Census date
29 March -  2 April	Public holiday – Easter (University closed)
31 March	Semester 1 Census date
3 - 5 April	Semester 1 vacation (non-teaching days)
16 - 18 April	Term 2 examination period
22 April - 31 May	Term 3 (6 weeks)
25 April	Public holiday – Anzac Day (University closed)
6 May	Term 3 Census date
3 - 6 June	Study vacation (SWOT vac) - Semester 1
4 - 6 June	Term 3 examination period
7 - 22 June	Semester 1 examination period
10 June	Public holiday – King's Birthday (University closed)
11 June - 20 July	Winter term (6 weeks)
24 June	Winter term Census date
23 - 25 July	Winter term examination period
29 July - 25 October	Semester 2 (12 weeks)
29 July - 6 September	Term 4 (6 weeks)
12 August	Term 4 Census date
31 August	Semester 2 Census date
9 - 13 September	Semester 2 vacation (non-teaching days)
10 - 12 September	Term 4 examination period
16 September - 25 October	Term 5 (6 weeks)
27 September	Public holiday – AFL Grand Final holiday (University closed)
30 September	Term 5 Census date
28 - 31 October	Study vacation (SWOT vac) - Semester 2
29 - 31 October	Term 5 examination period
1 - 16 November	Semester 2 examination period
4 November - 13 December	Term 6 (6 weeks)
5 November	Public holiday - Melbourne Cup Day (University closed)
18 November	Term 6 Census date
18 November	Summer 24/25 starts
21 December	Summer 24/25 census date
17 - 19 December	Term 6 examination period

Dates	Activities
6 January - 14 February	Term 1 (6 weeks)
20 January	Term 1 Census date
18 - 20 February	Term 1 examination period
26 and 27 January	Public holiday – Australia Day (University closed)
14 February	Summer 24/25 ends
17 February	Summer 24/25 SWOTVAC
18 - 21 February	Summer 24/25 exams
3 March - 30 May	Semester 1 (12 weeks)
3 March - 11 April	Term 2 (6 weeks)
10 March	Public holiday - Labour Day (University closed)
17 March	Term 2 Census date
31 March	Semester 1 Census date
15 - 17 April	Term 2 examination period
18 - 22 April	Public holiday – Easter (University closed)
23 - 24 April	Semester 1 vacation (non-teaching days)
25 April	Public holiday – Anzac Day (University closed)
28 April - 6 June	Term 3 (6 weeks)
12 May	Term 3 Census date
2 - 5 June	Study vacation (SWOT vac) Semester 1
11 - 13  June	Term 3 examination period
6 - 21 June	Semester 1 examination period
9 June	Public holiday – King's Birthday (University closed)
10 June - 18 July	Winter term (6 weeks)
23 June	Winter term Census date
22 - 24 July	Winter term examination period
28 July - 24 October	Semester 2 (12 weeks)
28 July - 5 September	Term 4 (6 weeks)
11 August	Term 4 Census date
31 August	Semester 2 Census date
8 - 12 September	Semester 2 vacation (non-teaching days)
9 September - 11 September	Term 4 examination period
15 September - 24 October	Term 5 (6 weeks)
26 September	Public holiday – AFL Grand Final holiday (University closed)
29 September	Term 5 Census date
27 - 30 October	Study vacation (SWOT vac) Semester 2
28 - 30 October	Term 5 examination period
30 October - 15 November	Semester 2 examination period
3 November - 12 December	Term 6 (6 weeks)
4 November	Public holiday - Melbourne Cup Day (University closed)
17 November	Term 6 Census date
17 November	Summer 24/25 starts
21 December	Summer 24/25 census date
16 - 18 December	Term 6 examination period

2026 Academic Calendar [PDF 286KB]

2027 Academic Calendar [PDF 289KB]

2028 Academic Calendar [PDF 290KB]

Dates	Activities
14 November 2022 - 10 February 2023	Summer Semester (2022/2023) (12 weeks)
2 January	Public holiday – New Year's Day in lieu (University closed)
9 January - 17 February	Term 1 (6 weeks)
26 January	Public holiday – Australia Day (University closed)
21 - 23 February	Term 1 examination period
20 - 24 February	Orientation – Semester 1
27 February - 26 May	Semester 1 (12 weeks)
27 February - 7 April	Term 2 (6 weeks)
31 March	Semester 1 Census date
18 - 20 April	Term 2 examination period
7 - 11 April	Public holiday – Easter (University closed)
10 - 14 April	Semester 1 vacation (non-teaching days)
25 April	Public holiday – Anzac Day in lieu (University closed)
24 April - 2 June	Term 3 (6 weeks)
12 June	Public holiday – King's Birthday (University closed)
29 May - 1 June	Study vacation (SWOT Vac) – Semester 1
2 June - 17 June	Examination period – Semester 1
6 - 8 June	Term 3 examination period
12 June - 21 July	Winter Term (6 weeks)
25- 27 July	Winter examination period
24 - 28 July	Orientation – Semester 2
31 July - 8 September	Term 4 (6 weeks)
31 July - 27 October	Semester 2 (12 weeks)
31 August	Semester 2 Census date
11 September - 15 September	Semester 2 vacation (non-teaching week)
12 September - 14 September	Term 4 examination period
18 September - 27 October	Term 5 (6 weeks)
29 September	Public holiday – AFL Grand Final holiday (University closed)
30 October - 2 November	Study vacation (SWOT Vac) – Semester 2
31 October - 2 November	Term 5 examination period
3 November - 18 November	Examination period – Semester 2
6 November - 15 December	Term 6 (6 weeks)
7 November	Public holiday - Melbourne Cup Day (University closed)
20 November 2023 -  16 February 2024	Summer Semester (2023/2024) (12 weeks)
19 - 21 December	Term 6 examination period
23 December - 2 January 2024	University shut down period (University closed)

2023 Academic Calendar [PDF 532KB]