Important Dates
2018 Melbourne Academic Calendar
| Higher Education Academic Calendar (Degree Programs) |
Vocational Training Academic Calendar (Certificates/Diplomas/Advanced Diplomas) |
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| Activity | Date | Activity | Date | |
| Summer School 2017/18 End | 25 Jan | Orientation | 5 - 9 Feb | |
| Summer School SWOT VAC | 29 - 30 Jan | Semester 1 Commences | 12 Feb | |
| Summer School Exams | 31 Jan - 2 Feb | Census Date - Term 1 | 27 Feb | |
| Summer School Results Release | 9 Feb | Census Date - Semester 1 | 13 Mar | |
| Semester 1 Orientation Week | 12 - 16 Feb | Graduations | 6-8 Mar | |
| Semester 2 2017 Supplementary/Special Exams | 15 - 16 Feb | Mid-Semester break | 3 - 6 Apr | |
| Semester 1 Classes Commence | 19 Feb | Census Date - Term 2 | 8 May | |
| Graduation | 6 - 8 Mar | End Semester 1 | 23 Jun | |
| Semester 1 Census Date | 19 Mar | Mid-year vacation | 25 Jun - 13 Jul | |
| Mid-Semester Break/Skills Week | 2 - 13 Apr | Orientation | 13 - 18 Jul | |
| Semester 1 End | 25 May | Commence Semester 2 | 23 Jul | |
| Semester 1 SWOT VAC | 28 May - 1 Jun | Census Date - Term 3 | 6 Aug | |
| Examination/Assessment Feedback | 4 - 19 Jun | Graduations | 14 - 16 Aug | |
| Winter School Commences | 25 Jun | Census Date - Semester 2 | 20 Aug | |
| Semester 1 Result Release | 29 Jun | Mid-Semester break | 24 - 28 Sep | |
| Winter School Census Date | 2 Jul | Census Date - Term 4 | 15 Oct | |
| Winter School Classes End | 20 Jul | End of academic year/ End Semester 2 | 1 Dec | |
| Winter School SWOT VAC | 23 - 24 Jul | Campus closure & public holidays | 21 - 31 Dec | |
| Semester 2 Orientation | 23 - 27 Jul | |||
| Semester 1 Supplimentary/Special Exams | 25 - 27 Jul | |||
| Winter School Exams | 27 Jul | |||
| Semester 2 Commences | 30 July | |||
| Winter School Result Release | 3 Aug | |||
| Graduation | 14 - 16 Aug | |||
| Semester 2 Census Date | 27 Aug | |||
| Mid-Semester Break | 17 - 28 Sep | |||
| Semester 2 End | 2 Nov | |||
| Semester 2 SWOT VAC | 5 - 9 Nov | |||
| Semester 2 Examination/assessment period | 12 - 27 Nov | |||
| Semester 2 Result Release | 7 Dec | |||
2018 Public Holidays
| New Year's Day | 1 January |
| Australia Day | 26 January |
| Labour Day | 12 March |
| Good Friday/Easter Monday | 30 March/2 April |
| ANZAC Day | 25 April |
| Queen's Birthday | 11 June |
| Friday before AFL Grand Final | September |
| Melbourne Cup | 6 November |
| Christmas and Boxing Day | 25 December/26 December |
2019 Melbourne Academic Calendar
| Higher Education Academic Calendar (Degree Programs) |
Vocational Training Academic Calendar (Certificates/Diplomas/Advanced Diplomas) Subject to change |
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| Activity | Date | Activity | Date | |
| Main teaching periods | Orientation | 4 - 8 Feb | ||
| Semester 1 | Semester 1 Commences | 11 Feb | ||
| Orientation | 11 - 15 Feb | Graduations | 5 - 7 Mar | |
| Classes commence | 18 Feb | Mid-Semester break | 19 - 22 Apr | |
| Census date | 18 Mar | End Semester 1 | 22 Jun | |
| Mid-semester break | 15 - 26 Apr | Mid-year vacation | 24 Jun - 19 Jul | |
| Classes end | 24 May | Orientation | 15 - 19 Jul | |
| SWOT VAC | 27 - 31 May | Commence Semester 2 | 22 Jul | |
| Exam Period | 3 - 18 Jun | Graduations | 20 - 22 Aug | |
| Result release | 28 Jun | Mid-Semester break | 23 - 27 Sep | |
| Supp/special exam period | 24 - 26 Jul | End of academic year/ End Semester 2 | 30 Nov | |
| Semester 2 | Campus closure & public holidays | 23 - 31 Dec | ||
| Orientation | 22 - 26 Jul | |||
| Classes commence | 29 Jul | |||
| Census date | 26 Aug | |||
| Mid-semester break | 16 - 27 Sep | |||
| Classes end | 1 Nov | |||
| SWOT VAC | 4 - 8 Nov | |||
| Exam Period | 11 - 26 Nov | |||
| Result release | 6 Dec | |||
| Supp/special exam period | 11 - 13 Dec | |||
| Additional Teaching Periods | ||||
| Higher Education February Full Year | ||||
| Classes commence | 18 Feb | |||
| Census date | 15 Apr | |||
| Classes end | 1 Nov | |||
| Result release | 6 Dec | |||
| Higher Education July Full Year | ||||
| Classes commence | 29 Jul | |||
| Census date | 30 Sep | |||
| Classes end | TBC | |||
| Result release | TBC | |||
| Summer School 2018-2019 | ||||
| Classes commence | 10 Dec | |||
| Census date | 21 Dec | |||
| Classes end | 25 Jan | |||
| SWOT VAC | 28 - 30 Jan | |||
| Exam period | 31 Jan - 1 Feb | |||
| Result release | 8 Feb | |||
| Winter School 2018-2019 | ||||
| Classes commence | 24 Jun | |||
| Census date | 1 Jul | |||
| Classes end | 19 Jul | |||
| SWOT VAC | 22 - 23 Jul | |||
| Exam period | 24 - 26 Jul | |||
| Result release | 2 Aug | |||
| Summer School 2019-2020 | ||||
| Classes commence | 9 Dec | |||
| Census date | 20 Dec | |||
| Classes end | TBC | |||
| SWOT VAC | TBC | |||
| Exam period | TBC | |||
| Result release | TBC | |||
| Research* | ||||
| Research period 1 | 1 Jan - 30 Jun | |||
| Research* | ||||
| Research period 2 | 31 Jul - 31 Dec | |||
*Research census date is calculated at 20% from the student's start date to the end of the research period.
2019 Public Holidays
| New Year's Day | 1 January |
| Australia Day | 28 January (day in lieu) |
| Labour Day | 11 March |
| Good Friday/Easter Monday | 19 April/22 April |
| ANZAC Day | 25 April |
| Queen's Birthday | 10 June |
| Friday before AFL Grand Final | 27 September (TBC) |
| Melbourne Cup | 5 November |
| Christmas and Boxing Day | 25 December/26 December |
