Higher Education Academic Calendar

Canberra Campus

Semester One 2023
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Semester One 2023

Month

Day

Week

Lecture Week No*

Notes

February/ March

20 - 03

0

0

Orientation two weeks

March

06 - 10

1

1

Monday 06 March start of Semester One

13 - 17

2

2

Friday 17 March – Last day to enrol

20 – 2433 
27 – 3144

Monday 27 March - Census date

Monday 27 March - Last day to withdraw in a subject or course without financial and/or academic penalties.

April

03 - 0755Friday 7 April Good Friday
10 - 1466Monday 10 April Easter Monday Holiday
17 - 217 Semester break
24 - 2887Tuesday 25 April ANZAC Day Holiday

May

01 - 0598 
08 - 12109 
15 - 191110 
22 - 261211 

May/June

29 - 02

1312 

05 - 09

14Study Week 

12 - 16

15ExamsMonday 12 June Queen’s Birthday Holiday

19 - 23

16

Exams

 
Semester Two 2023
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Semester Two 2023

Month

Day

Week

Lecture Week No*

Notes

July

10 - 14

0

0

Orientation Two weeks
17 - 2111Monday 17 July Start of semester two
24 - 2822Friday 28 July - Last day to enrol
Jul / August31 - 04

3

3 
07 - 1144Monday 7 August - Census date
Monday 7 August - Last day to withdraw from a subject or course without financial and/or academic penalties.
14 - 1855 
21 - 2566 
August / September28 - 017 Intra-Semester Break
04 - 0887 
11 - 1598 
18 - 22109 
25 - 291110 
October02 - 061211Monday 2 October Labour Day Holiday
09 - 131312 
16 - 2014Study Week 
23 - 2715Exams 
October / November31 - 0416Exams 
August Semester 2023
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Canberra Campus August Semester 2023

Month

Day

Week

Lecture Week No*

Notes

August/September21-25

0

0

Orientation 25th last day to enrol
28-111Week 1
September4-8

2

2 
11-153311th September, Census date
18-2244 
25-2955 
October2-6662 October, Public holiday
9-1377 
16-2088 
23-2799 
October/November30-31010 
November6-101111Exams

*Note: Semester Three (Summer) is an intensive program.  One week is equivalent to Two weeks of lectures and study load.

Semester Three 2023 - 2024
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Semester Three (Summer) is an intensive program.
One week is equivalent to Two weeks of lectures and study load.
Semester Three 2023 - 2024

Month

Day

Week

Lecture Week No*

Notes

November 2023/
December 2023
13 - 17

0

0

Orientation One Week
20 - 2411Monday 20 November Start of Semester Three
2Friday 24 Movember - Last day to enrol
27 - 0123Friday 1st December - Census date
4Friday 1st December - Last day to withdraw in a subject or course without financial and academic penalties.
December 202304 - 08

3

5 
6 
11 - 1547 
8 
December 2023 / January 202418 - 225 Christmas Break
25 - 296 
01 - 057 
January 202408 - 128 
15 - 199 
January 2024 - February 202422 - 2610 Friday 26 January Australia Day Holiday
29 - 02119 
10 
05 - 091211 
12 
12 - 1613ExamsExam Period (one week only)
Semester One 2024
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Semester One 2024

Month

Day

Week

Lecture Week No*

Notes

February/ March

26-01

0

0

Orientation Week 1

March

04-08

0

0

Orientation Week 2

11-15

1

1

Monday 11th March - Teaching Commences
18-22 2 2 Friday 22nd March - Last day to enrol for Semester One 2024
25-29 3 3 Friday 29th March Good Friday Public Holiday

April

01-05 4 4 Monday 1st April Easter Monday Public Holiday
Friday 2nd April -Census Date - Last day to withdraw from a subject or course without financial and/or academic penalties.
08-12 5 5
15-19 6 6
22-26 7 - Mid Semester Break (non-teaching week) Thursday 25th Anzac Day Public Holiday
April/May 29-03 8 7

May

06-10 9 8
13-17 10 9
20-24 11 10
27-31 12 11

June

03-07

13 12

10-14

14 Study Week Monday 10 June King’s Birthday Public Holiday

17-21

15 Exams

24-29

16

Exams

Semester Two 2024
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Semester Two 2024

Month

Day

Week

Lecture Week No*

Notes

July

8-12

0

0

Orientation Week 1
15-19 0 0 Orientation Week 2
22-26 1 1 Monday 22nd July - Teaching Commences

July/August

29-02

2

2

Friday 2nd August - Last day to enrol for Semester Two 2024
August 5-9 3 3
12-16 4 4 Monday 12th August - Census Date - Last day to withdraw from a subject or course without financial and/or academic penalties.
19-23 5 5
26-30 6 6

September

2-6 7 - Mid Semester Break (non-teaching week)
9-13 8 7
16-20 9 8
23-27 10 9
September/October 30-4 11 10
October 7-11 12 11 Monday 7th October Labour Day Public Holiday
14-18 13 12
21-25 14 Study Week
October/November 28-01 15 Exams
November 4-8 16 Exams
Semester Three 2024
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Semester Three 2024

Month

Day

Week

Lecture Week No*

Notes

November

18-22

0

0

Orientation Week 1
25-2911&2Monday 25th November - Teaching Commences
Friday 29th November - Last day to enrol for Semester Three 2024
December2-623&4Friday 6th December - Census Date - Last day to withdraw from a subject or course without financial and/or academic penalties.
9-1335&6 
16-204 Christmas Break (non-teaching week)
23-275 Christmas Break (non-teaching week)

December/January

30-036 Christmas Break (non-teaching week)
January6-107 Christmas Break (non-teaching week)
13-178 Christmas Break (non-teaching week)
20-249 Christmas Break (non-teaching week)
27-31107&8 
February03-07119&10 
10-141211&12 
17-2113Exams 

Semester Three (Summer) is an intensive program. One week is equivalent to Two weeks of lectures and study load.