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Academic Dates 2018 v3 PDF
Academic Dates 2018 v3 PDF
Summary of 2018 Principal Academic Dates for Australian Universities For updates to this data visit www.universitiesaustralia.edu.au
Source: Universities Australia 2017 collection of data on 2018 academic dates (data provided by individual universities). This table reflects principal dates for the standard teaching sessions of each university and are subject to review later in 2018.
This document is NOT intended to fully represent the official academic/operating calendar of individual universities - please refer to their calendars for details.
Many universities now teach outside the periods shown, particularly through winter sessions during June and July (indicated by *). Individual faculties within universities (often Business, Medicine, Health Sciences, Visual Arts and Education) may operate by different timetables.
^ Summer session is offered only for a limited number of degree programs or individual subjects, which can start and finish anytime during the period. N/A indicates an ad-hoc / integrated exam period within the session.
For universities operating under a two semester model, "Autumn Session" is Semester 1 and "Spring Session" is Semester 2.
# University operates under a three session (trimester) model, ie. summer session is a formal teaching period for all students.
Notes:
(a) Southern Cross University will also operate formal study periods for a number of post graduate programs. Study Period 1 from 8 Jan to 20 Feb 18 with exam period on 21 & 22 Feb 18; Study Period 2 from 5 Mar to 17 Apr 18 with exam period on 18 & 19 Apr 18; Study Period 3 from 30 Apr to 12 Jun 18 with exam period on 13 &
14 Jun 18; Study Period 4 from 2 Jul to 14 Aug 18 with exam period on 15 & 16 Aug 18; Study Period 5 from 27 Aug to 9 Oct 18 with exam period on 10 & 11 Oct 18; Study Period 6 from 29 Oct to 11 Dec 18 with exam period on 12 & 13 Dec.
(b) The University of Newcastle also operates formal trimesters from 5 Feb to 27 Apr with exam period 3 May to 11 May; 21 May to 10 Aug with exam period 16 Aug to 24 Aug; 3 Sep to 23 Nov with exam period 29 Nov to 7 Dec.
The University of Newcastle also operates Winter Term for limited subjects from 2 Jul to 27 Jul with exam period from 30 Jul to 3 Aug.
(c) The University of Sydney also offers some courses over a Winter School from 03 July to 26 July 2018, with no published exam period as the examination dates/requirements vary by course.
(d) University of Technology, Sydney has three balanced teaching periods implemented from Autumn 2017. Session start dates include introductory/orientation/ transition to study weeks which are compulsory for commencing students. Summer session 2018 commences 19 November 2018 to 2 March 2019 (including exams) for
limited number of elective subjects.
(e) UOW also operates a formal Trimester model for postgraduate business programs. Trimester 1 is from 5 Feb to 13 Apr with exam period 21 Apr to 27 Apr; Trimester 2 from 14 May to 26 Jul with exam period28 Jul to 3 Aug; Trimester 3 from 20 Aug to 26 Oct with exam period 3 Nov to 15 Nov.
(f) Federation University Australia also operates late summer, winter and spring teaching periods for a limited number of courses.
• Study Period Late Summer from 08 January to 16 February 2018 with no published exam period as the examination dates/requirements vary by course.
• Study Period winter from 23 April to 13 July 18 with no published exam period as the examination dates/requirements vary by course.
• Study Period Spring from 1 September to 7 December 18 with no published exam period as the examination dates/requirements vary by course.
(g) La Trobe University offers two other Summer sessions - Summer 2 (6 weeks in duration) from 2 Jan to 9 Feb and Summer 3 (2 weeks in duration) from 29 Jan to 9 Feb. Both share the same examination period as the Summer 1 session above. It also offers a Winter session (2 weeks in duration) from 2 Jul to 13 Jul, with
examinations held from 17 to 20 Jul. La Trobe University alsos runs a Winter Semester from 2-13 July.
(h) RMIT University offers flexible teaching throughout the academic year with the Summer period being the most widely used. A pilot to test the use of standard teaching terms in the Summer period is under development.
(i) Two short mid-term breaks, shown separately.
(j) No formal summer semester period, however a select number of individual subjects are offered.
(k) Murdoch University will operate a formal Winter Term from 25 June 2018 to 20 July 2018 with Exam period from 23 July 2018 to 27 July 2018. Limited number of degree programs or individual units.
(l) Murdoch University will operate formal trimesters from 8 Jan to 30 Mar, with exam period from 7 Apr to 14 Apr; 30 Apr to 20 Jul with exam period from 28 Jul to 4 Aug; 20 Aug to 9 Nov with exam period from 17 Nov to 24 Nov.
(m) The University of Western Australia will operate formal trimesters from 29 Jan to 19 Apr, with exam period from 20 Apr to 24 Apr; 14 May to 03 Aug with exam period from 04 Aug to 11 Aug; 03 September to 23 Nov with exam period from 24 Nov to 01 December
(n) University of Canberra will operate a formal mid-year term from 04 Jun to 20 Jul, with exam period from 23 Jul to 4 Aug. A limited summer teaching period will apply in 2018.
(o) Australian Catholic University offers a winter term from 21 May to 29 July.