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Academic Calendar (semester-based) 2023

Semester 1: 27 February-23 June 2023

Date Action
10 October 2022 Course enrolment opens for all 2023 teaching periods
20 November On-time course enrolment for Semester 1, 2023 (continuing students) ends
14 December Class timetable released for viewing
16 January 2023 Class selection opens for new students, 8am
18 January Class selection opens for continuing students who enrolled on-time, 8am
23 January Class selection opens for all other students, 8am
20–24 February Orientation
27 February Classes commence
10 March Last day to add a new course enrolment, swap courses or change classes
17 March

Fee payment due date — and due date for requesting SA-HELP, HECS-HELP or FEE-HELP and providing Tax File Numbers (or Certificates from the ATO) and Unique Student Identifier (USI)

24 March Census date — last day to drop courses or withdraw from study without financial penalty^ or a Withdrawn Without Penalty (WN) grade
7–14 April Mid-semester break
(Good Friday public holiday 7 April and Easter Monday public holiday 10 April)
5 May Last day to drop courses or withdraw from study without academic penalty and receiving a Withdrawn Fail (WF) grade 
Note: A WN grade does not impact your GPA, but is considered a fail under pass rate requirements
17 May eVALU8 evaluation period open *
5–9 June Study break 
12–23 June Centrally scheduled exam period
23 June End of semester
2 July eVALU8 evaluation period closed *
6 July Release of Semester 1 results

Semester 2: 24 July–17 November

Date Action
10 October 2022 Course enrolment opens for all 2023 teaching periods
30 April 2023

On-time course enrolment for Semester 2 (continuing students) ends. Ensure you have enrolled in all the courses you wish to study in Semester 2, 2023.

24 May Class timetable released for Study period 2, 2023 terms (for viewing and planning purposes only)
29 May Class selection opens for new students, 8am
31 May Class selection opens for continuing students who enrolled on-time, 8am
5 June Class selection opens for all other students, 8am
17–21 July Orientation
24 July Classes commence
4 August

Last day to add a new course enrolment, swap courses or change classes

11 August

Fee payment due date — and due date for requesting SA-HELP, HECS-HELP or FEE-HELP and providing Tax File Numbers (or Certificates from the ATO) and Unique Student Identifier (USI)

18 August Census date — last day to drop courses or withdraw from study without financial penalty^ or a Withdrawn Without Penalty (WN) grade
22 September

Last day to drop courses or withdraw from study without academic penalty and receiving a Withdrawn Fail (WF) grade
Note: A WN grade does not impact your GPA, but is considered a fail under pass rate requirements

25 September–2 October Mid-semester break (Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday Monday 2 October)
11 October eVALU8 evaluation period open *
30 October–3 November Study break
6–17 November Centrally scheduled exam period
17 November End of semester
27 November eVALU8 evaluation period closed *
7 December Release of Semester 2 results

Summer Session (Session 8): 27 November 2023-26 January 2024

View Session 8 Academic Calendar dates at Academic Calendar (session-based) 2023.

^ International students should refer to the Student Fees, Charges and Refunds - Procedures to determine any financial penalties that may apply to them.

* View eVALU8 Courses and Teaching for more information.