Study period key dates for 2027

We offer a range of study periods throughout the year, depending on when you begin your units.

Stay on top of important dates in your academic calendar, including orientation, study start dates, census dates, withdrawal deadlines, payment due dates, mid-semester breaks, the last day of your unit, study weeks, assessment and exam periods, and when your unit results are published.

Orientation is a key part of starting your university journey. Running the week before classes commence, you’ll connect with other students, explore your new learning environments, and learn about all the support services available to you.

Application dates

It's best to receive an offer early so you can prepare for orientation and the start of your semester/study period, so we recommend you apply as soon as you can. Be sure to check our application dates, which will help you submit your application to us.

Application dates

Standard study periods

Standard study periods include our main semesters 1 and 2, and the Trimester, and our intensive study periods in Summer, Winter, and Spring. Find your study period and important dates listed below.

ActionDate
Start date Monday 4 January 2027
Payment due date* Tuesday 29 December 2026
Last date to enrol in unitsFriday 8 January 2027
Census date (financial responsibility) Tuesday 12 January 2027
Last date to withdraw without fail Monday 25 January 2027
Final assessments/exams (if scheduled) Saturday 6 February  – Sunday 14 February 2027
End date Sunday 14 February 2027
Results published Wednesday 17 February 2027
Supplementary/deferred exams (if scheduled)Wednesday 24 February – Friday 26 February 2027
ActionDate
Orientation weekMonday 15  February – Friday 19 February 2027
Start date Monday 22 February 2027
Last date to enrol in unitsMonday 1 March 2027
Payment due date* Tuesday 2 March 2027
Census date (financial responsibility) Tuesday 16 March 2027
Last date to withdraw without fail Monday 19 April 2027
Mid-semester breakThursday 25 March – Wednesday 31 March 2027
Study weekMonday 24 May – Friday 28 May 2027
Final assessments/exams (if scheduled) Saturday 29 May  – Sunday 13 June 2027
End date Sunday 13 June 2027
Results published Wednesday 23 June 2027
Supplementary/deferred exams (if scheduled)Wednesday 30 June – Friday 2 July 2027
ActionDate
Start date Monday 14 June 2027
Payment due date* Tuesday 8 June 2027
Last date to enrol in unitsFriday 18 June 2027
Census date (financial responsibility) Tuesday 22 June 2027
Last date to withdraw without fail Thursday 24 June 2027
Final assessments/exams (if scheduled) N/A
End date Sunday 4 July 2027
Results published Friday 9 July 2027
ActionDate
Orientation weekMonday 28 June – Friday 2 July 2027
Start date Monday 5 July 2027
Last date to enrol in unitsMonday 12 July 2027
Payment due date* Tuesday 13 July 2027
Census date (financial responsibility) Tuesday 27 July 2027
Last date to withdraw without fail Monday 30 August 2027
Mid-semester breakMonday 23 August – Sunday 29 August 2027
Study weekMonday 4 October – Friday 8 October 2027
Final assessments/exams (if scheduled) Saturday 9 October – Sunday 24 October 2027
End date Sunday 24 October 2027
Results published Wednesday 3 November 2027
Supplementary/deferred exams (if scheduled)Wednesday 10 November – Friday 12 November 2027

Trimester

ActionDate
Start date Monday 1 November 2027
Last date to enrol in unitsMonday 7 November 2027
Payment due date* Tuesday 9 November 2027
Census date (financial responsibility) Tuesday 23 November 2027
Last date to withdraw without fail Thursday 23 December 2027
Final assessments/exams (if scheduled) Saturday 5 February – Sunday 13 February 2028
End date Sunday 13 February 2028
Results published Wednesday 16 February 2028
Supplementary/deferred exams (if scheduled)Wednesday 23 February – Friday 25 February 2028

Spring

ActionDate
Start date Monday 1 November 2027
Payment due date* Tuesday 2 November 2027
Last date to enrol in unitsFriday 5 November 2027
Census date (financial responsibility) Tuesday 16 November 2027
Last date to withdraw without fail Thursday 2 December 2027
Final assessments/exams (if scheduled) N/A
End date Sunday 2 January 2028
Results published Friday 7 January 2028

Block study periods

Some units may utilise these new intensive 7-week study periods that align with the start and end dates of the 12-week Semesters.

  • Block 1 and Block 2 align with Semester 1
  • Block 3 and Block 4 align with Semester 2

You can view a visual representation of the full academic calendar to see how the block study periods align with the semesters.

Our other intensive study periods in Summer, Winter, and Spring are listed above in our standard study periods.

ActionDate
Start date Monday 22 February 2027
Payment due date* Tuesday 23 February 2027
Last date to enrol in unitsFriday 26 February 2027
Census date (financial responsibility) Tuesday 9 March 2027
Last date to withdraw without fail Monday 22 March 2027
End date Sunday 18 April 2027
Results published Friday 23 April 2027
ActionDate
Start date Monday 26 April 2027
Payment due date* Tuesday 27 April 2027
Last date to enrol in unitsFriday 30 April 2027
Census date (financial responsibility) Tuesday 11 May 2027
Last date to withdraw without fail Thursday 20 May 2027
End date Sunday 13 June 2027
Results published Wednesday 23 June 2027
ActionDate
Start date Monday 5 July 2027
Payment due date*Tuesday 6 July 2027
Last date to enrol in unitsFriday 9 July 2027
Census date (financial responsibility) Tuesday 20 July 2027
Last date to withdraw without fail Thursday 29 July 2027
End date Sunday 22 August 2027
Results published Friday 27 August 2027
ActionDate
Start date Monday 6 September 2027
Payment due date* Tuesday 7 September 2027
Last date to enrol in unitsFriday 10 September 2027
Census date (financial responsibility)Tuesday 21 September 2027
Last date to withdraw without fail Thursday 30 September 2027
End date Sunday 24 October 2027
Results published Wednesday 3 November 2027

Course-specific study period variations

Some courses have dates that differ from the standard study periods. These variations are shown below.

IPC Semester 1 (February – May)

ActionDate
Start dateMonday 22 February 2027
Last date to enrol in unitsFriday 5 March 2027
Payment due date*Tuesday 2 March 2027
Census date (financial responsibility)†Tuesday 16 March 2027
Last date to withdraw without failMonday 19 April 2027
Final assessments/exams (if scheduled)Saturday 29 May – Sunday 6 June 2027
End dateSunday 6 June 2027
Results publishedWednesday 16 June 2027

IPC Semester 2 (June – September)

ActionDate
Start dateMonday 21 June 2027
Last date to enrol in unitsFriday 2 July 2027
Payment due date*Tuesday 29 June 2027
Census date (financial responsibility)†Tuesday 13 July 2027
Last date to withdraw without failTuesday 10 August 2027
Final assessments/exams (if scheduled)Saturday 18 September – Sunday 26 September 2027
End dateSunday 26 September 2027
Results publishedWednesday 6 October 2027

IPC Semester 3 (October – February)

ActionDate
Start dateMonday 11 October 2027
Last date to enrol in unitsFriday 22 October 2027
Payment due date*Tuesday 26 October 2027
Census date (financial responsibility)†Tuesday 9 November 2027
Last date to withdraw without failFriday 17 December 2027
Final assessments/exams (if scheduled)Saturday 22 January – Monday 31 January 2028
End dateSunday 6 February 2028
Results publishedWednesday 16 February 2028

AMC MT Main Block 1 (February – June)

ActionDate
Start dateMonday 1 February 2027
Last date to enrol in unitsFriday 11 June 2027
Payment due date*Friday 28 May 2027
Census date (financial responsibility)†Friday 11 June 2027
Last date to withdraw without failSaturday 12 June 2027
End dateSunday 13 June 2027
Results publishedWednesday 23 June 2027

AMC MT Main Block 3 (June – November)

ActionDate
Start dateMonday 14 June 2027
Last date to enrol in unitsFriday 19 November 2027
Payment due date*Friday 5 November 2027
Census date (financial responsibility)†Friday 19 November 2027
Last date to withdraw without failSaturday 20 November 2027
End dateSunday 21 November 2027
Results publishedWednesday 24 November 2027

AMC MT Post Block 4 (November – December)

ActionDate
Start dateMonday 22 November 2027
Last date to enrol in unitsThursday 23 December 2027
Payment due date*Thursday 9 December 2027
Census date (financial responsibility)†Thursday 23 December 2027
Last date to withdraw without failFriday 24 December 2027
End dateSunday 26 December 2027
Results publishedFriday 14 January 2028
ActionDate
Start dateFriday 29 January 2027 (TBC)
Last date to enrol in unitsFriday 12 February 2027 (TBC)
Payment due date*Tuesday 23 February 2027 (TBC)
Census date (financial responsibility)†Tuesday 9 March 2027 (TBC)
Last date to withdraw without failSaturday 24 April 2027 (TBC)
End dateSunday 18 July 2027 (TBC)
Results publishedFriday 16 July 2027 (TBC)

Half Year Period 1 (January – June)

ActionDate
Start dateMonday 25 January 2027
Last date to enrol in unitsFriday 12 February 2027
Payment due date*Tuesday 2 March 2027
Census date (financial responsibility)†Tuesday 16 March 2027
Last date to withdraw without failThursday 8 April 2027
Mid-semester breakThursday 25 March – Wednesday 31 March 2027
End dateSunday 20 June 2027
Results publishedWednesday 23 June 2027

Half Year Period 2 (June – November)

ActionDate
Start dateMonday 21 June 2027
Last date to enrol in unitsFriday 9 July 2027
Payment due date*Tuesday 13 July 2027
Census date (financial responsibility)†Tuesday 27 July 2027
Last date to withdraw without failMonday 30 August 2027
Mid-semester breakMonday 23 August – Sunday 29 August 2027
End dateSunday 7 November 2027
Results publishedWednesday 17 November 2027

Winter school (early) (May – July)

ActionDate
Start dateMonday 24 May 2027
Last date to enrol in unitsFriday 28 May 2027
Payment due date*Tuesday 18 May 2027
Census date (financial responsibility)†Tuesday 1 June 2027
Last date to withdraw without failMonday 14 June 2027
End dateSunday 4 July 2027
Results publishedFriday 9 July 2027

Block 4 - other (August – October)

ActionDate
Start dateMonday 16 August 2027
Last date to enrol in unitsFriday 20 August 2027
Payment due date*Tuesday 7 September 2027
Census date (financial responsibility)†Tuesday 21 September 2027
Last date to withdraw without failThursday 30 September 2027
End dateSunday 24 October 2027
Results publishedWednesday 3 November 2027

Glossary

Visit our glossary of study terms

*Payment dates

As a general rule, tuition fees and Student Services and Amenities fees are due 14 days prior to the census date for the study period. Refer to your invoice for details.

What is a census date?

Census dates mark the point in a study period at which you become financially liable (responsible for the fees) for a unit. If you are eligible and have elected to defer fees to a HELP loan, it is also the date after which this debt is transferred to the ATO.
See 'What is a census date?' (AskUs) for more information.