2009 Important dates – TAFE students

Semester 1
Semester 2

Semester 1

Month

Week beginning

Week No.

Key administration dates for TAFE students

January

5

 

5 January RMIT University re-opens

 

12

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

26

 

26 January Australia Day public holiday and Chinese New Year (Monday)

February

2

 

2–12 February Orientation

 

9

1

9 February Academic year commences for semester 1

 

16

2

20 February last date to add courses for semester 1*

 

23

3

  

March

2

4

  

  

9

5

9 March Labour Day public holiday (Monday)

  

16

6

  

  

23

7

  

  

30

8

31 March Census Date (semester 1) – last date for students to ‘drop’ courses without financial penalty
Closing date for refunds for cancelled semester 1 enrolments

April

6

9

9-15 April mid semester 1 break (most programs)
10 April Good Friday public holiday

  

13

9

13 April Easter Monday public holiday
16 April Lectures resume (Thursday)

  

20

10

25 April Anzac Day (Saturday)

  

27

11

1 May last date to withdraw or take approved Leave of Absence (LOA) without academic penalty for Semester 1

May

4

12

4 May provisional exam timetable for semester 1 posted online

  

11

13

  

  

18

14

22 May exam clash registrations close for semester 1 exams
Exam Equitable Assessment Arrangements (EAA) registrations close for semester 1 exams

  

25

15

  

June

1

16

1 June personalised exam timetables for semester 1 available via Enrolment Online (EOL)

  

8

17

8 June Queen’s Birthday public holiday (Monday)

  

15

18

9–19 June assessment/exam period

  

22

  

9–19 June assessment/exam period
22 June – 3 July semester break
26 June – 17 July Enrolment Online (EOL) open for semester 2 2009 enrolment

  

29

  

22 June – 3 July semester break
30 June – last day for students to apply to graduate at an overseas ceremony

*    Standard semester based programs and courses only

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Semester 2

Month

Week beginning

Week No.

Key administration dates for TAFE students

July

6

1

6 July academic year commences for semester 2*
Official results release date
6–10 July Mid year Orientation

  

13

2

14–24 July deferred, resit and supplementary exams (from semester 1 2009)
17 July Enrolment Online (EOL) closes for semester 2 2009 enrolment

  

20

3

  

  

27

4

  

August

3

5

  

  

10

6

  

  

17

7

  

  

24

8

  

  

31

8

31 August Census Date for semester 2 – last date for students to ‘drop’ courses without financial penalty and closing date for refunds for cancelled semester 2 enrolments
31 August – 6 September mid semester 2 break
4 September last date for students to apply to graduate at the Melbourne ceremony

September

7

9

  

  

14

10

18 September last date to withdraw or take approved Leave of Absence (LOA) without academic penalty for semester 2*

  

21

11

21 September provisional exam timetable for semester 2 posted online

  

28

12

  

October

5

13

  

  

12

14

  

  

19

15

19 October 2010 read only course timetable available via STS

  

26

16

  

November

2

17

2–13 November assessment/exam period
3 November Melbourne Cup public holiday (Tuesday)
4 November – 18 December enrolment Online (EOL) open for 2010 re-enrolment

  

9

18

2–13 November assessment/exam period

  

16

  

  

  

23

  

  

  

30

  

Official results release date for Semester 2

December

7

  

  

  

14

  

16 December Graduation Parade and Ceremony – Melbourne (Wednesday)
18 December Enrolment Online (EOL) closes for 2010 re-enrolment

  

21

  

25 December Christmas Day public holiday
26 December Boxing Day public holiday

  

28

  

28 December – 1 January 2009 RMIT University close-down period (re-opens 4 January 2010)

*    Standard semester based programs and courses only

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