2021 Open Universities Australia important dates

2021 key academic dates and deadlines for students studying an RMIT program through Open Universities Australia.

Event or deadline	Study period 1	Study period 2	Study period 3	Study period 4
Orientation Week	22-26 February 2021	24-28 May 2021	23-27 August 2021	22-26 November 2021
Close of enrolment	21 February 2021	23 May 2021	22 August 2021	21 November 2021
Start of study period	1 March 2021	31 May 2021	30 August 2021	29 November 2021
Census date	22 March 2021	21 June 2021	20 September 2021	20 December 2021
Withdraw without academic penalty	12 April 2021	12 July 2021	11 October 2021	10 January 2022
Alternative Assessment Arrangement registrations close	23 April 2021	23 July 2021	22 October 2021	21 January 2022
End of study period	30 May 2021	29 August 2021	28 November 2021	27 February 2022
Assessment period	31 May - 4 Jun 2021	30 August - 3 September 2021	29 November - 3 December 2021	28 February - 4 March 2022
Deferred assessment period	30 August - 3 September 2021	29 November - 3 December 2021	28 February - 4 March 2022	30 May - 3 June 2022
Results released*	5 July 2021	4 October 2021	4 January 2022	4 April 2022

Event or deadline	Session 1	Session 2	Session 3
Close of enrolment	21 February 2021	11 July 2021	7 November 2021
Start of study period	1 March 2021	19 July 2021	15 November 2021
Census date	25 March 2021	12 August 2021	9 December 2021
Withdraw without academic penalty	25 March 2021	12 August 2021	9 December 2021
Alternative Assessment Arrangement registrations close	30 April 2021	17 September 2021	21 January 2021
End of study period	6 June 2021	24 October 2021	20 February 2022
Assessment period	14 June - 18 June 2021	1 November - 5 November 2021	28 February - 4 March 2022
Deferred assessment period	1 November - 5 November 2021	28 February 2022 - 4 March 2022	TBC
Results released*	12 July 2021	29 November 2021	28 March 2022

*It will not be possible to release results early for any of the study periods or sessions for OUA students.