2027 Foundation Studies important dates

2027 key academic dates and deadlines for Foundation Studies students at RMIT.

RMIT is closed on public holidays and RMIT holidays.

Semester 1

Date	Event or deadline
23 November 2026	Enrolment opens
26 January 2027	Australia Day public holiday (Tuesday)
29 January	Orientation
1 February	Semester 1 classes begin (Monday)
1 February - 11 June	Semester 1 teaching period
8 February	Last day to add classes for Semester 1
26 February	Semester 1 census date (Friday) – this is the deadline for key actions such as dropping a course or cancelling your enrolment without financial penalty. Courses discontinued on or before the census date will not appear on your academic transcript
8 March	Labour Day public holiday (Monday)
26 March	Good Friday public holiday
26 March - 2 April	Mid-semester break (Friday to Friday, includes Easter)
29 March	Easter Monday public holiday
30 March	Easter Tuesday RMIT holiday
5 April	Classes resume (Monday)
25 April	Anzac Day public holiday (Sunday)
7-11 June	Semester 1 Assessment period
11 June	Semester 1 classes end
14 June	King’s Birthday public holiday (Monday)
14 June - 16 July	Semester break
15-18 June	Semester 1 deferred assessment period
25 June	Semester 1 official results release

Semester 2

Date	Event or deadline
15 June	Enrolment opens
16 July	Orientation
19 July	Semester 2 class begins (Monday)
19 July - 26 November	Semester 2 teaching period
26 July	Last day to add classes for Semester 2
13 August	Semester 2 census date (Friday) – this is the deadline for key actions such as dropping a course or cancelling your enrolment without financial penalty. Courses discontinued on or before the census date will not appear on your academic transcript
20-24 September	Mid-semester break (Monday to Friday)
24 September	AFL Grand Final public holiday (Friday) (TBC)
27 September	Classes resume (Monday)
2 November	Melbourne Cup Day public holiday (Tuesday)
22-26 November	Semester 2 assessment period
26 November	Semester 2 classes end
29 November - 3 December	Semester 2 deferred assessment period
29 November 2027 - 28 January 2028	Semester break
10 December 2027	Semester 2 official results release

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