2021 research important dates
Month |
Week beginning |
Week number |
Key dates for higher education students |
December 2020 |
21 |
25 December 2020 - 3 January 2021 University closedown |
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28 |
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1 January New Year's Day public holiday (Friday) |
January 2021 |
4 |
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4 January RMIT University reopens (Monday) |
| 11 | |||
| 18 | |||
| 25 | 26 January Australia Day (Tuesday) | ||
| February | 1 | 1 February Research quarter 1 begins | |
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8 |
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15 |
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| 22 | |||
March |
1 |
1 |
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8 |
2 |
8 March Labour Day public holiday (Monday) |
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15 |
3 |
19 March Last day to apply to graduate |
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22 |
4 |
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29 |
5 |
31 March Research Quarter 1 census date 2 April Good Friday public holiday |
April |
5 |
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5 April Easter Monday public holiday 6 April Easter Tuesday RMIT holiday 8 April Coursework classes resume (Thursday) |
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12 |
6 |
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19 |
7 |
25 April Anzac Day (Sunday) |
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26 |
8 |
30 April Research Quarter 1 ends 1 May Research Quarter 2 begins |
May |
3 |
9 |
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10 |
10 |
14 May Graduation Ceremony |
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17 |
11 |
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24 |
12 |
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31 |
13 |
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June |
7 |
14 |
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14 |
15 |
14 June Queen's Birthday public holiday |
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21 |
16 |
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28 |
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30 June Research quarter 2 census date |
July |
5 |
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| 12 | |||
| 19 | 1 | ||
| 26 | 2 | 31 July Research quarter 2 ends 1 August Research quarter 3 begins |
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| August | 2 | 3 | |
| 9 | 4 | ||
| 16 | 5 | ||
| 23 | 6 | ||
| 30 | |||
| September | 6 | 7 | |
| 13 | 8 | ||
| 20 | 9 | 24 September Friday before AFL Grand Final public holiday (TBC) | |
| 27 | 10 | 30 September Research quarter 3 census date October date TBC Last day to apply to graduate and confirm attendance at the 2021 Melbourne Graduation Ceremony |
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| October | 4 | 11 | |
| 11 | 12 | ||
| 18 | 13 | ||
| 25 | 31 October Research quarter 3 ends |
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| November | 1 | 1 November Research quarter 4 begins 2 November Melbourne Cup Day public holiday (Tuesday) |
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| 15 | |||
| 22 | |||
| 29 | |||
December |
6 | ||
| 13 | 13 December Last day to submit before Christmas shutdown 15 December Melbourne Graduation Parade and Ceremony (Wednesday) |
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| 20 | 25 December - 3 January 2022 RMIT closed 25 December Christmas Day (Saturday) |
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| 27 | 27 December Christmas Day scheduled holiday (Monday) 28 December Boxing Day scheduled holiday (Tuesday) 31 December Research quarter 4 census date 1 January 2022 New Year’s Day (Saturday) |
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| January 2022 | 3 | 3 January 2022 New Year’s Day Scheduled public holiday (Monday) 4 January RMIT University re-opens (Tuesday) |
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| 31 | 31 January Research quarter 4 ends |
15 October Personalised exam timetables for Semester 2 available via myRMIT |
15 October Personalised exam timetables for Semester 2 available via myRMIT |