2016 higher education important dates
Semester 1 2016 (Australian campuses)
Month |
Week beginning |
Week number |
Key dates for higher education students |
December 2015 |
21 |
|
25 December 2015 – 1 January 2016 University closedown |
|
28 |
|
1 January 2016 New Year’s Day public holiday (Friday) |
January 2016 |
4 |
|
4 January RMIT University re-opens (Monday) |
|
11 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
18 January Deferred exam timetable (from Semester 2 2015) posted online |
|
25 |
|
26 January Australia Day public holiday (Tuesday) |
February |
1 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
8–19 February Deferred exam period (from Semester 2 2015) (two weeks) |
|
15 |
|
17 February Student Timetabling System (STS) opens for timetabling Business College classes |
|
22 |
|
22–26 February Orientation |
|
29 |
1 |
29 February Semester 1 classes begin* |
March |
7 |
2 |
11 March Last day to add classes for Semester 1* |
|
14 |
3 |
14 March Labour Day public holiday (Monday) |
|
21 |
4 |
24–30 March Mid-semester break* |
|
28 |
4 |
28 March Easter Monday public holiday |
April |
4 |
5 |
|
|
11 |
6 |
|
|
18 |
7 |
|
|
25 |
8 |
25 April Anzac Day (Monday) |
May |
2 |
9 |
2 May Provisional exam timetable for Semester 1 posted online |
|
9 |
10 |
13 May Exam equitable assessment arrangement registrations close for Semester 1 exams |
|
16 |
11 |
|
|
23 |
12 |
|
|
30 |
13 |
30 May Personalised exam timetables for Semester 1 posted online |
June |
6 |
14 |
6–24 June Semester 1 assessment/exam period* (three weeks) |
|
13 |
15 |
13 June Queen’s Birthday public holiday (Monday) |
|
20 |
16 |
22 June – 15 July Mid-year enrolment period* |
|
27 |
|
27 June – 17 July Semester break* (three weeks) |
|
29 |
|
1 July Last day to apply to graduate at an RMIT offshore ceremony |
Semester 2 2016
Month |
Week beginning |
Week number |
Key dates for higher education students |
July |
4 |
|
6 July Student Timetabling System (STS) opens for timetabling Business College classes |
|
11 |
|
11 July Official results release date* |
|
18 |
1 |
18 July Semester 2 classes begin* |
|
25 |
2 |
29 July Last day to add classes for Semester 2* |
August |
1 |
3 |
|
|
8 |
4 |
|
|
15 |
5 |
|
|
22 |
6 |
28 August Last day to apply to graduate at the Melbourne Graduation Ceremony |
|
29 |
|
29 August – 4 September Mid-semester break* |
September |
5 |
7 |
5 September Classes resume* (Monday) |
|
12 |
8 |
16 September Last day to drop classes without academic penalty for Semester 2. Last day to withdraw from program by cancelling enrolment or taking leave of absence without academic penalty for Semester 2*. |
|
19 |
9 |
19 September Provisional exam timetable for Semester 2 posted online |
|
26 |
10 |
30 September Exam equitable assessment arrangement registrations close for Semester 2 exams |
October |
3 |
11 |
|
|
10 |
12 |
|
|
17 |
13 |
17 October Personalised exam timetables for Semester 2 available via my RMIT |
|
24 |
14 |
24 October – 11 November Semester 2 assessment/exam period* (three weeks) |
|
31 |
15 |
1 November Melbourne Cup Day public holiday (Tuesday) |
November |
7 |
16 |
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
21 |
|
25 November Read only class timetable available via STS for 2017 academic year |
|
28 |
|
28 November Official results release date* |
December |
5 |
|
5–9 December Deferred exam period (from Semester 2 2016) |
|
12 |
|
14 December Melbourne Graduation Parade and Ceremony (Wednesday) |
|
19 |
|
19 December Last day to enrol for 2017 for continuing students (4pm deadline) |
|
26 |
|
1 January 2017 New Year’s Day (Sunday) |
January 2017 |
2 |
|
2 January 2017 New Year’s Day public holiday (Monday) |
* Standard semester-based higher education programs and classes only.