2017 higher education important dates
Semester 1 2017 (Australian campuses)
Month |
Week beginning |
Week number |
Key dates for higher education students |
December 2016 |
19 |
24 December 2016 – 2 January 2017 University closedown |
|
|
26 |
|
1 January 2017 New Year’s Day (Sunday) |
January 2017 |
2 |
|
2 January New Year’s Day public holiday (Monday) |
|
23 |
|
26 January Australia Day public holiday (Thursday) |
February |
6 |
|
6–17 February Spring/Summer and Deferred deferred exam period (from Semester 2 2016) |
|
13 |
|
15 February Student Timetabling System (STS) opens for timetabling Business College classes (Wednesday) |
|
20 |
|
20–24 February Orientation |
|
27 |
1 |
27 February Semester 1 classes begin* |
March |
6 |
2 |
10 March Last day to add classes for Semester 1* |
|
13 |
3 |
13 March Labour Day public holiday (Monday) |
|
20 |
4 |
|
|
27 |
5 |
31 March Census date for Semester 1*. Deadline by which students must take certain actions such as drop a class or cancel enrolment without financial penalty and finalise any HELP arrangements. View more actions at Higher education census dates. |
April |
3 |
6 |
|
|
10 |
7 |
13–19 April Mid-semester break* (Thursday to Wednesday) |
|
17 |
7 |
17 April Easter Monday public holiday |
|
24 |
8 |
25 April Anzac Day public holiday (Tuesday) |
May |
1 |
9 |
1 May Provisional exam timetable for Semester 1 posted online |
|
8 |
10 |
12 May Exam equitable assessment arrangement registrations close for Semester 1 exams |
|
15 |
11 |
|
|
22 |
12 |
|
|
29 |
13 |
29 May Personalised exam timetables for Semester 1 available via myRMIT |
June |
5 |
14 |
5–23 June Semester 1 assessment/exam period* (three weeks) |
|
12 |
15 |
12 June Queen’s Birthday public holiday (Monday) |
|
19 |
16 |
21 June – 14 July Mid-year enrolment period* |
|
26 |
|
26 June – 14 July Semester break* (three weeks) |
Semester 2 2017
Month |
Week beginning |
Week number |
Key dates for higher education students |
July |
3 |
|
5 July myTimetable opens for timetabling Business College classes (Wednesday) |
|
10 |
|
10 July Official results release date* |
|
17 |
1 |
17 July Semester 2 classes begin* |
|
24 |
2 |
28 July Last day to add classes for Semester 2* |
|
31 |
3 |
|
August |
7 |
4 |
7 August Deferred deferred exam timetable (from Semester 1 2017) posted online |
|
14 |
5 |
14–18 August Deferred deferred exam period (from Semester 1 2017) |
|
21 |
6 |
|
|
28 |
None |
28 August – 3 September Mid-semester break* |
September |
4 |
7 |
4 September Classes resume* (Monday) |
|
11 |
8 |
15 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*. |
|
18 |
9 |
18 September Provisional exam timetable for Semester 2 posted online |
|
25 |
10 |
29 September Exam equitable assessment arrangement registrations close for Semester 2 exams |
October |
2 |
11 |
|
|
9 |
12 |
|
|
16 |
13 |
16 October Personalised exam timetables for Semester 2 available via myRMIT |
23 | 14 | 23 October – 10 November Semester 2 assessment/exam period* (three weeks) | |
|
30 |
15 |
|
November |
6 |
16 |
7 November Melbourne Cup Day public holiday (Tuesday) |
|
13 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
20 November Spring Semester start date (Monday) |
|
27 |
|
27 November Official results release date* |
December |
4 |
|
4–8 December Deferred exam period (from Semester 2 2017) |
|
11 |
|
13 December Melbourne Graduation Parade and Ceremony (Wednesday) |
|
18 |
|
18 December Last day for continuing students to enrol for 2018 – by close of business (5pm) |
|
25 |
|
25 December Christmas Day public holiday (Monday) |
January 2018 |
1 |
|
1 January 2018 New Year’s Day public holiday (Monday) |
* Standard semester-based higher education programs and classes only.
+ for eligible students only