2021 higher education important dates

COVIDsafe campus protocols: In 2021, all students attending campus MUST complete COVIDsafe protocols before they arrive or they will not be granted access. Go to the Return to campus page to complete your COVIDsafe protocols.

Are you studying an Associate Degree in Business, Associate Degree in Legal Practice (Paralegal) or a Diploma of Commerce? If so, you'll follow the 2021 higher education dates on this page. All other associate degree programs follow the 2021 associate degree important dates.

Semester 1 2021 (Australian campuses)

Month	Week beginning	Week number	Key dates for higher education students
December 2020	21		25 December 2020 - 3 January 2021 University closedown
	28		1 January New Year's Day public holiday (Friday) 1 January HDR academic year begins (Friday) (Eligible students only) 1 January Flexible term 2021 begins (Friday)
January 2021	4		4 January RMIT University reopens (Monday) 4 January Summer Semester begins (Monday) 10 January Summer Semester - last day to add classes
	11		12 January Summer Semester – census date 14 January Spring Semester – last day to drop classes without academic penalty
	18
	25		26 January Australia Day (Tuesday) 29 January - myTimetable opens for preferences - Enter your class preferences 30 January Summer Semester - last date to drop classes without academic penalty
February	1
	8		8 February - myTimetable closes for preferences - Last day to enter class preferences (by 5pm) 12 February Spring Semester (2020) ends 12 February Summer Semester ends
	15		15 - 19 February Spring/Summer assessment period 16 February - myTimetable opens for allocation/adjustment - Adjust classes or allocate yourself to classes if required (10am)
	22		22 - 26 February Orientation 26 February Spring/Summer results released
March	1	1	1 March Semester 1 classes begin
	8	2	8 March Labour Day public holiday (Monday) 8 March Last day for applicants to enrol for Semester 1 8 March Last day to add classes for Semester 1*
	15	3	15 March - myTimetable closes for allocation/adjustment - Last day to allocate or adjust classes (by 5pm)
	22	4
	29	5	31 March Semester 1 census date (Wednesday). Find out what you must do by census date 1 - 7 April Mid-semester break* (includes Easter) 2 April Good Friday public holiday
April	5		5 April Easter Monday public holiday 6 April Easter Tuesday RMIT holiday 8 April Classes resume (Thursday)
	12	6
	19	7	25 April Anzac Day (Sunday)
	26	8	30 April Last day to drop classes without academic penalty for Semester 1. 30 April Last day to withdraw from program by cancelling enrolment or taking leave of absence without academic penalty for Semester 1.
May	3	9	3 May Mid-year enrolment period* begins
	10	10	14 May Equitable assessment arrangement registrations close for Semester 1
	17	11
	25	12
	31	13	31 May - 4 June SWOT vac week
June	7	14	7 - 25 June Semester 1 assessment period*
	14	15	14 June Queen's Birthday public holiday
	21	16
	28		28 June - 16 July Semester break*
July	5
	12		12 July Official results release date 16 July Mid-year enrolment period ends

Semester 2 2021

Month	Week beginning	Week number	Key dates for higher education students
July	19	1	19 July Semester 2 classes begin 19 - 23 July Deferred assessment period (from Semester 1 2021) 19 - 23 July Mid-year orientation
	26	2	26 July Last day to enrol for commencing students for Semester 2 26 July Last day to add classes for Semester 2*
August	2	3
	9	4
	16	5
	23	6
	30		31 August Census date for Semester 2 30 August - 3 September Mid-semester break*
September	6	7	6 September Classes resume*
	13	8	17 September Last day to drop classes without academic penalty for Semester 2 17 September Last day to withdraw from program by cancelling enrolment or taking leave of absence without academic penalty for Semester 2
	20	9	24 September Friday before AFL Grand Final public holiday (TBC)
	27	10	1 October Enrolment Online opens for 2022 enrolments 1 October Equitable assessment arrangement registrations close for Semester 2
October	4	11
	11	12
	18	13	18 - 22 October SWOT vac week 22 October Last day to apply to graduate and confirm attendance at the 2021 Melbourne Graduation Ceremony
	25		25 October - 12 November Semester 2 assessment period
November	1		2 November Melbourne Cup Day public holiday (Tuesday)
	8
	15		15 November Spring Semester (2021) begins
	22		28 November Spring Semester – last date to enrol
	29		29 November Official results release date 2 December Spring Semester census date
December	6		6 - 10 December Deferred assessment period (from Semester 2 2021)*
	13		15 December Melbourne Graduation Parade and Ceremony (Wednesday)
	20		20 December Deadline for timely re-enrolment: last day for continuing students to re-enrol for 2022 – by 5pm 25 December - 3 January 2022 RMIT closed 25 December Christmas Day (Saturday) 26 December Boxing Day (Sunday)
	27		27 December Christmas Day scheduled holiday (Monday) 28 December Boxing Day scheduled holiday (Tuesday) 31 December Academic year ends 31 December Flexible term ends 1 January 2022 New Year’s Day (Saturday)
January 2022	3		3 January 2022 New Year’s Day Scheduled public holiday (Monday) 4 January RMIT University re-opens (Tuesday) 4 January Summer Semester begins
February 2022	8		11 February Spring Semester ends 11 February Summer Semester ends

* Standard semester-based higher education programs and classes only.

15 October Personalised exam timetables for Semester 2 available via myRMIT