2021 vocational education important dates

2021 vocational education important dates

2021 key academic dates and deadlines for vocational education students studying at RMIT Australian campuses.

These dates apply to students in standard semester-based classes.

Semester 1 2021 important dates

Date Event or deadline
25 December 2020 - 3 January University closed
1 January New Year's Day public holiday
1 January Academic year 2021 begins
4 January RMIT University reopens
25 January Automatic class allocation – myTimetable will automatically allocate you to classes based on your group code. Allocation adjustment open for limited courses that require selection
26 January Australia Day
8 February Semester 1 classes begin*
8 February Orientation starts
15 February Last day to add classes for Semester 1*
15 February Last date to enrol for commencing students Semester 1*
26 February myTimetable closes (5pm) for allocation/adjustment – Last day to allocate or adjust classes if required
1 March January session census date for standard semester-based classes starting in January 2021 and ending on or before 30 June 2021
8 March Labour Day public holiday
31 March February session census date for standard semester-based classes starting in February 2021 and ending on or before 30 June 2021
31 March Census date for Semester 1 VCE (Units 1 and 3)
31 March Cross-year 2 session census date for classes starting between 1 July 2020 and 30 December 2020 and ending in 2021
1-7 April Semester 1 mid-semester break*  – includes Easter
2 April Good Friday public holiday
5 April Easter Monday public holiday
6 April Easter Tuesday RMIT holiday
8 April Classes resume
25 April Anzac Day public holiday
30 April March session census date for standard semester-based classes starting in March 2021 and ending on or before 30 June 2021
3 May Mid-year enrolment period* opens
14 May Equitable assessment arrangement registrations close for Semester 1
31 May April session census date for standard semester-based classes starting in April 2021 and ending on or before 30 June 2021
7-18 June Semester 1 assessment period*
14 June Queen's Birthday public holiday
21 June – 4 July Semester break*
30 June May session census date for standard semester-based classes starting in May 2021 and ending on or before 30 June 2021
30 June June session census date for standard semester-based classes starting in June 2021 and ending on or before 30 June 2021
1 July Official results release date*

Semester 1 2021 weeks 1-16

Week Dates
Week 1 8-14 February
Week 2 15-21 February
Week 3 22-28 February
Week 4 1-7 March
Week 5 8-14 March
Week 6 15-21 March
Week 7 22-28 March
Week 8 29 March - 4 April
Week 9 12-18 April
Week 10 19-25 April
Week 11 26 April - 2 May
Week 12 3-9 May
Week 13 10-16 May
Week 14 17-23 May
Week 15 24-30 May
Week 16 31 May - 6 June

Semester 2 2021 important dates

Date Event or deadline
5 July Semester 2 begins
5-9 July Mid-year orientation
7-9 July Deferred assessment period from Semester 1 2021
12 July Semester 2 classes begin
12 July Last date to enrol for commencing students in Semester 2
12 July Last day to add classes for Semester 2
16 July Mid-year enrolment period ends 
2 August Full-year census date for classes starting before 30 June 2021 and ending between 1 July and 31 December 2021
30 August - 5 September Mid-semester break
31 August July census date for classes starting in July 2021 and ending on or before 31 December 2021
31 August VCE census date (Units 2 and 4)
6 September Classes resume*
24 September Friday before the AFL Grand Final public holiday (TBC)  
30 September August session census date for standard semester-based classes starting in August 2021 and ending on or before 31 December 2021
30 September Cross-year census date for classes starting before 30 June 2021 and ending before 29 June 2022
1 October Enrolment Online opens for 2022 enrolments
1 October Equitable assessment arrangement registrations close for Semester 2
29 October Last day to apply to graduate and confirm attendance at the 2021 Melbourne Graduation Ceremony
1 November September session census date for standard semester-based classes starting in September 2021 and ending on or before 31 December 2021
1-12 November Semester 2 assessment period
2 November Melbourne Cup Day public holiday
29 November Official results release date
30 November October session census date for standard semester-based classes starting in October 2021 and ending on or before 31 December 2021
6-10 December Deferred assessment period from Semester 2 2021
14/15 December Melbourne Graduation Ceremony
20 December Deadline for timely re-enrolment – Last day for continuing students to re-enrol for 2022 – by 5pm
23 December November session census date for standard semester-based classes starting in November 2021 and ending on or before 31 December 2021
23 December December session census date for standard semester-based classes starting in December 2021 and ending on or before 31 December 2021
25 December - 3 January 2022 University closedown
25 December Christmas Day
26 December Boxing Day
27 December Christmas Day scheduled holiday
28 December Boxing Day scheduled holiday
31 December 2021 academic year ends
1 January 2022 New Year’s Day
3 January 2022 New Year’s Day public holiday
4 January 2022 RMIT University re-opens

Semester 2 2021 weeks 1-16

Week Dates
Week 1 5-11 July
Week 2 12-18 July
Week 3 19-25 July
Week 4 26 July - 1 August
Week 5 2-8 August
Week 6 9-15 August
Week 7 16-22 August
Week 8 23-29 August
Week 9 6-12 September
Week 10 13-19 September
Week 11 20-26 September
Week 12 27 September - 3 October
Week 13 4-10 October
Week 14 11-17 October
Week 15 18-24 October
Week 16 25-31 October
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