If you require a Confirmation of Appropriate Accommodation and Welfare letter (CAAW), you must only arrive in Australia two weeks before your course commences.
If you require a Confirmation of Appropriate Accommodation and Welfare letter (CAAW), you must only arrive in Australia two weeks before your course commences.
The Confirmation of Appropriate Accommodation and Welfare letter (CAAW) will be issued when an Under 18 student has approved welfare ‘Option 2’ arrangements with RMIT.
RMIT agrees to take responsibility for the student’s accommodation, support and general welfare by ensuring the student will live in an approved accommodate site and engage the services of an approved caregiver.
Under-18 international students need to stay in approved accommodation every night until they turn 18 years of age and be part of the RMIT Care Program.
The earliest a CAAW letter can be issued is two weeks before your course commencement. A CAAW letter will begin on the first date that an Under 18 student has approved accommodation and a caregiver.
| Intake | Offer acceptance deadline (4 weeks prior to commencement date) | CAAW date (2 weeks prior to commencement date) | Program commencement date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 2027 | Monday 4 January 2027 | Monday 18 January 2027 | Monday 1 February 2027 |
| Semester 2 2027 | Monday 21 June 2027 | Monday 5 July 2027 | Monday 19 July 2027 |
* Excluding the Diploma of Commerce and the Associate Degree in Business.
| Intake | Offer Acceptance Deadline (4 weeks prior to commencement date) | CAAW Date (2 weeks prior to commencement date) | Program commencement date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 2027 | Monday 11 January 2027 | Monday 25 January 2027 | Monday 8 February 2027 |
| Semester 2 2027 | Monday 14 June 2027 | Monday 28 June 2027 | Monday 12 July 2027 |
Dates for Diplomas open for Semester 3 2027 are to be advised.
| Intake | Offer Acceptance Deadline (4 weeks prior to commencement date) | CAAW Date (2 weeks prior to commencement date) | Program commencement date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 2027 | Monday 1 February 2027 | Monday 15 February 2027 | Monday 1 March 2027 |
| Semester 2 2027 | Monday 21 June 2027 | Monday 5 July 2027 | Monday 19 July 2027 |
| Intake | Offer acceptance deadline (4 weeks prior to commencement date) | CAAW date (2 weeks prior to commencement date) | Program commencement date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 2027 | Monday 1 February 2027 | Monday 15 February 2027 | Monday 1 March 2027 |
| Semester 2 2027 | Monday 21 June 2027 | Monday 5 July 2027 | Monday 19 July 2027 |
| Semester 3 2027 | To be advised | To be advised | To be advised |
| Intake | Offer acceptance deadline (4 weeks prior to commencement date) | CAAW date (2 weeks prior to commencement date) | Program commencement date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intake 1 | Monday 7 December 2027 | Monday 2 December 2027 | Tuesday 5 January 2027 |
| Intake 2 | Monday 11 January 2027 | Monday 25 January 2027 | Monday 8 February 2027 |
| Intake 3 | Monday 15 February 2027 | Monday 1 March 2027 | Monday 15 March 2027 |
| Intake 4 | Monday 29 March 2027 | Monday 12 April 2027 | Monday 26 April 2027 |
| Intake 5 | Monday 3 May 2027 | Monday 17 May 2027 | Monday 31 May 2027 |
| Intake 6 | Monday 14 June 2027 | Monday 28 June 2027 | Monday 12 July 2027 |
| Intake 7 | Monday 19 July 2027 | Monday 2 August 2027 | Monday 16 August 2027 |
| Intake 8 | Monday 6 September 2027 | Monday 20 September 2027 | Monday 4 October 2027 |
| Intake 9 | Monday 11 October 2027 | Monday 25 October 2027 | Monday 8 November 2027 |
| Intake 10 | Monday 15 November 2027 | Monday 29 November 2027 | Monday 13 December 2027 |
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