2011 Academic year dateline
| Week of session | Start date | Key session dates |
|---|---|---|
| V | 27 Dec 2010 | |
| 1 January - New Year's Day | ||
| V | 3 Jan | 3 January - New Year's Day Public Holiday |
| 3 January - Short Summer Session commences | ||
| 3 January - 1st Half Year (1H) Session commences | ||
| 3 January - 1st Research Session (R1) commences | ||
| 7 January - Census date Long Summer Session | ||
| V | 10 Jan | 10 January - Quarter 1 Session (Q1)^ commences |
| V | 17 Jan | 21 January - Census date for Short Summer Session |
| V | 24 Jan | 26 January - Australia Day Public Holiday |
| V | 31 Jan | 4 February - Census date for Q1 Session |
| 6 February - The College Term N finishes | ||
| V | 7 Feb | 13 February - Short Summer Session finishes |
| 13 February - Long Summer Session finishes | ||
| V | 14 Feb | |
| V | 21 Feb | 27 February - Inter session break finishes |
| 1 | 28 Feb | 28 February - Autumn Session commences |
| 28 February - The College Term 1 (T1)° commences | ||
| 2 | 7 Mar | 7 March - Research Session R1A± commences |
| 3 | 14 Mar | |
| 4 | 21 Mar | 27 March - Q1 Session finishes |
| 5 | 28 Mar | 31 March - Census date for Autumn Session |
| 31 March - Census date for R1 Session | ||
| 31 March - Census date for 1H Session | ||
| 31 March - Census date for The College T1° Session | ||
| 6 | 4 Apr | 4 April - Quarter 2 (Q2)^ Session commences |
| 7 | 11 Apr | 16 April - Graduations commence |
| 8 | 18 Apr | 18 - 25 April - Intra session break |
| 21 April - Graduations finish | ||
| 22 April - Good Friday | ||
| 23 April - Easter Saturday | ||
| 9 | 25 Apr | 25 April - Anzac Day and Easter Monday public holiday |
| 26 April - Substituted public holiday for Easter Monday | ||
| 29 April - Census date for Q2 Session | ||
| 10 | 2 May | |
| 11 | 9 May | |
| 12 | 16 May | |
| 13 | 23 May | |
| 14 | 30 May | |
| 15 | 6 June | 6 - 12 June - Stuvac |
| 12 June - The College T1° Session finishes | ||
| 16 | 13 Jun | 13 June - *Queen's Birthday public holiday |
| 14 June - Examinations# commence | ||
| 19 June - Q2 Session finishes | ||
| 17 | 20 Jun | Examinations# |
| 26 June - R1 Session finishes | ||
| 26 June - R1A Session finishes | ||
| 26 June - 1H Session finishes | ||
| 26 June - Census date for R1A Session | ||
| 18 | 27 Jun | Examinations# |
| 27 June - The College Term 2 (T2)° Session commences | ||
| 27 June - Quarter 3 (Q3)^ Session commences | ||
| 27 June - 2nd Half Year (2H) Session commences | ||
| 27 June - 2nd Research (R2) Session commences | ||
| 28 June - Examinations# finish (to be confirmed) | ||
| 3 July - Autumn Session finishes | ||
| V | 4 Jul | Inter session break commences |
| V | 11 Jul | 12-16 July - Autumn Deferred Exams |
| *V | 18 Jul | 22 July - Census date for Q3 Session |
| *V | 25 Jul | 25 July - Research Session (R2A±) commences |
| 31 July - Inter session break finishes | ||
| 31 July - Census date for The College T2° Session | ||
| 1 | 1 Aug | 1 August - Spring Session commences |
| 2 | 8 Aug | |
| 3 | 15 Aug | |
| 4 | 22 Aug | |
| 5 | 29 Aug | 31 August - Census date for Spring Session |
| 31 August - Census date for R2 Session | ||
| 31 August - Census date for 2H Session | ||
| 6 | 5 Sept | 11 September - Q3 Session finishes |
| 7 | 12 Sept | |
| 8 | 19 Sept | 19 September - Quarter 4 (Q4)^ Session commences |
| 9 | 26 Sept | 26 - 30 September - Intra session break |
| 27 September - Graduations commence | ||
| 29 September - Graduations finish | ||
| 10 | 3 Oct | 3 October - *Labour Day public holiday |
| 4 - 7 October - College based level B and C Academic Promotions Committees meet | ||
| 9 October - The College T2° Session finishes | ||
| 11 | 10 Oct | 14 October - Census date for Q4 Session |
| 10 - 14 October - Single university level D and E Academic Promotions Committees meet | ||
| 12 | 17 Oct | |
| 13 | 24 Oct | 24 October - The College Term N (TN)° Session commences |
| 14 | 31 Oct | |
| 15 | 7 Nov | 7 - 11 November - Stuvac |
| 16 | 14 Nov | 14 November - Examinations# commence |
| 17 | 21 Nov | Examinations# |
| 26 November - Examinations# finish | ||
| 18 | 28 Nov | |
| 30 November - Census date for The College TN° Session | ||
| 4 December - Q4 Session finishes | ||
| 4 December - Spring Session finishes | ||
| V | 5 Dec | 5 December - Inter session break commences |
| 5 December - Long Summer Session commences | ||
| *V | 12 Dec | 13-16 December - Spring Deferred Exams |
| V | 19 Dec | 20 December - Graduations commence |
| 21 December - Graduations finish | ||
| 25 December - R2 Session finishes | ||
| 25 December - R2A Session finishes | ||
| 25 December - 2H Session finishes | ||
| 25 December - Census date for R2A Session | ||
| 25 December - Christmas Day | ||
| V | 26 Dec | 26 December - Christmas Day public holiday |
| 26 December - Boxing Day | ||
| 27 December - Boxing Day public holiday | ||
| V | 2 Jan 2012 | 12 February 2012 - The College TN° Session finishes |
| 13 January 2012 - Census date Long Summer Session | ||
| 19 February 2012 - Long Summer Session finishes | ||
V Vacation week
NOTE 1 * These weeks will be used for the scheduled deferred examinations. Precise dates will be confirmed in 2011, as required.
NOTE 2 # These weeks are part of the formal examination period. Students must be available in these weeks.
NOTE 3 ^Quarter 1 is a non standard session for Graduate School of Business. Other Quarter sessions are also used by the Graduate School of Business.
NOTE 4 ° Terms 1, 2 and N are used for The College at Western Sydney University (The College) and for International offshore purposes.
NOTE 5 ± Research Session late enrolment dates.
NOTE 6 + The formats of Long Summer Session is currently under review. Commencement, census and finishing dates for Long Summer Session will be advised at this location as soon as possible. In the meantime the commencement date given above is indicative only.
The above dates are for sessions appropriate for the majority of students. Students who are enrolled in programs with special sessions, such as teacher education and medicine programs, and students who are offshore and international students will need to consult their school regarding any special purpose dates.
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