2016 Academic year dateline
This dateline, approved by the University's Executive, is subject to change.
Week of session | Start date | Key session dates |
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V | 30 November 2015 | 30 November 2015 - Summer A starts |
V | 7 December 2015 | |
V | 14 December 2015 | |
V | 21 December 2015 | |
V | 28 December 2015 | 1 January - New Year's Day public holiday» |
V | 4 January | 4 January - 1st Half Year (1H) Session starts |
4 January - 1st Research (R1) Session starts | ||
4 January - Summer B 2015 starts | ||
V | 11 January | 11 January - Quarter 1^ (Q1) Session starts |
11 January - Census date for Summer A and B 2015/2016 Sessions | ||
V | 18 January | |
V | 25 January | 26 January - Australia Day public holiday» |
31 January - Census date for Q1^ | ||
V | 1 February | |
V | 8 February | 8 February - Summer A and B exams# start |
14 February - Summer A and B 2015/2016 finish | ||
14 February - Summer A and B 2015/2016 exams# end | ||
V | 15 February | 20 February - Inter Session break finishes |
1 | 22 February | 22 February - Autumn Session starts |
2 | 29 February | 29 February - The College Term 1° (T1) Session starts |
3 | 7 March | 7 March - Research± (R1A) Session starts |
4 | 14 March | |
5 | 21 March | 25 March - Good Friday public holiday» |
27 March - Q1^ Session finishes | ||
6 | 28 March | 28 March - Easter Monday public holiday» |
31 March - Census date for 1H Session | ||
31 March - Census date for R1 Session | ||
31 March - Census date for Autumn Session | ||
31 March - Census date for The College T1° | ||
7 | 4 April | 4 April - Quarter 2^ (Q2) Session starts |
9 April - Graduation ceremonies start | ||
8 | 11 April | 16 April - Graduation ceremonies finish |
11 - 17 April - Intra session break | ||
9 | 18 April | 24 April - Census date for Q2^ |
10 | 25 April | 25 April - ANZAC Day public holiday» |
11 | 2 May | |
12 | 9 May | |
13 | 16 May | |
14 | 23 May | |
15 | 30 May | 30 May - 5 June - Stuvac |
16 | 6 June | 6 June - Autumn Session exams# start |
12 June - The College T1° Session finishes | ||
17 | 13 June | 13 June - Queen's Birthday public holiday» |
13 June - Autumn Session exams# continue | ||
19 June - Q2^ Session finishes | ||
18 | 20 June | 26 June - Autumn Session exams# finish |
26 June - 1H Session finishes | ||
26 June - R1 Session finishes | ||
26 June - Autumn Session finishes | ||
26 June - R1A± Session finishes | ||
26 June Census date for R1A± | ||
V | 27 June | 27 June - Inter Session break starts |
27 June - 2nd Half Year (2H) Session starts | ||
27 June - Quarter 3^ (Q3) Session starts | ||
27 June - 2nd Research (R2) Session starts | ||
V* | 4 July | 4 July - The College Term 2° (T2) Session starts |
V* | 11 July | 15 July - Inter Session Break finishes |
17 July - Census date for Q3^ | ||
1 | 18 July | 18 July - Spring Session starts |
2 | 25 July | 25 July - Research ± (R2A) Session starts |
31 July - Census date for The College T2° | ||
3 | 1 August | |
4 | 8 August | |
5 | 15 August | |
6 | 22 August | |
7 | 29 August | 31 August - Census date for 2H |
31 August - Census date for R2 | ||
31 August - Census date for Spring Session | ||
8 | 5 September | 11 September - Q3^ Session finishes |
9 | 12 September | 12 September - Graduation ceremonies start |
16 September - Graduation ceremonies finish | ||
12 - 18 September - Intra session break | ||
10 | 19 September | 19 September - Quarter 4^ (Q4) Session starts |
11 | 26 September | 2 October - The College T2° Session finishes |
12 | 3 October | 3 October - Labour Day public holiday» |
9 October - Census date for Q4^ | ||
13 | 10 October | |
14 | 17 October | |
15 | 24 October | 24 - 30 October - Stuvac |
24 October - The College Term 3° (T3) Session starts | ||
16 | 31 October | 31 October - Spring Session exams# start |
17 | 7 November | 7 November - Spring Session exams# continue |
18 | 14 November | 20 November - Spring Session exams# finish |
20 November - Spring Session finishes | ||
V | 21 November | 21 November - Inter Session break starts |
V* | 28 November | 28 November - Summer A 2016/2017 Session starts |
30 November - Census date for The College T3° | ||
4 December - Q4^ Session finishes | ||
V* | 5 December | |
V | 12 December | 14 December - Graduation ceremonies start |
16 December - Graduation ceremonies finish | ||
V | 19 December | 25 December - Christmas Day public holiday» |
25 December - 2H Session finishes | ||
25 December - R2 Session finishes | ||
25 December - R2A± Session finishes | ||
25 December - Census date for R2A± | ||
V | 26 December | 26 December - Boxing Day public holiday» |
27 December - Additional public holiday» | ||
1 January 2017 - New Year's Day public holiday» | ||
V | 2 January 2017 | 2 January 2017 - Public holiday in lieu of 1 January (Sunday)» |
2 January 2017 - 1H Session starts | ||
2 January 2017 - R1 Session starts | ||
3 January 2017 - Summer B 2016/2017 Session starts | ||
V | 9 January 2017 | 9 January 2017 - Quarter 1^ (Q1) Session starts |
9 January 2017 - Census date for Summer A and B 2016/2017 Sessions - to be confirmed | ||
V | 16 January 2017 | |
V | 23 January 2017 | 26 January 2017- Australia Day public holiday» |
V | 30 January 2017 | 30 January 2017 - The College T3° Session finishes |
31 January 2017 - Census date for Q1^ | ||
V | 6 February 2017 | 12 February 2017 - Summer A 2016/2017 Session finishes |
12 February 2017 - Summer B 2016/2017 Session finishes | ||
V | 13 February 2017 | |
1 | 20 February 2017 | 20 February 2017 - Autumn Session starts |
20 February 2017 - The College Term 1° (T1) Session starts |
V Vacation week
NOTE 1 * These weeks will be used for the scheduled deferred examinations. Precise dates will be confirmed in 2014, as required.
NOTE 2 # These weeks are part of the formal examination period. Students must be available in these weeks.
NOTE 3 ^ Quarters are the teaching sessions used by Sydney Graduate School of Management and several Schools.
NOTE 4 ° Terms 1, 2 and 3 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 » Public Holidays to be confirmed once gazetted.
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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