Important Dates 2009
- 2008 Academic Calendar
- 2009 Academic Calendar
- 2010 Academic Calendar
- Withdrawal without Financial and Academic Penalty Dates 2009 (Census Date)
(Read in conjunction with: Withdrawal without Academic and Financial Penalty Dates)
Semester Dates
22 December 2008 |
Final date to enrol in the 2008/2009 Summer Session |
| 24 December 2008 | Final date for re-enrolment on SIMO for semester 1 and semester 2, 2009 |
| 25 December 2008 to 7 January 2009 University Closedown | |
| 2009 Summer Session | |
| 16 January | Final date for graduates to be included in the March & April 2008 Graduation Ceremonies | 20 February |
Summer School results available on SIMO |
| Semester 1, 2009 | |
9 February |
Orientation: Week 1 |
16 February |
Orientation: Week 2 |
23 February |
Lectures commence for the standard teaching period (i.e. Pattern 1 & 2), otherwise refer to the relevant Faculty Academic Calendar |
13 April |
Mid semester break for the standard teaching period (i.e. Pattern 1 & 2), otherwise refer to the relevant Faculty Academic Calendar |
20 April |
Lectures re-commence after mid semester break for the standard teaching period (i.e. Pattern 1 & 2), otherwise refer to the relevant Faculty Academic Calendar |
8 - 19 June |
Review and examinations for the standard teaching period (i.e. Pattern 1 & 2), otherwise refer to the relevant Faculty Academic Calendar |
22 June |
Inter semester break commences for the standard teaching period (i.e. Pattern 1 & 2), otherwise refer to the relevant Faculty Academic Calendar |
6 - 10 July |
|
13 - 24 July |
Supplementary Examinations |
| Mid July | Semester 1 2009 final results released during week commencing 13 July |
July |
Closing date for applications for course admission for Semester 2 2009 |
| Semester 2, 2009 | |
13 July |
Orientation: Week 1 |
20 July |
Orientation: Week 2 |
27 July |
Lectures commence for the standard teaching period (i.e. Pattern 1 & 2), otherwise refer to the relevant Faculty Academic Calendar |
17 July |
Final date for graduates to be included in the Graduation Ceremonies in September 2009 |
28 September |
Mid semester break for the standard teaching period (i.e. Pattern 1 & 2), otherwise refer to the relevant Faculty Academic Calendar |
September |
TISC closing date for applications for course admission for semester 1 2010 |
| 5 October | Lectures re-commence after mid semester break for the standard teaching period (i.e. Pattern 1 & 2), otherwise refer to the relevant Faculty Academic Calendar |
November |
Re-enrolments open for 2010 on SIMO for summer session, semester 1 and semester 2 teaching periods. |
9 - 20 November |
Review and examinations for the standard teaching period (i.e. Pattern 1 & 2), otherwise refer to the relevant Faculty Academic Calendar |
| Mid December | Semester 2 2009 final results released during week commencing 14 December |
December |
Summer school enrolments on SIMO close. |
7 - 11 December |
|
4 - 15 January 2010 |
Supplementary examinations |
Withdrawal without Financial and Academic Penalty Dates 2009
The HESA (Higher Education Support Act 2003) legislation requires that for every unit of study offered, the University must set a census or reporting date for the period in which that unit is taught. What this means is that the University now has authorised 18 teaching periods. Most students will undertake a normal Semester 1 and Semester 2 pattern but it is important to be aware of the dates applicable to your enrolment pattern.
- Academic Penalty - withdrawal from a unit after the published academic penalty date for the relevant teaching period will incur a fail for the unit with a grade of WF (withdrawn fail). This rule applies to all except VET, honours, research masters or doctoral thesis units.
- Financial liability - is incurred on census date for each academic period. You will incur the cost for the units that you are enrolled in as at census date for the relevant period.
The following table shows the latest date that you may withdraw without incurring any financial or academic penalty for studies undertaken in the relevant teaching period:
| Pattern | Teaching Period |
Code | Earliest start* | Latest finish** | Financial Penalty Date (Census Date***) |
Academic Penalty Date **** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summer School |
090 |
1 Dec 2008 |
28 Feb 2009 |
15 Jan 2009 |
22 Jan 2009 |
Semester 1 |
091 |
1 January |
30 June |
31 March |
1 May |
|
Winter |
09W |
1 June |
31 July |
15 July |
15 July |
|
Semester 2 |
092 |
1 July |
31 December |
31 August |
2 October |
|
| 2 | Trimester 1 |
09TR1 |
1 January |
30 April |
15 February |
13 March |
Trimester 2 |
09TR2 |
1 May |
31 August |
15 June |
10 July |
|
Trimester 3 |
09TR3 |
1 September |
31 December |
15 October |
13 November |
|
| 3 | Term 1 |
09TE1 |
1 January |
30 March |
31 January |
27 February |
Term 2 |
09TE2 |
1 April |
30 June |
30 April |
29 May |
|
Term 3 |
09TE3 |
1 July |
30 September |
31 July |
31 August |
|
Term 4 |
09TE4 |
1 October |
31 December |
31 October |
27 November |
|
| 4 | Full Year | 09F | 1 January |
31 December |
31 May | 31 July |
| 5 | Practicum 1 |
|
1 March |
30 April |
24 March |
27 March |
Practicum 2 |
|
1 April |
30 July |
8 May |
30 May |
|
Practicum 3 |
|
1 June |
31 July |
19 June |
19 June |
|
Practicum 4 |
|
22 June |
30 November |
9 September |
11 September |
|
Practicum 5 |
|
27 July |
20 November |
14 August |
21 August |
|
Practicum 6 |
|
1 October |
31 December |
23 October |
30 October |
| Pattern | Teaching Period |
Code | Earliest start* | Latest finish** | Financial Penalty Date (Census Date***) |
Academic Penalty Date **** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VET Full Year | ||||||
VET Full Year |
09VF |
1 January |
31 December |
31 March |
31 July |
|
* Earliest start date calculated having regard to the 20% rule.
** Latest finish date must be after the Census Date.
*** Census date: the date on which a student’s enrolment is taken to be finalised (section 8). HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP debts are incurred and SLE is consumed on census dates. Students must make their up-front payments and submit their request/s for Commonwealth assistance by the census date.
**** Academic Penalty: withdrawal from a unit after the published academic penalty date for the relevant teaching period will incur a fail for the unit with a grade of WF (withdrawn fail). This rule applies to all except VET, honours, research masters or doctoral thesis units.

