2013 Academic year dateline
This dateline, approved by the University's Executive, is subject to change.
| Week of session | Start date | Key session dates |
|---|---|---|
| V | 31 Dec 2012 | |
| 1 January - New Year's Day, public holiday | ||
| V | 7 Jan | 7 January - Short Summer Session starts |
| 7 January - 1st Research (R1) Session starts | ||
| 7 January - 1st Half Year (1H) Session starts | ||
| 11 January - Census date for Long Summer+ Session | ||
| V | 14 Jan | 14 January - Quarter 1 (Q1)^ Session starts |
| V | 21 Jan | 25 January - Census date for Short Summer session |
| 26 January - Australia Day | ||
| V | 28 Jan | 28 January - Australia Day, public holiday» |
| 3 February - Census date for Q1^ Session | ||
| 3 February - The College Term 3 (T3)° Session ends | ||
| V | 4 Feb | |
| 3 | 11 Feb | 17 February - Short Summer Session and Long Summer+ Session finish |
| V | 18 Feb | 24 February - Inter session break ends |
| 1 | 25 Feb | 25 February - Autumn Session starts |
| 25 February - The College Term 1 (T1)° Session starts | ||
| 2 | 4 Mar | 4 March - Research Session R1A± starts |
| 3 | 11 Mar | |
| 4 | 18 Mar | |
| 5 | 25 Mar | 29 March - Good Friday, public holiday |
| 31 March - Easter Sunday, public holiday | ||
| 31 March - Q1^ Session ends | ||
| 31 March - Census date for Autumn Session | ||
| 31 March - Census date for 1H Session | ||
| 31 March - Census date for The College T1° Session | ||
| 31 March - Census date for R1 Session | ||
| 6 | 1 Apr | 1 April - Easter Monday, public holiday |
| 7 | 8 Apr | 8 April - Quarter 2 (Q2)^ Session starts |
| 13 April - Graduations start | ||
| 8 | 15 Apr | 15 - 21 April - Intra session break |
| 19 April - Graduations finish | ||
| 9 | 22 Apr | 25 April - Anzac Day, public holiday |
| 28 April - Census date for Q2^ Session | ||
| 10 | 29 Apr | |
| 11 | 6 May | |
| 12 | 13 May | |
| 13 | 20 May | |
| 14 | 27 May | |
| 15 | 3 Jun | 3 - 7 June - Stuvac |
| 9 June - The College T1° Session ends | ||
| 16 | 10 Jun | 10 June - Queen's Birthday, public holiday |
| 11 June - Examinations# start | ||
| 17 | 17 Jun | Examinations# |
| 23 June - Q2^ Session ends | ||
| 18 | 24 Jun | 24 June - The College Term 2 (T2)° Session starts |
| 30 June - Examinations finish# (to be confirmed) | ||
| 30 June - Autumn Session ends | ||
| V | 1 Jul | 1 July - Inter session break starts |
| 1 July - Quarter 3 (Q3)^ Session starts | ||
| 1 July - 2nd Research (R2) Session starts | ||
| 1 July - 2nd Half Year (2H) Session starts | ||
| 7 July - Census date for R1A± Session | ||
| 7 July - R1 Session ends | ||
| 7 July - R1A± Session ends | ||
| 7 July - 1H Session ends | ||
| V | 8 Jul | |
| V* | 15 Jul | 21 July - Census date for Q3^ Session |
| V* | 22 Jul | 28 July - Inter session break ends |
| 1 | 29 Jul | 29 July - Spring Session starts |
| 29 July - Research R2A± Session starts | ||
| 31 July - Census date for The College T2° Session | ||
| 2 | 5 Aug | |
| 3 | 12 Aug | |
| 4 | 19 Aug | |
| 5 | 26 Aug | 31 August - Census date for R2 Session |
| 31 August - Census date for 2H Session | ||
| 31 August - Census date for Spring Session | ||
| 6 | 2 Sep | |
| 7 | 9 Sep | 15 September - Q3^ Session ends |
| 8 | 16 Sep | |
| 9 | 23 Sep | 23 - 27 September - Intra Session break |
| 23 September - Quarter 4 (Q4)^ Session starts | ||
| 23 September - Graduations start | ||
| 27 September - Graduations finish | ||
| 10 | 30 Sep | 1 - 4 October - Level B and C Academic Promotions Committee meet~ |
| 6 October - The College T2° Session ends | ||
| 11 | 7 Oct | 7 October - Labour Day, public holiday |
| 13 October - Census date for Q4^ Session | ||
| 12 | 14 Oct | |
| 14 - 18 October - Single University Level D and E Academic Promotions Committees meet~ | ||
| 13 | 21 Oct | 21 October - The College T3° Session starts |
| 14 | 28 Oct | |
| 15 | 4 Nov | 4 - 8 November Stuvac |
| 16 | 11 Nov | 11 November - Examinations# start |
| 17 | 18 Nov | Examinations# |
| 18 | 25 Nov | 30 November - Census date for The College T3° Session |
| 1 December - Examinations# finish (to be confirmed) | ||
| 1 December - Spring Session ends | ||
| V | 2 Dec | 2 December - Inter Session break starts |
| 2 December - Summer 1 Session starts | ||
| 2 December - Summer 2 Session starts | ||
| 8 December - Q4^ Session ends | ||
| V* | 9 Dec | 15 December - Census date for Summer 1 Session |
| V | 16 Dec | 18 December - Graduations start (selected cohorts) |
| 19 December - Graduations finish (selected cohorts) | ||
| 22 December - Summer 1 Session ends | ||
| V | 23 Dec | 25 December - Christmas Day, public holiday |
| 26 December - Boxing Day, public holiday | ||
| 29 December - R2 Session ends | ||
| 29 December - R2A± Session ends | ||
| 29 December - 2H Session ends | ||
| 29 December - Census date for R2A± Session | ||
| V | 30 Dec | 1 January 2014 - New Years Day, public holiday» |
| 5 January 2014 - Census date for Summer 2 Session | ||
| 2 February 2014 - The College T3° Session ends | ||
| 16 February 2014 - Summer 2 Session ends (includes exam period) | ||
V Vacation week
NOTE 1 * These weeks will be used for the scheduled deferred examinations. Precise dates will be confirmed in 2013, as required.
NOTE 2 # These weeks are part of the formal examination period. Students must be available in these weeks.
NOTE 3 ^Quarter Sessions are 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 + The format of Long Summer Session is currently under review. Start, census and finishing dates for Long Summer Session will be advised at this location as soon as possible. In the meantime the start date given above is indicative only.
NOTE 7 » Public Holidays to be confirmed once gazetted.
NOTE 8 ~ Arrangements for former College based meetings to be finalised, following implementation of Leadership and Management Changes 2012.
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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