2015 Academic year dateline

This dateline, approved by the University's Executive, is subject to change.

2015 Academic year dateline 
Week of session Start date Key session dates
V 29 December 2014 1 January - New Year's Day public holiday»
4 January - Summer A intra session break ends
V 5 January 2015 5 January - Summer B Session starts
5 January - 1st Research (R1) Session starts
5 January - 1st Half Year (1H) Session starts
8 January - Census date for Summer A
V 12 January 2015 12 January - Quarter 1^ (Q1) starts
12 January - Census date for Summer B
V 19 January 23 January - The College Term 3° (T3) ends
V 26 January 26 January - Australia Day public holiday»
29 January - SSAF for Summer A and B due
1 February - Census date for Q1^
V 2 February 4 February - Summer A classes end
4 February - Summer B classes end
5 - 8 February - Summer A and B stuvac
V 9 February 9 - 14 February - Summer A and B exams#
15 February - Summer A and B end
V 16 February 22 February - Inter session break ends
1 23 February 23 February - Autumn Session starts
23 February - The College Term 1° (T1) starts
2 2 March 2 March - Research Session R1A± starts
3 9 March
4 16 March
5 23 March 29 March - Q1^ ends
6 30 March 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°
3 April - Good Friday public holiday»
7 6 April 6 April - Easter Monday public holiday»
6 April - Quarter 2^ (Q2) starts
11 April - Graduations commence
8 13 April 13 - 19 April - Intra session break
17 April - Graduations finish
9 20 April 25 April - ANZAC Day public holiday»
26 April - Census date for Q2^
10 27 April
11 4 May
12 11 May
13 18 May
14 25 May 31 May - The College Term 1° (T1) ends
15 1 June 1 - 7 June - Stuvac
16 8 June 8 June - Queen's Birthday public holiday»
9 June - Autumn Session exams# start
17 15 June Autumn Session exams# continue
21 June - Q2^ ends
18 22 June 22 June - The College Term 2° (T2) starts
28 June - Autumn Session exams# end
28 June - Autumn Session ends
28 June - R1 Session ends
28 June - 1H Session ends
V 29 June 29 June - Inter session break starts
29 June - Quarter 3^ (Q3) starts
29 June - 2nd Research (R2) Session starts
29 June - 2nd Half Year (2H) Session starts
V* 6 July
V* 13 July 19 July - Inter session break ends
19  July - Census date for Q3^
1 20 July 20 July - Spring Session starts
2 27 July 31 July - Census date for The College T2°
3 3 August
4 10 August
5 17 August
6 24 August
7 31 August 31 August - Census date for Spring Session
31 August - Census date for R2 Session
31 August - Census date for 2H Session
8 7 September 13 September - Q3^ ends
9 14 September 14 September - Graduations commence
18 September - Graduations finish
14 - 20 September - Intra session break
10 21 September 21 September - Quarter 4^ (Q4) starts
27 September - The College T2° ends
11 28 September
12 5 October 5 October - Labour Day public holiday»
11 October - Census date for Q4^
13 12 October
14 19 October 19 October - The College Term 3° (T3) starts
15 26 October 26 October - 1 November - Stuvac
16 2 November 2 November -Spring Session exams# start
17 9 November Spring Session exams#
18 16 November 22 November - Spring Session exams# end
22 November - Spring Session ends
V 23 November 23 November - Inter session break starts
V 30 November 30 November - Summer A 2015/2016 starts
30 November - Census date for The College T3°
6 December - Q4^ ends
V* 7 December
V 14 December 16 December - Graduations commence
17 December - Graduations finish
V 21 December 21 December - Summer intra session break starts
25 December - Christmas Day public holiday»
26 December - Boxing Day public holiday»
27 December - R2 Session ends
27 December - 2H Session ends
V 28 December 28 December - Boxing Day public holiday»
1 January - New Year's Day public holiday»
3 January - Summer intra session break ends
V 4 January 2016 4 January - Summer B 2015/2016 starts
V 11 January 11 January - Census date for Summer A and B 2015/2016 Sessions
V18 January
V 25 January 26 January - Australia Day public holiday»
V 1 February 3 February - Summer A teaching ends
3 February - Summer B teaching ends
4 - 7 February - Summer stuvac
7 February - The College T3° ends
V 8 February 8 - 14 February - Summer A and B exams#
V 15 February 21 February - Inter session break ends
1 22 February 22 February - Autumn Session starts
2 29 February

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.