2021 Academic year dateline
This dateline, approved by the University's Executive, is subject to change.
| 2021 Academic Year Dateline | ||
| Week of Term (Aut/Spr/Sum) | Start Date (Monday) | Key Term Dates |
| Vacation (V) | 23 November 2020 | 28 November# - Quarter 4^ Exams Start |
| Summer (S)# | 30 November 2020 | 30 November - Summer A 2020/21 Term Starts |
| 30 November - Census Date for Sydney City Campus Session 3 | ||
| 30 November - Census Date for The College Term 3° | ||
| 5 December# - Q4 Exams End | ||
| 6 December - Q4 Ends | ||
| S# | 7 December 2020 | |
| S | 14 December 2020 | 14 December# - Western Sydney Online Trimester 3 Exams Start |
| 16 December - Graduation Ceremonies Start | ||
| 17 December - Graduation Ceremonies End | ||
| 18 December# - Western Sydney Online Trimester 3 Exams End | ||
| 20 December - 2H Term Ends | ||
| 20 December - R2 Term Ends | ||
| 20 December - Western Sydney Online Trimester 3 Ends | ||
| V | 21 December 2020 | 21 December - Summer A 2020/2021 and Term 3 2020 Mid-term Break Starts |
| 25 December - Christmas Day | Public Holiday | ||
| V | 28 December 2020 | 28 December - Boxing Day | Public Holiday |
| 28 December - 3 January - Sydney City Campus Mid-term 3 Break | ||
| 31 December - Census Date for R2A | ||
| 31 December - R2A Term Ends | ||
| 1 January - New Year's Day | Public Holiday | ||
| 3 January - Summer A 2020/2021 Mid-term Break Ends | ||
| S | 4 January 2021 | 4 January - Summer A, Term 3 and Sydney City Session 3 Resume |
| 4 January - Undergraduate Certificates - Block A Starts | ||
| S | 11 January 2021 | 11 January - First Half (1H) and First Research (R1) Terms Start |
| 11 January - Summer B 2020/2021 Term Starts | ||
| 11 January - Quarter 1 (Q1)^ Term Starts | ||
| S | 14 January 2021 | 14 January - Census Date for Undergraduate Certificates Block A |
| S | 18 January 2021 | 20 January - Census date for Summer A and Summer B 2020/2021 |
| S | 25 January 2021 | 26 January - Australia Day | Public Holiday |
| S | 1 February 2021 | 1 February - The College Term 3° Exams Start |
| 3 February - Census Date for Quarter 1^ (Q1) | ||
| 6 February - The College Term 3° Exams End | ||
| 7 February - The College Term 3° Ends | ||
| S | 8 February 2021 | 8 February# - Sydney City Campus Session 3 Exams Start |
| 8 February - Western Sydney Online Trimester 1 Starts | ||
| 11-12 February - Stuvac for Summer A and B 2020/2021 | ||
| 12 February - Undergraduate Certificates - Block A Ends | ||
| 13 February# - Sydney City Campus Session 3 Exams End | ||
| 14 February - Sydney City Campus Session 3 Ends | ||
| S# | 15 February 2021 | 15 February# - Summer A and B 2020/2021 Exams Start |
| 21 February# - Summer A and B 2020/2021 Exams End | ||
| 21 February - Summer A and B Terms End | ||
| V | 22 February 2021 | 27 February - Summer Deferred Exams* |
| 28 February - Spring/Autumn Inter-term Break Ends | ||
| 1 | 1 March 2021 | 1 March - Autumn Term Starts |
| 1 March - The College Term 1° Term Starts | ||
| 1 March - Undergraduate Certificates - Block B Starts | ||
| 5 March - Census Date for Western Sydney Online Trimester 1 | ||
| 6 March - Summer Deferred Exams* | ||
| 2 | 8 March 2021 | 8 March - Sydney City Campus Session 1 Starts |
| 11 March - Census Date for Undergraduate Certificates Block B | ||
| 3 | 15 March 2021 | 20 March# - Quarter 1^ Exams Start |
| 4 | 22 March 2021 | 27 March# - Quarter 1^ Exams End |
| 28 March# - Quarter 1^ Ends | ||
| 5 | 29 March 2021 | 31 March - Census Date for Autumn |
| 31 March - Census Date for 1st Half (1H) | ||
| 31 March - Census Date for The College Term 1° | ||
| 31 March - Census Date for Research Term 1 | ||
| 31 March - Census Date for Sydney City Campus Session 1 | ||
| 1 April - Research (R1A)± Term Starts | ||
| 2 April - Good Friday | Public Holiday | ||
| 6 | 5 April 2021 | 5 April - Easter Monday | Public Holiday |
| 6 April - Quarter 2^ (Q2) Term Starts | ||
| 9 April - Undergraduate Certificates - Block B Ends | ||
| 7 | 12 April 2021 | |
| 8 | 19 April 2021 | 19 - 25 April - The College Mid-term Break |
| 23 April - Western Sydney Online Trimester 1 Term Ends | ||
| 24 April - Graduation Ceremonies Start | ||
| V | 26 April 2021 | 26 April - 2 May - Mid-term Break for Autumn and 1H Terms |
| 26 April - Undergraduate Certificates - Block C Starts | ||
| 28 April# - Western Sydney Online Trimester 1 Exams Start | ||
| 28 April - Census Date for Quarter 2^ | ||
| 30 April - Graduation Ceremonies End | ||
| 30 April# - Western Sydney Online Trimester 1 Exams End | ||
| 2 May - Western Sydney Online Trimester 1 Ends | ||
| 10 | 3 May 2021 | 6 May - Census Date for Undergraduate Certificates Block C |
| 11 | 10 May 2021 | |
| 12 | 17 May 2021 | |
| 13 | 24 May 2021 | 24 May - Western Sydney Online Trimester 2 Starts |
| 14 | 31 May 2021 | 31 May - The College Term 1° Exams Start |
| 4 June - Undergraduate Certificates - Block C Ends | ||
| 5 June - The College Term 1° Exams End | ||
| 6 June - The College Term 1° Ends | ||
| 15 | 7 June 2021 | 7 - 13 June - Autumn/1H Stuvac |
| 7 June - Sydney City Campus Session 1 Exams Start | ||
| 12 June - Sydney City Campus Session 1 Exams End | ||
| 12 June# - Quarter 2^ Exams Start | ||
| 13 June - Sydney City Campus Session 1 Ends | ||
| 16# | 14 June 2021 | 14 June - Queen's Birthday | Public Holiday |
| 15 June# - Autumn/1H Exams Start | ||
| 18 June - Census Date for Western Sydney Online Trimester 2 | ||
| 19 June# - Quarter 2^ Exams End | ||
| 20 June - Quarter 2^ Term Ends | ||
| 17# | 21 June 2021 | 21 June# - Autumn/1H Exams Continue |
| 21 June - Undergraduate Certificates - Block D Starts | ||
| 27 June# - Autumn/1H term Exams End | ||
| 27 June - Autumn and 1H Terms End | ||
| V | 28 June 2021 | 28 June - Quarter 3^ (Q3^) Term Starts |
| 28 June - The College Term 2° (T2) Term Starts | ||
| 28 June - Inter-term Break Autumn/Spring Starts | ||
| 30 June - Research 1 and Research 1A Terms End | ||
| 30 June - Census Date for Research 1A Term | ||
| 1 July - 2nd Research (R2) Term Starts | ||
| 1 July - Census Date for Undergraduate Certificates Block D | ||
| V | 5 July 2021 | 5 July - Second Half (2H) Term Starts |
| 5 July - Sydney City Campus Session 2 (S2) Starts | ||
| V | 12 July 2021 | 18 July - Autumn/Spring Inter-term Break Ends |
| 1 | 19 July 2021 | 19 July - Spring Term Starts |
| 21 July - Census Date for Quarter 3^ | ||
| 2 | 26 July 2021 | 30 July - Undergraduate Certificates - Block D Ends |
| 31 July - Census Date for The College Term 2° | ||
| 31 July - Census Date for Sydney City Campus Session 2 | ||
| 3 | 2 August 2021 | 6 August - Western Sydney Online Trimester 2 Ends |
| 4 | 9 August 2021 | 9 -15 August - The College Mid-term 2 Break |
| 11 August# - Western Sydney Online Trimester 2 Exams Start | ||
| 13 August# - Western Sydney Online Trimester 2 Exams End | ||
| 15 August - Western Sydney Online Trimester 2 Ends | ||
| 5 | 16 August 2021 | 16 August - Undergraduate Certificates - Block E Starts |
| 6 | 23 August 2021 | 26 August - Census Date for Undergraduate Certificates Block E |
| 7 | 30 August 2021 | 31 August - Census Date for Spring |
| 31 August - Census Date for Second Half (2H) | ||
| 31 August - Census Date for Research 2 (R2) | ||
| 1 September - Research (R2A)± Term Starts | ||
| 4 September# - Quarter 3^ Exams Start | ||
| 8 | 6 September 2021 | 6 September - Western Sydney Online Trimester 3 Starts |
| 11 September# - Quarter 3^ Exams End | ||
| 12 September - Quarter 3^ Ends | ||
| V | 13 September 2021 | 13 - 19 September - Mid-term Break for Spring and 2H Terms |
| 10 | 20 September 2021 | 20 September - Quarter 4 (Q4^) Term Starts |
| 24 September - Undergraduate Certificates - Block E Ends | ||
| 11 | 27 September 2021 | 27 September - The College Term 2° Exams Start |
| 1 October - Census Date for Western Sydney Online Trimester 3 | ||
| 2 October - The College Term 2° Exams End | ||
| 3 October - The College Term 2° Ends | ||
| 12 | 4 October 2021 | 4 October - Labour Day | Public Holiday |
| 5 October# - Sydney City Campus Session 2 Exams Start | ||
| 9 October# - Sydney City Campus Session 2 Exams End | ||
| 10 October - Sydney City Campus Session 2 Ends | ||
| 13 | 11 October 2021 | 11 October - Undergraduate Certificates - Block F Starts |
| 14 | 18 October 2021 | 20 October - Census Date for Quarter 4^ |
| 21 October - Census Date for Undergraduate Certificates Block F | ||
| 15 | 25 October 2021 | 25 October - 31 October - Spring/2H Stuvac |
| 25 October - The College Term 3° (T3) Term Starts | ||
| 16# | 1 November 2021 | 1 November# - Spring/2H Exams Start |
| 1 November - Sydney City Campus Session 3 Starts | ||
| 17# | 8 November 2021 | 8 November# - Spring/2H Exams Continue |
| 14 November# - Spring/2H Exams End | ||
| 14 November - Spring Term Ends | ||
| V | 15 November 2021 | 15 November - Spring/Autumn Inter-term Break Starts |
| 19 November - Western Sydney Online Trimester 3 Ends | ||
| 19 November - Undergraduate Certificates - Block F Ends | ||
| S | 22 November 2021 | 24 November# - Western Sydney Online Trimester 3 Exams Start |
| 27 November - Quarter 4^ Exams Start | ||
| 26 November# - Western Sydney Online Trimester 3 Exams End | ||
| 28 November - Western Sydney Online Trimester 3 Ends | ||
| S | 29 November 2021 | 30 November - Census Date for The College Term 3° |
| 30 November - Census Date for Sydney City Campus Session 3 | ||
| 4 December# - Quarter 4^ Exams End | ||
| 5 December - Quarter 4^ Ends | ||
| S* | 13 December 2021 | 19 December - Research 2 Term Ends |
| 19 December - Second Half (2H) Term Ends | ||
| V | 20 December 2021 | 21 December - University Closes |
| V | 27 December 2021 | 27 December - 2 January - Sydney City Campus Mid-session 3 Break |
| 27 December - Christmas Day | Public Holiday | ||
| 28 December - Boxing Day | Public Holiday | ||
| 31 December - Census Date for Research 2A Term | ||
| 31 December - Research R2A Term Ends | ||
| V | 3 January 2022 | 3 January - New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| 4 January - University Re-opens | ||
| S | 10 January 2022 | |
| S | 17 January 2022 | |
| S | 24 January 2022 | 26 January - Australia Day | Public Holiday |
| S | 31 January 2022 | 31 January - The College Term 3° Exams Start |
| 5 February - The College Term 3° Exams End | ||
| 6 February - The College Term 3° Term Ends | ||
| S# | 7 February 2022 | 7 February# - Sydney City Campus Session 3 Exams Start |
| 12 February# - Sydney City Campus Exams End | ||
| 13 February - Sydney City Campus Session 3 Ends | ||
| NOTE 1 * These weeks will be used for the scheduled deferred examinations. Precise dates will be confirmed in 2021, 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 terms used by Sydney Graduate School of Management, Sydney City Campus and several Schools. |
| NOTE 4 ° Terms 1, 2 and 3 are used for Western Sydney University- The College (The College) and for International offshore purposes. |
| NOTE 5 ± R1A and R2A are Research teaching terms for late enrolment dates. |
The above dates are for teaching terms appropriate for the majority of students. Students who are enrolled in programs with special teaching terms, 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.