Medicine/Surgery important dates

These 2015 dates apply to Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery students studying in a semester.

University opening dates

University holidays and dates for 2015 by event and date
Event Date

University opens for 2015

Monday 5 January

Australia Day - University closed

Monday 26 January

Labour Day - University remains open

Monday 9 March

Good Friday - University closed

Friday 3 April

Easter Monday - University closed

Monday 6 April

Easter Tuesday - University closed

Tuesday 7 April

University closed, Deakin observing ANZAC Day

Monday 27 April

Queen's Birthday - University remains open

Monday 8 June

Melbourne Cup Day - University remains open

Tuesday 3 November

University holiday - University closed

To be confirmed

University opens for 2016

To be confirmed

Semester 1 and 2 - enrolment and fee dates

2015 Semester enrolment and fee deadlines

Event

Semester 1

Semester 2

International students - last day for commencing international students to withdraw from Semester and receive a 90% refund

Sunday 4 January

Sunday 7 June

Invoices available on StudentConnect

Monday 2 February

Monday 8 June

International students - last day for continuing students to withdraw from Semester and receive a 100% refund

Sunday 15 February  

Sunday 19 July

Fees due

Thursday 12 March

Wednesday 12 August

Census date

Tuesday 31 March

Monday 31 August

Last day to withdraw from Semester units with a Withdrawn Late (WL) listed on academic record

Monday 13 April

Monday 14 September

Commonwealth Assistance Notices for Semester released on StudentConnect

Tuesday 28 April

Monday 28 September

International students - final instalment of Semester fees due

Thursday 30 April

Wednesday 30 September

Last day to withdraw from semester units with a Withdrawn Fail (WN) listed on academic record

Friday 12 June

Friday 13 November

Census date explained

International students

  • International fee-paying students - last day to withdraw from Semester and receive a 50% refund

Domestic students

  • Last day to withdraw from units, intermit from Semester or discontinue course without HECS-HELP/FEE-HELP liability
  • Last day for HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP students to make full or partial up front payments for Semester
  • Last day for Commonwealth supported students to submit online Commonwealth Assistance Form and/or provide their tax file number (TFN)  
  • Last day to pay or defer the Student Services and Amenities Fee through SA-HELP (if eligible)
  • FEE-HELP - last day for domestic fee-paying students to apply for FEE-HELP or pay fees up front for Semester

All students

  • Last day to withdraw from Semester units without reference on academic record

Year 1 and 2 Medical Students

Year 1 and 2 medical student dates by event, date and semester

Event

Semester 1

Semester 2

Teaching period begins

Monday 2 February

Monday 6 July

Mid-Semester break

Monday 6 April - Friday 10 April 

Monday 14 September - Friday 18 September

Exam timetable released

Monday 11 May

Monday 12 October

Teaching period ends

Friday 12 June

Friday 13 November

SWOTVAC begins

Monday 15 June

Monday 16 November

Examination period begins

Monday 22 June

Monday 23 November

Examination period ends

Friday 26 June

Friday 27 November

Non-teaching period not applicable Monday 30 November - Friday 11 December

Vacation

Monday 29 June - Friday 3 July

Monday 21 December - tbc

Results released

Thursday 9 July, 4 pm

Thursday 10 December, 4 pm

Reassessment timetable released

School will notify relevant students

School will notify relevant students

Reassessment period

Monday 13 July - Friday 17 July

Monday 14 December - Friday 18 December

Year 3 Medical Students

Year 3 medical student dates by event and date

Event

Date

Rotation 1

Tuesday 27 January to Friday 13 March

Rotation 2 (no Easter break)

Monday 16 March to Friday 1 May

Rotation 3

Monday 4 May to Thursday 18 June

Exam timetable released

Monday 11 May

Exams

Friday 19 June

Vacation

Monday 22 June - Friday 3 July

Results Released

Thursday 9 July, 4 pm

Rotation 4

Monday 6 July to Friday 21 August

Rotation 5

Monday 24 August to Friday 9 October

Exam timetable released

Monday 12 October

Rotation 6

Monday 12 October to Friday 27 November

Exam period begins

Monday 30 November

Exam period ends

Friday 4 December

Results Released

Thursday 10 December, 4 pm

Reassessment timetable released

School will notify relevant students

Reassessment period

Monday 14  December - Friday 18 December

Vacation Monday 21 December - tbc

Year 4 Medical Students

Year 4 medical student dates by event and date

Event

Date

Rotation 1

Tuesday 27 January to Friday 27 February

Rotation 2

Monday 2 March to Thursday 2 April

Easter break

Friday 3 April - Friday 10 April

Rotation 3

Monday 13 April to Friday 15 May

Exam timetable released

Monday 11 May

Rotation 4

Monday 18 May to Thursday 18 June

Exam period begins

Friday 19 June

Exam period ends

Friday 26 June

Vacation 1

Monday 29 June - Friday 3 July

Results released

Thursday 2 July, 4 pm

Reassessment timetable released

School will notify relevant students

Reassessment period

Monday 6 July - Friday 10 July

Vacation 2Monday 13 July - Friday 17 July

Selective / Elective 1

Monday 20 July to Friday 28 August

Selective / Elective 2

Monday 31 August to Friday 9 October

Graduation applications open for students completing their degree at the end of Semester for December ceremonies Thursday 1 October

Selective / Elective 3

Monday 12 October to Friday 20 November

Graduation applications close and graduation fee due for students completing their degree at end of Semester for December ceremonies

Friday 30 October

Results released

Thursday 3 December, 4 pm

Graduation ceremony at Geelong Waterfront campus for students who completed their degree at the end of Semester Thursday 10 December
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