2009 Dates and Deadlines

Academic calendar

Trimester 1 2009

9 March 2009 - 19 June 2009
Event	Date
Teaching Period begins	Monday 9 March 2009
Easter vacation/Intra trimester break	Friday 10 April - Sunday 19 April 2009
Teaching Period ends	Friday 5 June 2009
Examinations begin	Monday 8 June 2009
Examinations end	Friday 19 June 2009

Trimester 2 2009

13 July 2009 – 16 October 2009
Event	Date
Teaching Period begins	Monday 13 July 2009
Teaching Period ends	Friday 2 October 2009
Examinations begin	Monday 5 October 2009
Examinations end	Friday 16 October 2009

Trimester 3 2009

9 November 2009 – 19 February 2010
Event	Date
Teaching Period begins	Monday 9 November 2009
Teaching Period ends	Friday 5 February 2010
Examinations begin	Thursday 11 February 2010
Examinations end	Friday 19 February 2010

Trimester important dates

January

Dates in January 2009 for current students by date and event.
Date	Event
Friday 2 January 2009	University opens for 2009
Monday 12 January 2009	Last day to withdraw from trimester 3 studies units with a 'Withdrawn Late' (WL) grade listed on academic record Last day for semester 2 cross-institutional students to provide their results to Deakin
Monday 12 to Friday 23 January 2009	Show Cause hearings
Tuesday 13 to Friday 30 January 2009	Show Cause outcome notices are dispatched to students
Thursday 15 January 2009	Last day for processing trimester 3 requests to change Examination Centre without penalty fee
Friday 23 January 2009	Last day for Show Cause hearings
Monday 26 January 2009	Australia Day (University closed)
Tuesday 27 to Thursday 29 January 2009	Enrolment for new undergraduate on-campus students
Thursday 29 January 2009	Last day for processing trimester 3 requests to change Examination Centre with penalty fee
Friday 30 January 2009	Closing date for application to graduate in April conferral ceremonies Last day for Show Cause outcome notices to be dispatched to students

February

Dates in February 2009 for current students by date and event.
Date	Event
Friday 6 February 2009	Trimester 3 studies teaching period ends Last day to withdraw from trimester 3 on-campus and off-campus units with a 'Withdrawn Fail' (WN) grade listed on academic record Last day to appeal to Academic Appeals Committee against exclusions/restrictions imposed by the Faculty Academic Progress and Discipline Committee
Sunday 8 February 2009	Last day for non-Deakin students to apply for cross-institutional and non-award off-campus units in faculties for trimester 1 Last day for new international fee paying students to withdraw from trimester 1 units and receive a 90% refund
Monday 9 February 2009	Last day for Deakin students to apply to faculty to undertake cross-institutional studies in trimester 1
Wednesday 11 February 2009	Trimester 3 lectures end
Thursday 12 February 2009	Enrolment for second-round offers for new undergraduate on-campus students Start of examination period for trimester 3 studies and Supplementary and Special examinations from semester 2, 2008
Monday 16 to Friday 20 February 2009	Academic Appeals Committee Hearings
Tuesday 17 to Friday 27 February 2009	Notices of appeal outcomes dispatched to students Notices of appeal outcomes dispatched to Faculty Academic Progress and Discipline Committee/Academic Progress Subcommittees Notice of appeal outcomes for international students dispatched to Deakin International
Friday 20 February 2009	End of examination period for trimester 3
Sunday 22 February 2009	Last day for variations adding trimester 1 off-campus units to enrolment Last day for non-Deakin students to apply for cross-institutional and now-award on-campus units for trimester 1
Tuesday 24 to Friday 27 February 2009	Orientation and enrolment days for new international students (undergraduate and postgraduate)

March

Dates in March 2009 for current students by date and event.
Date	Event
Monday 2 to Friday 6 March 2009	Orientation - Orientation for commencing students. Details provided at enrolment.
Friday 6 March 2009	Assessment results for trimester 3 released on StudentConnect and via SMS to a nominated mobile phone
Monday 9 March 2009	Trimester 1 lectures begin Labour Day (University remains open)
Thursday 12 March 2009	Trimester 1 fee invoices due date
Sunday 22 March 2009	Last day for continuing international fee paying students to withdraw from trimester 1 units and receive a 100% refund
Monday 23 March 2009	Last day to add trimester 1 on-campus units to enrolment, subject to availability of places
Tuesday 31 March 2009	Trimester 1 Census date Last day for all international fee paying students to withdraw from trimester 1 and receive a 50% refund Last day to withdraw from trimester 1 units or to intermit or discontinue course without HECS-HELP/FEE-HELP liability and without reference on academic record Last day for HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP students to make full or partial up-front payments for trimester 1 Last day for domestic tuition fee-paying students to apply for FEE-HELP or pay fees up-front for trimester 1 Last day for Commonwealth supported students to submit eCAF (electronic Commonwealth Assistance Form) and/or provide their tax file number (TFN) Last day for international students to pay 1st instalment of at least 50% of their trimester 1 course tuition fees

April

Dates in April 2009 for current students by date and event.
Date	Event
Wednesday 1 April 2009	New and continuing international fee paying students no refund if withdrawing from the unit(s) after census date for trimester 1
Monday 6 April 2009	Last day for trimester 3 cross-institutional students to provide their results to Deakin
Friday 10 to Sunday 19 April 2009	Easter vacation/intra-trimester break
Monday 27 April 2009	Trimester 1 2009 Examination Timetable, and Trimester 3 2008 Supplementary and Special Examination Timetable released on StudentConnect
Tuesday 28 April 2009	Commonwealth Assistance Notices (CANs) become available for HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP students on StudentConnect
Thursday 30 April 2009	Last day for international students to pay balance of their trimester 1 course tuition fees

May

Dates in May 2009 for current students by date and event.
Date	Event
Friday 1 May 2009	Trimester 3 enrolment information available
Monday 11 May 2009	Last day to withdraw from trimester 1 units with 'Withdrawn Late' (WL) grade listed on academic record Last day for processing trimester 1 requests to change Examination Centre without penalty fee
Monday 25 May 2009	Last day for processing trimester 1 requests to change Examination Centre with penalty fee
Friday 30 May 2009	Closing date, international student off-campus coursework applications

June

Dates in June 2009 for current students by date and event.
Date	Event
Friday 5 June 2009	Trimester 1 lectures end Last day to withdraw from trimester 1 units with 'Withdrawn Fail' (WN) grade listed on academic record
Monday 8 June 2009	Queen's Birthday (University remains open) Start of examination period for trimester 1 2009, and Supplementary and Special examinations for trimester 3, 2008
Sunday 14 June 2009	Last day for Deakin students to apply to Faculty to undertake cross-institutional studies in trimester 2 Last day for new international fee paying students to withdraw from trimester 2 units and receive a 90% refund
Friday 19 June 2009	End of examination period Last day for trimester 1 cross-institutional students to provide their results to Deakin
Saturday 20 June to Sunday 12 July	Inter-trimester break
Sunday 28 June 2009	Last day for variations adding trimester 2 off-campus units to enrolment Last day for non-Deakin students to apply for cross-institutional and non-award on-campus units in faculties for trimester 2 Last day for non-Deakin students to apply for cross-institutional and non-award off-campus units in faculties from trimester 2
Tuesday 30 June 2009	Closing date for mid-year scholarships for domestic higher degree by research candidates
Tuesday 30 June to Friday 3 July	Orientation and enrolment days for new international students (undergraduate and postgraduate)

July

Dates in July 2009 for current students by date and event.
Date	Event
Thursday 9 July 2009	Assessment results for trimester 1 released on StudentConnect and via SMS to a nominated mobile phone
Friday 10 - Monday 13 July 2009	Committee/ Faculty Academic Progress and Discipline Committee /Academic Progress Subcommittee academic progress show cause notices are dispatched to students
Sunday 12 July 2009	Trimester 2 fee invoices due date
Monday 13 July 2009	Trimester 2 lectures begin Last day for academic progress show cause notices to be dispatched to students
Wednesday 15 July 2009	Trimester 1 Supplementary and Special Examination Timetable released on StudentConnect
Sunday 26 July 2009	Last day for continuing international fee paying students to withdraw from trimester 2 units and receive a 100% refund
Monday 27 July 2009	Last day for variations adding trimester 2 on-campus units to enrolment
Monday 27 - Wednesday 5 August	August Academic progress show cause hearings
Monday 27 July - Wednesday 12 August 2009	Academic progress show cause outcome notices are dispatched to students
Friday 31 July 2009	Trimester 2 Census Date Last day for all international fee paying students to withdraw from trimester 2 and receive a 50% refund Last day to withdraw from trimester 2 units without HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP liability and without reference on academic record Last day for HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP students to make full or partial up-front payments for trimester 2 Last day for tuition fee-paying students to apply for FEE-HELP or pay fees upfront for trimester 2 Last day for Commonwealth supported students to submit eCAF (electronic Commonwealth Assistance Form) and/or provide their tax file numbers (TFN) Last day for international students to pay 1st instalment of at least 50% of their trimester 2 tuition fees Closing date for application to graduate in October conferral ceremonies

August

Dates in August 2009 for current students by date and event.
Date	Event
Saturday 1 August 2009	New and continuing international fee paying students no refund if withdrawing from the units(s) after census date for trimester 2
Monday 3 August 2009	Start of Supplementary and Special Examination period for trimester 1
Wednesday 5 August 2009	Last day for academic progress show cause hearings
Friday 7 August 2009	End of Supplementary and Special Examination period for trimester 1
Wednesday 12 August 2009	Last day for academic progress show cause outcome notices to be dispatched to students
Monday 24 August 2009	Trimester 2 Examination Timetable released on StudentConnect Last day for students to appeal to the Academic Appeals Committee
Friday 28 August 2009	Commonwealth Assistance Notices (CANs) become available for HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP students on StudentConnect
Sunday 30 August 2009	Last day for international students to pay balance of their trimester 2 course tuition fees
Monday 31 - Friday 4 September August 2009	Academic progress Academic Appeals Committee hearings
Monday 31 - Friday 11 September August 2009	Academic progress appeal outcome notices are dispatched to student Academic progress appeal outcomes dispatched to Faculty Committee/Faculty Academic Progress and Discipline Committee/Academic Progress Subcommittee Academic progress appeal outcomes for international students dispatched to Deakin International

September

Dates in September 2009 for current students by date and event.
Date	Event
September 2009	Annual review of progress for higher degree by research candidates
Tuesday 1 September 2009	Re-enrolment information to become available for students from this date including the opening date for online re-enrolment
Monday 7 September 2009	Last day for processing requests to change trimester 2 Examination Centre without penalty fee
Monday 14 September 2009	Last day to withdraw from trimester 2 units with 'Withdrawn Late' (WL) grade listed on academic record
September 2009	Business and Law and Health Medicine Nursing and Behavioural Sciences online re-enrolment window for 2010 opens
Monday 21 September 2009	Last day for processing requests to change trimester 2 Examination Centre with penalty fee
Wednesday 30 September 2009	Closing date, Deakin University International Research Scholarships and International Postgraduate Research Scholarships for higher degree by research candidates
September 2009	Business and Law and Health Medicine Nursing and Behavioural Sciences online re-enrolment window closes

October

Dates in October 2009 for current students by date and event.
Date	Event
Thursday 1 October 2009	Arts and Education and Science and Technology online re-enrolment window for 2010 opens
Friday 2 October 2009	Trimester 2 lectures end Last day to withdraw from trimester 2 units with 'Withdrawn Fail' (WN) grade listed on academic record
Monday 5 October 2009	Start of examination period for trimester 2
Sunday 11 October 2009	Last day for new international fee paying students to withdraw from trimester 3 units and receive a 90% refund
Friday 16 October 2009	End of examination period
Sunday 18 October 2009	Arts and Education and Science and Technology online re-enrolment window closes
Friday 30 October 2009	Closing date for application to graduate in December ceremonies (on-campus international students only)
Saturday 31 October 2009	Closing date, Australian Postgraduate Awards and Deakin University Postgraduate Research Scholarships for higher degree by research candidates

November

Dates in November 2009 for current students by date and event.
Date	Event
Sunday 1 November 2009	Last day for variations adding trimester 3 off-campus units to enrolment
Tuesday 3 November 2009	Melbourne Cup Day (University remains open)
Thursday 5 November 2009	Assessment results for trimester 2 units released on StudentConnect and via SMS to a nominated mobile phone
Sunday 6 - Wednesday 9 November 2009	Committee/ Faculty Academic Progress and Discipline Committee /Academic Progress Subcommittee academic progress show cause notices dispatched to students
Monday 9 November 2009	Trimester 3 lectures begin Last day for academic progress show cause notices to be dispatched to students
Thursday 12 November 2009	Trimester 3 fee invoices due date
Sunday 22 November 2009	Last day for variations adding trimester 3 on-campus units to enrolment Last day for continuing International fee paying students to withdraw from trimester 3 units and receive a 100% refund
Monday 23 - Wednesday 2 December	Academic Progress show cause hearings
Monday 23 - Wednesday 9 December	December Academic Progress show cause outcome notices are dispatched to students
Thursday 27 November 2009	Closing date, international student off-campus coursework applications
Monday 30 November 2009	Trimester 3 Census date Last day for international students to pay 1st instalment of at least 50% of their trimester 3 course tuition fees Last day for all international fee paying students to withdraw from trimester 3 and receive a 50% refund Applications for course transfers for trimester 1, 2010 close Last day to withdraw from trimester 3 units or to intermit or discontinue course without HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP liability and without reference on academic record Last day for HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP students to make full or partial up-front payments for trimester 3 Last day for domestic tuition fee-paying students to apply for FEE-HELP or pay fees upfront for trimester 3 Last day for Commonwealth Supported students to submit eCAF (electronic Commonwealth Assistance Form) and/or provide their tax file numbers (TFN) Last day for non-Deakin students to apply for Commonwealth Supported cross-institutional study for trimester 1 and 2, 2010

December

Dates in December 2009 for current students by date and event.
Date	Event
Tuesday 1 December 2009	New and continuing international fee paying students no refund if withdrawing from the unit(s) after census date for trimester 3
Wednesday 2 December 2009	Last day for academic progress show cause hearings
Wednesday 9 December 2009	Last day for academic progress show cause outcome notices to be dispatched to students
Wednesday 16 December 2009	Trimester 3 Examination Timetable, and Trimester 2 Supplementary and Special Examination Timetable released on StudentConnect
Monday 21 December 2009	Last day to appeal to Academic Appeals Committee against exclusions/restrictions imposed by the Faculty Academic Progress and Discipline Committee
Wednesday 30 December 2009	Last day for international students to pay balance of their trimester 3 course tuition fees

The census date marks the deadline for withdrawing from a subject, your course, or requesting a break from your study, without incurring financial liabilities or having the action recorded on your academic transcript and statements.

How census date affects you

International students

For international fee-paying students, census date is the last day you can withdraw from the current study period and receive a refund. Refund amounts are determined by the date of withdrawal and whether you are a new or continuing student.

Withdrawal dates and refunds for new/commencing international students

Withdrawal dates and refunds for established/continuing international students

Domestic students

If you’re a domestic student, census date has numerous implications.

It’s the last day you can withdraw from units, intermit from the current study period, or discontinue your course without HECS-HELP/FEE-HELP liability.
For Commonwealth-supported, HECS-HELP, FEE-HELP or SA-HELP students, it’s the last day you can make full or partial upfront payments for the current study period.
For Commonwealth-supported students, it’s the last day you can submit an online Commonwealth Assistance Form and/or provide your tax file number (TFN).
For Commonwealth-supported, HECS-HELP, FEE-HELP or SA-HELP students, it’s the last day you can submit your Unique Student Identifier (USI).
For domestic fee-paying students, it’s the last day you can apply for FEE-HELP or pay fees up front for the current study period.
It’s also the last day you can withdraw from the current study period without incurring the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).