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2017 Trimester dates

Here you will find all important dates to do with your 2017 enrolment, including teaching periods, holidays, census dates, withdrawal dates, exam periods and deadlines to apply to graduate.

Trimester 1 2017

T1 2017 dates and deadlines by date and event
Date Event
Wednesday 4 January University opens for 2017 
Thursday 26 January Australia Day - University closed

Monday 30 January

T1 Invoices available on StudentConnect
Sunday 5 February International students - last day for commencing international students to withdraw from T1 and receive a 90% refund
Sunday 5 February Cross-institutional studies - last day for Deakin students to apply to undertake cross-institutional studies in T1
Monday 6 February STAR timetable opens - preference entry for campus based units
Tuesday 14 February – Wednesday 22 February Graduation ceremonies at Geelong Waterfront Campus
Wednesday 15 February STAR closes for sorting of preferences
Thursday 16 February STAR re-opens for timetable viewing and adjustment
Monday 20 February International students Campus orientation and enrolment for students commencing in T1
Monday 27 February Orientation week begins - all students
Monday 6 March T1 teaching period begins
6 March - 10 March WEEK 1
Sunday 12 March T1 fees due
Sunday 12 March International students - first instalment of at least 50% of T1 fees due
Monday 13 March Labour Day - University remains open
13 March - 17 March WEEK 2
Sunday 19 March International students - last day for continuing students to withdraw from T1 and receive a 100% refund
Sunday 19 March Last day to add units to T1 enrolment, both Campus and Cloud Campus - subject to availability of places
20 March - 24 March WEEK 3
27 March - 31 March WEEK 4
Thursday 30 March Graduation ceremonies in Warrnambool
Friday 31 March Census date
3 April - 7 April WEEK 5
Monday 3 April Graduation applications open for students completing their degree in T3 2016 for June ceremonies
10 April – 18 April Intra-trimester break
Friday 14 April Good Friday - University closed
Monday 17 April Easter Monday - University closed
Tuesday 18 April Easter Tuesday - University closed
19 April - 21 April WEEK 6
24 April - 28 April WEEK 7
Monday 24 April T1 exam timetable released on StudentConnect
Tuesday 25 April ANZAC Day - University closed
Thursday 27 April Commonwealth Assistance Notices for T1 released on StudentConnect
Friday 28 April Graduation applications close for students completing their degree at end of T3 2016 for June ceremonies
Sunday 30 April International students - final instalment of T1 fees due
1 May - 5 May WEEK 8
Sunday 7 May Last day to withdraw from T1 with Withdrawn Late (WL) listed on academic record
8 May - 12 May WEEK 9
Monday 8 May Withdrawn Fail (WN) applies for all units withdrawn from this date
Monday 8 May Exam location - last day to request a change in exam location without penalty fee for Cloud Campus units
15 May - 19 May WEEK 10
Thursday 18  May Residential unit 1 census date
22 May - 26 May WEEK 11
Monday 22 May Exam location - last day to request a change in exam location with penalty fee for Cloud Campus units
Friday 26 May T1 teaching period ends
Monday 29 May - Friday 2 June T1 study period
Monday 5 June Exams begin
Monday 12 June Queen's Birthday - University remains open
Friday 16 June Exams end
Monday 19 June - Friday 7 July Inter trimester break
Tuesday 20 June – Wednesday 21 June Graduation ceremonies at Geelong Waterfront Campus
Monday 3 July Graduation applications open for students completing their degree in T1 for October ceremonies
Thursday 6 July T1 results released at 6 pm
Thursday 13 July Last day to request a review of results to Faculty Committee for T1 results released on 6 July
Wednesday 19 July Supplementary and special exam timetable released on StudentConnect
Monday 31 July Supplementary and special exams begin
Friday 4 August Supplementary and special exams end
Friday 28 July Cross-institutional studies - last day for Deakin students who have studied at another institution to provide their T1 results to Deakin
Friday 28 July Graduation applications close for students completing their degree at end of T1 for October ceremonies

Trimester 2 2017

T2 2017 dates and deadlines by date and event
Date Event
Monday 5 June T2 invoices available on StudentConnect
Sunday 11 June Cross-institutional studies - last day for Deakin students to apply to undertake cross-institutional studies in T2
Sunday 11 June International students - last day for commencing students to withdraw from T2 and receive a 90% refund
Monday 19 June  STAR timetable opens - preference entry for campus based units
Wednesday 28 June STAR closes for sorting of preferences
Thursday 29 June STAR re-opens for timetable viewing and adjustment
Monday 3 July International students Campus orientation and enrolment for T2
Monday 10 JulyT2 teaching period begins
10 July - 14 July WEEK 1
17 July - 21 July WEEK 2
Sunday 23 July International students - last day for continuing students to withdraw from T2 and receive a 100% refund
Sunday 23 July Last day to add units to T2 enrolment, both Campus and Cloud Campus - subject to availability of places
24 July - 28 July WEEK 3
Thursday 27 July T2 fees due
Thursday 27 July International students - first instalment of at least 50% of T2 fees due
31 July - 4 August WEEK 4
7 August - 11 August WEEK 5
Monday 14 August - Sunday 20 August Intra-trimester break
Tuesday 15 August Census date
21 August - 25 August WEEK 6
28 August - 1 September WEEK 7
Monday 28 AugustExam timetable released on StudentConnect
Thursday 31 AugustResidential unit 2 census date
Friday 1 September Re-enrolment for 2018 opens on StudentConnect
4 September - 8 September WEEK 8
Sunday 10 September Last day to withdraw from T2 with a Withdrawn Late (WL) listed on academic record
11 September - 15 September WEEK 9
Monday 11 SeptemberWithdrawn Fail (WN) applies for all units withdrawn from this date
Monday 11 September Exam location - last day to request a change in exam location without penalty fee for Cloud Campus units
Tuesday 12 September Commonwealth Assistance Notices for T2 released on StudentConnect
Friday 15 September International students - final instalment of T2 fees due
18 September - 22 September WEEK 10
25 September - 29 September WEEK 11
Monday 25 September Exam location - last day to request a change in exam location with penalty fee for Cloud Campus units
Thursday 28 SeptemberT2 teaching period ends
Friday 29 September AFL Grand Final Eve public holiday - University closed
Monday 2 October Graduation applications open for international and medicine/surgery students completing their degree in T2 for December ceremonies
Monday 2 October - Friday 6 October Study period
Tuesday 3 October - Thursday 5 October Graduation ceremonies at Waterfront campus for students (all campuses) who completed their degree in T1
Monday 9 October

Exams begin

Friday 20 OctoberExams end
Monday 23 October - Friday 3 November Inter-trimester break
Friday 27 October Graduation applications close and graduation fee due for international and medicine/surgery students completing their degree in T2 for December ceremonies
Friday 3 November T2 Results released at 6 pm
Monday 6 November Graduation applications open for students completing their degree in T2 for February ceremonies
Friday 10 November Last day to request a review of results to Faculty Committee for T2 results released on 3 November
Monday 11 December Supplementary and special exam timetable for T2 released on StudentConnect
Friday 15 December Graduation applications close and graduation fee due for students completing their degree in T2 for February ceremonies
Monday 8 January 2018 Cross-institutional studies - last day for Deakin students who have studied at another institution to provide their T2 results to Deakin
Thursday 8 February 2018 Supplementary and special exams for T2 begin
Friday 16 February 2018 Supplementary and special exams for T2 end

Trimester 3 2017

T3 2017 dates and deadlines by date and event
Date Event
Sunday 8 October Cross-institutional studies - last day for Deakin students to apply to undertake cross-institutional studies in T3
Sunday 8 October International students - last day for commencing students to withdraw from T3 and receive a 90% refund
Monday 9 October T3 invoices available on StudentConnect
Monday 23 October STAR timetable opens - preference entry for campus based units
Monday 30 October International students T3 Campus orientation and enrolment
Monday 30 October STAR closes for sorting of preferences
Tuesday 31 October STAR re-opens for timetable viewing and adjustment
Monday 6 November T3 teaching period begins
6 November - 10 November WEEK 1
Tuesday 7 November Melbourne Cup Day - University remains open
13 November - 17 November WEEK 2
Sunday 19 November International students - last day for continuing students to withdraw from T3 and receive a 100% refund
Sunday 19 November Last day to add units to T3 enrolment, both Campus and Cloud Campus - subject to availability of places
20 November - 24 November WEEK 3
Monday 27 November T3 fees due
Monday 27 November International students - first instalment of at least 50% of T3 fees due
27 November - 1 December WEEK 4
4 December - 8 December WEEK 5
11 December - 15 December WEEK 6
Monday 11 December T3 exam timetable released on StudentConnect
14 December - 15 December Graduation ceremonies at Geelong Waterfront Campus
Friday 15 December Census date
Friday 15 December Residential unit 3 census date
18 December - 22 December WEEK 7 (last day to be advised, depending on University shutdown)
Monday 25 December - Sunday 7 January 2018 Intra-trimester break
Sunday 7 January 2018 Last day to withdraw from T3 with Withdrawn Late (WL) listed on academic record
8 January - 12 January 2018 WEEK 8
Monday 8 January 2018Withdrawn Fail (WN) applies for all units withdrawn from this date
Thursday 11 January 2018 Exam location - last day to request a change in exam location without penalty fee for Cloud Campus units
Friday 12 January 2018 Commonwealth Assistance Notices for T3 released on StudentConnect
Sunday 14 January 2018 International students - final instalment of T3 fees due
15 January - 19 January 2018 WEEK 9
22 January - 26 January 2018 WEEK 10
Thursday 25 January 2018 Exam location - last day to request a change in exam location with penalty fee for Cloud Campus units
Friday 26 January 2018 Australia Day University closed
29 January - 2 February 2018 WEEK 11
Friday 2 February 2018 T3 teaching period ends
Monday 5 - Wednesday 7 February 2018 T3 study period
Thursday 8 February 2018 Exams begin
Friday 16 February 2018 Exams end
Monday 19 February - Friday 2 March 2018 Inter trimester break
Thursday 1 March 2018 Results released at 6 pm
Thursday 8 March 2018 Last day to request a review of results to Faculty Committee for T3 results released on 1 March
Thursday 29 March 2018 Cross-institutional studies - last day for Deakin students who have studied at another institution to provide their results to Deakin
Monday 23 April 2018 Supplementary and special exam timetable for T3 released on StudentConnect
Monday 4 June 2018 Supplementary and special exams for T3 start

Friday 15 June 2018

Supplementary and special exams for T3 end

Please be aware that these dates are subject to change; check this page regularly.

Census date explained

The census date is important as it is the last date to finalise aspects of your enrolment and fee obligations as detailed below.

International students:

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

Domestic students:

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

All students

Last day to withdraw from current Trimester units without reference on academic record

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