2019 Trimester dates
Here you will find all important dates to do with your 2019 enrolment, including teaching periods, holidays, census dates, withdrawal dates, exam periods and deadlines to apply to graduate.
University opening dates and public holidays
| Event | Date | Open/closed* |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Tuesday 1 January | Closed |
| University holiday | Wednesday 2 January | Closed |
| University opens for 2019 | Thursday 3 January | Open |
| Australia Day Holiday | Monday 28 January | Closed |
| Labour Day | Monday 11 March | Open |
| Good Friday | Friday 19 April | Closed |
| Saturday of Easter weekend | Saturday 20 April | Closed |
| Easter Sunday | Sunday 21 April | Closed |
| Easter Monday | Monday 22 April | Closed |
| Easter Tuesday | Tuesday 23 April | Closed |
| ANZAC Day | Thursday 25 April | Closed |
| Queen's Birthday | Monday 10 June | Open |
| AFL Grand Final Eve | Friday 27 September | Closed |
| Melbourne Cup | Tuesday 5 November | Open |
| University holiday | Monday 23 December 2019 - Wednesday 1 January 2020 | Closed |
| Christmas Day | Wednesday 25 December | Closed |
| Boxing Day | Thursday 26 December | Closed |
| New Year's Day | Wednesday 1 January 2020 | Closed |
| University opens for 2020 | Thursday 2 January 2020 | Open |
*When CLOSED is indicated, please note that our libraries may still be available on some days when the Uni is closed, please check the library website to confirm opening hours.
Trimester 1 2019
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Thursday 3 January | University opens for 2019 |
| Monday 28 January | Australia Day Holiday - University closed (Australia Day is on Saturday so holiday is on Monday) |
| Tuesday 29 January | Trimester 1 Invoices available on StudentConnect |
| Sunday 3 February | International students - last day for commencing international students to withdraw from Trimester 1 and receive a 90% refund |
| Monday 4 February | STAR timetable opens 10am for preference entry for campus based units |
| Tuesday 12 February - Thursday 21 February | Graduation ceremonies at Geelong Waterfront Campus |
| Wednesday 13 February | STAR closes 10am for sorting of preferences |
| Thursday 14 February | STAR re-opens 10am for timetable viewing and adjustment |
| Monday 18 February – Friday 22 February | International Student Welcome week, including campus orientation and enrolment for students commencing in Trimester 1 |
| Monday 25 February – Friday 1 March | Orientation week - all students |
| Thursday 28 February | Graduation ceremony in Warrnambool |
| Monday 4 March | Trimester 1 teaching period begins |
| Monday 4 March – Friday 8 March | WEEK 1 |
| Tuesday 12 March | International students - first instalment of at least 50% of Trimester 1 fees due |
| Tuesday 12 March | Domestic students - Trimester 1 fees due |
| Monday 11 March – Friday 15 March | WEEK 2 |
| Monday 11 March | Labour Day - University remains open |
| Sunday 17 March | Last day to add units to Trimester 1 enrolment, both Campus and Cloud Campus - subject to availability of places |
| Sunday 17 March | International students - last day for continuing students to withdraw from Trimester 1 and receive a 100% refund |
| Sunday 17 March | Cross-institutional studies - last day for Deakin students to apply to undertake cross-institutional studies in Trimester 1 |
| Monday 18 March – Friday 22 March | WEEK 3 |
| Monday 25 March – Friday 29 March | WEEK 4 |
| Sunday 31 March | Census date |
| Monday 1 April – Friday 5 April | WEEK 5 |
| Monday 1 April | Graduation applications open for students completing their degree in Trimester 3 2018 for June ceremonies |
| Monday 8 April – Friday 12 April | WEEK 6 |
| Monday 15 April – Thursday 18 April | WEEK 7 |
| Thursday 18 April | Trimester 1 exam timetable released on StudentConnect |
| Friday 19 April – Sunday 28 April | Easter vacation / Intra-trimester break |
| Thursday 25 April | ANZAC Day - University closed |
| Friday 26 April | Commonwealth Assistance Notices for Trimester 1 released on StudentConnect |
| Friday 26 April | Graduation applications close for students completing their degree at end of Trimester 3 2018 for June ceremonies |
| Monday 29 April – Friday 3 May | WEEK 8 |
| Tuesday 30 April | International students - final instalment of Trimester 1 fees due. Only available to students who have paid 50% by the first invoice due date. |
| Sunday 5 May | Last day to withdraw from Trimester 1 with Withdrawn Late (WL) listed on academic record |
| Monday 6 May – Friday 10 May | WEEK 9 |
| Monday 6 May | Withdrawn Fail (WN) applies for all units withdrawn from this date |
| Monday 6 May | Exam location - last day to request a change in exam location without penalty fee for Cloud Campus units |
| Monday 13 May – Friday 17 May | WEEK 10 |
| Monday 20 May – Friday 24 May | WEEK 11 |
| Monday 20 May | Exam location - last day to request a change in exam location with penalty fee for Cloud Campus units |
| Friday 24 May | Trimester 1 teaching period ends |
| Monday 27 May – Friday 31 May | Trimester 1 study period |
| Monday 3 June | Exams begin |
| Monday 10 June | Queen's Birthday - University remains open |
| Friday 14 June | Exams end |
| Monday 17 June - Friday 5 July | Inter trimester break |
| Tuesday 18 June - Wednesday 19 June | Graduation ceremonies at Geelong Waterfront Campus |
| Monday 1 July | Graduation applications open for students completing their degree in Trimester 1 for October ceremonies |
| Thursday 4 July | Trimester 1 results released at 6pm |
| Wednesday 17 July | Supplementary and special exam timetable released on StudentConnect |
| Friday 26 July | Graduation applications close for students completing their degree at end of Trimester 1 for October ceremonies |
| Friday 26 July | Cross-institutional studies - last day for Deakin students who have studied at another institution to provide their Trimester 1 results to Deakin |
| Monday 29 July | Supplementary and special exams begin |
| Friday 2 August | Supplementary and special exams end |
Trimester 2 2019
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Monday 27 May | Tri 2 invoices available on StudentConnect |
| Sunday 9 June | International students - last day for commencing students to withdraw from Tri 2 and receive a 90% refund |
| Monday 10 June | Queen's Birthday - University remains open |
| Monday 17 June | STAR timetable opens 10am for preference entry for campus based units |
| Wednesday 26 June | STAR closes 10am for sorting of preferences |
| Thursday 27 June | STAR re-opens 10am for timetable viewing and adjustment |
| Monday 1 July – Friday 5 July | International students Campus orientation and enrolment for Tri 2 |
| Monday 8 July | Tri 2 teaching period begins |
| Monday 8 July – Friday 12 July | WEEK 1 |
| Thursday 11 July | International students - first instalment of at least 50% of T2 fees due |
| Monday 15 July – Friday 19 July | WEEK 2 |
| Sunday 21 July | Last day to add units to T2 enrolment, both Campus and Cloud Campus - subject to availability of places |
| Sunday 21 July | International students - last day for continuing students to withdraw from T2 and receive a 100% refund |
| Sunday 21 July | Cross-institutional studies - last day for Deakin students to apply to undertake cross-institutional studies in T2 |
| Monday 22 July – Friday 26 July | WEEK 3 |
| Saturday 27 July | Domestic students - T2 fees due |
| Monday 29 July – Friday 2 August | WEEK 4 |
| Monday 5 August – Friday 9 August | WEEK 5 |
| Monday 12 - Sunday 18 August | Intra-trimester break |
| Thursday 15 August | Census date |
| Thursday 15 August | International students - final instalment of T2 fees due. Only available to students who have paid 50% by the first invoice due date. |
| Monday 19 August – Friday 23 August | WEEK 6 |
| Monday 26 August – Friday 30 August | WEEK 7 |
| Monday 26 August | Exam timetable released on StudentConnect |
| Monday 2 September – Friday 6 September | WEEK 8 |
| Sunday 8 September | Last day to withdraw from T2 with a Withdrawn Late (WL) listed on academic record |
| Monday 9 September – Friday 13 September | WEEK 9 |
| Monday 9 September | Withdrawn Fail (WN) applies for all units withdrawn from this date |
| Monday 9 September | Exam location - last day to request a change in exam location without penalty fee for Cloud Campus units |
| Thursday 12 September | Commonwealth Assistance Notices for T2 released on StudentConnect |
| Monday 16 September – Friday 20 September | WEEK 10 |
| Monday 23 September – Friday 27 September | WEEK 11 |
| Monday 23 September | Exam location - last day to request a change in exam location with penalty fee for Cloud Campus units |
| Thursday 26 September | T2 teaching period ends |
| Friday 27 September | AFL Grand Final Friday public holiday - University closed |
| Monday 30 September | Graduation applications open for international and medicine/surgery students completing their degree in T2/S2 for December ceremonies |
| Monday 30 September - Friday 4 October | Study period |
| Tuesday 1 October - Thursday 3 October | Graduation ceremonies at Geelong Waterfront campus |
| Monday 7 October | Exams begin |
| Friday 18 October | Exams end |
| Monday 21 October - Friday 8 November | Inter-trimester break |
| Friday 25 October | Graduation applications close and graduation fee due for international and medicine/surgery students completing their degree in T2/S2 for December ceremonies |
| Tuesday 5 November | Melbourne Cup Day - University remains open |
| Thursday 7 November | T2 results released at 6 pm |
| Monday 11 November | Graduation applications open for students completing their degree in T2 for February ceremonies (had originally been listed as 4 Nov) |
| Friday 13 December | Graduation applications close and graduation fee due for students completing their degree in T2 for February ceremonies |
| Monday 16 December | Supplementary and special exam timetable for T2 released on StudentConnect |
| To be confirmed | Cross-institutional studies - last day for Deakin students who have studied at another institution to provide their T2 results to Deakin |
| Thursday 13 February 2020 | Supplementary and special exams for T2 begin |
| Friday 21 February 2020 | Supplementary and special exams for T2 end |
Trimester 3 2019
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Monday 7 October | Trimester 3 invoices available on StudentConnect |
| Sunday 13 October | International students - last day for commencing students to withdraw from Trimester 3 and receive a 90% refund |
| Monday 21 October | STAR timetable opens 10am for preference entry for campus based units |
| Wednesday 30 October | STAR closes 10am for sorting of preferences |
| Thursday 31 October | STAR re-opens 10am for timetable viewing and adjustment |
| Monday 4 November – Friday 8 November | International students Trimester 3 Campus orientation and enrolment |
| Tuesday 5 November | Melbourne Cup Day - University remains open |
| Monday 11 November | Trimester 3 teaching period begins |
| Monday 11 November | International students - first instalment of at least 50% of Trimester 3 fees due |
| Monday 11 November – Friday 15 November | WEEK 1 |
| Monday 18 November – Friday 22 November | WEEK 2 |
| Sunday 17 November | Cross-institutional studies - last day for Deakin students to apply to undertake cross-institutional studies in Trimester 3 |
| Sunday 24 November | Last day to add units to Trimester 3 enrolment, both Campus and Cloud Campus - subject to availability of places |
| Sunday 24 November | International students - last day for continuing students to withdraw from Trimester 3 and receive a 100% refund |
| Monday 25 November – Friday 29 November | WEEK 3 |
| Wednesday 27 November | Domestic students - Trimester 3 fees due |
| Monday 2 December – Friday 6 December | WEEK 4 |
| Monday 9 December – Friday 13 December | WEEK 5 |
| Monday 16 December – Friday 20 December | WEEK 6 |
| Tuesday 10 December - Wednesday 11 December | Graduation ceremonies at Geelong Waterfront Campus |
| Sunday 15 December | Census date |
| Sunday 15 December | International students - final instalment of Trimester 3 fees due. Only available to students who have paid 50% by the first invoice due date. |
| Monday 16 December | Trimester 3 exam timetable released on StudentConnect |
| Monday 23 December 2019 - Sunday 5 January 2020 | Intra-trimester break |
| Monday 6 January 2020 - Friday 10 January 2020 | WEEK 7 |
| Sunday 12 January 2020 | Last day to withdraw from Trimester 3 with Withdrawn Late (WL) listed on academic record |
| Monday 13 January 2020 - Friday 17 January 2020 | WEEK 8 |
| Friday 10 January 2020 | Commonwealth Assistance Notices for Trimester 3 released on StudentConnect |
| Monday 13 January 2020 | Withdrawn Fail (WN) applies for all units withdrawn from this date |
| Thursday 16 January 2020 | Exam location - last day to request a change in exam location without penalty fee for Cloud Campus units |
| Monday 20 January 2020 - Friday 24 January 2020 | WEEK 9 |
| Monday 27 January 2020 | Australia Day Holiday - University closed |
| Monday 27 January 2020 - Friday 31 January 2020 | WEEK 10 |
| Thursday 30 January 2020 | Exam location - last day to request a change in exam location with penalty fee for Cloud Campus units |
| Monday 3 February 2020 - Friday 7 February 2020 | WEEK 11 |
| Friday 7 February 2020 | Trimester 3 teaching period ends |
| Monday 10 February 2020 - Wednesday 12 February 2020 | Trimester 3 study period |
| Thursday 13 February 2020 | Exams begin |
| Friday 21 February 2020 | Exams end |
| Monday 24 February 2020 - Friday 6 March 2020 | Inter trimester break |
| Thursday 5 March 2020 | Results released at 6 pm |
| Friday 13 March 2020 | Graduation applications open for students completing their degree in Trimester 3 2019 for June ceremonies |
| To be confirmed | Cross-institutional studies - last day for Deakin students who have studied at another institution to provide their results to Deakin |
| Tuesday 28 April 2020 | Supplementary and special exam timetable for Trimester 3 released on StudentConnect |
| Monday 8 June 2020 | Supplementary and special exams for Trimester 3 begin |
| Friday 19 June 2020 | Supplementary and special exams for Trimester 3 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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