2021 Trimester dates
Here you will find all important dates to do with your 2021 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 | Friday 1 January | Closed |
| University opens for 2021 | Monday 4 January | Open |
| Australia Day | Tuesday 26 January | Closed |
| Labour Day | Monday 8 March | Open |
| Good Friday | Friday 2 April | Closed |
| Saturday of Easter weekend | Saturday 3 April | Closed |
| Easter Sunday | Sunday 4 April | Closed |
| Easter Monday | Monday 5 April | Closed |
| Easter Tuesday | Tuesday 6 April | Closed |
| ANZAC Day | Monday 26 April (in lieu of 25 April) | Closed |
| Queen's Birthday | Monday 14 June | Open |
| AFL Grand Final Eve | Friday 24 September (subject to AFL schedule) | Closed |
| Melbourne Cup | Tuesday 2 November | Open |
| University shut down | Wednesday 22 December | Closed |
| Christmas Day | Saturday 25 December | Closed |
| Christmas Day holiday | Monday 27 December | Closed |
| Boxing Day | Sunday 26 December | Closed |
| Boxing Day Holiday | Tuesday 28 December | Closed |
| New Year's Day | Saturday 1 January 2022 | Closed |
| University opens for 2022 | Thursday 6 January 2022 | 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 2021
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Wednesday 3 February | Trimester 1 Invoices available on StudentConnect (was 1 Feb) |
| Monday 15 February | STAR timetable opens 10am for preference entry for campus based units |
| Wednesday 24 February | STAR closes 10am for sorting of preferences |
| Thursday 25 February | STAR re-opens 10am for timetable viewing and adjustment |
| Monday 22 February - Friday 26 February | International students Campus orientation and enrolment for students commencing in Trimester 1 |
| Monday 1 March - Friday 5 March | Orientation week - all students |
| Monday 8 March | Trimester 1 teaching period begins |
| Monday 8 March - Friday 12 March | WEEK 1 |
| Friday 12 March | Domestic students - Trimester 1 fees due |
| Monday 15 March - Friday 19 March | WEEK 2 |
| Sunday 21 March | Last day to add units to Trimester 1 enrolment both Campus and Cloud Campus - subject to availability of places. |
| Sunday 21 March | Continuing International students - last day for continuing students to withdraw from Trimester 1 and receive a 100% refund |
| Sunday 21 March | Cross-institutional studies - last day for Deakin students to apply to undertake cross-institutional studies in Trimester 1 |
| Monday 22 March - Friday 26 March | WEEK 3 |
| Monday 29 March - Thursday 1 April | WEEK 4 |
| Wednesday 31 March | Commencing International students - last day for commencing international students to withdraw from Trimester 1 and receive a 100% refund (extended from 7 February 2021 due to COVID-19) |
| Wednesday 31 March | International students - final instalment of Trimester 1 fees due |
| Wednesday 31 March | Census date |
| Friday 2 April - Sunday 11 April | Easter vacation / Intra-trimester break |
| Monday 12 April - Friday 16 April | WEEK 5 |
| Monday 19 April - Friday 23 April | WEEK 6 |
| Tuesday 27 April - Friday 30 April | WEEK 7 (Monday public holiday) |
| Tuesday 27 April | Trimester 1 exam timetable released on StudentConnect |
| Wednesday 28 April | Commonwealth Assistance Notices for Trimester 1 released on StudentConnect |
| Monday 3 May - Friday 7 May | WEEK 8 |
| Monday 10 May - Friday 14 May | WEEK 9 |
| Monday 10 May | Exam location - last day to request a change in exam location without penalty fee for Cloud Campus units |
| Monday 10 May | Last day to withdraw from a Trimester 1 unit with Withdrawn Late (WL) listed on academic record. |
| Tuesday 11 May | Withdrawn Fail (WN) applies for all units withdrawn from this date. |
| Monday 17 May - Friday 21 May | WEEK 10 |
| Tuesday 18 May^ | Exam location - last day to request a change in exam location with penalty fee for Cloud Campus units |
| Monday 24 May - Friday 28 May | WEEK 11 |
| Friday 28 May | Trimester 1 teaching period ends |
| Monday 31 May - Friday 4 June | Trimester 1 study period |
| Monday 7 June | Exams begin |
| Friday 18 June | Exams end |
| Monday 21 June - Friday 9 July | Inter trimester break |
| Friday 25 June | Graduation applications open for students completing their degree in Trimester 1 for October in absentia graduation. |
| Thursday 8 July | Trimester 1 results released on StudentConnect at 10.30am |
| Wednesday 21 July | Supplementary and special exam timetable released on StudentConnect |
| Friday 30 July | Cross-institutional studies - last day for Deakin students who have studied at another institution to provide their Trimester 1 results to Deakin |
| Monday 2 August | Supplementary and special exams begin |
| Friday 6 August | Supplementary and special exams end |
| Friday 13 August | Graduation applications close for students completing their degree at end of Trimester 1. |
| Tuesday 5 October - Friday 8 October | Graduation in absentia - attendance at ceremonies cancelled. |
^ This date was originally Monday 24 May and was amended on 23 April 2021.
Trimester 2 2021
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Thursday 3 June | Trimester 2 invoices available on StudentConnect (was 24 May) |
| Monday 21 June | STAR timetable opens 10am for preference entry for campus based units |
| Wednesday 30 June | STAR closes 10am for sorting of preferences |
| Thursday 1 July | STAR re-opens 10am for timetable viewing and adjustment |
| Monday 5 July | Unit sites become available in Cloud Deakin |
| Monday 5 July - Friday 9 July | Orientation week |
| Monday 5 July - Friday 9 July | International students Campus orientation and enrolment for Trimester 2 |
| Sunday 11 July | International students - 100% if paying in full or at least 50% of Trimester 2 due fees if paying in instalments. |
| Monday 12 July | Trimester 2 teaching period begins |
| Monday 12 July - Friday 16 July | WEEK 1 |
| Monday 19 July - Friday 23 July | WEEK 2 |
| Sunday 25 July | Last day to add units to Trimester 2 enrolment both Campus and Cloud Campus - subject to availability of places |
| Sunday 25 July | Continuing International students - last day for continuing students to withdraw from Trimester 2 and receive a 100% refund |
| Sunday 25 July | Cross-institutional studies - last day for Deakin students to apply to undertake cross-institutional studies in Trimester 2 |
| Monday 26 July - Friday 30 July | WEEK 3 |
| Tuesday 27 July | Domestic students - Trimester 2 fees due |
| Monday 2 August - Friday 6 August | WEEK 4 |
| Monday 9 August - Friday 13 August | WEEK 5 |
| Sunday 15 August | Census date |
| Sunday 15 August | International students - final instalment of Trimester 2 fees due |
| Sunday 15 August | Commencing International students - last day for commencing international students to withdraw from Trimester 2 and receive a 100% refund (extended from 13 June 2021 due to COVID-19) |
| Monday 16 August - Sunday 22 August | Intra-trimester break |
| Monday 23 August - Friday 27 August | WEEK 6 |
| Monday 30 August | Exam timetable released on StudentConnect |
| Monday 30 August - Friday 3 September | WEEK 7 |
| Monday 6 September - Friday 10 September | WEEK 8 |
| Sunday 12 September | Commonwealth Assistance Notices for Trimester 2 released on StudentConnect |
| Monday 13 September - Friday 17 September | WEEK 9 |
| Monday 13 September | Exam location - last day to request a change in exam location without penalty fee for Cloud Campus units |
| Monday 20 September - Friday 24 September | WEEK 10 |
| Monday 27 September | Exam location - last day to request a change in exam location with penalty fee for Cloud Campus units |
| Monday 27 September | Graduation applications open for international and Medicine students completing their degree in Trimester 2 / Semester 2 for December ceremonies |
| Monday 27 September - Friday 1 October | WEEK 11 |
| Friday 1 October | Trimester 2 teaching period ends |
| Sunday 3 October | Last day to withdraw from a Trimester 2 unit with a Withdrawn Late (WL) listed on academic record (this date was originally Monday 13 September, the University approved an extension to 3 October) |
| Monday 4 October | Withdrawn Fail (WN) applies for all units withdrawn from this date (date was originally Tuesday 14 September, the University approved extension to Monday 4 October) |
| Monday 4 October - Friday 8 October | Study period |
| Monday 11 October | Exams begin |
| Friday 22 October | Exams end |
| Monday 25 October - Friday 5 November | Inter-trimester break |
| Friday 5 November | Graduation applications close and graduation fee due for international and medicine/surgery students completing their degree in Trimester 2 / Semester 2 for December ceremonies |
| TBA | Graduation applications open for students completing their degree in Trimester 2 for February ceremonies |
| Friday 5 November | Trimester 2 results released at 10.30am |
| Tuesday 7 December - Wednesday 8 December | Graduation in absentia (International students and School of Medicine) |
| TBA | Graduation applications close and graduation fee due for students completing their degree in Trimester 2 for February ceremonies |
| Friday 3 December | Cross-institutional studies - last day for Deakin students who have studied at another institution to provide their Trimester 2 results to Deakin |
| Monday 13 December | Supplementary and special exam timetable for Trimester 2 released on StudentConnect |
| Thursday 10 February 2022 | Supplementary and special exams for Trimester 2 begin |
| Friday 18 February 2022 | Supplementary and special exams for Trimester 2 end |
| TBA | Graduation ceremonies at Geelong Waterfront and Warrnambool Campus |
Trimester 3 2021
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Thursday 30 September | Trimester 3 invoices available on StudentConnect (was 27 September) |
| Monday 25 October | STAR timetable opens 10am for preference entry for campus based units |
| Monday 1 November | STAR closes 10am for sorting of preferences |
| Monday 1 November | Unit sites become available in Cloud Deakin |
| Monday 1 November - Friday 5 November | Orientation week |
| Monday 1 November - Friday 5 November | International students Trimester 3 Campus orientation and enrol |
| Tuesday 2 November | STAR re-opens 10am for timetable viewing and adjustment |
| Monday 8 November | Trimester 3 teaching period begins |
| Monday 8 November - Friday 12 November | WEEK 1 |
| Thursday 11 November | International students - Trimester 3 fees due in full^ |
| Monday 15 November - Friday 19 November | WEEK 2 |
| Sunday 21 November | Last day to add units to Trimester 3 enrolment both Campus and Cloud Campus - subject to availability of places |
| Sunday 21 November | International students - last day for continuing students to withdraw from Trimester 3 and receive a 100% refund |
| Sunday 21 November | Cross-institutional studies - last day for Deakin students to apply to undertake cross-institutional studies in Trimester 3 |
| Monday 22 November - Friday 26 November | WEEK 3 |
| Saturday 27 November | Domestic students - Trimester 3 fees due |
| Monday 29 November - Friday 3 December | WEEK 4 |
| Monday 6 December - Friday 10 December | WEEK 5 |
| Monday 13 December | Trimester 3 exam timetable released on StudentConnect |
| Monday 13 December - Friday 17 December | WEEK 6 |
| Wednesday 15 December | Census date |
| Wednesday 15 December | Commencing International students - last day for commencing international students to withdraw from Trimester 3 and receive a 100% refund (extended from 10 October 2021 due to COVID-19) |
| Monday 20 December - Wednesday 5 January 2022 | Intra-trimester break |
| Thursday 6 January 2022 - Friday 7 January 2022 | WEEK 7 |
| Monday 10 January 2022 | Last day to withdraw from a Trimester 3 unit with Withdrawn Late (WL) listed on academic record |
| Monday 10 January 2022 - Friday 14 January 2022 | WEEK 8 |
| Tuesday 11 January 2022 | Withdrawn Fail (WN) applies for all units withdrawn from this date |
| Wednesday 12 January 2022 | Commonwealth Assistance Notices for Trimester 3 released on StudentConnect |
| Thursday 13 January 2022 | Exam location - last day to request a change in exam location without penalty fee for Cloud Campus units |
| Monday 17 January 2022 - Friday 21 January 2022 | WEEK 9 |
| Monday 24 January 2022 - Friday 28 January 2022 | WEEK 10 |
| Thursday 27 January 2022 | Exam location - last day to request a change in exam location with penalty fee for Cloud Campus units |
| Monday 31 January 2022 - Friday 4 February 2022 | WEEK 11 |
| Friday 4 February 2022 | Trimester 3 teaching period ends |
| Monday 7 February 2022 - Wednesday 9 February 2022 | Trimester 3 study period |
| Thursday 10 February 2022 | Exams begin |
| Friday 18 February 2022 | Exams end |
| Monday 21 February 2022 - Friday 4 March 2022 | Inter trimester break |
| Friday 1 March 2022 | Cross-institutional studies - last day for Deakin students who have studied at another institution to provide their results to Deakin |
| Thursday 3 March 2022 | Trimester 3 results released at 10.30am in StudentConnect |
| Tuesday 26 April 2022 | Supplementary and special exam timetable for Trimester 3 released on StudentConnect |
| Monday 6 June 2022 | Supplementary and special exams for Trimester 3 start |
| Friday 17 June 2022 | Supplementary and special exams for Trimester 3 end |
| TBA | Graduation ceremonies at Geelong Waterfront Campus |
^ International fee due dates have changed in Trimester 3 2021, paying 50% by the invoice due date is no longer available. Edit made 13 September 2021.
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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