RMIT University Semester Dates are made available to the general public, prospective students, and current students in order for them to have access to course registration dates, enrollment dates, and deadlines.
University opening dates and public holidays
| Event | Date | Open/closed* |
|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | Saturday 1 January | Closed |
| University opens for 2022 | Thursday 6 January | Open |
| Australia Day | Wednesday 26 January | Closed |
| Labour Day | Monday 14 March | Open |
| Good Friday | Friday 15 April | Closed |
| Saturday of Easter weekend | Saturday 16 April | Closed |
| Easter Sunday | Sunday 17 April | Closed |
| Easter Monday | Monday 18 April | Closed |
| Easter Tuesday | Tuesday 19 April | Closed |
| ANZAC Day | Monday 25 April | Closed |
| Queen’s Birthday | Monday 13 June | Open |
| AFL Grand Final Eve | To be confirmed | Closed |
| Melbourne Cup | Tuesday 1 November | Open |
| University shut down | Friday 23 December | Closed |
| Christmas Day | Sunday 25 December | Closed |
| Boxing Day | Monday 26 December | Closed |
| Christmas Day holiday | Tuesday 27 December | Closed |
| New Year’s Day | Sunday 1 January 2023 | Closed |
| University opens for 2023 | Wednesday 4 January 2023 | Open |
Trimester 1 2022
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Thursday 27 January | Trimester 1 Invoices available on StudentConnect (was originally planned for 24/1/22) |
| Sunday 6 February | International students – last day for commencing international students to withdraw from Trimester 1 and receive a 90% refund |
| Monday 7 February | STAR timetable opens 10am for preference entry for campus based units |
| Wednesday 16 February | STAR closes 10am for sorting of preferences |
| Thursday 17 February | STAR re-opens 10am for timetable viewing and adjustment |
| Monday 21 February – Friday 25 February | Pre-OWeek online sessions for international, pathway and online students and enrolment for Trimester 1 |
| Monday 28 February | Unit sites become available in Cloud Deakin |
| Monday 28 February – Friday 4 March | Orientation week – all students |
| Monday 7 March | International students – Trimester 1 fees due in full |
| Monday 7 March | Trimester 1 teaching period begins |
| Monday 7 March – Friday 11 March | WEEK 1 |
| Saturday 12 March | Domestic students – Trimester 1 fees due |
| Monday 14 March – Friday 18 March | WEEK 2 |
| Sunday 20 March | Last day to add units to Trimester 1 enrolment both Campus and Cloud Campus – subject to availability of places. |
| Sunday 20 March | International students – last day for continuing students to withdraw from Trimester 1 and receive a 100% refund |
| To be confirmed | Cross-institutional studies – last day for Deakin students to apply to undertake cross-institutional studies in Trimester 1 |
| Monday 21 March – Friday 25 March | WEEK 3 |
| Monday 28 March – Friday 1 April | WEEK 4 |
| Thursday 31 March | Census date |
| Monday 4 April – Friday 8 April | WEEK 5 |
| Monday 11 April – Thursday 14 April | WEEK 6 |
| Friday 15 April – Sunday 24 April | Easter vacation / Intra-trimester break |
| Monday 25 April – Friday 29 April | WEEK 7 (Monday public holiday for Anzac Day) |
| Tuesday 26 April | Trimester 1 exam timetable released on StudentConnect |
| Thursday 28 April | Commonwealth Assistance Notices for Trimester 1 released on StudentConnect |
| Monday 2 May – Friday 6 May | WEEK 8 |
| Monday 9 May – Friday 13 May | WEEK 9 |
| Monday 9 May | Last day to withdraw from a Trimester 1 unit with Withdrawn Late (WL) listed on academic record. |
| Tuesday 10 May | Withdrawn Fail (WN) applies for all units withdrawn from this date. |
| Monday 16 May – Friday 20 May | WEEK 10 |
| Monday 23 May – Friday 27 May | WEEK 11 |
| Monday 23 May | Exam location – last day to request a change in exam location |
| Friday 27 May | Trimester 1 teaching period ends |
| Monday 30 May – Friday 3 June | Trimester 1 study period |
| Monday 6 June – Friday 17 June | Trimester 1 examination period |
| Monday 20 June – Friday 8 July | Inter trimester break |
| Friday 24 June | Graduation applications open for students completing their degree in Trimester 1 for October graduation ceremonies |
| Thursday 7 July | Trimester 1 results released on StudentConnect at 10.30am |
| Wednesday 20 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 1 August – Friday 5 August | Supplementary and special examination period |
| Friday 12 August | Graduation applications close and graduation fee due for students completing their degree at end of Trimester 1 |
| To be confirmed | October graduation ceremonies at Geelong Waterfront Campus |
Trimester 2 2022
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 24 May | Trimester 2 invoices available on StudentConnect |
| Sunday 12 June | International students – last day for commencing international students to withdraw from Trimester 2 and receive a 90% refund |
| Monday 20 June | STAR timetable opens 10am for preference entry for campus based units |
| Monday 27 June – Friday 1 July | Pre-OWeek online sessions for international, pathway and online students and enrolment for Trimester 2 |
| Wednesday 29 June | STAR closes 10am for sorting of preferences |
| Thursday 30 June | STAR re-opens 10am for timetable viewing and adjustment |
| Monday 4 July | Unit sites become available in Cloud Deakin |
| Monday 4 July – Friday 8 July | Orientation week – all students |
| Monday 4 July – Friday 8 July | International students Campus orientation and enrolment for Trimester 2 |
| Monday 11 July | International students – Trimester 2 fees due in full |
| Monday 11 July | Trimester 2 teaching period begins |
| Monday 11 July – Friday 15 July | WEEK 1 |
| Monday 18 July – Friday 22 July | WEEK 2 |
| Sunday 24 July | Last day to add units to Trimester 2 enrolment both Campus and Cloud Campus – subject to availability of places |
| Sunday 24 July | International students – last day for continuing students to withdraw from Trimester 2 and receive a 100% refund |
| To be confirmed | Cross-institutional studies – last day for Deakin students to apply to undertake cross-institutional studies in Trimester 2 |
| Monday 25 July – Friday 29 July | WEEK 3 |
| Wednesday 27 July | Domestic students – Trimester 2 fees due |
| Monday 1 August – Friday 5 August | WEEK 4 |
| Monday 8 August – Friday 12 August | WEEK 5 |
| Monday 15 August | Census date |
| Monday 15 August – Sunday 21 August | Intra-trimester break |
| Monday 22 August – Friday 26 August | WEEK 6 |
| Monday 29 August | Exam timetable released on StudentConnect |
| Monday 29 August – Friday 2 September | WEEK 7 |
| Monday 5 September – Friday 9 September | WEEK 8 |
| Monday 12 September | Commonwealth Assistance Notices for Trimester 2 released on StudentConnect |
| To be confirmed | Last day to withdraw from a Trimester 2 unit with a Withdrawn Late (WL) listed on academic record |
| Monday 12 September – Friday 16 September | WEEK 9 |
| Tuesday 13 September | Withdrawn Fail (WN) applies for all units withdrawn from this date |
| Monday 19 September – Friday 23 September | WEEK 10 |
| Monday 26 September | Graduation applications open for international and Medicine students completing their degree in Trimester 2 / Semester 2 for December ceremonies |
| Monday 26 September | Exam location – last day to request a change in exam location |
| Monday 26 September – Friday 30 September | WEEK 11 |
| Friday 30 September | Trimester 2 teaching period ends |
| Monday 3 October – Friday 7 October | Study period |
| Monday 10 October – Friday 21 October | Examination period |
| Monday 24 October – Friday 4 November | Inter-trimester break |
| Friday 4 November | Trimester 2 results released at 10.30am |
| Wednesday 9 November | Graduation applications open for students completing their degree in Trimester 2 for February ceremonies |
| Friday 11 November | Graduation applications close and graduation fee due for international and medicine/surgery students completing their degree in Trimester 2 / Semester 2 for December graduation ceremonies |
| Monday 12 December | Supplementary and special exam timetable for Trimester 2 released on StudentConnect |
| To be confirmed | December graduation ceremonies at Geelong Waterfront (International students and School of Medicine) |
| Monday 9 January 2023 | Graduation applications close and graduation fee due for students completing their degree in Trimester 2 for February ceremonies |
| To be confirmed | Cross-institutional studies – last day for Deakin students who have studied at another institution to provide their Trimester 2 results to Deakin |
| Thursday 9 February 2023 – Friday 17 February 2023 | Supplementary and special exam period for Trimester 2 |
| To be confirmed | February graduation ceremonies at Geelong Waterfront and Warrnambool Campus |
Trimester 3 2022
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Monday 26 September | Trimester 3 invoices available on StudentConnect |
| Sunday 9 October | International students – last day for commencing international students to withdraw from Trimester 3 and receive a 90% refund |
| Monday 24 October | STAR timetable opens 10am for preference entry for campus based units |
| Monday 24 – Friday 28 October | Pre-OWeek online sessions for international, pathway and online students and enrolment for Trimester 3 |
| Monday 31 October | STAR closes 10am for sorting of preferences |
| Monday 31 October | Unit sites become available in Cloud Deakin |
| Monday 31 October – Friday 4 November | International students Trimester 3 Campus orientation and enrol |
| Monday 31 October – Friday 4 November | Orientation week – all students |
| Tuesday 1 November | STAR re-opens 10am for timetable viewing and adjustment |
| Monday 7 November | Trimester 3 teaching period begins |
| Monday 7 November – Friday 11 November | WEEK 1 |
| Friday 11 November | International students – Trimester 3 fees due in full |
| Monday 14 November – Friday 18 November | WEEK 2 |
| Sunday 20 November | Last day to add units to Trimester 3 enrolment both Campus and Cloud Campus – subject to availability of places |
| Sunday 20 November | International students – last day for continuing students to withdraw from Trimester 3 and receive a 100% refund |
| To be confirmed | Cross-institutional studies – last day for Deakin students to apply to undertake cross-institutional studies in Trimester 3 |
| Monday 21 November – Friday 25 November | WEEK 3 |
| Sunday 27 November | Domestic students – Trimester 3 fees due |
| Monday 28 November – Friday 2 December | WEEK 4 |
| Monday 5 December – Friday 9 December | WEEK 5 |
| Monday 12 December – Friday 16 December | WEEK 6 |
| Tuesday 13 December | Trimester 3 exam timetable released on StudentConnect |
| Thursday 15 December | Census date |
| Monday 19 December – Friday 23 December | WEEK 7 |
| Monday 26 December – Sunday 8 January 2023 | Intra-trimester break |
| Monday 9 January 2022 – Friday 13 January 2022 | WEEK 8 |
| Thursday 12 January 2023 | Commonwealth Assistance Notices for Trimester 3 released on StudentConnect |
| To be confirmed | Last day to withdraw from a Trimester 3 unit with Withdrawn Late (WL) listed on academic record |
| Monday 16 January 2023 – Friday 20 January 2023 | WEEK 9 |
| To be confirmed | Withdrawn Fail (WN) applies for all units withdrawn from this date |
| Monday 23 January 2023 – Friday 27 January 2023 | WEEK 10 |
| Thursday 26 January 2023 | Exam location – last day to request a change in exam location |
| Monday 30 January 2023 – Friday 3 February 2023 | WEEK 11 |
| Friday 3 February 2023 | Trimester 3 teaching period ends |
| Monday 6 February 2023 – Wednesday 8 February 2023 | Trimester 3 study period |
| Thursday 9 February 2023 – Friday 17 February 2023 | Examination period |
| Monday 20 February 2023 – Friday 3 March 2023 | Inter trimester break |
| To be confirmed | Cross-institutional studies – last day for Deakin students who have studied at another institution to provide their results to Deakin |
| Thursday 2 March 2023 | Trimester 3 results released at 10.30am in StudentConnect |
| Monday 24 April 2023 | Supplementary and special examination timetable for Trimester 3 released on StudentConnect |
| Monday 5 June 2023 – Friday 16 June 2023 | Supplementary and special examination period for Trimester 3 |
| To be confirmed | Graduation ceremonies at Geelong Waterfront Campus |
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Please be aware that these dates are subject to change; check this page regularly.