August 2025 |
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1 Aug 2025 - 1 Mar 2026 | Semester 1 2026 Scholarship application round |
December 2025 |
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1 | Due date for payment Summer Term fees |
January 2026 |
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5 | Census date - Summer Term |
12 |
Due Date for payment of Professional Term 1 fees |
27 | Census date - Professional Term 1 |
February |
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9 |
Due date for payment of Professional Term 2 fees |
23 |
Census date ACU Term 1 |
23 Feb -1 Mar |
Orientation Week |
March Semester 1: 2 March - 28 June |
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1 | Semester 1 2026 Scholarship application round closes |
2 | Semester 1 classes commence |
9 | Census date - Research Term A |
15 | Final date for addition of Semester 1 unit without Late Addition of Unit fee |
16 |
Due date for payment of Semester 1 fees |
30 | Census date - Semester 1 Final date to withdraw from a Semester 1 unit without financial or academic penalty Census date - Professional Term 3 |
April |
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13 | Due date for payment Research Term B fees |
13 - 16 (TBC) | Graduation - Sydney |
20 | Due date for payment of Professional Term 4 fees |
24 (TBC) | Graduation - Ballarat |
May |
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4 | Due date for payment of ACU Term 2 fees Census date - Professional Term 4 |
5 - 6 (TBC) | Graduation - Brisbane |
12-14 (TBC) | Graduation - Melbourne |
18 | Census date ACU Term 2 |
19 (TBC) | Graduation - Canberra |
31 | Semester 1 classes end |
June |
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1 | Due date for payment of Winter Term fees |
1 Jun - 7 Jun |
Study week |
1 Jun - 31 Jul | Semester 2 2026 Scholarship application round |
8 | Semester 1 central exams start Census date - Research Term B |
21 |
Semester 1 central exams end |
22 | Due date for payment of Professional Term 5 fees |
29 | Census date - Winter Term Winter recess starts |
July |
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6 -12 | Universities Australia vacation week |
6 | Census date - Professional Term 5 |
13 | Due date for payment of Research Term C fees |
27 Jul - 2 Aug | Orientation Week Semester 2 |
27 | Due date for payment of ACU Term 3 Due date for payment of Professional Term 6 fees |
31 | Semester 2 2026 Scholarship application round closes |
August Semester 2: 3 August - 29 November |
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1 Aug 2026 - 1 Mar 2027 | Semester 1 2027 Scholarship application round |
2 | Winter recess ends |
3 | Semester 2 classes commence |
10 | Census date ACU Term 3 Census date - Professional Term 6 |
16 | Final date for addition of Semester 2 units without Late Addition of Unit fee |
17 | Due date for payment of Semester 2 fees |
31 | Census date - Semester 2 Final date to withdraw from a course or units in Semester 2 without financial or academic penalty Due date for payment of Professional Term 7 fees |
September |
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7 | Census date - Research Term C |
14 |
Census date - Professional Term 7 |
28 Sep - 4 Oct | Universities Australia vacation week |
October |
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5 | Due date for payment of Professional Term 8 fees |
12 | Due date for payment of Research Term D fees |
19 | Due date for payment of ACU Term 4 fees Census date - Professional Term 8 |
TBC | Graduation - Sydney |
TBC | Graduation - Melbourne |
November |
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1 | Semester 2 classes end |
2 | Census date - ACU Term 4 |
2 - 8 | Study week |
9 | Semester 2 central exams start |
22 | Semester 2 central exams end |
30 | Summer recess starts |
December |
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7 | Census date - Research Term D |
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