Commence Week Semester Dates Public Holidays ACU Events Government School Term Dates 2022
ACT NSW Qld SA Vic

28 December 2021

1

Recess
Summer Term

New Year Holiday:
Monday
3 January 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 January 2022

2

Recess
Summer Term

 

Summer Term Census Date:
Monday 3 January 2022

 

 

 

 

 

10 January 2022

3

Recess
Summer Term

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17 January 2022

4

Recess
Summer Term

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24 January 2022

5

Recess
Summer Term

Australia Day:
Tuesday
26 January 2022

Term 1 starts
Monday
24 January
2022

31 January 2022

6

Recess

Term 1 starts
Monday
31 January
2022

Term 1 starts
Monday
31 January
2022
Term 1 starts
Monday
31 January
2022
Term 1 starts
Monday
31 January
2022

7 February 2022

7

Recess

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14 February 2022

8

Recess

 

 

 

 

 

 

21 February 2022

9

Orientation Week

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28 February 2022

10

LW 1(start Sem1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 March 2022

11

LW 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

14 March 2022

12

LW 3

Labour Day: Vic
Canberra Day: ACT
Adelaide Cup Day: SA
Monday
14 March 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

21 March 2022

13

LW 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28 March 2022

14

LW 5

Semester 1 Census Date:
Thursday
31 March 2022

Term 1 ends
Friday
1 April
2022

4 April 2022

15

LW6

Term 1 ends
Friday
8 April
2022

Term 1 ends
Friday
8 April
2022
Term 1 ends
Friday
8 April
2022

11 April 2022

16

LW 7

 

Good Friday:
15 April 2022

 

Term 1 ends
Thursday
14 April
2022

18 April 2022

17

UA Vacation Week
Recess

Easter Monday:
18 April 2022

 

 

Term 2 starts
Tuesday
19 April
2022

25 April 2022

18

LW 8

Anzac Day:
Monday
25 April 2022

Term 2 starts
Tuesday
26 April
2022
Term 2 starts
Tuesday
26 April
2022

 

Term 2 starts
Tuesday
26 April
2022

2 May 2022

19

LW 9

Labour Day: Qld
Monday
2 May 2022

Term 2 starts
Monday
2 May
2022

9 May 2022

20

LW 10

16 May 2022

21

LW 11

23 May 2022

22

LW 12
Winter Term

30 May 2022

23

Study Week
Winter Term

Reconciliation Day: ACT
Monday
30 May 2022

6 June 2022

24

Exams
Winter Term

13 June 2022

25

Exams
Winter Term

Queen's Birthday: ACT/NSW/SA/Vic
Monday
13 June 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

20 June 2022

26

Exams
Winter Term

 

 

 

Term 2 ends
Friday
24 June
2022

 

Term 2 ends
Friday
24 June
2022

27 June 2022

27

Recess
Winter Term

 

Winter Term Census Date:
Monday
27 June 2022

Term 2 ends
Friday
1 July
2022
Term 2 ends
Friday
1 July
2022

 

4 July 2022

28

Recess
Winter Term

Term 2 ends
Friday
8 July 2022

11 July 2022

29

Recess
Winter Term

 

Term 3 starts
Monday
11 July
2022

 

Term 3 starts
Monday
11 July
2022

18 July 2022

30

Orientation Week
Recess
Winter Term

Term 3 starts
Monday
18 July
2022
Term 3 starts
Monday
18 July
2022

 

 

25 July 2022

31

LW 1(Start Sem 2)

Term 3 starts
Monday
25 July 2022

1 August 2022

32

LW 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8 August 2022

33

LW 3

Royal Queensland Show: Brisbane
Wednesday
10 August 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

15 August 2022

34

LW 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22 August 2022

35

LW 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29 August 2022

36

LW 6

 

Semester 2 Census Date:
Wednesday
31 August 2022

 

 

 

 

 

5 September 2022

37

LW 7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 September 2022

38

LW 8

 

Term 3 ends
Friday
16 September 2022

 

Term 3 ends
Friday
16 September 2022

19 September 2022

39

LW 9

Term 3 ends
Friday
23 September 2022
Term 3 ends
Friday
23 September 2022

 

 

26 September 2022

40

UA Vacation Week
Recess

AFL Grand Final Day: Vic
Friday TBC
*Subject to AFL Schedule

Term 3 ends
Friday
30 September 2022

3 October 2022

41

LW10

Queen's Birthday: Qld
Labour Day: ACT/NSW/SA
Monday
3 October 2022

 

 

Term 4 starts
Tuesday
4 October
2022

 

Term 4 starts
Monday
3 October
2022

10 October 2022

42

LW 11

Term 4 starts
Monday
10 October 2022
Term 4 starts
Monday
10 October 2022

 

 

17 October 2022

43

LW 12

Term 4 starts
Monday
17 October 2022

24 October 2022

44

Study Week

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31 October 2022

45

Exams

Melbourne Cup: Vic
Tuesday
1 November 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 November 2022

46

Exams

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14 November 2022

47

Exams

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21 November 2022

48

Recess

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28 November 2022

49

Recess

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 December 2022

50

Recess
Summer Term

 

 

 

 

Term 4 ends
Friday
9 December 2022

 

 

12 December 2022

51

Recess
Summer Term

 

 

Term 4 ends
Friday
16 December 2022

 

Term 4 ends
Friday
16 December 2022

19 December 2022

52

Recess
Summer Term

Christmas Day:
Sunday
25 December 2022
Boxing Day:
Monday
26 December 2022
Proclamation Day: SA
Tuesday
27 December 2022

Term 4 ends
Tuesday
20 December 2022
Term 4 ends
Tuesday
20 December 2022

2022 Domestic non-research, non-standard study periods

Non-standard study periods are to be conducted as per the 2022 study periods approved by Academic Board on 26 June 2019.

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