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Term start dates

There are 4 terms (2 semesters) per year. The beginning of each term is a new intake. There are 4 start dates per year and all courses start on these dates:

2012
Term	Induction	Start Date	End Date
1	February 9	February 13	April 13
2	April 26	April 30	June 29
3	July 19	July 23	September 21
4	October 4	October 8	December 7

View the full Academic Calendar here

Academic term structure

Each 9-week term is as follows:

Design courses:
2 days induction + 5 teaching weeks+ 1 production week + 3 teaching weeks

Commerce courses:
2 days induction + 9 teaching weeks (there is no Production Week)

termdate

I - Induction (2 days at the beginning of each term)
Students check in with the Registrar, collect their timetable, subject and assessment outlines and also engage with course coordinators for course familiarisation.

Teaching weeks (Design - 8 per term / Commerce - 9 per term)
Average 20 hours per week (variable for Master Degree courses)

P - Production week (1 per term for design students only)
This week is designed to help students improve the quality of their work, to take stock of what they’ve learned and ultimately to help improve their learning experience.

FEE-HELP Census Dates

2012	Course Start Date	Census Date
Term 1	13 Feb 2012	24 Feb 2012
Term 2	30 Apr 2012	14 May 2012
Term 3	23 Jul 2012	3 Aug 2012
Term 4	8 Oct 2012	22 Oct 2012

FEE-HELP students should see the Schedule of Fees on the FEE-HELP page.

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