2025 Trimester dates
Please be aware that these dates are subject to change; check this page regularly.
Event | Date | Open/closed* |
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New Year's Day | Wednesday 1 January | Closed |
University opens for 2025 | Thursday 2 January | Open |
Australia Day | Monday 27 January | Closed |
Labour Day | Monday 10 March | Closed |
Good Friday | Friday 18 April | Closed |
Saturday of Easter weekend | Saturday 19 April | Closed |
Easter Sunday | Sunday 20 April | Closed |
Easter Monday | Monday 21 April | Closed |
Easter Tuesday | Tuesday 22 April | Closed |
ANZAC Day | Friday 25 April | Closed |
King's Birthday | Monday 9 June | Closed |
AFL Grand Final Eve | To be confirmed - subject to AFL schedule | Closed |
Melbourne Cup | Tuesday 4 November | Closed |
University shut down | To be confirmed | Closed |
Christmas Day | Thursday 25 December | Closed |
Boxing Day | Friday 26 December | Closed |
New Year's Day | Thursday 1 January 2026 | Closed |
University opens for 2026 | To be confirmed | 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.
GIFT City Campus
The GIFT City Campus will acknowledge the following Festive Holiday dates and will therefore be closed.
Recognised festive holiday | Date closed |
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New Year's Day | Wednesday 1 January |
Republic Day | Sunday 26 January |
Maha Shivratri | Wednesday 26 February |
Holi | Friday 14 March |
Good Friday | Friday 18 April |
General Election, Government of Gujarat | To be confirmed |
Muharram | Sunday 6 July |
Independence Day | Friday 15 August |
Janmashtami (Vaishnavi) | Saturday 16 August |
Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) | Friday 5 September |
Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | Thursday 2 October |
Dussehra* | Thursday 2 October |
Diwali (Deepavali)* | Tuesday 21 October |
Diwali (Deepavali)* | Wednesday 22 October |
Guru Nanak’s Birthday | Wednesday 5 November |
Christmas Day | Thursday 25 December |
Date | Event |
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Friday 24 January | Trimester 1 Invoices available on StudentConnect |
Sunday 2 February | International students – last day for commencing international students to discontinue all units or intermit from Trimester 1 and receive a 90% refund |
Monday 3 February | STAR timetable opens 10am for preference entry for campus based units |
Wednesday 12 February | STAR closes 10am for sorting of preferences |
Thursday 13 February | STAR re-opens for timetable viewing and adjustment |
Monday 17 February – Friday 21 February | Prepare Week – International Student Welcome, enrolment support, and a range of preparatory online sessions |
Monday 24 February | Unit sites become available in Cloud Deakin |
Monday 24 February – Friday 28 February | OWeek – all students |
Monday 3 March | Trimester 1 teaching period begins |
Monday 3 March – Friday 7 March | WEEK 1 |
Friday 7 March | International students – Trimester 1 fees due in full |
Monday 10 March – Friday 14 March | WEEK 2 |
Wednesday 12 March | Domestic students – Trimester 1 fees due |
Friday 14 March | Last day to add units/change enrolment mode to Trimester 1 enrolment both campus and online – subject to availability of places |
To be confirmed | Cross-institutional studies – last day for Deakin students to apply to undertake cross-institutional studies in Trimester 1 |
Sunday 16 March | International students – last day for continuing students to discontinue all units or intermit from Trimester 1 and receive a 100% refund |
Monday 17 March – Friday 21 March | WEEK 3 |
Monday 24 March – Friday 28 March | WEEK 4 |
Monday 31 March | Census date – How census date affects you |
Monday 31 March | International students – last day for commencing international students to withdraw from Trimester 1 and receive a 50% refund |
Monday 31 March – Friday 4 April | WEEK 5 |
Monday 7 April – Friday 11 April | WEEK 6 |
Monday 14 April – Thursday 17 April | WEEK 7 (Friday public holiday for Good Friday) |
Friday 18 April – Sunday 27 April | Easter vacation / Intra-trimester break |
Thursday 17 April | Trimester 1 end-of-unit assessment and exam timetable released on StudentConnect |
Monday 28 April – Friday 2 May | WEEK 8 |
Thursday 1 May | Commonwealth Assistance Notices for Trimester 1 released on StudentConnect |
Monday 5 May – Friday 9 May | WEEK 9 |
Monday 5 May | Last day to withdraw from a Trimester 1 unit with Withdrawn Late (WL) listed on academic record. |
Tuesday 6 May | Withdrawn Fail (WN) applies for all units withdrawn from this date. |
Monday 12 May – Friday 16 May | WEEK 10 |
Monday 19 May – Friday 23 May | WEEK 11 |
Monday 19 May | Exam location – last day to request a change in exam location |
Friday 23 May | Trimester 1 teaching period ends |
Monday 26 May – Friday 30 May | Trimester 1 study period |
Monday 2 June – Friday 13 June | Trimester 1 end-of-unit assessment and exam period |
Monday 16 June – Friday 4 July | Inter trimester break |
Monday 16 June | Graduation applications open for students completing their degree in Trimester 1 for September graduation ceremonies |
Thursday 3 July | Trimester 1 results released on StudentConnect at 10.30am |
Wednesday 16 July | Supplementary and special end-of-unit assessment and exam timetable released on StudentConnect |
Friday 25 July | Cross-institutional studies – last day for Deakin students who have studied at another institution to provide their Trimester 1 results to Deakin |
Monday 28 July – Friday 1 August | Supplementary and special end-of-unit assessment and exam period |
Friday 1 August | Graduation applications close and graduation fee due for students completing their degree at end of Trimester 1 |
Tuesday 16 September – Friday 19 September | September graduation ceremonies at Geelong Waterfront Campus |
Date | Event |
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Thursday 29 May | Trimester 2 invoices available on StudentConnect |
Sunday 8 June | International students – last day for commencing international students to discontinue all units or intermit from Trimester 2 and receive a 90% refund |
Monday 16 June | STAR timetable opens 10am for preference entry for campus based units |
Monday 23 June – Friday 27 June | Prepare Week – International Student Welcome, enrolment support, and a range of preparatory online sessions |
Wednesday 25 June | STAR closes 10am for sorting of preferences |
Thursday 26 June | STAR re-opens for timetable viewing and adjustment |
Monday 30 June | Unit sites become available in Cloud Deakin |
Monday 30 June – Friday 4 July | OWeek – all students |
Monday 7 July | Trimester 2 teaching period begins |
Monday 7 July – Friday 11 July | WEEK 1 |
Friday 11 July | International students – Trimester 2 fees due in full |
Monday 14 July – Friday 18 July | WEEK 2 |
Friday 18 July | Last day to add units/change enrolment mode to Trimester 2 enrolment both campus and online – subject to availability of places |
To be confirmed | Cross-institutional studies – last day for Deakin students to apply to undertake cross-institutional studies in Trimester 2 |
Sunday 20 July | International students – last day for continuing students to discontinue all units or intermit from Trimester 2 and receive a 100% refund |
Monday 21 July – Friday 25 July | WEEK 3 |
Sunday 27 July | Domestic students – Trimester 2 fees due |
Monday 28 July – Friday 1 August | WEEK 4 |
Monday 4 August – Friday 8 August | WEEK 5 |
Monday 11 August – Sunday 17 August | Intra-trimester break |
Friday 15 August | Census date – How census date affects you |
Friday 15 August | International students – last day for commencing international students to withdraw from Trimester 2 and receive a 50% refund |
Monday 18 August – Friday 22 August | WEEK 6 |
Monday 25 August | End-of-unit assessment and exam timetable released on StudentConnect |
Monday 25 August – Friday 29 August | WEEK 7 |
Monday 1 September – Friday 5 September | WEEK 8 |
Monday 8 September – Friday 12 September | WEEK 9 |
Monday 8 September | Last day to withdraw from a Trimester 2 unit with a Withdrawn Late (WL) listed on academic record |
Tuesday 9 September | Withdrawn Fail (WN) applies for all units withdrawn from this date |
Friday 12 September | Commonwealth Assistance Notices for Trimester 2 released on StudentConnect |
Monday 15 September – Friday 19 September | WEEK 10 |
Monday 22 September | Exam location – last day to request a change in exam location |
Monday 22 September – Friday 26 September | WEEK 11 |
Friday 26 September | Trimester 2 teaching period ends |
Monday 29 September – Friday 3 October | Study period |
Monday 6 October – Friday 17 October | End-of-unit assessment and exam period |
Monday 20 October – Friday 31 October | Inter-trimester break |
Friday 31 October | Trimester 2 results released at 10.30am |
To be confirmed | Graduation applications open for students completing their degree in Trimester 2 for February ceremonies |
To be confirmed | Graduation applications open for Medicine students completing their degree in Trimester 2 / Semester 2 for February ceremonies |
Friday 28 November | Cross-institutional studies – last day for Deakin students who have studied at another institution to provide their Trimester 2 results to Deakin |
Monday 8 December | Supplementary and special end-of-unit assessment and exam timetable for Trimester 2 released on StudentConnect |
To be confirmed | Graduation applications close and graduation fee due for students completing their degree in Trimester 2 for February ceremonies |
To be confirmed | Graduation applications close and graduation fee due for medicine/surgery students completing their degree in Trimester 2 / Semester 2 for February graduation ceremonies |
Thursday 5 February 2026 – Friday 13 February 2026 | Supplementary and special end-of-unit assessment and exam period for Trimester 2 |
To be confirmed | February graduation ceremonies at Geelong Waterfront and Warrnambool Campus |
To be confirmed | February graduation ceremonies at Geelong Waterfront (School of Medicine students) |
Date | Event |
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Thursday 2 October | Trimester 3 invoices available on StudentConnect |
Sunday 5 October | International students – last day for commencing international students to discontinue all units or intermit from Trimester 3 and receive a 90% refund |
Monday 20 October | STAR timetable opens 10am for preference entry for campus based units |
Monday 20 October – Friday 24 October | Prepare Week – International Student Welcome, enrolment support, and a range of preparatory online sessions |
Monday 27 October | STAR closes 10am for sorting of preferences |
Monday 27 October | Unit sites become available in Cloud Deakin |
Monday 27 October – Friday 31 October | OWeek – all students |
Tuesday 28 October | STAR re-opens for timetable viewing and adjustment |
Monday 3 November | Trimester 3 teaching period begins |
Monday 3 November – Friday 7 November | WEEK 1 |
Monday 10 November – Friday 14 November | WEEK 2 |
Tuesday 11 November | International students – Trimester 3 fees due in full |
Friday 14 November | Last day to add units/change enrolment mode to Trimester 3 enrolment both campus and online – subject to availability of places |
To be confirmed | Cross-institutional studies – last day for Deakin students to apply to undertake cross-institutional studies in Trimester 3 |
Sunday 16 November | International students – last day for continuing students to discontinue all units or intermit from Trimester 3 and receive a 100% refund |
Monday 17 November – Friday 21 November | WEEK 3 |
Monday 24 November – Friday 28 November | WEEK 4 |
Thursday 27 November | Domestic students – Trimester 3 fees due |
Monday 1 December – Friday 5 December | WEEK 5 |
Monday 8 December – Friday 12 December | WEEK 6 |
Monday 8 December | Trimester 3 end-of-unit assessment and exam timetable released on StudentConnect |
Monday 15 December | Census date – How census date affects you |
Monday 15 December | International students – last day for commencing international students to withdraw from Trimester 3 and receive a 50% refund |
Monday 15 December – Friday 19 December | WEEK 7 |
Monday 22 December – Sunday 4 January 2026 | Intra-trimester break |
Monday 5 January 2026 – Friday 9 January 2026 | WEEK 8 |
Monday 12 January 2026 | Commonwealth Assistance Notices for Trimester 3 released on StudentConnect |
Monday 12 January 2026 – Friday 16 January 2026 | WEEK 9 |
Monday 12 January 2026 | Last day to withdraw from a Trimester 3 unit with Withdrawn Late (WL) listed on academic record |
Tuesday 13 January 2026 | Withdrawn Fail (WN) applies for all units withdrawn from this date |
Monday 19 January 2026 – Friday 23 January 2026 | WEEK 10 |
Thursday 22 January 2026 | Exam location – last day to request a change in exam location |
Tuesday 27 January 2026 – Friday 30 January 2026 | WEEK 11 |
Friday 30 January 2026 | Trimester 3 teaching period ends |
Monday 2 February 2026 – Wednesday 4 February 2026 | Trimester 3 study period |
Thursday 5 February 2026 – Friday 13 February 2026 | End-of-unit assessment and exam period |
Monday 16 February 2026 – Friday 27 February 2026 | Inter trimester break |
Thursday 26 February 2026 | Trimester 3 results released at 10.30am in StudentConnect |
To be confirmed | Graduation applications open for students completing their degree in Trimester 3 for June ceremonies |
Friday 27 March 2026 | Cross-institutional studies – last day for Deakin students who have studied at another institution to provide their results to Deakin |
Monday 20 April 2026 | Supplementary and special end-of-unit assessment and exam timetable for Trimester 3 released on StudentConnect |
To be confirmed | Graduation applications close and graduation fee due for students completing their degree at end of Trimester 3 for June ceremonies |
Monday 1 June 2026 – Friday 12 June 2026 | Supplementary and special end-of-unit assessment and exam period for Trimester 3 |
To be confirmed | June Graduation ceremonies at Geelong Waterfront Campus |
Census date explained
The census date marks the deadline for withdrawing from a subject, your course, or requesting a break from your study, without incurring financial liabilities or having the action recorded on your academic transcript and statements.
How census date affects you
International students
For international fee-paying students, census date is the last day you can withdraw from the current study period and receive a refund. Refund amounts are determined by the date of withdrawal and whether you are a new or continuing student.
Withdrawal dates and refunds for new/commencing international students
Withdrawal dates and refunds for established/continuing international students
Domestic students
If you’re a domestic student, census date has numerous implications.
- It’s the last day you can withdraw from units, intermit from the current study period, or discontinue your course without HECS-HELP/FEE-HELP liability.
- For Commonwealth-supported, HECS-HELP, FEE-HELP or SA-HELP students, it’s the last day you can make full or partial upfront payments for the current study period.
- For Commonwealth-supported students, it’s the last day you can submit an online Commonwealth Assistance Form and/or provide your tax file number (TFN).
- For Commonwealth-supported, HECS-HELP, FEE-HELP or SA-HELP students, it’s the last day you can submit your Unique Student Identifier (USI).
- For domestic fee-paying students, it’s the last day you can apply for FEE-HELP or pay fees up front for the current study period.
- It’s also the last day you can withdraw from the current study period without incurring the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).