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Academic Year Dates 2013

(Teaching Dates Confirmed/All Other Dates Subject To Change)

Vacation Period / Summer Semester
Week	Monday	Friday	What's On	Public Holidays / AVCC / School Holidays
1	31 December 2012	4 January	University re-opens (Wed) 2 January	New Years Day Public Holiday (Tues) 1 January
2	7 January	11 January	Summer Semester 1
3	14 January	18 January	Summer Semester 2
4	21 January	25 January	Summer Semester 3
5	28 January	1 February	Summer Semester 4	Australia Day Public Holiday (Mon) 28 January
6	4 February	8 February	Summer Semester 5
7	11 February	15 February	Summer Semester 6
8	18 February	22 February	Summer Semester 7	Optional Summer exam week
9	25 February	1 March	Orientation Week

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Semester 1
Week	Monday	Friday	What's On	Public Holidays / AVCC / School Holidays
10	4 March	8 March	First Semester 1
11	11 March	15 March	First Semester 2	Adelaide Cup Public Holiday (Mon) 11 March
12	18 March	22 March	First Semester 3
13	25 March	29 March	First Semester 4	Good Friday Public Holiday (Fri) 29 March
14	1 April	5 April	First Semester 5	Easter Monday Public Holiday (Mon) 1 April UA Common Week 1
15	8 April	12 April	First Semester 6
16	15 April	19 April	*Mid-semester Break*	Graduations School Holidays SA
17	22 April	26 April	*Mid-semester Break*	Graduations Anzac Day Public Holiday (Thurs) 25 April School Holidays SA
18	29 April	3 May	First Semester 7
19	6 May	10 May	First Semester 8
20	13 May	17 May	First Semester 9
21	20 May	24 May	First Semester 10
22	27 May	31 May	First Semester 11
23	3 June	7 June	First Semester 12
24	10 June	14 June	First Semester 13	Optional Teaching Week Queen's Birthday / Volunteer's Day Public Holiday (Mon) 10 June
25	17 June	21 June	*Swot Week*

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Mid-year Exam / Holiday Period
Week	Monday	Friday	What's On	Public Holidays / AVCC / School Holidays
26	Sat 22 June	28 June	*Mid-year Exams*	Exams include (Sat) 29 June
27	1 July	5 July	*Mid-year Exams*	Winter School Exams include (Sat) 6 July
28	8 July	12 July	*Mid-year Break*	Winter School UA Common Week 2 School Holidays SA
29	15 July	19 July	*Mid-year Break*	Winter School School Holidays SA
30	22 July	26 July	*Mid-year Break / Replacement/Additional Assessment Exams*	Winter School Replacement/Additional Assessment Exams include (Sat) 27 July

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Semester 2
Week	Monday	Friday	What's On	Public Holidays / AVCC / School Holidays
31	29 July	2 August	Second Semester 1
32	5 August	9 August	Second Semester 2
33	12 August	16 August	Second Semester 3
34	19 August	23 August	Second Semester 4
35	26 August	30 August	Second Semester 5
36	2 September	6 September	Second Semester 6
37	9 September	13 September	Second Semester 7
38	16 September	20 September	Second Semester 8
39	23 September	27 September	*Mid-semester Break*	Graduations
40	30 September	4 October	*Mid-semester Break*	UA Common Week 3 School Holidays SA
41	7 October	11 October	Second Semester 9	Labour Day Public Holiday (Mon) 7 October School Holidays SA
42	14 October	18 October	Second Semester 10
43	21 October	25 October	Second Semester 11
44	28 October	1 November	Second Semester 12
45	4 November	8 November	*Swot Week*

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End-of-year Exams / Holiday Period
Week	Monday	Friday	What's On	Public Holidays / AVCC / School Holidays
46	Sat 9 November	15 November	*End-of-Year Exams*	Exams include Sat 16 Nov
47	18 November	22 November	*End-of-Year Exams*	Exams include Sat 23 Nov
48	25 November	29 November	*End-of-year Break*
49	2 December	6 December	*End-of-year Break*	Results due 5 December
50	9 December	13 December	*Replacement/Additional Assessment Exams*	Replacement/Additional Assessment Exams start Wed 11 and include Sat 14 December
51	16 December	20 December	*Replacement/Additional Assessment Exams*	Replacement/Additional Assessment Exams conclude Tues 17 December School Holidays SA
52	23 December	27 December	*End-of-year Break*	Christmas Day Public Holiday (Wed) 25 Dec Proclamation Day Public Holiday (Thurs) 26 Dec School Holidays SA
53	30 December		*End-of-year Break*	School Holidays SA

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