Academic Year Dates 2018

Teaching dates confirmed / all other dates subject to change.

  • Vacation period / summer semester

    Vacation period / summer semester
    Week Week starting What's on
    1 1 January
    • Mon 1st Jan - Public holiday: New Year's Day
    • Tue 2nd Jan - Summer semester starts
    2 8 January  
    3 15 January  
    4 22 January
    • Fri 26th Jan - Public holiday: Australia Day
    5 29 January  
    6 5 February  
    7 12 February
    • 12th to 16th Feb - Summer exam week
    8 19 February
    • 19th to 23rd Feb - Orientation Week
  • Semester 1

    Semester 1
    Week Week starting What's on
    9 26 February  
    10 5 March  
    11 12 March
    • Mon 12th Mar - Public holiday: Adelaide Cup
    12 19 March
    • Sat 24th Mar - Singapore graduation ceremony
    13 26 March
    • Fri 30th March - Public holiday: Good Friday
    • Sat 31st Mar - Public holiday: Easter Saturday
    14 2 April
    • Mid-semester break for students
    • Mon 2nd Apr - Public holiday: Easter Monday
    • Universities Australia Common Week 1
    15 9 April
    • Mid-semester break for students
    16 16 April  
    17 23 April
    • Wed 25th Apr - Public holiday: ANZAC Day
    18 30 April
    19 7 May
    20 14 May  
    21 21 May  
    22 28 May  
    23 4 June
    • Optional teaching week
    24 11 June
    • SWOT Week
    • Mon 11th Jun - Public holiday: Queen's Birthday
  • Mid-year exam / holiday period

    Mid-year exam / holiday period
    Week Week starting What's on
    25 16 June (Sat)
    26 25 June
    27 2 July
    • Mid-year break for students
    • Universities Australia Common Week 2
    28 9 July
    • Mid-year break for students
    29 16 July
  • Semester 2

    Semester 2
    Week Week starting What's on
    30 23 July  
    31 30 July  
    32 6 August  
    33 13 August  
    34 20 August  
    35 27 August  
    36 3 September  
    37 10 September
    38 17 September
    • Mid-semester break for students
    39 24 September
    • Mid-semester break for students
    • Universities Australia Common Week 3
    40 1 October
    • Mon 1st Oct - Public holiday: Labour Day
    41 8 October  
    42 15 October  
    43 22 October  
    44 29 October
    • SWOT Week
  • End of year exams / holiday period

    End of year exams / holiday period
    Week Week starting What's on
    45 3 November (Sat)
    46 12 November
    47 19 November
    • End of year break for students
    48 26 November
    • End of year break for students
    49 3 December
    • End of year break for students
    • Results published Monday 3rd December
    50 10 December
    51 17 December
    • End of year break for students
    52 24 December
    • End of year break for students
    • Tue 25th - Public holiday: Christmas Day
    • Wed 26th - Public holiday: Proclamation Day