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Important dates in 2008–2009

(subject to change)

2008 | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |

2009 | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUNE | JULY | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV |

2010 | JAN |

September 2008


Sept 2008 Annual review of progress for higher degree by research candidates
Monday 1 2008 re-enrolment information to become available for students from this date including the opening date for online re-enrolments
Monday 22 Semester 2 Examination timetable released on StudentConnect
  Enrolments for trimester 1 and 2 2009 commence
Friday 26 Last day for academically excluded students to advise the relevant Faculty Academic Progress and Discipline Committees of their intent with respect to studies in 2009
Tuesday 30 Closing date, Deakin University International Research Scholarships and International Postgraduate Research Scholarships

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October 2008
Friday 10 Closing date to apply for Commencing Medical scholarship applicants
Sunday 12

Last day for new international fee paying students to withdraw from trimester 3 units and receive a 90% refund

  Last day for Deakin students to apply for cross-institutional studies in trimester 3
Sunday 26

Last day for variations adding trimester 3 off campus units to enrolment

 

Last day for non-Deakin students to apply for cross-institutional and non-award on campus units for trimester 3

Monday 27 Enrolments for trimester 3 studies close
Wednesday 29 Deakin on-line scholarships portal closes at 5pm for commencing, continuing and deferred students
Friday 31 Closing date, Australian Postgraduate Awards and Deakin University Postgraduate Research Scholarships

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November 2008
Monday 3 Start of examination period for semester 2
Tuesday 4 Melbourne Cup Day (University remains open and examinations conducted)
Monday 10 Trimester 3 teaching period begins
Wednesday 12 Trimester 3 fee invoices due date
Friday 14 End of examination period
Sunday 23 Last day for continuing international fee paying students to withdraw from trimester 3 units and receive a 100% refund
Monday 24 Last day to add trimester 3 on campus units to enrolment subject to availability of places
Thursday 27 Last day for students to make application for course transfer
  Closing date, international student off-campus coursework applications
Sunday 30

Trimester 3 Census date

  Last day for all international fee paying students to withdraw from trimester 3 and receive a 50% refund
  Last day to withdraw from trimester 3 units or to intermit or discontinue course without HECS-HELP/FEE-HELP liability and without reference on academic record
 

Last day for HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP students to make full or partial up-front payments, submit their eCAF (electronic Commonwealth Assistance Form) and/or supply their tax file number for trimester 3 studies (via StudentConnect or POSTbillpay)

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December 2008
Monday 1 New and continuing international fee paying students no refund if withdrawing from the unit(s) after census date for trimester 3
Thursday 4 Assessment results for Semester 2 released on StudentConnect and via SMS to a nominated mobile phone
Thursday 11 to Thursday 18 Faculty Academic Progress and Discipline Committee/Academic Progress Subcommittee Show Cause notices to be sent out
Wednesday 17 Trimester 3 Examination Timetable released on StudentConnect
Thursday 18 Last day for Show Cause notices to be dispatched
Tuesday 23 to Sunday 4 January Christmas vacation/intra-trimester break
Sunday 28 Commonwealth Assistance Notices (CANs) become available for HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP students on StudentConnect for trimester 3
Wednesday 31

Last day for international students to pay balance of their trimester 3 course tuition fees

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January 2009
Friday 2 University opens for 2009
Monday 12 Trimester 1 invoices available from this date on StudentConnect
  Last day for processing trimester 3 requests to change Examination Centre without penalty fee
  Last day to withdraw from trimester 3 studies units with a ‘Withdrawn Late’ (WL) grade listed on academic record
  Last day for semester 2 cross-institutional students to provide their results to Deakin
Monday 12 to Friday 23 Show Cause hearings
Tuesday 13 to Friday 30 Show Cause outcome notices are dispatched to students
Friday 23 Last day for Show Cause hearings
Monday 26 Australia Day (University closed)
Tuesday 27 to
Thursday 29
Enrolment for new undergraduate on-campus students
Friday 30 Closing date for application to graduate in April conferral ceremonies
 

Last day for Show Cause outcome notices to be dispatched to students

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February 2009
Friday 6 Trimester 3 studies teaching period ends
  Last day to withdraw from trimester 3 on-campus and off-campus units with a 'Withdrawn Fail' (WN) grade listed on academic record
  Last day to appeal to Academic Appeals Committee against exclusions/restrictions imposed by the Faculty Academic Progress and Discipline Committee
Sunday 8 Last day for non-Deakin students to apply for cross-institutional and non-award off-campus units in faculties for trimester 1
  Last day for new international fee paying students to withdraw from trimester 1 units and receive a 90% refund
Monday 9 Last day for Deakin students to apply to faculty to undertake cross-institutional studies in trimester 1
Wednesday 11 Trimester 3 lectures end
Thursday 12 Enrolment for second-round offers for new undergraduate on-campus students
  Start of examination period for trimester 3 studies and Supplementary and Special examinations from semester 2, 2008
Monday 16
to Friday 20
Academic Appeals Committee Hearings
Tuesday 17 to Friday 27 Notices of appeal outcomes dispatched to students
Notices of appeal outcomes dispatched to Faculty Academic Progress and Discipline Committee/Academic Progress Subcommittees
  Notice of appeal outcomes for international students dispatched to Deakin International
Friday 20 End of examination period for trimester 3
Sunday 22 Last day for variations adding trimester 1 off-campus units to enrolment
  Last day for non-Deakin students to apply for cross-institutional and now-award on-campus units for trimester 1
Tuesday 24 to Friday 27 Orientation and enrolment days for new international students (undergraduate and postgraduate)

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March 2009
Monday 2 to Friday 6 Week Zero - Orientation for commencing students. Details provided at enrolment.
Friday 6 Assessment results for trimester 3 released on StudentConnect and via SMS to a nominated mobile phone
Monday 9 Trimester 1 lectures begin
  Labour Day (University remains open)
Thursday 12 Trimester 1 fee invoices due date

Sunday 22

Last day for continuing international fee paying students to withdraw from trimester 1 units and receive a 100% refund
Monday 23 Last day to add trimester 1 on-campus units to enrolment, subject to availability of places
Tuesday 31 Trimester 1 Census date
  Last day for all international fee paying students to withdraw from trimester 1 and receive a 50% refund
  Last day to withdraw from trimester 1 units or to intermit or discontinue course without HECS-HELP/FEE-HELP liability and without reference on academic record
  Last day for HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP students to make full or partial up-front payments for trimester 1
  Last day for domestic tuition fee-paying students to apply for FEE-HELP or pay fees up-front for trimester 1
  Last day for Commonwealth supported students to submit eCAF (electronic Commonwealth Assistance Form) and/or provide their tax file number (TFN)
  Last day for international students to pay 1st instalment of at least 50% of their trimester 1 course tuition fees

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April 2009
Wednesday 1 New and continuing international fee paying students no refund if withdrawing from the unit(s) after census date for trimester 1
Monday 6 Last day for trimester 3 cross-institutional students to provide their results to Deakin
Friday 10 to Sunday 19 Easter vacation/intra-trimester break
Monday 27 Trimester 1 and Supplementary and Special Examination Timetable released on StudentConnect
Tuesday 28 Commonwealth Assistance Notices (CANs) become available for HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP students on StudentConnect
Thursday 30 Last day for international students to pay balance of their trimester 1 course tuition fees

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May 2009
Monday 11 Last day to withdraw from trimester 1 units with ‘Withdrawn Late’ (WL) grade listed on academic record
Last day for processing trimester 1 requests to change Examination Centre without penalty fee
Monday 25 Last day for processing trimester 1 requests to change Examination Centre with penalty fee
Friday 30 Closing date, international student off-campus coursework applications

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June 2009
Friday 5 Trimester 1 lectures end
  Last day to withdraw from trimester 1 units with 'Withdrawn Fail' (WN) grade listed on academic record
Monday 8 Queen’s Birthday (University remains open)
  Start of examination period for trimester 1 and Supplementary and Special examinations for trimester 3
Sunday 14 Last day for Deakin students to apply to Faculty to undertake cross-institutional studies in trimester 2
  Last day for new international fee paying students to withdraw from trimester 2 units and receive a 90% refund
Friday 19 End of examination period
  Last day for trimester 1 cross-institutional students to provide their results to Deakin
Saturday 20 to
Sunday 12 July

Inter-trimester break

Sunday 28 Last day for variations adding trimester 2 off-campus units to enrolment
 

Last day for non-Deakin students to apply for cross-institutional and non-award on-campus units in faculties for trimester 2

 

Last day for non-Deakin students to apply for cross-institutional and non-award off-campus units in faculties from trimester 2

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July 2009
Tuesday 7
to Friday 10
Orientation and enrolment days for new international students (undergraduate and postgraduate)
Thursday 9 Assessment results for trimester 1 released on StudentConnect and via SMS to a nominated mobile phone
Sunday 12 Trimester 2 fee invoices due date
Monday 13 Trimester 2 lectures begin
Sunday 26 Last day for continuing international fee paying students to withdraw from trimester 2 units and receive a 100% refund
Monday 27

Last day for variations adding trimester 2 on-campus units to enrolment

Friday 31 Trimester 2 Census Date
  Last day for all international fee paying students to withdraw from trimester 2 and receive a 50% refund
  Last day to withdraw from trimester 2 units without HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP liability and without reference on academic record
  Last day for HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP students to make full or partial up-front payments for trimester 2
  Last day for tuition fee-paying students to apply for FEE-HELP or pay fees upfront for trimester 2
  Last day for Commonwealth supported students to submit eCAF (electronic Commonwealth Assistance Form) and/or provide their tax file numbers (TFN)
  Last day for international students to pay 1st instalment of at least 50% of their trimester 2 tuition fees
 

Closing date for application to graduate in October conferral ceremonies

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August 2009
Saturday 1 New and continuing international fee paying students no refund if withdrawing from the units(s) after census date for trimester 2
Monday 24 Trimester 2 and Supplementary and Special Examination Timetable released on StudentConnect
Wednesday 27 Commonwealth Assistance Notices (CANs) become available for HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP students on StudentConnect
Sunday 30

Last day for international students to pay balance of their trimester 2 course tuition fees

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September 2009
Monday 1 Re-enrolment information to become available for students from this date including the opening date for online re-enrolment and online trimester 3 enrolment
Monday 7 Last day for processing requests to change trimester 2 Examination Centre without penalty fee
Monday 14 Last day to withdraw from trimester 2 units with 'Withdrawn Late' (WL) grade listed on academic record
  Annual review of progress for higher degree by research candidates
  Last day for processing requests to change trimester 2 Examination Centre with penalty fee
Wednesday 30

Closing date, Deakin University International Research Scholarships and International Postgraduate Research Scholarships

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October 2009
Friday 2 Trimester 2 lectures end
  Last day to withdraw from trimester 2 units with 'Withdrawn Fail' (WN) grade listed on academic record
Monday 5 Start of examination period for trimester 2 and Supplementary and Special examinations for trimester 1
Friday 16 End of examination period
Friday 30 Closing date for application to graduate in December ceremonies (on-campus international students only)
Saturday 31

Closing date, Australian Postgraduate Awards and Deakin University Postgraduate Research Scholarships

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November 2009
Tuesday 3 Melbourne Cup Day (University remains open)
Thursday 5 Assessment results for trimester 2 units released on StudentConnect and via SMS to a nominated mobile phone
Monday 9 Trimester 3 lectures begin
Thursday 27 Closing date, international student off-campus coursework applications

Monday 30  

Applications for course transfers for trimester 1, 2010 close

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January 2010
Friday 29

Closing date for application to graduate in April conferral ceremonies

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