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2008 Academic calendar

Summer semester studies

Teaching period begins Monday 26 November 2007
Teaching period ends Friday 1 February 2008
Examinations Monday 4 February to Friday 8 February 2008

Semester 1

Week Zero Monday 25 February to Friday 29 February
Lectures begin Monday 3 March
Easter vacation/
Intra-semester break
Friday 21 March to Sunday 30 March
Lectures end Friday 6 June
Study period Saturday 7 June to Sunday 15 June
Examinations Monday 16 June to Friday 27June
Inter-semester break Saturday 28 June to Sunday 20 July

Semester 2

Lectures begin Monday 21 July
Intra-semester break Saturday 27 September to Sunday 5 October
Lectures end Friday 24 October
Study period Saturday 25 October to Sunday 2 November
End-of-year examinations Monday 3 November to Friday 14 November

Trimester 3


Teaching period begins Monday 10 November 2008
Christmas Vacation/Intra-Semester break Tuesday 23 December 2008 to Sunday 4 January 2009
Teaching period ends Friday 6 February 2009
Examinations Thursday 12 February to Friday 20 February 2009

2008 Victorian school terms

Term 1 29 January to 20 March
Term 2 7 April to 27 June
Term 3 14 July to 19 September
Term 4 6 October to 19 December

2008 AVCC common breaks


Weeks commencing 24 March, 7 July, 29 September