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Higher Education Admissions

Undergraduate Admissions Dates

Commonwealth Supported Places Semester One
UniWeb open for applications Monday 8 August
Early Closing date   Apply by this date to save paying a late fee Friday 30 September
Equal Consideration Closing date Friday 2 December

Extended closing date
*Bachelor of Clinical Science is now closed

All supporting documentation MUST be submitted to SATAC by this date.

Monday 21 February
Deadline for existing applications to change their preference to still be guaranteed equal consideration Monday 9 January
Main January offer round information available on the UniWeb after 6:00pm Wednesday 18 January
Late January offer round information available on the UniWeb after 6:00pm Monday 30 January
February offer round information available on the UniWeb after 6:00pm Tuesday and Fridays
Semester 1, 2012 STAT
Please note: STAT places are limited - first to apply and pay early will be scheduled in the sittings below
STAT - Casuarina and Alice Springs campuses Friday 18 November
Friday 9 December
Friday 20 January

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Postgraduate (GradStart) Admissions Dates

Commonwealth Supported Places Semester One
UniWeb open for Gradstart applications Monday 8 August
New application and Change of preference closing date to be guaranteed equal consideration
for the Main offer round.
Tuesday 3 January

Extended Postgraduate application closing date
*(Bachelor of Behavioural Science Honours is closed)

All supporting documentation MUST be submitted to SATAC by this date.

Monday 21 February
Main January offer round - information available on the UniWeb after 6:00pm Friday 13 January
Full Fee Places Semester One
UniWeb open for Gradstart applications Monday 8 August
First offer round information available on the UniWeb after 6:00pm Wednesday 17 August**

* Offers into full-fee and Commonwealth Supported places will be made on most Wednesdays until the commencement of semester 1, 2012

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Higher Education Enrolment Dates

  Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 3 Summer Semester

New students
Final date to enrol

External units:
6 March 2012
Internal units:
9 March 2012

External units:
20 July 2012
Internal units:
27 July 2012

Not applicable

16 November 2012#

New and continuing students
Final date to add and/or substitute
a unit (includes cross-institutional
students from other universities)

External units:
6 March 2012
Internal units:
9 March 2012

External units:
20 July 2012
Internal units:
27 July 2012

21 September 2012*

16 November 2012#

Study Period 1 Study Period 2 Study Period 3 Study Period 4

Final date to add and/or substitute
a unit (includes cross-institutional
students from other universities)

3 February 2012

4 May 2012

3 August 2012

2 November 2012#

* Final dates to add and/or substitute a unit for cross-institutional students from other universities and miscellaneous (non-award) students
# Withdraws between 16 November 2012 and first days of re-enrolment for 2013 must be submitted in writing

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Higher Education Semester Dates

Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 3 Summer Semester

Teaching commences

27 February 2012

16 July 2012

3 September 2012

5 November 2012

Census dates

31 March 2012

31 August 2012

8 October 2012

7 December 2012

**Easter break

6-9 April 2012

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Semester break

10-13 April 2012

3-7 September 2012

Not applicable

24 Dec 2012 - 7 Jan 2013

Teaching ends

25 May 2012

12 October 2012

23 November 2012*

8 February 2013

Revision

28 May – 1 June 2012

15-19 October 2012

Not applicable

11-15 February 2013

Exam period

4-15 June 2012

22 Oct - 2 Nov 2012

Not applicable

18-22 February 2013

Study Period 1 Study Period 2 Study Period 3 Study Period 4

Teaching commences

27 February 2012

28 May 2012

27 August 2012

26 November 2012

Census date #

31 March 2012

17 June 2012

16 September 2012

7 December 2012

Teaching ends

25 May 2012

24 August 2012

23 November 2012

22 February 2013

Exam period

TBA

TBA

TBA

TBA

* Teaching end date for units with a centrally organised end of semester examination. Some units are offered in intensive mode and may start after 3 Sep and complete any time before 31 Dec 2012
# Census dates for OUA are set by CDU as per current OUA/CDU contract.  SP1 and SP4 are always aligned to Semester 1 and Summer Semester respectively.

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Higher Education Examination Dates

Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 3 Summer Semester

End of semester central exam period

4-15 June 2012

22 Oct - 2 Nov 2012

N/A

18-22 February 2013

Special/supplementary exam period

3-7 September 2012

18-22 February 2013

N/A

8-12 April 2013

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Grade Release Dates

Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 3 Summer Semester

End of semester release dates

3 July 2012

20 November 2012

21 January 2013

4 March 2013

Study Period 1 Study Period 2 Study Period 3 Study Period 4

For units delivered by CDU

3 July 2012

11 September 2012

13 December 2012

N/A

For units delivered by Open
Universities Australia

27 July 2012

26 October 2012

25 January 2013

26 April 2013

Please note:

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Graduation Ceremonies

2012 May and June Graduation Round

(For students completed before March 31)

Date Faculty/Division

Ceremony 1

5.00pm
Thursday May 31

Darwin Convention Centre
  • Faculty of Engineering, Health, Science and the Environment
  • Menzies School of Health Research
  • VET School of  Primary Industries
  • VET School of Health, Community and Children Services

Ceremony 2

11.00am
Friday June 1

Darwin Convention Centre
  • Faculty of Law, Education, Business and Arts; School of Law and Business
  • Faculty of Law, Education, Business and Arts; School of Creative Arts and Humanities
  • VET School Business and Service Industries

Ceremony 3

5.00pm
Friday June 1

Darwin Convention Centre
  • Faculty of Law, Education , Business and Arts; School of Education
  • Australian Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Education
  • VET School of Trades

Ceremony 4

7.00pm
Thursday June 14

Alice Springs Convention Centre

  • All Faculties and Schools

2012 October Graduation Ceremony Round

(for students completed before August 31)

Date Faculty/Division

Ceremony 1

11.00am
Friday October 19

Darwin Convention Centre
  • Faculty of Engineering, Health, Science and the Environment
  • Menzies School of Health Research
  • VET School of  Primary Industries
  • VET School of Health, Community and Children Services

Ceremony 2

5.00pm
Friday October 19

Darwin Convention Centre
  • Faculty of Law, Education, Business and Arts
  • Australian Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Education
  • VET School Business and Service Industries
  • VET School of Trades

 

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VET Teaching Periods

The University delivers training between January and December 2012 – students should refer to the timetable site for course related information or contact the team who is responsible for the course.

VET Memorandum of Grades Dispatch Dates

Teaching Period Date of MOG dispatch apprentice and mainstream students

1, 2012

TBC

2, 2012

TBC

3, 2012

TBC

4, 2012

TBC

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