Principal dates
| January | |
| 1 | New Year's Day – public holiday |
| 1 | Start of Autumn semester for graduate research students1 |
| 2 | Summer session classes recommence (to 30 January) |
| 6 | Preliminary round UAC undergraduate offers e-released |
| 6 | Supplementary centrally conducted examinations |
| 6 | UTS Advisory Day, City campus, Broadway (9am to 4pm) |
| 7 | Closing date (midnight) for UAC change of preference for main round undergraduate offers, via website (www.uac.edu.au) |
| 7 | Due date for payment for Summer session subjects |
| 12 | Census date for Summer session – last day to withdraw from subjects2 |
| 23 | Last day to submit appeal against exclusion from Spring 2008 |
| 21 | Main round of UAC undergraduate offers e-released (at 9pm) |
| 26 | Australia Day – public holiday |
| 26 | NSW public school holidays end (commenced 22 December 2008) |
| 27 | Closing date for change of UAC preference for late round undergraduate offers |
| 27 | Enrolment of new students (City campus courses) commences (to 13 February)1 |
| 27 | Enrolment of new students (Kuring-gai campus courses) commences (to 6 February)1 |
| 28 | Commonwealth Scholarships successful applicants notified |
| 30 | Closing date for applications for direct admission for specified undergraduate courses, and for honours courses, non-award and cross-institutional enrolment in Autumn semester 2009 |
| 30 | Summer session ends for subjects with centrally conducted exams (commenced 1 December 2008) |
| 30 | Third round closing date for postgraduate coursework applications for Autumn semester 2009 |
| February | |
| 2–6 | Centrally conducted examinations for Summer session |
| 4 | Late round of UAC undergraduate offers e-released (at 9pm) |
| 5 | Closing date for undergraduate change of preference to UAC for final round offers |
| 5 | Final closing date for UAC undergraduate applications (late fee applies) |
| 6 | Enrolment of new students (Kuring-gai campus courses) ends (commenced 27 January)1 |
| 6 | Last day to lodge a Stage 2 review of final assessment grade for Spring semester 2008 |
| 9–20 | Orientation for new students |
| 11 | Final round undergraduate UAC offers e-released |
| 12 | Union 'O' Day – Clubs and activities day, Kuring-gai campus |
| 13 | Enrolment of new students (City campus courses) ends (commenced 27 January)1 |
| 18 | Release of results for Summer session |
| 18 | Union 'O' Day – Clubs and activities day, City campus |
| 20 | Due date for payment of fees for continuing international students for Autumn semester 2009 |
| 23 | Autumn semester classes commence |
| 25 | Last date for students to have a status of Passed and correct name displayed in My Student Admin for graduation at Autumn 2009 graduation ceremonies |
| 28 | Late Orientation day for new students |
| March | |
| 4 | Last day to lodge a Stage 2 review of final assessment grade for Summer session |
| 6 | Last day to be admitted to a course or enrol in (add) subjects for Autumn semester 20091 |
| 9 | March session commences (ends 17 April) |
| 10 | Due date for payment of upfront or partial contributions for students in Commonwealth-supported Places for Autumn semester 2009 |
| 11 | Due date for payment of fees for domestic fee-paying students for Autumn semester 2009 |
| 15 | Due date for payment for March session subjects |
| 20 | Census date for Autumn semester and March session subjects – last day to withdraw from subjects2 |
| 20 | Last day for graduate research students to lodge application to change attendance pattern, withdraw, or take leave of absence for Autumn semester |
| April | |
| 6 | Applications available for non-award and cross-institutional enrolment for Spring semester 2008 |
| 6 | Applications available for undergraduate (where applicable) and postgraduate courses for Spring semester 2009 |
| 10 | Good Friday – public holiday |
| 10–24 | NSW public school holidays |
| 13 | Easter Monday – public holiday |
| 17 | March session ends (commenced 9 March) |
| 20–24 | Mid-semester non-teaching week, Autumn semester |
| 21–22 | Graduation ceremonies (Kuring-gai campus) |
| 24 | Release of results for March session |
| 25 | ANZAC Day – public holiday |
| 27 | May session commences (ends 5 June) |
| 30 | Due date for payment for May session subjects |
| May | |
| 1 | Applications available for postgraduate research admissions and scholarships for Spring semester 2009 |
| 1 | Examination timetable for Autumn semester available |
| 4–15 | Graduation ceremonies (City campus) |
| 5 | Census date for May session subjects2 |
| 8 | Last day to lodge a Stage 2 review for final assessment grade for March session |
| 29 | Closing date for postgraduate research degree applications for Spring semester 2009 |
| 29 | Due date for graduate research students to submit Autumn semester progress reports |
| 29 | First round closing date for postgraduate coursework applications for Spring semester 2009 |
| June | |
| 5 | Last teaching day of Autumn semester |
| 5 | May session ends (commenced 27 April) |
| 6–26 | Centrally conducted examinations for Autumn semester |
| 8 | Queen's Birthday – public holiday |
| 12 | Closing date for undergraduate UAC applications for Spring semester 2009 |
| 12 | Release of results for May session |
| 15 | Closing date for applications for admission to courses from international students for Spring semester 2009 |
| 22 | July session commences (end 31 July) |
| 26 | Due date for payment for July session subjects |
| 26 | Farewell ceremony for international students completing studies in Autumn semester 2009 |
| 26 | Last day to lodge a Stage 2 review of final assessment grade for May session |
| 30 | Closing date for applications for internal course transfer for Spring semester 2009 |
| 30 | Closing date for direct applications for specified undergraduate courses and for non-award and cross-institutional enrolment in Spring semester 2009 |
| 30 | Last day of Autumn semester for graduate research students |
| 30 | Second round closing date for local postgraduate coursework applications for Spring semester 2009 |
| 30 | Undergraduate UAC offers for Spring semester 2009 e-released |
| July | |
| 1 | Census date for July session subjects2 |
| 1 | Start of Spring semester for graduate research students |
| 4–12 | International graduation ceremonies |
| 13–24 | Enrolment of new students (City campus) for Spring semester 20091 |
| 13–24 | NSW public school holidays |
| 15 | Release of Autumn semester results |
| 20–24 | Orientation for new students |
| 21 | Supplementary centrally conducted examinations |
| 24 | Due date for payment of fees for continuing international students for Spring semester 2009 |
| 27 | Spring semester classes commence |
| 29 | Last day to lodge a Stage 2 review of final assessment grade for Autumn semester 2009 |
| 31 | July session ends (commenced 22 June) |
| August | |
| 1 | Late Orientation day for new students |
| 3 | Applications available for postgraduate research admissions and scholarships for Autumn semester 2010 |
| 3 | Applications available for undergraduate courses and Equity Scholarships for Autumn semester 2010 |
| 5 | Last date for students to have a status of Passed and correct name displayed in My Student Admin for graduation at Spring 2009 graduation ceremonies |
| 7 | Last day to be admitted to a course or to enrol in (add) subjects for Spring semester 20091 |
| 7 | Release of results from July session |
| 10 | August session commences (ends 18 September) |
| 11 | Due date for payment of upfront or partial contributions for students in Commonwealth-supported Places for Spring semester 2009 |
| 12 | Due date for payment of fees for domestic fee-paying students for Spring semester 2009 |
| 16 | Due date for payment for August session subjects |
| 21 | Census date for Spring semester and August session subjects – last day to withdraw from subjects2 |
| 21 | Last day for graduate research students to lodge application to change attendance pattern, withdraw, or take leave of absence for Spring semester |
| 21 | Last day to lodge a Stage 2 review of final assessment grade for July session |
| 29 | UTS Information Day, City campus |
| 31 | Closing date for Endeavour International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (EIPRS) |
| September | |
| 3 | Applications available for direct admission for specified undergraduate courses, and for honours courses, non-award and cross-institutional enrolment for Autumn semester 2010 |
| 3 | Applications available for postgraduate coursework programs for Autumn semester 2010 |
| 18 | August session ends (commenced 10 August) |
| 25 | Release of results for August session |
| 28 | Graduation ceremonies (City campus) commence (end 2 October) |
| 28 | Mid-semester non-teaching week, Spring semester, commences (ends 2 October) |
| 28 | October session commences (ends 6 November) |
| 30 | Closing date for on-time undergraduate UAC applications |
| 30 | Main closing date for applications via UAC for Equity Scholarships |
| October | |
| 1 | Due date for payment for October session subjects |
| 2 | Examination timetable for Spring semester available |
| 2 | Graduation ceremonies (City campus) end (commenced 28 September) |
| 2 | Mid-semester non-teaching week, Spring semester, ends (commenced 28 September) |
| 5 | Labour Day – public holiday |
| 5–16 | NSW public school holidays |
| 6 | Census date for October session subjects2 |
| 9 | Last day to lodge a Stage 2 review of final assessment grade for August session |
| 12 | 2009/10 Summer session timetable published online |
| 30 | Closing date for Australian Postgraduate Awards, RL Werner and University Doctoral scholarships |
| 30 | Closing date for late undergraduate UAC applications (late fees apply) |
| 30 | Closing date for non-award and cross-institutional applications for Summer session |
| 30 | Due date for graduate research students to submit Spring semester progress reports |
| 30 | First-round closing date for postgraduate coursework applications for Autumn semester 2010 |
| 30 | First-round closing date for postgraduate research degree applications for Autumn semester 2010 |
| November | |
| 2 | 2010 University timetable published online |
| 6 | Last teaching day of Spring semester |
| 6 | October session ends (commenced 28 September) |
| 7–27 | Centrally conducted examinations for Spring semester |
| 13 | Release of results for October session |
| 16 | December session commences (ends 25 December) |
| 19 | Due date for payment for December session subjects |
| 24 | Census date for December session subjects2 |
| 27 | Farewell ceremony for international students completing studies in Spring semester 2009 |
| 27 | Last day to lodge a Stage 2 review of final assessment grade for October session |
| 30 | Closing date for late undergraduate UAC applications (late fees apply) |
| 30 | Late closing date for applications via UAC for Equity Scholarships |
| 30 | Second round closing date for postgraduate coursework applications for Autumn semester 2010 |
| 30 | Summer session commences (to 5 February 2010) |
| December | |
| 9 | Closing date for internal course transfers for Autumn semester 2010 |
| 15 | Closing date for application for admission to courses from international students for Autumn semester 2010 |
| 16 | NSW Higher School Certificate (HSC) results released |
| 16 | Release of Spring semester results |
| 17 | Universities Admission Index (UAIs) released by UAC |
| 21 | NSW public school holidays commence (to 26 January 2010) |
| 25 | Christmas Day – public holiday |
| 25 | December session ends (commenced 16 November) |
| 26 | Boxing Day – public holiday |
| 31 | Last day of Spring semester for graduate research students |
Footnote(s)
1. Enrolment for new students occurs on designated and specific dates and times. New undergraduate students and graduate coursework students with a formal UTS Offer of Admission should refer to the New Student website for enrolment details (www.newstudent.uts.edu.au).
Graduate research students should refer to the University Graduate School Enrolment website (www.gradschool.uts.edu.au/policies/enrolment.html).
2. HECS-HELP, FEE-HELP, domestic award, and international fee payment information is published on the Student Administration website (www.sau.uts.edu.au/fees). Full financial liability applies after the census dates. For onshore and offshore census dates and details for all teaching periods, see Academic year dates.
Note
Information is correct as at August 2008. The University reserves the right to vary any information described in Principal dates 2009 without notice.
