Academic Year Dates 2023

The 2023 Academic Year is approved by Academic Board.

Week	Week starting	What's on
1	2 January	Monday 2 January - Public holiday: New Year's Day Summer semester starts Tuesday 3 January
2	9 January
3	16 January
4	23 January	Thursday 26 January - Public holiday: Australia Day
5	30 January	Trimester 1 begins
6	6 February
7	13 February	Summer semester exams commence Monday 13 February to Saturday 18 February
8	20 February	Orientation Week
9	27 February	First semester begins Summer semester R/AA Exams commence Wednesday 1 March to Saturday 4 March
10	6 March
11	13 March	Mon 13 March - Public holiday: Adelaide Cup Day
12	20 March
13	27 March
14	3 April
15	10 April	Friday 7 April - Public holiday: Good Friday Mid-semester break for students
16	17 April	Mid-semester break for students Monday 10 April - Public holiday: Easter Monday Universities Australia Common Week 1
17	24 April	Tuesday 25 April - Public holiday: ANZAC Day
18	1 May	Graduation ceremonies ^ Trimester 1 primary exams commence Thursday 4 May to Saturday 6 May
19	8 May	Graduation ceremonies ^
20	15 May	Trimester 1 R/AA exams commence Saturday 20 May
21	22 May	Trimester 2 begins
22	29 May
23	5 June	Optional teaching week
24	12 June	SWOT Week Monday 12 June - Public holiday: King's Birthday Semester 1 Primary Exams from Saturday 17 June to Saturday 1 July
25	19 June	Semester 1 exams, exams include Saturday 24 June
26	26 June	Semester 1 exams, exams include Saturday 1 July Winter school starts
27	3 July	Mid-year break for students Universities Australia Common Week 2
28	10 July	Mid-year break for students Semester 1 results due
29	17 July	Mid-year break for students Semester 1 R/AA exams commence Monday 17 to Saturday 22 July Winter primary exams commence Thursday 20 July to Saturday 22 July Orientation Week
30	24 July	Second semester begins
31	31 July	Winter R/AA exams commence Saturday 5 August
32	7 August
33	14 August
34	21 August	Trimester 2 primary exams commence Thursday 24 August to Saturday 26 August
35	28 August
36	4 September	Trimester 3 begins Trimester 2 R/AA exams commence Saturday 9 September
37	11 September
38	18 September	Graduation ceremonies^ Mid-semester break for students
39	25 September	Graduation ceremonies^ Mid-semester break for students Universities Australia Common Week 3
40	2 October	Monday 2 October - Public holiday: Labor Day
41	9 October
42	16 October
43	23 October
44	30 October	SWOT Week Semester 2 Primary exams from Saturday 4 November to Saturday 18 November
45	6 November	Semester 2 exams, exams include Saturday 11 November
46	13 November	Semester 2 exams, exams include Saturday 18 November
47	20 November	End of year break for students
48	27 November	End of year break for students Semester 2 results due Trimester 3 exams commence Thursday 30 November to Saturday 2 December
49	4 December	End of year break for students Semester 2 R/AA exams commence Wednesday 6 December and include Saturday 9 December
50	11 December	End of year break for students Semester 2 R/AA exams conclude Tuesday 12 December Trimester 3 R/AA exams Saturday 16 December
51	18 December	End of year break for students
52	25 Dec	End of year break for students Monday 25 - Public holiday: Christmas Day Tuesday 26 - Public holiday: Proclamation Day

Disclaimer: every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information on this webpage. However, changes to these dates may occur.

^ The scheduling of Graduation ceremonies is currently under review. Ceremony details will be outlined on the Graduation website when available

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