Academic Year Dates 2025

The 2025 Academic Year is approved by Academic Board.

Week	Week starting	What's on
1	30 December	Public Holiday Wednesday 1 January: New Year's Day University opens Thursday 2 January
2	6 January	Summer Semester begins
3	13 January
4	20 January
5	27 January	Public Holiday Monday 27 January
6	3 February	Trimester 1 (T1) begins
7	10 February
8	17 February	Summer semester exams held Monday 17 February to Saturday 22 February
9	24 February	Orientation Week
10	3 March	Semester 1 (S1) begins Summer R/AA exams held Wednesday 5 March to Saturday 8 March
11	10 March	Monday 10 March - Public holiday: Adelaide Cup
12	17 March
13	24 March
14	31 March
15	7 April
16	14 April	Public Holiday Friday 18 April: Good Friday Mid-semester break for students SA School Holidays
17	21 April	Public Holiday Monday 21st April: Easter Monday Public Holiday Friday 25 April: ANZAC Day Mid-semester break for students SA School Holidays Universities Australia - Common Week 1
18	28 April
19	5 May	Graduation ceremonies ^ T1 primary exams held Thursday 8 May to Saturday 10 May
20	12 May	Graduation ceremonies ^
21	19 May	T1 R/AA exams held Saturday 24 May
22	26 May	Trimester 2 (T2) begins
23	2 June
24	9 June	Monday 9 June - Public holiday: King's Birthday Optional teaching week
25	16 June	Study without teaching (SWOT) Week S1 primary exams held Saturday 21 June to Saturday 5 July
26	23 June	S1 primary exams include Saturday 28 June
27	30 June	S1 primary exams include Saturday 5 July Winter semester begins
28	7 July	Mid-year break for students SA School Holidays Universities Australia - Common Week 2
29	14 July	Mid-year break for students S1 results due Monday 14 July SA School Holidays
30	21 July	Mid-year break for students S1 R/AA exams held Monday 21 July to Saturday 26 July Winter primary exams held Thursday 24 July to Saturday 26 July Orientation Week
31	28 July	Semester 2 (S2) begins
32	4 August	Winter R/AA exams held Saturday 9 August
33	11 August
34	18 August
35	25 August	T2 primary exams held Thursday 28 August to Saturday 30 August
36	1 September
37	8 September	Trimester 3 (T3) begins T2 R/AA exams held Saturday 13 September
38	15 September
39	22 September	Graduation ceremonies^ Mid-semester break for students
40	29 September	Mid-semester break for students SA School Holidays Universities Australia Common Week 3
41	6 October	Public Holiday Monday 6 October: Labor Day SA School Holidays
42	13 October
43	20 October
44	27 October
45	3 November	Study without teaching (SWOT) Week S2 primary exams held Saturday 8 November to Saturday 22 November
46	10 November	S2 primary exams include Saturday 15 November
47	17 November	S2 primary exams include Saturday 22 November
48	24 November	End of year break for students
49	1 December	End of year break for students S2 results due Wednesday 3 December T3 primary exams held Thursday 4 December to Saturday 6 December
50	8 December	End of year break for students S2 R/AA exams held Wednesday 10 December to Tuesday 16 December and includes Saturday 13 December
51	15 December	End of year break for students S2 R/AA exams conclude Tuesday 16 December T3 R/AA exams held Saturday 20 December SA School Holidays
52	22 December	End of year break for students Public Holiday Thursday 25 December: Christmas Day Public Holiday Friday 26 December: Proclamation Day SA School Holidays

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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