2008 Academic calendar and key dates
Dates for:
- Bentley, Perth City, Kalgoorlie (including WASM) Campuses, Margaret River Education Centre
- Centre for Regional Education (CRE)
Note: This link will take you to the calendar on the CRE web site. - Northam Campus
- Perth City Campus (Graduate School of Business)
(Trimester courses only) - Sydney Campus
- Sarawak Campus
The Academic Calendar and Key Dates calendar contains the most important administrative dates that apply to student enrolment.
It is a culmination of Census Dates, Academic Calendar dates (standard enrolment events, key study periods and holidays) and other dates that are important for all students to observe.
Bentley, Perth City, Kalgoorlie (including WASM) Campuses, Margaret River Education Centre
This calendar applies to the metropolitan campuses and WASM. Calendars specific to Northam Campus and Perth City Campus are featured underneath.
Whilst most of the remaining regional campuses and centres adhere to the academic dates below, some offer courses which follow a different calendar. Please refer to the Centre for Regional Education website for details relevant to each regional campus and course.
| 21 - 25 January | Enrolment - First round offers |
| 12 February | Enrolment - Second round offers |
| 11 - 15 February | International Student Prep Week |
| 11 February | International Student Enrolment Briefing |
| 18 -22 February | Orientation Week |
| 24 February | Orientation Day - WASM |
| 25 February | First semester begins |
| 29 February | Last day for enrolments |
| 29 February | Due Date for Payment of ALL Student fees |
| 29 February | Last day for addition of first semester units |
| 31 March | Last day for withdrawal from first semester units (without HECS-HELP/FEE-HELP liability) |
| 7 - 25 April | Curtin staff may request teaching evaluations (eVALUate) |
| 21 March | Good Friday |
| 24 - 28 March | Tuition Free Week (including Easter) |
| 21 - 25 April | Tuition Free Week |
| 25 April | Anzac Day |
| 1 April - 9 May | Final period for withdrawal from first semester units (with penalty) |
| 12 May | eVALUate opens for student feedback |
| 2 - 6 June | Study week |
| 9 - 20 June | First semester examinations |
| 22 June | eVALUate closes for student feedback |
| 7 July | eVALUate online reports available |
| 23 June - 18 July | Inter-semester break |
| 14 - 18 July | International Student Prep Week |
| 14 July | International Student Enrolment Briefing |
| 21 - 25 July | Orientation week |
| 28 July | Second semester begins |
| 1 August | Last day for new second semester enrolments |
| 1 August | Due Date for Payment of ALL Student fees |
| 1 August | Last day for addition of second semester units |
| 25 -29 August | Tuition Free Week |
| 31 August | Last day for withdrawal from second semester units (without HECS-HELP/FEE-HELP liability) |
| 8 - 26 September | Curtin staff may request teaching evaluations (eVALUate) |
| 29 September - 3 October | Tuition Free Week |
| 1 September - 10 October | Final period for withdrawal from units (with penalty) |
| 7 October | John Curtin Day |
| 13 October | eVALUate opens for student feedback |
| 3 - 7 November | Study Week |
| 10 - 21 November | Second semester examinations |
| 23 November | eVALUate closes for student feedback |
| 12 December | Deadline for 2009 Re-enrolment |
| 8 December | eVALUate online reports available |
Northam Campus
| 30 January - 1 February | Orientation Week |
| 4 February | First semester begins |
| 21 March | Good Friday |
| 24 - 28 March | Tuition Free Week (including Easter) |
| 25 April | Anzac Day |
| 5 - 9 May | Study week |
| 12 - 16 May | First semester examinations |
| 21 - 25 July | Orientation Week |
| 28 July | Second semester begins |
| 25 - 29 August | Tuition Free Week |
| 29 September - 3 October | Tuition Free Week |
| 3 - 7 November | Study week |
| 10 - 14 November | Second semester examinations |
Perth City Campus (Graduate School of Business)
(Trimester courses only)
| 21 January - 25 April | First trimester |
| 31 March - 4 April | Curtin staff may request teaching evaluations (eVALUate) |
| 7 April | eVALUate opens for student feedback |
| 27 April | eVALUate closes for student feedback |
| 7 May | eVALUate online reports available |
| 12 May - 15 August | Second trimester |
| 28 July - 1 August | Curtin staff may request teaching evaluations (eVALUate) |
| 4 August | eVALUate opens for student feedback |
| 17 August | eVALUate closes for student feedback |
| 27 August | eVALUate online reports available |
| 1 September - 5 December | Third trimester |
| 17 - 21 November | Curtin staff may request teaching evaluations (eVALUate) |
| 24 November | eVALUate opens for student feedback |
| 7 December | eVALUate closes for student feedback |
| 17 December | eVALUate online reports available |
