Students
2020 Academic year dateline
| This dateline, approved by the University's Executive, is subject to change. | ||
| 2020 Academic year dateline | ||
| Week of session | Start date (Monday) | Key session dates |
| Summer (S) | 25 November 2019 | 25 November - Summer A 2019/2020 session starts |
| 25 November# - Quarter 4^ exams start | ||
| 30 November - Census Date for Sydney City Campus Session 3 | ||
| 30 November - Census Date for The College Term 3° | ||
| 30 November#- Q4 exams end | ||
| 1 December - Q4 ends | ||
| S | 2 December 2019 | |
| S | 9 December 2019 | 9 December#- WSU Online Trimester 3 exams start |
| 13 December# - WSU Online Trimester 3 exams end | ||
| 15 December - WSU Online Trimester 3 ends | ||
| S | 16 December 2019 | 17 December - Graduation ceremonies start |
| 18 December - Graduation ceremonies end | ||
| 22 December - 2H session ends | ||
| 22 December - R2A session ends | ||
| 22 December - R2 session ends | ||
| Vacation (V) | 23 December 2019 | 23 December- Summer 2019/2020 mid-session break starts |
| 25 December - Christmas Day, public holiday | ||
| 25 December - Census date for R2A | ||
| 26 December - Boxing Day, public holiday | ||
| V | 30 December 2019 | 1 January - New Year's Day, public holiday |
| 5 January - Summer 2019/2020 mid-session break ends | ||
| S | 6 January 2020 | 6 January - 1st Half (1H) and first Research (R1) sessions start |
| 6 January - Summer B 2019/2020 session starts | ||
| S | 13 January 2020 | 13 January - Quarter 1^ (Q1) session starts |
| 15 January - Census date for Summer A and B 2019/2020 | ||
| S | 20 January 2020 | |
| S | 27 January 2020 | 27 January- Public holiday in lieu of 26 Jan (Sun) |
| 28 January - The College Term 3° exams start | ||
| 31 January - The College Term 3° exams end | ||
| 2 February - The College Term 3° ends | ||
| S | 3 February 2020 | 5 February - Census date for Quarter 1^ |
| 6 February -7 February - Stuvac for Summer A and B 2019/2020 | ||
| S# | 10 February 2020 | 10 February# - Summer A and B 2019/2020 exams start |
| 16 February# - Summer A and B 2019/2020 exams end | ||
| 10 February# - Sydney City Campus Session 3 exams start | ||
| 16 February# - Sydney City Campus Session 3 exams end | ||
| 16 February - Summer A and B 2019/2020 session ends | ||
| 16 February - Sydney City Campus Session 3 ends | ||
| V | 17 February 2020 | |
| V | 24 February 2020 | 24 February - WSU Online Trimester 1 session starts |
| 1 March -Spring-Autumn inter-session break ends | ||
| 1 March Summer deferred exams* | ||
| 1 | 2 March 2020 | 2 March Autumn session starts |
| 2 March - The College Term 1° session starts | ||
| 8 March Summer deferred exams | ||
| 2 | 9 March 2020 | 9 March - Sydney City Campus Session 1 starts |
| 3 | 16 March 2020 | 20 March - Census Date for Western Sydney Online Trimester 1 |
| 23 March# - Quarter 1^ exams start | ||
| 4 | 23 March 2020 | 28 March# - Quarter 1^ exams end |
| 29 March# - Quarter 1^ ends | ||
| 5 | 30 March 2020 | 31 March - Census date for Autumn |
| 31 March - Census date for 1st Half (1H) | ||
| 31 March - Census date for The College Term 1° | ||
| 31 March - Census date for Research session 1 | ||
| 31 March - Census date for Sydney City Campus Session 1 | ||
| 1 April - Research 1A (R1A)± session starts | ||
| 6 | 6 April 2020 | 6 April - Quarter 2^ (Q2) session starts |
| 6 - 12 April WSU Online mid-Trimester 1 break | ||
| 10 April - Good Friday, public holiday | ||
| 7 | 13 April 2020 | 13 April - Easter Monday, public holiday |
| 8 | 20 April 2020 | 20 - 24 April - The College mid-Term break |
| V | 27 April 2020 | 27 April - 3 May - mid-session break for Autumn and 1H sessions |
| 27 April - Graduation ceremonies start (suspended) | ||
| 29 April - Census date for Quarter 2^ | ||
| 2 May - Graduation ceremonies finish (suspended) | ||
| 10 | 4 May 2020 | |
| 11 | 11 May 2020 | |
| 12 | 18 May 2020 | 18 May - Western Sydney The College Block Teaching Session 1 starts |
| 18 May - WSU Online Trimester 1 exams start | ||
| 22 May - WSU Online Trimester 1 exams end | ||
| 24 May - WSU Online Trimester 1 ends | ||
| 13 | 25 May 2020 | 28 May - Census date for Block Teaching Session 1 |
| 14 | 1 June 2020 | 1 June- The College Term 1° exams start |
| 6 June - The College Term 1° exams end | ||
| 7 June - The College Term 1° ends | ||
| 15 | 8 June 2020 | 8 - 14 June -Autumn/1H Stuvac |
| 8 June - Queen's Birthday public holiday | ||
| 8 June - WSU Online Trimester 2 session starts | ||
| 9 June- Sydney City Campus Session 1 exams start | ||
| 13 June# - Quarter 2^ exams start | ||
| 16 | 15 June 2020 | 15 June - Sydney City Campus Session 1 exams end |
| 15 June- Sydney City Campus Session 1 ends | ||
| 15 June# - Autumn/1H exams start | ||
| 20 June# - Quarter 2^ exams end | ||
| 21 June - Quarter 2^ session ends | ||
| 17 | 22 June 2020 | 22 June# - Autumn/1H exams continue |
| 26 June - Western Sydney The College Block Teaching Session 1 ends | ||
| 28 June - Autumn and 1H sessions end | ||
| 28 June# Autumn/1H session exams end | ||
| V | 29 June 2020 | 29 June - Second Half (2H) session starts |
| 29 June - Quarter 3^ (Q3^) session starts | ||
| 29 June - The College Term 2° (T2) session starts | ||
| 29 June- Inter-session break Autumn-Spring starts | ||
| 30 June -Research 1 and Research 1A sessions end | ||
| 30 June - Census date for Research 1A session | ||
| 1 July - Second Research (R2) session starts | ||
| 3 July - Census date for WSU Online Trimester 2 | ||
| V | 6 July 2020 | 6 July - Sydney City Campus Session 2 (S2) starts |
| 6 July - Western Sydney The College Block Teaching Session 2 starts | ||
| V | 13 July 2020 | 16 July - Census date for Block Teaching Session 2 |
| 19 July - Autumn- Spring inter-session break ends | ||
| 1 | 20 July 2020 | 20 July - Spring session starts |
| 20 - 26 July - WSU Online mid-Trimester 2 break | ||
| 22 July - Census date for Quarter 3^ | ||
| 2 | 27 July 2020 | 31 July - Census date for The College Term 2° |
| 31 July - Census date for Sydney City Campus Session 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 August 2020 | |
| 4 | 10 August 2020 | 10 -16 August The College mid-Term 2 break |
| 14 August - Western Sydney The College Block Teaching Session 2 ends | ||
| 5 | 17 August 2020 | |
| 6 | 24 August 2020 | 24 August - Western Sydney The College Block Teaching Session 3 starts |
| 7 | 31 August 2020 | 31 August - Census date for Spring |
| 31 August - Census date for Second Half (2H) | ||
| 31 August - Census date for Research 2 (R2) | ||
| 31 August# - WSU Online Trimester 2 exams start | ||
| 1 September - Research (R2A)± session starts | ||
| 3 September - Census date for Block Teaching Session 3 | ||
| 4 September# - WSU Online Trimester 2 exams end | ||
| 5 September# Quarter 3^ exams start | ||
| 6 September WSU Online Trimester 2 ends | ||
| 8 | 7 September 2020 | 12 September# Quarter 3^ exams end |
| 12 September - Graduation ceremonies start (currently suspended) | ||
| 13 September - Quarter 3^ ends | ||
| 9 | 14 September 2020 | 18 September - Graduation ceremonies finish (currently suspended) |
| 10 | 21 September 2020 | 21 September - Quarter 4 (Q4^) session starts |
| 21 September - WSU Online Trimester 3 session starts | ||
| V | 28 September 2020 | 28 September - 2 October - mid-session break for Spring and 2H sessions |
| 28 September - The College Term 2° exams start | ||
| 2 October - Western Sydney The College Block Teaching Session 3 ends | ||
| 3 October - The College Term 2° exams end | ||
| 4 October - The College Term 2° ends | ||
| 12 | 5 October 2020 | 5 October - Labour Day public holiday |
| 6 October# - Sydney City Campus Session 2 exams start | ||
| 13 | 12 October 2020 | 12 October# - Sydney City Campus Session 2 exams end |
| 12 October - Sydney City Campus Session 2 ends | ||
| 12 October - Western Sydney The College Block Teaching Session 4 starts | ||
| 14 October - Census date for Quarter 4^ | ||
| 16 October - Census date for WSU Online Trimester 3 | ||
| 14 | 19 October 2020 | 22 October - Census date for Block Teaching Session 4 |
| 15 | 26 October 2020 | 26 October - 1 November -Spring/2H Stuvac |
| 26 October - The College Term 3° (T3) session starts | ||
| 16# | 2 November 2020 | 2 November# Spring/2H exams start |
| 2 November - Sydney City Campus Session 3 starts | ||
| 2 - 8 November WSU Online mid-Trimester 3 break | ||
| 17# | 9 November 2020 | 9 November# Spring/2H exams continue |
| 15 November# Spring/2H exams end | ||
| 15 November - Spring session ends | ||
| V | 16 November 2020 | 16 November - Spring- Autumn inter-session break starts |
| 20 November - Western Sydney The College Block Teaching Session 4 ends | ||
| S | 23 November 2020 | 28 November - Quarter 4^ exams start |
| S | 30 November 2020 | 30 November - Summer A 2020/21 session starts |
| 30 November - Census date for The College Term 3° | ||
| 30 November - Census date for Sydney City Campus Session 3 | ||
| 5 December#- Quarter 4^ exams end | ||
| 6 December - Quarter 4^ ends | ||
| S* | 7 December 2020 | |
| S* | 14 December 2020 | 14 December# - WSU Online Trimester 3 exams start |
| 15 December - Graduation ceremonies start | ||
| 16 December - Graduation ceremonies finish | ||
| 17 December- University closes | ||
| 18 December# - WSU Online Trimester 3 exams end | ||
| 18 December - Second Half (2H) session ends | ||
| 18 December - Research 2 session ends | ||
| 20 December WSU Online Trimester 3 ends | ||
| V | 21 December 2020 | 25 December - Christmas Day public holiday |
| V | 28 December 2020 | 28 December - Boxing Day public holiday (observed) |
| 28 December - 3 January, Sydney City Campus mid-Session 3 break | ||
| 31 December - Research R2A ± session ends | ||
| 31 December - Census date for Research R2A± session | ||
| 1 January - New Year's Day public holiday | ||
| V | 4 January 2021 | 4 January - University re-opens |
| S | 11 January 2021 | |
| S | 18 January 2021 | |
| S | 25 January 2021 | 26 January - Australia Day public holiday |
| S | 1 February 2021 | 1 February - The College Term 3° exams start |
| 7 February- The College Term 3° exams end | ||
| 7 February - The College Term 3° session ends | ||
| S# | 8 February 2021 | 8 February# - Sydney City Campus Session 3 exams start |
| 13 February# - Sydney City Campus exams end | ||
| 14 February - Sydney City Campus Session 3 ends | ||
| NOTE 1 * These weeks will be used for the scheduled deferred examinations. Precise dates will be confirmed in 2020, as required. | ||
| NOTE 2 # These weeks are part of the formal examination period. Students must be available in these weeks. | ||
| NOTE 3 ^ Quarters are the teaching sessions used by Sydney Graduate School of Management, Sydney City Campus and several Schools. | ||
| NOTE 4 ° Terms 1, 2 and 3 are used for Western Sydney University- The College (The College) and for International offshore purposes. | ||
| NOTE 5 ± R1A and R2A are Research sessions for late enrolment dates. | ||
| The above dates are for sessions appropriate for the majority of students. Students who are enrolled in programs with special sessions, such as teacher education and medicine programs, and students who are offshore and international students, will need to consult their school regarding any special purpose dates. | ||
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