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2008 Important dates for current students

Teaching Period 1

Friday 18 January	Last date for submission of Application to Change Course form for Study Period 1
Monday 21 January	Supplementary/deferred exams begin
Friday 25 January	Census Date: Study Period 3 subjects ^#
Friday 1 February	Supplementary/deferred exams end
Monday 11 February	Publication of supplementary/deferred results
Monday 25 February	Orientation Week begins
Monday 3 March	Study Period 1 begins
Friday 7 March	Last date for students to enrol via eStudent Last date for all students to add or substitute Study Period 1 subjects without the approval of a subject coordinator*
Monday 17 March	Publication of Study Period 3 results for all faculties*
Friday 28 March	Census Date: Study Period 4 subjects ^#
Friday 28 March	Graduation Ceremony, Townsville, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Information Technology (Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre)
Saturday 29 March	Graduation Ceremonies, Townsville, Faculties of Arts, Education and Social Sciences; Law, Business and the Creative Arts; Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences (Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre)
Friday 4 April	Census Date: Study Period 1 subjects ^#
Saturday 5 April	Graduation Ceremony, Cairns, all faculties (Cairns Convention Centre
Monday 28 April	Last date for all students to withdraw without academic penalty from Study Period 1 subjects* Lecture recess begins
Friday 2 May	Lecture recess ends
Monday 5 May	Study Period 1 resumes
Friday 23 May	Census Date: Study Period 5 subjects ^#
Monday 26 May	Publication of Study Period 4 results for all faculties*
Friday 6 June	Study Period 1 teaching ends
Monday 9 June	Study vacation begins
Friday 13 June	Study vacation ends
Saturday 14 June	Examinations begin
Friday 20 June	Last date for submission of Application to Change Course form for Study Period 2
Friday 27 June	Census Date: Study Period 6 subjects ^# Examinations end
Monday 30 June	Vacation begins Townsville Show Day Holiday (Townsville campus only)

Teaching Period 2

Friday 11 July	Census Date: Study Period 7 subjects ^#
Monday 14 July	Publication of Study Period 1 and Study Period 5 results for all faculties*
Friday 18 July	Cairns Show Day Holiday (Cairns campus)
Monday 28 July	Orientation Week begins for students who commence studies mid-year
Friday 1 August	Vacation ends
2, 3, 9, 10 August	Supplementary/deferred examinations
Monday 4 August	Study Period 2 begins*
Friday 8 August	Last date for students to enrol via eStudent Last date for all students to add or substitute Study Period 2 subjects without approval of subject coordinator*
Monday 18 August	Publication of supplementary/deferred results
Monday 25 August	Publication of Study Period 6 and Study Period 7 results for all faculties*
Friday 5 September	Census Date - Study Period 2 and Study Period 8 subjects ^#
Friday 26 September	Last date for all students to withdraw without academic penalty from Study Period 2 subjects*
Monday 29 September	Lecture recess begins
Friday 3 October	Lecture recess ends
Monday 6 October	Study Period 2 resumes
Friday 17 October	Census Date - Study Period 9 subjects ^#
Monday 27 October	Publication of Study Period 8 results for all faculties*
Friday 7 November	Study Period 2 teaching ends*
Monday 10 November	Study vacation begins
Friday 14 November	Study vacation ends
Saturday 15 November	Examinations begin
Friday 28 November	Examinations end
Friday 12 December	Census Date - Study Period 10 subjects ^#
Monday 15 December	Publication of results for Study Period 2 and Study Period 9 for all faculties*
Friday 19 December	Census Date - Study Period 11 subjects ^#
Monday 2 February 2009	Publication of Study Period 10 results for all faculties*
Monday 16 March 2009	Publication of Study Period 11 results for all faculties*

*Please click here for more information on study periods regarding:

start and end dates
census dates
dates for withdrawal without academic penalty
the last date by which students can add or substitute subjects without prior approval of the subject coordinator, and
dates for release of subject results.

^#The census date for a study period is the last date for all students (domestic and international) to withdraw from subjects in which they are enrolled in that study period without incurring student contribution, tuition fee or international student fee liability or, for Commonwealth supported students, without consuming Student Learning Entitlement.