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Academic calendar and dates

UniSQ’s academic calendar is designed to make it easier for you to plan your degree around your work, family, and other commitments.

To stay organised, download the calendar that matches your program. Not sure which calendar your program is in? Go to the UniSQ Handbook and check the intake details for your program and courses, or contact iconnect.

At the bottom of the page, you can filter important dates by your study period.

Trimester Calendar

A study period of equal length occurring three times each year. Typically 13 weeks duration and includes a flexible learning week, and a final assessment week.
2027 Trimester Calendar
2026 Trimester Calendar

Block calendar

A short 7 week study period that typically includes 6 weeks of teaching, and an optional 7th week for assessment.
2027 Block Calendar
2026 Block Calendar

Session calendar

An academic calendar that combines two 7-week blocks and two 14-week sessions, with a 2-week study break in between each study period.
2027 Session Calendar
2026 Session Calendar

Year-long calendar

Three year-long study periods which align with the start dates for Trimesters.
2027 Year-long Calendar
2026 Year-long Calendar

Research Calendar

Graduate Research School calendar comprising eight 6-week study periods across the calendar year. Enrolment in the Research study periods is only available to students undertaking Master of Research or PhD studies.
2027 Research Calendar
2026 Research Calendar

Filter Important Dates

Choose your calendar below to see important dates by month.
Jan 2026
01
Jan
New Year's Day Public Holiday
05
Jan
Research 1 Orientation
10
Jan
ICT Maintenance Day
11
Jan
ICT Maintenance Day
12
Jan
Block 1 Orientation
Research 1 last day to add a new course enrolment
Research 1 study period starts
16
Jan
Research 1 fee payment due date
19
Jan
Block 1 last day to add a new course enrolment
Block 1 study period starts
23
Jan
Block 1 fee payment due date
Research 1 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
26
Jan
Australia Day Public Holiday
Feb 2026
06
Feb
Block 1 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
09
Feb
Trimester 1 Orientation
16
Feb
Research 2 Orientation
Trimester 1 study period starts
Year-long 1, 2026 Orientation
Year-long 1, 2026 study period starts
20
Feb
Research 1 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
Research 1 study period ends
23
Feb
Research 2 last day to add a new course enrolment
Research 2 study period starts
27
Feb
Block 1 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
Research 1 Results release
Research 2 fee payment due date
Trimester 1 last day to add a new course enrolment
Trimester 1 fee payment due date
Year-long 1, 2026 last day to add a new course enrolment
Mar 2026
02
Mar
Block 1 final assessment period starts
06
Mar
Block 1 final assessment period ends
Block 1 study period ends
Research 2 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
09
Mar
Block 2 Orientation
Session 1 Orientation
13
Mar
Block 1 Results release
Trimester 1 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
16
Mar
Block 2 last day to add a new course enrolment
Block 2 study period starts
Session 1 study period starts
20
Mar
Block 2 fee payment due date
21
Mar
ICT Maintenance Day
22
Mar
ICT Maintenance Day
27
Mar
Toowoomba Show Public Holiday (Toowoomba region only)
Session 1 last day to add a new course enrolment
Session 1 fee payment due date
30
Mar
Research 3 Orientation
Apr 2026
03
Apr
Block 2 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
Good Friday Public Holiday
Research 2 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
Research 2 study period ends
Year-long 1, 2026 fee payment due date
04
Apr
Easter Saturday Public Holiday
05
Apr
Easter Sunday Public Holiday
06
Apr
Easter Monday Public Holiday
Research 3 last day to add a new course enrolment
Research 3 study period starts
10
Apr
Research 2 Results release
Research 3 fee payment due date
Session 1 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
17
Apr
Research 3 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
18
Apr
ICT Maintenance Day
19
Apr
ICT Maintenance Day
20
Apr
Trimester 2 Class Registration opens
Year-long 1, 2026 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
24
Apr
Block 2 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
27
Apr
Block 2 final assessment period starts
May 2026
01
May
Block 2 final assessment period ends
Block 2 study period ends
04
May
Labour Day Public Holiday
05
May
Block 3 Orientation
08
May
Block 2 Results release
Trimester 1 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
10
May
Year-long 2, 2025 study period ends
Year-long 2, 2025 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
11
May
Block 3 last day to add a new course enrolment
Block 3 study period starts
Research 4 Orientation
Trimester 1 final assessment period starts
15
May
Block 3 fee payment due date
Ipswich Show Holiday (City of Ipswich, including Springfield only)
Research 3 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
Research 3 study period ends
17
May
Trimester 1 final assessment period ends
Trimester 1 study period ends
18
May
Research 4 study period starts
Research 4 last day to add a new course enrolment
22
May
Research 3 Results release
Research 4 fee payment due date
25
May
Trimester 2 Orientation
27
May
Year-long 2, 2025 results release
29
May
Block 3 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
Trimester 2 last day to add a new Nursing placement course enrolment
Jun 2026
01
Jun
Research 4 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
Trimester 2 study period starts
Year-long 2, 2026 Orientation
Year-long 2, 2026 study period starts
03
Jun
Trimester 1 results release
12
Jun
Session 1 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
Trimester 2 last day to add a new course enrolment
Trimester 2 fee payment due date
Year-long 2, 2026 last day to add a new course enrolment
15
Jun
Session 1 final assessment period starts
Trimester 1 Deferred and Supplementary assessment period starts
19
Jun
Block 3 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
Session 1 final assessment period ends
Session 1 study period ends
Trimester 1 Deferred and Supplementary assessment period ends
20
Jun
ICT Maintenance Day
21
Jun
ICT Maintenance Day
22
Jun
Block 3 final assessment period starts
Research 5 Orientation
26
Jun
Block 3 final assessment period ends
Block 3 study period ends
Research 4 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
Research 4 study period ends
Trimester 2 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
29
Jun
Block 4 Orientation
Research 5 last day to add a new course enrolment
Research 5 study period starts
Session 2 Orientation
Jul 2026
01
Jul
Session 1 Results release
03
Jul
Block 3 Results release
Research 4 Results release
Research 5 fee payment due date
06
Jul
Block 4 last day to add a new course enrolment
Block 4 study period starts
Session 2 study period starts
10
Jul
Block 4 fee payment due date
Research 5 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
17
Jul
Session 2 last day to add a new course enrolment
Session 2 fee payment due date
18
Jul
ICT Maintenance Day
19
Jul
ICT Maintenance Day
24
Jul
Block 4 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
Year-long 2, 2026 fee payment due date
31
Jul
Session 2 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
Aug 2026
03
Aug
Research 6 Orientation
Trimester 3 Class Registration opens
07
Aug
Research 5 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
Research 5 study period ends
10
Aug
Research 6 last day to add a new course enrolment
Research 6 study period starts
Year-long 2, 2026 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
12
Aug
Royal Queensland Show (Brisbane area only)
14
Aug
Block 4 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
Research 5 Results release
Research 6 fee payment due date
17
Aug
Block 4 final assessment period starts
21
Aug
Block 4 final assessment period ends
Block 4 study period ends
Research 6 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
Trimester 2 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
23
Aug
Year-long 3, 2025 study period ends
Year-long 3, 2025 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
24
Aug
Block 5 Orientation
Trimester 2 final assessment period starts
28
Aug
Block 4 Results release
30
Aug
Trimester 2 final assessment period ends
Trimester 2 study period ends
31
Aug
Block 5 last day to add a new course enrolment
Block 5 study period starts
Sep 2026
04
Sep
Block 5 fee payment due date
07
Sep
Trimester 3 Orientation
09
Sep
Year-long 3, 2025 results release
11
Sep
Trimester 3 last day to add a new Nursing placement course enrolment
14
Sep
Research 7 Orientation
Trimester 3 study period starts
Year-long 3, 2026 Orientation
Year-long 3, 2026 study period starts
16
Sep
Trimester 2 results release
18
Sep
Block 5 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
Research 6 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
Research 6 study period ends
19
Sep
ICT Maintenance Day
20
Sep
ICT Maintenance Day
21
Sep
Research 7 last day to add a new course enrolment
Research 7 study period starts
25
Sep
Research 6 Results release
Research 7 fee payment due date
Trimester 3 last day to add a new course enrolment
Trimester 3 fee payment due date
Year-long 3, 2026 last day to add a new course enrolment
28
Sep
Trimester 2 Deferred and Supplementary assessment period starts
Oct 2026
02
Oct
Research 7 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
Session 2 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
Trimester 2 Deferred and Supplementary assessment period ends
05
Oct
King's Birthday
Session 2 final assessment period starts
09
Oct
Block 5 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
Session 2 final assessment period ends
Session 2 study period ends
Trimester 3 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
12
Oct
Block 5 final assessment period starts
16
Oct
Block 5 final assessment period ends
Block 5 study period ends
17
Oct
ICT Maintenance Day
18
Oct
ICT Maintenance Day
19
Oct
Block 6 Orientation
21
Oct
Session 2 Results release
23
Oct
Block 5 Results release
26
Oct
Block 6 last day to add a new course enrolment
Block 6 study period starts
Research 8 Orientation
30
Oct
Block 6 fee payment due date
Research 7 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
Research 7 study period ends
Nov 2026
02
Nov
Research 8 last day to add a new course enrolment
Research 8 study period starts
06
Nov
Research 7 Results release
Research 8 fee payment due date
Year-long 3, 2026 fee payment due date
13
Nov
Block 6 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
17
Nov
Research 8 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
21
Nov
ICT Maintenance Day
22
Nov
ICT Maintenance Day
23
Nov
Year-long 3, 2026 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
Dec 2026
04
Dec
Block 6 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
Trimester 3 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
07
Dec
Block 6 final assessment period starts
Trimester 3 final assessment period starts
Trimester 1 Class Registration opens
11
Dec
Block 6 final assessment period ends
Block 6 study period ends
Research 8 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
Research 8 study period ends
Year-long 1, 2026 study period ends
Year-long 1, 2026 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
13
Dec
Trimester 3 final assessment period ends
Trimester 3 study period ends
18
Dec
Block 6 Results release
Research 8 Results release
25
Dec
Christmas Day
28
Dec
Boxing Day Public Holiday
Jan 2027
01
Jan
New Year's Day Public Holiday
06
Jan
Trimester 3 results release
11
Jan
Year-long 1, 2026 results release
Block 1 Orientation
Research 1 study period starts
Research 1 last day to add a new course enrolment
15
Jan
Research 1 fee payment due date
18
Jan
Trimester 3 Deferred and Supplementary assessment period starts
Block 1 study period starts
Block 1 last day to add a new course enrolment
22
Jan
Trimester 3 Deferred and Supplementary assessment period ends
Block 1 fee payment due date
Research 1 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
26
Jan
Australia Day Public Holiday
Feb 2027
05
Feb
Block 1 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
08
Feb
Trimester 1 Orientation
12
Feb
Trimester 1 last day to add a new Nursing placement course enrolment
15
Feb
Trimester 1 study period starts
Year-long 1, 2026 study period starts
19
Feb
Research 1 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
Research 1 study period ends
22
Feb
Research 2 study period starts
Research 2 last day to add a new course enrolment
26
Feb
Block 1 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
Research 1 Results release
Research 2 fee payment due date
Trimester 1 last day to add a new course enrolment
Trimester 1 fee payment due date
Year-long 1, 2026 last day to add a new course enrolment
Mar 2027
01
Mar
Block 1 final assessment period starts
05
Mar
Block 1 final assessment period ends
Block 1 study period ends
Research 2 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
08
Mar
Block 2 Orientation
12
Mar
Block 1 Results release
Trimester 1 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
15
Mar
Block 2 study period starts
Block 2 last day to add a new course enrolment
Session 1 study period starts
19
Mar
Block 2 fee payment due date
26
Mar
Good Friday Public Holiday
Session 1 last day to add a new course enrolment
Session 1 fee payment due date
27
Mar
Easter Saturday Public Holiday
28
Mar
Easter Sunday Public Holiday
29
Mar
Easter Monday Public Holiday
Apr 2027
02
Apr
Block 2 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
Research 2 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
Research 2 study period ends
Year-long 1, 2026 fee payment due date
05
Apr
Research 3 study period starts
Research 3 last day to add a new course enrolment
09
Apr
Research 2 Results release
Research 3 fee payment due date
Session 1 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
16
Apr
Toowoomba Show Public Holiday (Toowoomba region only)
Research 3 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
19
Apr
Trimester 2 Class Registration opens
Year-long 1, 2026 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
23
Apr
Block 2 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
26
Apr
Block 2 final assessment period starts
30
Apr
Block 2 final assessment period ends
Block 2 study period ends
May 2027
03
May
Labour Day Public Holiday
04
May
Block 3 Orientation
07
May
Year-long 2, 2026 study period ends
Year-long 2, 2026 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
Block 2 Results release
Trimester 1 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
10
May
Block 3 study period starts
Block 3 last day to add a new course enrolment
Trimester 1 final assessment period starts
14
May
Block 3 fee payment due date
Ipswich Show Holiday (City of Ipswich, including Springfield only)
Research 3 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
Research 3 study period ends
16
May
Trimester 1 final assessment period ends
Trimester 1 study period ends
17
May
Research 4 study period starts
Research 4 last day to add a new course enrolment
21
May
Research 3 Results release
Research 4 fee payment due date
24
May
Trimester 2 Orientation
26
May
Year-long 2, 2026 results release
28
May
Block 3 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
Trimester 2 last day to add a new Nursing placement course enrolment
31
May
Research 4 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
Trimester 2 study period starts
Year-long 2, 2026 study period starts
Jun 2027
02
Jun
Trimester 1 results release
11
Jun
Session 1 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
Trimester 2 last day to add a new course enrolment
Trimester 2 fee payment due date
Year-long 2, 2026 last day to add a new course enrolment
14
Jun
Session 1 final assessment period starts
Trimester 1 Deferred and Supplementary assessment period starts
18
Jun
Block 3 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
Session 1 final assessment period ends
Session 1 study period ends
Trimester 1 Deferred and Supplementary assessment period ends
21
Jun
Block 3 final assessment period starts
25
Jun
Block 3 final assessment period ends
Block 3 study period ends
Research 4 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
Research 4 study period ends
Trimester 2 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
28
Jun
Block 4 Orientation
Research 5 study period starts
Research 5 last day to add a new course enrolment
30
Jun
Session 1 Results release
Jul 2027
02
Jul
Block 3 Results release
Research 4 Results release
Research 5 fee payment due date
05
Jul
Block 4 study period starts
Block 4 last day to add a new course enrolment
Session 2 study period starts
09
Jul
Block 4 fee payment due date
Research 5 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
16
Jul
Session 2 last day to add a new course enrolment
Session 2 fee payment due date
23
Jul
Block 4 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
30
Jul
Session 2 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
Year-long 2, 2026 fee payment due date
Aug 2027
02
Aug
Trimester 3 Class Registration opens
06
Aug
Research 5 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
Research 5 study period ends
09
Aug
Research 6 study period starts
Research 6 last day to add a new course enrolment
11
Aug
Royal Queensland Show (Brisbane area only)
13
Aug
Block 4 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
Research 5 Results release
Research 6 fee payment due date
Year-long 2, 2026 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
16
Aug
Block 4 final assessment period starts
20
Aug
Year-long 3, 2026 study period ends
Year-long 3, 2026 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
Block 4 final assessment period ends
Block 4 study period ends
Research 6 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
Trimester 2 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
23
Aug
Block 5 Orientation
Trimester 2 final assessment period starts
27
Aug
Block 4 Results release
29
Aug
Trimester 2 final assessment period ends
Trimester 2 study period ends
30
Aug
Block 5 study period starts
Block 5 last day to add a new course enrolment
Sep 2027
01
Sep
Year-long 3, 2026 results release
03
Sep
Block 5 fee payment due date
06
Sep
Trimester 3 Orientation
10
Sep
Trimester 3 last day to add a new Nursing placement course enrolment
13
Sep
Trimester 3 study period starts
Year-long 3, 2026 study period starts
15
Sep
Trimester 2 results release
17
Sep
Block 5 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
Research 6 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
Research 6 study period ends
20
Sep
Research 7 study period starts
Research 7 last day to add a new course enrolment
24
Sep
Research 6 Results release
Research 7 fee payment due date
Trimester 3 last day to add a new course enrolment
Trimester 3 fee payment due date
Year-long 3, 2026 last day to add a new course enrolment
27
Sep
Trimester 2 Deferred and Supplementary assessment period starts
Oct 2027
01
Oct
Research 7 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
Session 2 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
Trimester 2 Deferred and Supplementary assessment period ends
04
Oct
King's Birthday
05
Oct
Session 2 final assessment period starts
08
Oct
Block 5 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
Session 2 final assessment period ends
Session 2 study period ends
Trimester 3 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
11
Oct
Block 5 final assessment period starts
15
Oct
Block 5 final assessment period ends
Block 5 study period ends
18
Oct
Block 6 Orientation
20
Oct
Session 2 Results release
22
Oct
Block 5 Results release
25
Oct
Block 6 study period starts
Block 6 last day to add a new course enrolment
29
Oct
Block 6 fee payment due date
Research 7 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
Research 7 study period ends
Nov 2027
01
Nov
Research 8 study period starts
Research 8 last day to add a new course enrolment
05
Nov
Research 7 Results release
Research 8 fee payment due date
12
Nov
Block 6 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
Year-long 3, 2026 fee payment due date
15
Nov
Research 8 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
26
Nov
Year-long 3, 2026 last day to withdraw from courses without incurring fees (Census date)
Dec 2027
03
Dec
Block 6 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
Trimester 3 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
06
Dec
Block 6 final assessment period starts
Trimester 3 final assessment period starts
10
Dec
Block 6 final assessment period ends
Block 6 study period ends
Research 8 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
Research 8 study period ends
Year-long 1, 2026 study period ends
Year-long 1, 2026 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
12
Dec
Trimester 3 final assessment period ends
Trimester 3 study period ends
17
Dec
Block 6 Results release
Research 8 Results release
27
Dec
Christmas Day Public Holiday
28
Dec
Boxing Day Public Holiday
Jan 2028
05
Jan
Trimester 3 results release
Year-long 1, 2026 results release
17
Jan
Trimester 3 Deferred and Supplementary assessment period starts
21
Jan
Trimester 3 Deferred and Supplementary assessment period ends
May 2028
12
May
Year-long 2, 2026 study period ends
Year-long 2, 2026 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
31
May
Year-long 2, 2026 results release
Aug 2028
25
Aug
Year-long 3, 2026 study period ends
Year-long 3, 2026 last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty
Sep 2028
13
Sep
Year-long 3, 2026 results release

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