Here you will find important dates for UNSW Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA), including Summer, Semester 1 and Semester 2: start and end dates, enrolment deadlines, public holiday compensation, examination and result dates.
Students at the UNSW Canberra City campus, should instead refer to the main UNSW Academic Calendar.
Summer
| Event |
2025 |
2026 |
| Session commences |
Mon 18 Nov 2024 |
Mon 17 Nov 2025 |
| First date to course enrol and class register |
Mon 14 Oct 2024 |
Mon 13 Oct 2025 |
| Drop course enrolment if failed to class register |
Tue 12 Nov 2024 |
Tue 11 Nov 2025 |
| Last day to add Summer courses via myUNSW (enrolment deadline) (Any approved enrolments after this date will incur a late enrolment fee) |
Sun 24 Nov 2024 |
NA |
| Payment due date |
Sun 24 Nov 2024 |
Sun 23 Nov 2025 |
| Summer On-Campus Sessions Commence |
Mon 2 Dec 2024 |
Mon 1 Dec 2025 |
| Summer On-Campus Sessions End |
Thu 12 Dec 2024 |
Thu 11 Dec 2025 |
| Last day to drop courses without financial penalty (Census date) |
Thu 9 Jan 2025 |
Thu 8 Jan 2026 |
| Last day to drop courses without academic failure (AW deadline) |
Fri 24 Jan 2025 |
Fri 23 Jan 2026 |
| Session ends |
Sat 25 Jan 2025 |
Sat 24 Jan 2026 |
| Results release (end of grading period) |
Mon 10 Feb 2025 |
Mon 9 Feb 2026 |
Semester 1
| Event |
2025 |
2026 |
| First date to course enrol |
Mon 14 Oct 2024 |
Mon 13 Oct 2025 |
| First date to class register |
Mon 14 Oct 2024 |
Mon 13 Oct 2025 |
| Applications for S1 postgraduate study close |
Sun 9 Feb 2025 |
Sun 8 Feb 2026 |
| Drop course enrolment if failed to class register |
Tue 18 Feb 2025 |
Tue 17 Feb 2026 |
| Non-Defence Orientation Day |
Wed 19 Feb 2025 |
Wed 18 Feb 2026 |
| Acceptance deadline |
Sun 23 Feb 2025 |
Sun 22 Feb 2026 |
| Semester 1 commences |
Mon 24 Feb 2025 |
Mon 23 Feb 2026 |
| Last day to add S1 courses via myUNSW (enrolment deadline) (Any approved enrolments after this date will incur a late enrolment fee) |
Sun 2 Mar 2025 |
Sun 1 Mar 2026 |
| Payment due date |
Sun 2 Mar 2025 |
Sun 1 Mar 2026 |
| Last day to drop S1 courses without financial penalty (Census date) |
Thu 20 Mar 2025 |
Thu 19 Mar 2026 |
| Mid-semester break |
Sat 5 – Sun 20 Apr 2025 |
Sat 4 - Sun 19 Apr 2026 |
| Last day to drop S1 courses without academic penalty (NF deadline) |
Sun 27 Apr 2025 |
Sun 26 Apr 2026 |
| Provisional examination timetable released for S1 |
Fri 9 May 2025 |
Fri 8 May 2026 |
| Final examination timetable released |
Fri 23 May 2025 |
Fri 22 May 2026 |
| Last day to drop S1 courses without academic failure (AW deadline) |
Fri 6 Jun 2025 |
Fri 5 Jun 2026 |
| Last day of teaching (UG only) |
Fri 6 Jun 2025 |
Fri 5 Jun 2026 |
| S1 study recess |
Sat 7 - Fr 13 Jun 2025 |
Sat 6 – Thu 12 Jun 2026 |
| S1 examinations (UG only) |
Sat 14 - Sat 21Jun 2025 |
Sat 13 - Sat 20 Jun 2026 |
| Semester 1 ends |
Sat 21 Jun 2025 |
Sat 20 Jun 2026 |
| Results release (end of grading period) |
Wed 9 Jul 2025 |
Wed 8 Jul 2026 |
| UNSW Conferral of Degrees Ceremony (Sep) |
Fri 12 Sep 2025 |
Fri 11 Sep 2026 |
Semester 2
| Event |
2025 |
2026 |
| First date to course enrol |
Mon 14 Oct 2024 |
Mon 13 Oct 2025 |
| First date to class register |
Mon 12 May 2025 |
Mon 11 May 2026 |
| Applications for S2 postgraduate study close |
Sun 29 Jun 2025 |
Sun 28 Jun 2026 |
| Acceptance deadline |
Sun 13 Jul 2025 |
Sun 12 Jul 2026 |
| Drop course enrolment if failed to class register |
Tue 8 Jul 2025 |
Tue 7 Jul 2026 |
| Semester 2 commences |
Mon 14 Jul 2025 |
Mon 13 Jul 2026 |
| Last day to add S2 courses via myUNSW (enrolment deadline) (Any approved enrolments after this date will incur a late enrolment fee) |
Sun 20 Jul 2025 |
Sun 19 Jul 2026 |
| Payment due date |
Sun 20 Jul 2025 |
Sun 19 Jul 2026 |
| Last day to drop S2 courses without financial penalty (Census date) |
Thu 7 Aug 2025 |
Thu 6 Aug 2026 |
| ADFA Open Day |
Sat 16 Aug 2025 |
TBA |
| Mid-semester break |
Sat 23 Aug - Sun 7 Sep 2025 |
Sat 22 Aug – Sun 6 Sep 2026 |
| Last day to drop S2 courses without academic penalty (NF deadline) |
Sun 14 Sep 2025 |
Sun 13 Sep 2026 |
| Provisional examination timetable released for S2 |
Fri 19 Sep 2025 |
Fri 18 Sep 2026 |
| Final examination timetable released |
Fri 10 Oct 2025 |
Fri 9 Oct 2026 |
| Last day to drop S2 courses without academic failure (AW deadline) |
Fri 24 Oct 2025 |
Fri 23 Oct 2026 |
| Last day of teaching (UG only) |
Fri 24 Oct 2025 |
Fri 23 Oct 2026 |
| S2 study recess |
Sat 25 - Fri 31 Oct 2025 |
Sat 24 Oct – Fri 30 Oct 2026 |
| S2 examinations (UG only) |
Sat 1 - Sat 8 Nov 2025 |
Sat 31 Oct – Sat 7 Nov 2026 |
| Semester 2 ends |
Sat 8 Nov 2025 |
Sat 7 Nov 2026 |
| Results release (end of grading period) |
Thu 27 Nov 2025 |
Thu 26 Nov 2026 |
| UNSW Conferral of Degrees Ceremony |
Wed 10 Dec 2025 |
TBA |
| ADFA Graduation Parade Day |
Thu 11 Dec 2025 |
TBA |
Compensation and military training dates
Compensation and Military Training Days were introduced to spread the impact of public holidays across teaching periods for undergraduate students, given the majority of holidays fall on a Monday. The table below shows each public holiday or military training day that falls within semester 1 and 2. Each event has a corresponding compensation day.
Classes scheduled on the event day will have their class moved to the compensation day noted for that week. Consequently, classes originally scheduled on the compensation day will be lost.
Example: You have classes that fall on the Canberra Day public holiday. You will simply lose that day of teaching. If you have classes that fall on Reconciliation Day, instead of losing that day of teaching, your timetable will be moved to another day.
Military Training Days are non-teaching days. Trainee Officers have military commitments on these days whilst non-military students will have a class free day.
Compensation / military days Semester 1, 2025
| Event |
Date |
Compensation day |
| Canberra Day |
Mon 10 Mar |
Mon 10 Mar lost |
| Easter Monday |
Mon 21 Apr |
Compensation Day: Mon 21 Apr classes to be delivered on Tue 22 Apr. Tue 22 Apr lost |
| Military Training Day |
Thu 24 Apr |
Thu 24 Apr lost |
| ANZAC Day Holiday |
Fri 25 Apr |
Fri 25 Apr lost |
| Military Training Day |
Fri 9 May |
Compensation Day: Fri 9 May classes to be delivered on Wed 14 May. Wed 14 May lost |
| Reconciliation Day |
Mon 2 Jun |
Compensation Day: Mon 2 Jun classes to be delivered on Thu 5 Jun. Thu 5 Jun lost |
| King's Birthday |
Mon 9 Jun |
No compensation (Study week) |
Compensation / military days Semester 2, 2025
| Event |
Date |
Compensation day |
| Military Training Day |
Fri 15 Aug |
Compensation Day: Fri 15 Aug classes to be delivered on Tues 12 Aug. Tue 12 Aug lost |
| Military Training Day |
Wed 17 Sep |
Wed 17 Sep lost |
| Labour Day |
Mon 6 Oct |
Mon 6 Oct lost |
| Military Training Day |
Thu 9 Oct |
Thu 9 Oct lost |
| Military Training Day |
Fri 10 Oct |
Fri 10 Oct lost |
Compensation / military days Semester 1, 2026
| Event |
Date |
Compensation day |
| Canberra Day |
TBC |
TBC |
| Good Friday |
TBC |
TBC |
| Military Training Day |
TBC |
TBC |
| ANZAC Day Holiday |
TBC |
TBC |
| Military Training Day |
TBC |
TBC |
| Reconciliation Day |
TBC |
TBC |
Compensation / military days Semester 2, 2026
| Event |
Date |
Compensation day |
| Military Training Day |
TBC |
TBC |
| Military Training Day |
TBC |
TBC |
| Labour Day |
TBC |
TBC |
| Military Training Day |
TBC |
TBC |
| Military Training Day |
TBC |
TBC |
