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 | 2024 | 2025 |
| Session commences | Mon 20 Nov 2023 | Mon 18 Nov 2024 |
| First date to course enrol and class register | Mon 16 Oct 2023 | Mon 14 Oct 2024 |
| Drop course enrolment if failed to class register | Tue 14 Nov 2023 | Tue 12 Nov 2024 |
| Last day to add Summer courses via myUNSW (enrolment deadline) (Any approved enrolments after this date will incur a late enrolment fee) | Sun 26 Nov 2023 | Sun 24 Nov 2024 |
| Payment due date | Sun 26 Nov 2023 | Sun 24 Nov 2024 |
| Summer On-Campus Sessions Commence | Mon 4 Dec 2023 | TBA |
| Summer On-Campus Sessions End | Thu 14 Dec 2023 | TBA |
| Last day to drop courses without financial penalty (Census date) | Sun 14 Jan 2024 | Thu 9 Jan 2025 |
| Last day to drop courses without academic failure (AW deadline) | Fri 26 Jan 2024 | Fri 24 Jan 2025 |
| Session ends | Sat 27 Jan 2024 | Sat 25 Jan 2025 |
| Results release (end of grading period) | Mon 12 Feb 2024 | Mon 10 Feb 2025 |
Semester 1
| Event | 2024 | 2025 |
| First date to course enrol | Mon 16 Oct 2023 | Mon 14 Oct 2024 |
| First date to class register | Mon 16 Oct 2023 | Mon 14 Oct 2024 |
| Applications for S1 postgraduate study close | Sun 11 Feb 2024 | Sun 9 Feb 2025 |
| Drop course enrolment if failed to class register | Tue 20 Feb 2024 | Tue 18 Feb 2025 |
| Non-Defence Orientation Day | Wed 21 Feb 2024 | Wed 19 Feb 2025 |
| Acceptance deadline | Sun 25 Feb 2024 | Sun 23 Feb 2025 |
| Semester 1 commences | Mon 26 Feb 2024 | Mon 24 Feb 2025 |
| Last day to add S1 courses via myUNSW (enrolment deadline) (Any approved enrolments after this date will incur a late enrolment fee) | Sun 3 Mar 2024 | Sun 2 Mar 2025 |
| Payment due date | Sun 3 Mar 2024 | Sun 2 Mar 2025 |
| Last day to drop S1 courses without financial penalty (Census date) | Sun 24 Mar 2024 | Thu 20 Mar 2025 |
| Mid-semester break | Sat 6 – Sun 21 Apr 2024 | Sat 5 – Sun 20 Apr 2025 |
| Provisional examination timetable released for S1 | Fri 10 May 2024 | Fri 9 May 2025 |
| Final examination timetable released | Fri 24 May 2024 | Fri 23 May 2025 |
| Last day to drop S1 courses without academic penalty (NF deadline) | Sun 28 Apr 2024 | Sun 27 Apr 2025 |
| Last day to drop S1 courses without academic failure (AW deadline) | Fri 7 Jun 2024 | Fri 6 Jun 2025 |
| Last day of teaching (UG only) | Fri 7 Jun 2024 | Fri 6 Jun 2025 |
| S1 study recess | Sat 8 – Fri 14 Jun 2024 | Sat 7 - Fr 13 Jun 2025 |
| S1 examinations (UG only) | Sat 15 to 22 Jun 2024 | Sat 14 to 21 Jun 2025 |
| Semester 1 ends | Sat 22 Jun 2024 | Sat 21 Jun 2025 |
| Results release (end of grading period) | Wed 10 Jul 2024 | Wed 9 July 2025 |
| UNSW Conferral of Degrees Ceremony (Sep) | Fri 13 Sep 2024 | Fri 12 Sep 2025 |
Semester 2
| Event | 2024 | 2025 |
| First date to course enrol | Mon 16 Oct 2023 | Mon 14 Oct 2024 |
| First date to class register | Mon 13 May 2024 | Mon 12 May 2025 |
| Applications for S2 postgraduate study close | Sun 30 June 2024 | Sun 29 Jun 2025 |
| Acceptance deadline | Sun 14 Jul 2024 | Sun 13 Jul 2025 |
| Drop course enrolment if failed to class register | Tue 9 Jul 2024 | Tue 8 Jul 2025 |
| Semester 2 commences | Mon 15 Jul 2024 | Mon 14 July 2025 |
| Last day to add S2 courses via myUNSW (enrolment deadline) (Any approved enrolments after this date will incur a late enrolment fee) | Sun 21 Jul 2024 | Sun 20 July 2025 |
| Payment due date | Sun 21 Jul 2024 | Sun 20 Jul 2025 |
| Last day to drop S2 courses without financial penalty (Census date) | Sun 11 Aug 2024 | Thu 7 Aug 2025 |
| ADFA Open Day | Sat 17 Aug 2024 | TBA |
| Last day to drop S2 courses without academic penalty (NF deadline) | Sun 15 Sep 2024 | Sun 14 Sep 2025 |
| Mid-semester break | Sat 24 Aug – Sun 8 Sep 2024 | Sat 23 Aug - Sun 7 Sep 2025 |
| Provisional examination timetable released for S2 | Fri 20 Sep 2024 | Fri 19 Sep 2025 |
| Final examination timetable released | Fri 11 Oct 2024 | Fri 10 Oct 2025 |
| Last day to drop S2 courses without academic failure (AW deadline) | Fri 25 Oct 2024 | Fri 24 Oct 2025 |
| Last day of teaching (UG only) | Fri 25 Oct 2024 | Fri 24 Oct 2025 |
| S2 study recess | Sat 26 Oct – Fri 1 Nov 2024 | Sat 25 - Fri 31 Oct 2025 |
| S2 examinations (UG only) | Sat 2 to 9 Nov 2024 | Sat 1 to 8 Nov 2025 |
| Semester 2 ends | Sat 9 Nov 2024 | Sat 8 Nov 2025 |
| Results release (end of grading period) | Thu 28 Nov 2024 | Thu 27 Nov 2025 |
| UNSW Conferral of Degrees Ceremony | Wed 11 Dec 2024 | TBA |
| ADFA Graduation Parade Day | Thu 12 Dec 2024 | 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, 2024
| Event | Date | Compensation day |
| Canberra Day | Mon 11 Mar | Monday lost |
| Good Friday | Fri 29 Mar | Friday lost |
| Easter Monday | Mon 1 Apr | Monday lost |
| Military Training Day | Wed 24 Apr | Wednesday lost |
| ANZAC Day Holiday | Thu 25 Apr | Thursday lost |
| Military Training Day | Fri 10 May | Friday lost |
| Reconciliation Day | Mon 27 May | Compensation Day: Monday 27 May classes to be delivered on Tuesday 28 May. Tuesday 28 May lost. |
| King's Birthday | Mon 10 Jun | No compensation (Study week) |
Compensation / military days Semester 2, 2024
| Event | Date | Compensation day |
| Military Training Day | Fri 18 Aug | Compensation Day: Friday 16 August classes to be delivered on Tuesday 13 August. Tuesday 13 August lost. |
| Military Training Day | Wed 18 Sep | Wednesday lost |
| Labour Day | Mon 7 Oct | Monday lost |
| Military Training Day | Thu 10 Oct | Thursday lost |
| Military Training Day | Fri 11 Oct | Friday lost |
Compensation / military days Semester 1, 2025
| Event | Date | Compensation day |
| Canberra Day | 10 March | TBA |
| Good Friday | 18 April | TBA |
| Easter Monday | 21 April | TBA |
| ANZAC Day Holiday | 25 April | TBA |
| Reconciliation Day | 2 June | TBA |
| King's Birthday | 9 June | TBA |
Compensation / military days Semester 2, 2025
| Event | Date | Compensation day |
| Labour Day | 6 October | TBA |