2024-2025 SHAPE important dates

2024-2025 SHAPE important dates

2024-2025 key academic dates and deadlines for RMIT students at SHAPE.

These dates apply to the following programs:

  • BH070 Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) (Honours)
  • BH075 Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical Engineering) (Honours)
  • BH077 Bachelor of Engineering (Civil and Infrastructure) (Honours)
  • BH114 Bachelor of Applied Science (Construction Management) (Honours)
  • BP070 Bachelor of Applied Science (Aviation)

If you are a current student, log in to Enrolment Online and select the View my calendar link to access your course-related important dates as listed below.

Date Definition
The last day to add classes The deadline to enrol in a class without college approval (calculated at 15% of the term duration).
The class census date The deadline to drop a class without receiving a withdrawn grade (calculated at 20% of the term duration).
The last day to drop classes without academic penalty The deadline to drop a course without receiving a fully graded grade (0–100) (calculated at 66% of the term duration).
The result release date The date on which course results become available to you (can be anywhere between 7 and 28 days after the last day of the term).

2024 September Trimester important dates

Date Event or deadline
2 September September trimester classes start (Monday)
2-6 September May 2023 trimester deferred assessment period (Monday - Friday)
16 September Last day to add classes (Monday)
18 September Day following Mid-Autumn Festival public holiday (Wednesday)
21 September  Census date (Saturday)
27 September AFL Grand Final Eve public holiday (Australia only) (Friday)
1 October National Day public holiday (Tuesday)
11 October  Chung Yeung Festival public holiday (Friday)
2 November  Last day to drop classes without academic penalty (Saturday)
5 November Melbourne Cup Day public holiday (Australia only) (Tuesday)
15 November Classes end for BH075, BH077 and BP070 (Friday)
18 November Assessment period begins for BH075, BH077 and BP070 (Monday)
22 November Classes end for BH070 and BH114 (Friday)
25 November Assessment period begins for BH070 and BH114 (Monday)
2 December  Assessment period ends for all programs (Monday)
25 December Christmas Day public holiday (Wednesday)
26 December The first weekday after Christmas Day public holiday (Thursday)
27-31 December Christmas shutdown period
1 January 2025 New Year's Day public holiday (Wednesday)
2 January 2025 Result release date (Thursday)

2024 September Trimester weeks 1-14

Week Dates
Week 1 2-8 September
Week 2 9-15 September
Week 3 16-22 September
Week 4 23-29 September
Week 5 30 September - 6 October
Week 6 7-13 October
Week 7 14-20 October
Week 8 21-27 October
Week 9 28 October - 3 November
Week 10 4-11 November
Week 11 11-18 November
Week 12 18-24 November
Week 13 25 November - 1 December
Week 14  2-8 December

2025 January Trimester important dates

Date Event or deadline
6-10 January September 2024 trimester deferred assessment period for BH114, BH077, BH075 and BP070 (Monday - Friday)
6 January January trimester classes start (Monday)
13-17 January September 2024 trimester deferred assessment period for BH070 (Monday - Friday)
21 January Last day to add classes (Tuesday)
26 January  Census date (Sunday)
27-31 January Mid-trimester break (Monday - Friday)
27 January Australia Day public holiday (Australia only) (Monday)
29 January Lunar New Year public holiday (Wednesday)
30 January Second Day of Lunar New Year public holiday (Thursday)
31 January Third Day of Lunar New Year public holiday (Friday)
3 February Classes resume (Monday)
10 March Labour Day public holiday (Australia only) (Monday)
12 March  Last day to drop classes without academic penalty (Wednesday)
28 March Classes end for BH077, BH075 and BP070 (Friday)
31 March Assessment period begins BH077, BH075 and BP070 (Monday)
3 April Classes end for BH070 and BH114 (Thursday)
4 April  Ching Ming Festival public holiday (Friday)
7 April Assessment period begins for BH070 and BH114 (Monday)
14 April Assessment period ends for all programs (Monday)
18 April Good Friday public holiday (Friday)
19 April The Day Following Good Friday public holiday (Saturday)
20 April Easter Sunday public holiday (Australia only) (Sunday)
21 April Easter Monday public holiday (Monday)
22 April Easter Tuesday (RMIT closed) (Tuesday)

2025 January Trimester weeks 1-14

Week Dates
Week 1 6-12 January
Week 2 13-19 January
Week 3 20-26 January
Week 4 3-9 February
Week 5 10-16 February
Week 6 17-23 February
Week 7 24 February - 2 March
Week 8 3-9 March
Week 9 10-16 March
Week 10 17-23 March
Week 11 24-30 March
Week 12 31 March - 6 April
Week 13 7-13 April
Week 14 14-20 April

2025 May Trimester important dates

Date Event or deadline
1 May Labour Day public holiday (Thursday)
5 May Birthday of Buddah public holiday (Monday)
6 May Classes begin for all programs (Tuesday)
12-16 May January 2025 trimester deferred assessment period (Monday - Friday)
12 May January 2025 trimester result release date (Monday)
20 May Last day to add classes (Tuesday)
24 May Census date (Saturday)
31 May Tuen Ng Festival public holiday (Saturday)
9 June King's Birthday public holiday (Australia only) (Monday)
1 July Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day public holiday (Tuesday)
5 July Last day to drop classes without academic penalty (Saturday)
18 July Classes end for BH077, BH075 and BP070 (Friday)
21 July Assessment period begins for BH077, BH075 and BP070 (Monday)
25 July Classes end for BH070 and BH114 (Friday)
28 July Assessment period begins for BH070 and BH114 (Monday)
4 August Assessment period ends for all programs (Monday)
1 September May trimester result release date (Monday)

2025 May Trimester weeks 1-14

Week Dates
Week 1 5-11 May
Week 2 12-18 May
Week 3 19-25 May
Week 4 26 May - 1 June
Week 5 2-8 June
Week 6 9-15 June
Week 7 16-22 June
Week 8 23-29 June
Week 9 30 June - 6 July
Week 10 7-13 July
Week 11 14-20 July
Week 12 21-27 July
Week 13 28 July - 3 August
Week 14 4-10 August
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