2025 vocational education important dates

2025 vocational education important dates

2025 key academic dates and deadlines for vocational education students studying at RMIT Australian campuses.

These dates apply to students in standard semester-based classes.

Date Event or deadline
25 December 2024 - 1 January 2025 University closed
1 January New Year's Day public holiday (Wednesday)
1 January Academic year begins
2 January RMIT University reopens (Thursday)
26 January Australia Day public holiday (Sunday)
27 January Australia Day public holiday observed (Monday)
28 January Timetables allocated (Tuesday)
1 Feburary  VET Student Loan progression and engagement form issued
3 - 7 February  Orientation
10 February  Semester 1 classes begin
21 February Last day to add classes for Semester 1
28 February January session census date for standard semester-based classes starting in January 2025 and ending on or before 30 June 2025
10 March  Labour Day public holiday (Monday)
31 March Semester 1 census date
31 March  February session census date for standard semester-based classes starting in February 2025 and ending on or before 30 June 2025
31 March Cross-year 2 session census date for classes starting between 1 July 2024 and 30 December 2024 and ending in 2025
18 April Good Friday public holiday
18 April - 25 April Mid-semester break (Friday to Friday, includes Easter)
21 April Easter Monday public holiday
22 April Easter Tuesday RMIT holiday
25 April Anzac Day public holiday (Friday)
28 April Classes resume (Monday)
30 April March session census date for standard semester-based classes starting in March 2025 and ending on or before 30 June 2025
23 May Equitable assessment arrangement registrations close for Semester 1
1 June VET Student Loan progression and engagement form issued
2 June April session census date for standard semester-based classes starting in April 2025 and ending on or before 30 June 2025
9 June King's Birthday public holiday (Monday)
10 - 20 June Semester 1 assessment period
20 June Timetables allocated for Semester 2 (Friday)
23 June - 13 July Semester break
30 June May session census date for standard semester-based classes starting in May 2025 and ending on or before 30 June 2025
30 June June session census date for standard semester-based classes starting in June 2025 and ending on or before 30 June 2025
3 July Official results release date
9 - 11 July Deferred assessment period (Semester 1)

Week Dates
Week 1 10-16 February
Week 2 17-23 February
Week 3 24 Feburary-2 March
Week 4 3-9 March
Week 5 10-16 March
Week 6 17-23 March
Week 7 24-30 March
Week 8  31 March - 6 April
Week 9 7-13 April
Week 10 14-20 April
Mid-Semester Break 18-25 April
Week 11 28 April - 4 May
Week 12 5-11 May
Week 13 12-18 May
Week 14 19-25 May
Week 15 26 May - 1 June
Week 16 2-8 June
Week 17 9-15 June
Week 18 16-22 June

Date Event or deadline
20 June Timetables allocated
14 July Semester 2 classes begin
14 - 18 July Mid-year Orientation
25 July Last day to add classes for Semester 2
31 July Full-year session census date for classes starting before 30 June 2025 and ending between July 1 and 31 December 2025
1 September Semester 2 census date
1 September  July session census date for standard semester-based classes starting in July 2025 and ending on or before 31 December 2025
1 - 7 September Mid-semester break
8 September Classes resume
26 September AFL Grand Final public holiday (Friday)
30 September August session census date for standard semester-based classes starting in August 2025 and ending on or before 31 December 2025
30 September Cross year 1 session census date for classes starting before 30 June 2025 and ending before 29 June 2026
1 October Enrolment Online opens for 2026 enrolments
1 October VET Student Loan progression and engagement form issued
10 October Equitable assessment arrangement registrations close for Semester 2
24 October Last day to apply to graduate and confirm attendance at the 2025 Melbourne Graduation Ceremony
31 October September session census date for standard semester-based classes starting in September 2025 and ending on or before 31 December 2025
4 November Melbourne Cup Day public holiday (Tuesday)
10-21 November Semester 2 assessment period
1 December October session census date for standard semester-based classes starting in October 2025 and ending on or before 31 December 2025
1 December Official results release date
1 - 5 December Deferred assessment period (Semester 2)
17 December Melbourne Graduation Parade and Ceremony (Wednesday)
22 December Deadline for timely re-enrolment: last day for continuing students to re-enrol for 2026 - by 5pm
23 December November session census date for standard semester-based classes starting in November 2025 and ending on or before 31 December 2025
23 December December session census date for standard semester-based classes starting in December 2025 and ending on or before 31 December 2025
25 December - 1 January 2026 RMIT closed
25 December  Christmas Day public holiday (Thursday)
26 December  Boxing Day public holiday (Friday)
31 December Academic year ends
1 January 2026 New Year's Day public holiday (Thursday)
2 January RMIT University reopens (Friday)

Week Dates
Week 1  14-20 July
Week 2 21-27 July
Week 3 28 July - 3 August
Week 4  4-10 August
Week 5 11-17 August
Week 6 18-24 August
Week 7 25-31 August
Mid-semester break 1-7 September
Week 8 8-14 September
Week 9 15-21 September
Week 10 22-28 September
Week 11 29 September - 5 October
Week 12 6-12 October
Week 13 13-19 October
Week 14 20-26 Octobr
Week 15 27 October- 2 November
Week 16 3-9 November
Week 17 10-16 November
Week 18 17-23 November
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