Academic Year Dates 2025

The 2025 Academic Year is approved by Academic Board.

Critical dates 2025

Graduation ceremonies

Exam information

Week Week starting What's on
1 30 December
  • Public Holiday Wednesday 1 January: New Year's Day
  • University opens Thursday 2 January
2 6 January
  • Summer Semester begins
3 13 January Ìý
4 20 January

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5 27 January
  • Public Holiday Monday 27 January
6 3 February
  • Trimester 1 (T1) begins
7 10 February

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8 17 February
  • Summer semester exams held Monday 17 February to Saturday 22 February
9 24 February
10 3 March

  • Semester 1 (S1) begins

  • Summer R/AA exams held Wednesday 5 March to Saturday 8 March
    11 10 March
    • Monday 10 March - Public holiday: Adelaide Cup
    12 17 March
      13 24 March Ìý
      14 31 March

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      15 7 April

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      16 14 April
      • Public Holiday Friday 18 April: Good Friday
      • Mid-semester break for students
      • SA School Holidays
      17 21 April
      • Public Holiday Monday 21st April: Easter Monday
      • Public Holiday Friday 25 April: ANZAC Day
      • Mid-semester break for students
      • SA School Holidays
      • Universities Australia - Common Week 1
      18 28 April

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      19 5 May
      20 12 May
      21 19 May
      • T1 R/AA exams held Saturday 24 May
      22 26 May
      • Trimester 2 (T2) begins
      23 2 June

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      24 9 June
      • Monday 9 June - Public holiday: King's Birthday
      • Optional teaching week
      25 16 June
      • Study without teaching (SWOT) WeekÌý
      • S1 primary exams held Saturday 21 June to Saturday 5 July
      26 23 June
      • S1 primary exams include Saturday 28 June
      27 30 June
      • S1 primary exams include Saturday 5 July
      • Winter semester begins
      28 7 July
      • Mid-year break for students
      • SA School Holidays
      • Universities Australia - Common Week 2
      29 14 July
      • Mid-year break for students
      • S1 results due Monday 14 July
      • SA School Holidays
      30 21 July
      • ÌýMid-year break for students
      • S1 R/AA exams held Monday 21 July to Saturday 26 July
      • Winter primary exams held Thursday 24 July to Saturday 26 July
      • Orientation Week
      31 28 July
      • Semester 2 (S2) begins
      32 4 August
      • Winter R/AA exams held Saturday 9 August
      33 11 August Ìý
      34 18 August

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      35 25 August
      • T2 primary exams held Thursday 28 August to Saturday 30 August
      36 1 September

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      37 8 September
      • Trimester 3 (T3) begins
      • T2 R/AA exams held Saturday 13 September
      38 15 September

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      39 22 September
      40 29 September
      • Mid-semester break for students
      • SA School Holidays
      • Universities Australia Common Week 3
      41 6 October
      • Public Holiday Monday 6 October: Labor Day
      • SA School Holidays
      42 13 October Ìý
      43 20 October Ìý
      44 27 October

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      45 3 November
      • Study without teaching (SWOT) Week
      • S2 primary exams held Saturday 8 November to Saturday 22 November
      46 10 November
      • S2 primary exams include Saturday 15 November
      47 17 November
      • S2 primary exams include Saturday 22 November
      48 24 November
      • End of year break for students
      49 1 December
      • End of year break for students
      • S2 results due Wednesday 3 December
      • T3 primary exams held Thursday 4 December to Saturday 6 December
      50 8 December
      • End of year break for students
      • S2 R/AAÌýexams held Wednesday 10 December to Tuesday 16 December and includes Saturday 13 December
      51 15 December
      • End of year break for students
      • S2ÌýR/AA exams conclude Tuesday 16 December
      • T3 R/AA exams held Saturday 20 December
      • SA School Holidays
      52 22 December
      • End of year break for students
      • Public Holiday Thursday 25 December: Christmas Day
      • Public Holiday Friday 26 December: Proclamation Day
      • SA School Holidays

      Disclaimer:Ìýevery effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information on this webpage. However,Ìýchanges to these dates may occur.

      ^ The scheduling of Graduation ceremonies is currently under review.ÌýCeremony details will be outlined on theÌýGraduation website when available

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