Key Dates
Key dates in the academic year
The Government caps the number of enrolments tertiary institutions are allowed to accept each year. Due to high demand, Open Polytechnic has almost reached its cap for 2010.
To ensure we can meet our obligations to our current students we are not accepting enrolments from new students received after 12 noon on 3 September 2010 for the remainder of the 2010 academic year. All applications received before this date will need to be complete – that is they will need to have all relevant documentation and fees payments to be accepted.
Below are key dates for many of the following programmes taught over a trimester:
Dates below differ for Bachelor of Engineering Technology and the Diploma of Teaching (ECE). Please ensure you check these dates against those listed in your Programme Guide.
Jump to key dates for:| 2011 | 2012
2010
January | |
| Last day for withdrawing (no refund) | 11 |
February 2010 | |
Enrolments close for Trimester 1 | 15 |
| Graduation ceremony applications close | 28 |
Semester 3 Final Exams | 17-19 |
March 2010 | |
Trimester 1 officially begins | 1 |
| Last day for withdrawing (with refund) | 14 |
April 2010 | |
May 2010 | |
| Last day for transferring from Trimester 1 | 3 |
| Last day for withdrawing (no refund) | 31 |
June 2010 | |
Trimester 1 Final Exams | 18-25 |
July 2010 | |
Enrolments close for Trimester 2 | 2 |
| Last day for transferring from 40/60 - credit courses | 5 |
Trimester 2 officially begins | 12 |
| Last day for withdrawing (with refund) | 25 |
August 2010 | |
| Last day for withdrawing from 40/60 - credit courses | 9 |
September 2010 | |
| Last day for transferring from Trimester 2 | 13 |
October 2010 | |
| Last day for withdrawing (no refund) | 11 |
Trimester 2 Final Exams | 29 Oct - 5 Nov |
Enrolments close for Trimester 3 | 29 |
November 2010 | |
Enrolments open for 2011 | 1 |
Trimester 3 officially begins | 8 |
| Last day for withdrawing (with refund) | 21 |
2011
January | Last day for transferring from Timester 3 | 10 |
| Last day for withdrawing (no refund) | 31 | |
February 2011 | Trimester 1 enrolments close | 14 |
Trimester 3 Final Exams | 23-25 | |
Trimester 1 starts | 28 | |
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June 2011 | Trimester 1 ends | 24 |
July 2011 | ||
Trimester 2 enrolments close | 1 | |
Trimester 2 starts | 11 | |
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October 2011 | ||
Trimester 3 enrolments close | 28 | |
November 2011 | Trimester 2 ends | 4 |
Trimester 3 starts | 7 | |
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2012
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Trimester 3 end | 24 | |
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