Principal Dates 2026

January 2026

Day

Date

Event

Thursday

1 January 2026

NEW YEAR'S DAY

Monday 5 January 2026 Teaching Recommences for Trimester 3 (2025)
Block A Starts 
Orientation Day (International and Domestic) for Block A 
Wednesday 7 January 2026 Last Day to add Block A units to an existing enrolment
Friday 23 January 2026 Teaching Ends for Trimester 3 (2025)
Teaching Ends for Year Long Period 2 (2025)
Monday 26 January 2026 AUSTRALIA DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY
Tuesday 27 January 2026 Census Day Block A
Trimester 3 (2025)- End-of-trimester Intensive & Assessment Period Starts
Year Long Period 2 (2025)- Intensive & Assessment Period Starts
Friday 30 January 2026 Year Long Period 2 (2025) – Intensive & Assessment Period 2 End
Year Long Period 2 (2025) Ends

February 2026

Day

Date

Event

Monday

2 February 2026

Trimester 3 (2025) – End-of-trimester Intensive & Assessment Period Ends
Trimester 3 (2025) Ends
Online Orientation (for all students) starts for Trimester 1, Year Long Period 1, Year Long Honours 1 and Block B
Last day to withdraw without academic penalty for Block A

Monday 9 February 2026 Last day to withdraw without academic penalty for Year Long Honours 2 (2025)
Friday 13 February 2026 Teaching Ends for Block A Latest Day for results release for Trimester 3 (2025)
Online Orientation (for all students) ends for Trimester 1, Year Long Period 1, Year Long Honours 1 and Block B 
Monday 16 February 2026 Block A - Intensive & Assessment Period Starts
On-campus Orientation Starts (Domestic & International) for Trimester 1, Year Long Period 1, Year Long Honours 1 and Block B
Friday 20 February 2026 Block A Ends
Block A – Intensive & Assessment Period Ends
Latest Day for results release for Year Long Period 2 (2025)
On-campus Orientation Ends (Domestic & International) for Trimester 1, Year Long Period 1, Year Long Honours 1 and Block B 
Latest Day for results release for Year Long Period 2 (2025)
Monday 23 February 2026 Trimester 1 Starts 
Year Long Period 1 Starts
Year Long Honours 1 Starts
Block B Starts
Wednesday 25 February 2026Last Day to add Block B units to an existing enrolment
Latest Day for results release for Block A

March 2026

DayDateEvent
Monday2 March 2026Last Day to add Trimester 1 units to an existing enrolment
Last Day to add Year Long Period 1 units to an existing enrolment
Last Day to add Year Long Honours 1 units to an existing enrolment
Monday16 March 2026Census Day Block B
Monday23 March 2026Census Day Trimester 1
Last day to withdraw without academic penalty for Block B

April 2026

Day

Date

Event

Thursday 2 April 2026 Teaching Ends for Block B
Year Long Honours 2 (2025) Ends

Friday

3 April 2026

GOOD FRIDAY

Saturday 4 April 2026 EASTER SATURDAY
Sunday 5 April 2026 EASTER SUNDAY
Monday 6 April 2026 EASTER MONDAY
Tuesday 7 April 2026 Trimester 1 – Mid-trimester Intensive & Assessment Period Starts
Block B – Intensive & Assessment Period Starts
Friday 10 April 2026 Block B – Intensive & Assessment Period Ends
Block B Ends
Friday 17 April 2026 Trimester 1 – Mid-trimester Intensive & Assessment Period Ends
Latest Day for results release for Block B
Orientation Day (International) for Block C
Monday20 April 2026Teaching Recommences for Trimester 1
Block C Starts
Orientation Day (Domestic) for Block C
Thursday23 April 2026Last Day to add Block C units to an existing enrolment
Friday 24 April 2026 Latest Day for results release for Year Long Honours 2 (2025)
Saturday 25 April  2026 ANZAC DAY
Monday 27 April 2026 Last day to withdraw without academic penalty for Trimester 1
Last day to withdraw without academic penalty for Year Long Period 3 (2025)
Census Day Year Long Period 1
Census Day Year Long Honours 1

May 2026

Day

Date

Event

Friday1 May 2026UNE Open Day
Monday4 May 2026Graduation Day – Faculty of Science, Agriculture, Business and Law Awards (Science and Agriculture only)
Tuesday5 May 2026Graduation Day – Faculty of Science, Agriculture, Business and Law Awards (Business and Law only)
Wednesday6 May 2026Graduation Day – Faculty  of Medicine and Health Awards (Medicine and Psychology only)
Thursday7 May 2026Graduation Day – Faculty  of Medicine and Health Awards (Health only)
Friday8 May 2026Graduation Day – Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education Awards (Education only)
Saturday9 May 2026Graduation Day – Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education Awards (Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences only)
Monday11 May 2026Census Day Block C
Tuesday19 May 2026Last day to withdraw without academic penalty for Block C
Friday22 May 2026Teaching Ends for Trimester 1
Monday25 May 2026Trimester 1 – End-of-trimester Intensive & Assessment Period Starts
Friday29 May 2026Teaching Ends for Block C
Teaching Ends for Year Long Period 3 (2025)
Sunday31 May 2026Trimester 1 – End-of-trimester Intensive & Assessment Period Ends
Trimester 1 Ends

June 2026

Day

Date

Event

Monday1 June 2026Block C - Intensive & Assessment Period Starts
Online Orientation (for all students) starts for Trimester 2, Year Long Period 2, Year Long Honours 2 and Block D
Year Long Period 3 (2025) - Intensive & Assessment Period Starts
Friday5 June 2026Block C – Intensive & Assessment Period Ends
Block C Ends
Year Long Period 3 (2025) - Intensive & Assessment Period Ends
Year Long Period 3 (2025) Ends
Monday8 June 2026KING'S BIRTHDAY
Tuesday9 June 2026Last day to withdraw without academic penalty for Year Long Honours 3 (2025)
Friday12 June 2026Latest day for results release for Trimester 1
Online Orientation (for all students) ends for Trimester 2, Year Long Period 2, Year Long Honours 2 and Block D
Wednesday17 June 2026On-campus orientation (International) starts for Trimester 2, Year Long Period 2, Year Long Honours 2 and Block D
Friday19 June 2026Latest day for results release for Block C
On-campus Orientation Day (Domestic) for Trimester 2, Year Long Period 2,  Year Long Honours 2 and Block D
On-campus Orientation (International) Ends for Trimester 2, Year Long Period 2,  Year Long Honours 2 and Block D
Monday22 June 2026Trimester 2 Starts
Year Long Period 2 Starts
Year Long Honours 2 Starts
Block D Starts
Wednesday24 June 2026Last Day to add Block D units to an existing enrolment
Friday26 June 2026Latest Day for results release for Year Long Period 3 (2025)
Monday29 June 2026Last Day to add Trimester 2 units to an existing enrolment
Last Day to add Year Long Period 2 units to an existing enrolment
Last Day  to add Year Long Honours 2 units to an existing enrolment

July 2026

Day

Date

Event

Monday13 July 2026Census Day Block D
Monday20 July 2026Census Day Trimester 2
Last day to withdraw without academic penalty for Block D
Friday31 July 2026Year Long Honours 3 (2025) Ends

August 2026

Day

Date

Event

Monday3 August 2026Trimester 2 – Mid-trimester Intensive & Assessment Period Starts
Block D - Intensive & Assessment Period Starts
Friday7 August 2026Block D – Intensive & Assessment Period Ends
Block D Ends
Thursday13 August 2026Orientation Day (International) for Block E
Friday14 August 2026Trimester 2 – Mid-trimester Intensive & Assessment Period Ends
Latest day for results release for Block D
Orientation Day (Domestic) for Block E
Monday17 August 2026Teaching Recommences for Trimester 2
Block E Starts
Wednesday19 August 2026Last Day to add Block E units to an existing enrolment
Friday21 August 2026Latest Day for results release for Year Long Honours 3 (2025)
Monday24 August 2026Last day to withdraw without academic penalty for Trimester 2
Last day to withdraw without academic penalty for Year Long Period 1
Census Day Year Long Honours 2
Census Day for Year Long Period 2

September 2026

DayDateEvent
Monday7 September 2026Census Day Block E
Monday14 September 2026Last day to withdraw without academic penalty for Block E
Friday18 September 2026Teaching Ends for Trimester 2  
Teaching Ends for Year Long Period 1
Monday21 September 2026Trimester 2 – End-of-trimester Intensive & Assessment Period Starts
Year Long Period 1 - Intensive & Assessment Period Starts
Friday25 September 2026Year Long Period 1 – Intensive & Assessment Period End
Year Long Period 1 Ends
Teaching Ends for Block E
Sunday27 September 2026Trimester 2 – End-of-trimester Intensive & Assessment Period Ends
Trimester 2 Ends
Monday28 September 2026Block E – Intensive & Assessment Period Starts
Last day to withdraw without academic penalty for Year Long Honours 1
Online Orientation (for all students) starts for Trimester 3, Year Long Period 3, Year Long Honours 3 and Block F

October 2026

Day

Date

Event

Friday2 October 2026Block E – Intensive & Assessment Period Ends
Block E Ends
Monday5 October 2026LABOUR DAY
Friday9 October 2026Latest day for results release for Trimester 2
Online Orientation (for all students) ends for Trimester 3, Year Long Period 3, Year Long Honours 3 and  Block F
Friday16 October 2026Latest Day for results release for Block E
On-campus Orientation (Domestic and International) for Trimester 3, Year Long Period 3, Year Long Honours 3 and  Block F
Latest day for results release for Year Long Period 1
Monday19 October 2026Trimester 3 Starts
Year Long Period 3 Starts
Block F Starts
Year Long Honours 3 Start 
Wednesday21 October 2026Last Day to add Block F units to an existing enrolment
Thursday22 October 2026Graduation Day – Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education Awards and Faculty of Medicine and Health Awards
Friday23 October 2026Graduation Day – Faculty of Science, Agriculture, Business and Law Awards
Monday26 October 2026Last Day to add Trimester 3 units to an existing enrolment

November 2026

DayDateEvent
Monday9 November 2026Census Day Block F
Monday16 November 2026Census Day Trimester 3
Last day to withdraw without academic penalty for Block F
Friday20 November 2026Year Long Honours 1 Ends
Friday27 November 2026Teaching Ends for Block F
Monday30 November 2026Block F - Intensive & Assessment Period Starts  
Last day to withdraw without academic penalty for Trimester 3  
Last day to withdraw without academic penalty for Year Long Period 2

December 2026

Day

Date

Event

Friday4 December 2026Block F - Intensive & Assessment Period Ends
Block F Ends
Friday11 December 2026Latest day for results release for Year Long Honours 1
Monday14 December 2026Census Day Year Long Period 3
Census Day Year Long Honours 3
Trimester 3 – Mid-trimester Intensive & Assessment Period Starts
Friday18 December 2026Trimester 3 – Mid-trimester Intensive & Assessment Period Ends
Latest day for results release for Block F

Friday

25 December 2026

CHRISTMAS DAY

Saturday26 December 2026BOXING DAY
Monday28 December 2026BOXING DAY HOLIDAY

2027

DayDateEvent
Monday4 January 2027Teaching recommences for Trimester 3 (2026) 
Friday22 January 2027Teaching Ends for Trimester 3 (2026)  
Teaching Ends for Year Long Period 2 (2026)
Tuesday26 January 2027AUSTRALIA DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY (2027)
Wednesday27 January 2027Trimester 3 (2026) – End-of-trimester Intensive & Assessment Period Starts  
Year Long Period 2 (2026) - Intensive & Assessment Period Starts
Sunday31 January 2027Year Long Period 2 (2026) – Intensive & Assessment Period 2 Ends
Year Long Period 2 (2026) Ends 
Monday1 February 2027Trimester 3 (2026) – End-of-trimester Intensive & Assessment Period Ends
Trimester 3 (2026) Ends
Monday8 February 2027Last day to withdraw without academic penalty for Year Long Honours 2 (2026)
Monday15 February 2027Latest day for results release for Trimester 3 (2026)
Friday19 February 2027Latest Day for results release for Year Long Period 2 (2026)
Friday26 March 2027GOOD FRIDAY 
Monday29 March 2027EASTER MONDAY 
Friday2 April 2027Year Long Honours 2 (2026) Ends 
Friday23 April 2027Latest Day for results release for Year Long Honours 2 (2026)
Monday26 April 2027Last day to withdraw without academic penalty for Year Long Period 3 (2026)
Friday28 May 2027Teaching Ends for Year Long Period 3 (2026) 
Monday31 May 2027Year Long Period 3 (2026) - Intensive & Assessment Period Starts
Friday4 June 2027Year Long Period 3 (2026) - Intensive & Assessment Period Ends
Year Long Period 3 (2026) Ends
Monday7 June 2027Last day to withdraw without academic penalty for Year Long Honours 3 (2026)
Monday14 June 2027KING'S BIRTHDAY 
Friday25 June 2027Latest day for results release for Year Long Period 3 (2026)
Friday30 July 2027Year Long Honours 3 (2026) Ends
Friday20 August 2027Latest day for results release for Year Long Honours 3 (2026)