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January
1 - Summer Session begins
2 - New Year's Day holiday
3 - University Offices re-open
26 - Australia Day holiday
27 - Last day to enrol for 2012
February
13 - ANU orientation week begins
14 - Orientation day for international students
20 - First teaching session and first semester begin
March
2 - Last day to add first semester courses without penalty
9 - Due date for payment of tuition fees and up-front HECS for first semester
12 - Canberra Day holiday
31 - Summer session ends
31 - First semester census date
April
1 - Autumn session begins
5 - First teaching period ends
6 - Good Friday holiday
9 - Easter Monday holiday
23 - Second teaching period begins
25 - ANZAC Day holiday
May
11 - Last day to drop first semester courses without failure
June
1 - Last day for applications through UAC for mid-year admission (to be confirmed)
1 - Second teaching period and first semester end
7 - First semester examinations begin
11 - Queen's Birthday holiday
22 - Last day to re-enrol for continuing students enrolling in second semester courses only
23 - First semester examinations end
30 - Autumn session ends
July
1 - Winter session begins
2 - Examination results for first semester published
12 - Conferring of Awards
13 - Conferring of Awards
16 - Orientation day for international students (to be confirmed)
23 - Third teaching period and second semester begin
27 - Bush Week activities, no classes
27 - Last day to
add second semester courses without penalty
August
10 - Due date for payment of tuition fees and up-front HECS for second semester
25 - ANU and Canberra Tertiary Open Day
31 - Second semester census date
September
7 - Third teaching period ends
21 - Last day to drop Second Semester courses without failure
24 - Fourth teaching period begins
28 - Last day for receipt of applications to enrol for 2012 through UAC without financial penalty (to be confirmed)
30 - Winter session ends
October
1 - Spring session begins
1 - Labour Day holiday
8 - Family and Community Day holiday
November
2 - Fourth teaching period and second semester end
8 - Second semester examinations begin
24 - Second semester examinations end
December
3 - Examinations results for second semester published
12 - Conferring of awards
13 - Conferring of awards
14 - Conferring of awards
31 - Spring session ends
University offices will be closed from close of business on Monday 24 December 2012 and will reopen on Wednesday 2 January 2013 (to be confirmed).
