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Handbook 2008

 MURDOCH UNIVERSITY

Principal Dates

January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
See also: Dates and Deadlines | Academic Year Calendar | Previous Principal Dates: 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997

January

2

University reopens

S

M

T

W

T

F

S

 

 

Summer

 

 

1

2

3

4

5

Tri1 

 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

1

 

6

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2

 

7

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

3

 

8

27

28

29

30

31

 

 

4

 

9/Brk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

Trimester 1 begins

28

Australia Day public holiday (University closed)

28 Jan-1 Feb

Summer term study break

30

Academic Council meeting

 

 

 

February

1

Last day of WA Public School Vacation

S

M

T

W

T

F

S

Tri1

Summer

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

4

 

9/Brk

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

5

Sem1

10/A

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

6

O

 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

7

1

 

24

25

26

27

28

29

 

8

2

 

4-8

Summer term assessment

11-15

Week O -- Orientation for new students

18

Semester 1 begins

27

Senate meeting

 

 

March

3

Labour Day public holiday (University open)

S

M

T

W

T

F

S

Tri1

Sem1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

8

2

 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

3

 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

10

4

 

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

11

5

 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

12

6/Brk

 

30

31

 

 

 

 

 

13

7

 

5

Academic Council meeting

6

Graduation Ceremony

11

Graduation Ceremony

17

Graduation Ceremony

21

Good Friday public holiday (University closed)

24

Easter Monday public holiday (University closed)

24-28

AVCC Common Week

24-28

Semester 1 non-teaching break

April

7-11

Trimester 1 assessment

S

M

T

W

T

F

S

Tri1

Sem1

 

 

 

1

2

3

4

5

13

7

 

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

14/A

8

 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

 

9

 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

Tri2

10/Brk

 

27

28

29

30

 

 

 

1

11

 

12-28

WA Public School Vacation

16

Academic Council meeting

21-25

Semester 1 non-teaching break

25

Anzac Day public holiday (University closed)

28

Trimester 2 begins

30

Senate meeting

 

 

May

14

Academic Council meeting

S

M

T

W

T

F

S

Tri2

Sem1

 

 

 

 

1

2

3

1

11

 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

2

12

 

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

3

13

 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

4

14

 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

5

15/Brk/A

 

26-30

Semester 1 study break

31 May-13 Jun

Semester 1 assessment

 

 

 

 

 

June

2

Foundation Day public holiday (University open)

S

M

T

W

T

F

S

Tri2

Sem1

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

16/A

 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

7

17/A

Winter

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

8

 

1

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

9

 

2

29

30

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

3

11

Senate meeting

16

Winter term begins

18

Academic Council meeting

 

 

 

 

July

7-11

AVCC Common Week

S

M

T

W

T

F

S

Tri2

 

Winter

 

 

1

2

3

4

5

10

 

3

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

11

 

4

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

12

 

5

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

13

 

6/Brk

27

28

29

30

31

 

 

14/A

 

7/A

5-21

WA Public School Vacation

21-25

Winter term study break

28 Jul-1 Aug

Trimester 2 assessment

28 Jul-1 Aug

Winter term assessment

 

 

 

 

August

4

Semester 2 begins

S

M

T

W

T

F

S

Tri2

 

Winter 

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

A

Sem2

7/A

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

 

1

 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Tri3

2

 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

1

3

 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

2

4

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

5/Brk

 

6

Academic Council meeting

18

Trimester 3 begins

27

Senate meeting

 

 

 

 

September

1-5

Semester 2 non-teaching break

S

M

T

W

T

F

S

Tri3

Sem2

 

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

3

5/Brk

 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

4

6

 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

5

7

 

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

6

8

 

28

29

30

 

 

 

 

7

9/Brk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

Graduation Ceremony

17

Academic Council meeting

27 Sep-13 Oct

WA Public School Vacation

29

Queen's birthday public holiday (University open)

29 Sep-3 Oct

Semester 2 non-teaching break

29 Sep-3 Oct

AVCC Common Week

October

22

Senate meeting

S

M

T

W

T

F

S

Tri3

Sem2

 

 

 

 

1

2

3

4

7

9/Brk

 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

8

10

 

12

13

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18

9

11

 

19

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25

10

12

 

26

27

28

29

30

31

 

11

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November

5

Academic Council meeting

S

M

T

W

T

F

S

Tri3

Sem2

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

11

13

 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

12

14

 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

13

15/Brk/A

 

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

14/A

16/A

 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

 

17/A

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10-14

Semester 2 study break

15-28

Semester 2 assessment

17-21

Trimester 3 assessment

 

 

 

 

 

December

1

Summer term begins

S

M

T

W

T

F

S

 

 

Summer

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

 

 

1

7

8

9

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11

12

13

 

 

2

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

 

 

3

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

 

 

4/Brk

28

29

30

31

 

 

 

 

 

5/Brk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

Senate meeting

19 Dec-1 Feb

WA Public School Vacation; School resumes 2 February 2009

24 Dec-4 Jan

University closed; University reopens 5 January 2009

 

 

 

 

2009 Academic Year

Summer term: 1 Dec 2008 - 6 Feb 2009

Winter term: 15 Jun - 31 Jul

Semester 1: 16 Feb - 12 Jun

Semester 2: 3 Aug - 27 Nov

Trimester 1: 5 Jan - 9 Apr

Trimester 2: 27 Apr - 31 Jul

Trimester 3: 17 Aug - 20 Nov

 

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