Intake Dates
Detailed Intake dates for current students, including the commencement of each semester, census dates, teaching weeks, examination periods, and breaks, are available in the full Academic Year Calendar below. The table below outlines the intake start dates for our courses.
| Year | Intake date | Graduate Certificate in Data Science Graduate Diploma in Data Science Master of Data Science Master of Data Science (AI Specialisation) Master in Business Administration | Bachelor of Computing | Postgraduate Qualifying Program |
| 2026 | Trimester 1 | 9 March 2026 | 9 March 2026 | 5 January 2026 |
| Trimester 2 | 6 July 2026 | 6 July 2026 | 6 April 2026 | |
| Trimester 3 | 12 October 2026 | 2 November 2026 | 17 August 2026 | |
| 2027 | Trimester 1 | 8 March 2027 | 8 March 2027 | 4 January 2027 |
| Trimester 2 | 5 July 2027 | 5 July 2027 | 22 March 2027 | |
| Trimester 3 | 11 October 2027 | 1 November 2027 | 9 August 2027 |
Academic Year Calendar
The Academic Year Calendar includes key dates such as the commencement of each trimester, census dates, teaching weeks, examination periods and breaks.
These dates, following approval from the SPI Academic Board will be uploaded prior to the beginning of each Academic Calendar Year.
Start Date:
9 March 2026
End Date:
5 June 2026
Orientation:
2 March 2026 – 6 March 2026
Teaching commences (Week 1 – 4):
9 March 2026 – 5 April 2026
Tuition fee due date:
13 March 2026
(Friday of the 1st week)
Enrolment deadline:
20 March 2026
(Friday of the 2nd week)
Census date:
3 April 2026
(Friday of the 4th week)
Mid-study week (after week 4):
6 April 2026 – 12 April 2026
Teaching commences (Week 5 – 10):
13 April 2026 – 24 May 2026
Study Week:
25 May 2026 – 31 May 2026
Exam Week:
1 June 2026 – 5 June 2026
Results Release:
22 June 2026
(2 weeks from Monday after exams week)
Public Holidays:
3–6 April 2026 (Easter),
25 April 2026 (Anzac Day),
27 April 2026 (Additional Day)
Start Date: 06/07/26
End Date: 02/10/26
Orientation: 29 June 2026 -3 July 2026
Teaching commences (Week 1 – 4): 6 July 2026 – 1 Aug 2026
Tuition fee due date:10 July 2026 (Friday of the 1st week)
Enrolment deadline: 17 July 2026 (Friday of the 2nd week)
Census date: 31 July 2026 (Friday of 4th week)
Mid-study week (after week 4):3 August 2026 – 9 August 2026
Teaching commences (Week 5 – 10): 10 August 2026 – 20 September 2026
Study Week: 21 September 2026 – 27 September 2026
Exam Week: 28 September 2026 – 2 October 2026
Results Release: 16 October 2026 (2nd week Friday after final exam week)
Public Holidays:
8 June 2026 (King’s birthday), 5 October 2026 (Labour Day)
Start Date: 02/11/2026
End Date: 12/02/2027
Orientation: 26 October 2026 – 30 October 2026
Teaching commences (Week 1 – 6): 2 November 2026 – 12 December 2026
Tuition fee due date: 6 November 2026 (Friday of the 1st week)
Enrolment deadline: 6 November 2026 (Friday of the 1st week)
Census date: 4th December 2026 (Friday of 5th week)
Study Week: 14 December – 20 December 2026
Teaching commences (Week 7 – 10): 4 January 2027 – 31 January 2027
Study Week: 1 February 2027 – 7 February 2027
Exam Week: 8 February 2027 – 12 February 2027
Results Release: 26 February 2027 (2nd week Friday after final exam week)
Christmas and New Year break: 21 December 2026 – 3 January 2027
Public Holidays:
25-26 December 2026 (Christmas and Boxing Day), 1 January 2027 (New Year’s Day), 26 January 2027 (Australia Day)
Start Date: 08/03/2027
End Date: 04/06/2027
Orientation: 1 March 2027 – 5 March 2027
Teaching commences (Week 1 – 4): 8 March 2027 – 4 April 2027
Tuition fee due date: 12 March 2027 (Friday of the 1st week)
Enrolment deadline: 19 March 2027 (Friday of the 2nd week)
Census date: 2 April 2027 (Friday of 4th week)
Mid-study week (after week 4): 2 April 2027 (Friday of 4th week)
Teaching commences (Week 5 – 10): 12 April 2027 – 23 May 2027
Study Week: 24 May 2027 – 30 May 2027
Exam Week: 31 May 2027 – 6 June 2027
Results Release: 21 June 2027 (2 weeks from Monday after exams week)
Public Holidays: 26 March (Good Friday), 28 March (Easter Monday), 25 April (Anzac Day), 26 April (Additional Day), 14 June (Monarch birthday)
Start Date: 05/07/2027
End Date: 01/10/2027
Orientation: 28 June 2027 – 02 July 2027
Teaching commences (Week 1 – 4): 5 July 2027 – 1 August 2027
Tuition fee due date: 9 July 2027 (Friday of the 1st week)
Enrolment deadline: 16 July 2027 (Friday of the 2nd week)
Census date: 30 July 2027 (Friday of 4th week)
Mid-study week (after week 4): 2 August 2027 – 8 August 2027
Teaching commences (Week 5 – 10): 9 August 2027 – 17 September 2027
Study Week: 20 September 2027 – 26 September 2027
Exam Week: 27 September 2027 – 1 October 2027
Results Release: 18 October 2027 (2 weeks from Monday after exams week)
Public Holidays: 4 October 2027 (Labor Day)
Start Date: 01/11/2027
End Date: 11/02/2028
Orientation: 25 October 2027 – 29 Ocotber 2027
Teaching commences (Week 1 – 6): 1 November 2027 – 12 December 2027
Tuition fee due date: 5 November 2027 (Friday of the 1st week)
Enrolment deadline: 5 November 2027 (MDS), 12 November 2027 (Bachelors) (Friday of the 2nd week)
Census date: 26 Novmeber 2027 (Friday of 4th week)
Mid-study week (after week 6): 13 December 2027 – 19 December 2027
Teaching commences (Week 7 – 10): 3 January 2028 – 30 January 2028
Study Week: 31 January 2028 – 6 February 2028
Exam Week: 7 February 2028 – 11 February 2028
Results Release: 28 February 2028 (2 week from Monday after exams week)
Campus closure: 20 December 2027 – 2 January 2028
Public Holidays: 3 January 2028 (New year’s Day), 26 January (Australia Day)