Our courses are offered in two structures:

  • Postgraduate courses are delivered via the 8-Week Block model.
  • Diploma and undergraduate programs are delivered via the Block Model.

All programs at VU Sydney run in semester-based delivery.

Semester 2, 2022 commences Monday 01 August.

Important terminology

When checking your course dates, please note that the administrative census date or last day to add units is the deadline for adding units each study period.

The census date is your last day to withdraw from your course or unit(s) without financial penalties.

If you miss census date but withdraw before the deadline for withdrawing without academic penalty (listed as WD deadline on this page) you will avoid the academic penalty (fail), but you will remain liable for the fees.

If you withdraw after the WD deadline you will fail the unit and also be liable for the fees. This is called withdraw with academic penalty (listed as WN fail on this page).

Undergraduate & Higher Education diploma programs

Please check your course dates here. Undergraduate and Higher Education diploma programs follow four-week block dates.

Results will be displayed in MyVU at 12pm AEST (noon) on the dates listed here.

Semester 2 Block 4, 2022

  • Teaching: 31 October 2022 – 25 November 2022
  • Last day to add units: 2 November 2022
  • Census: 7 November 2022
  • WD deadline: 14 November 2022
  • WN-Fail deadline: 23 November 2022
  • Results published: 28 November 2022

Summer Block, 2023

  • Teaching: 16 January 2023 – 10 February 2023
  • Last day to add units: 18 January 2023
  • Census: 23 January 2023
  • WD deadline: 30 January 2023
  • WN-Fail deadline: 8 February 2023
  • Results published: 13 February 2023

Study break: 13 – 17 February 2023

Semester 1 Block 1, 2023

  • Teaching: 20 February 2023 – 17 March 2023
  • Last day to add units: 22 February 2023
  • Census: 27 February 2023
  • WD deadline: 6 March 2023
  • WN-Fail deadline: 15 March 2023
  • Results published: 20 March 2023

Semester 1 Block 2, 2023

  • Teaching: 20 March 2023 – 21 April 2023
  • Last day to add units: 22 March 2023
  • Census: 27 March 2023
  • WD deadline: 3 April 2023
  • WN-Fail deadline: 19 April 2023
  • Results published: 24 April 2023

Easter break: 7 – 13 April 2023

Study break: 24 – 28 April 2023

Semester 1 Block 3, 2023

  • Teaching: 1 May 2023 – 26 May 2023
  • Last day to add units: 2 May 2023
  • Census: 8 May 2023
  • WD deadline: 15 May 2023
  • WN-Fail deadline: 24 May 2023
  • Results published: 29 May 2023

Semester 1 Block 4, 2023

  • Teaching: 29 May 2023 – 23 June 2023
  • Last day to add units: 31 May 2023
  • Census: 5 June 2023
  • WD deadline: 12 June 2023
  • WN-Fail deadline: 21 June 2023
  • Results published: 26 June 2023

Study break: 26 – 30 June 2023

Winter Block 1, 2023

  • Teaching: 3 July 2023 – 28 July 2023
  • Last day to add units: 5 July 2023
  • Census: 10 July 2023
  • WD deadline: 17 July 2023
  • WN-Fail deadline: 26 July 2023
  • Results published: 31 July 2023

Semester 2 Block 1, 2023

  • Teaching: 31 July 2023 – 25 August 2023
  • Last day to add units: 2 August 2023
  • Census: 7 August 2023
  • WD deadline: 14 August 2023
  • WN-Fail deadline: 23 August 2023
  • Results published: 28 August 2023

Semester 2 Block 2, 2023

  • Teaching: 28 August 2023 – 22 September 2023
  • Last day to add units: 30 August 2023
  • Census: 4 September 2023
  • WD deadline: 11 September 2023
  • WN-Fail deadline: 20 September 2023
  • Results published: 25 September 2023

Study break: 25 – 29 September 2023

Semester 2 Block 3, 2023

  • Teaching: 2 October 2023 – 27 October 2023
  • Last day to add units: 4 October 2023
  • Census: 9 October 2022
  • WD deadline: 16 October 2023
  • WN-Fail deadline: 25 October 2023
  • Results published: 30 October 2023

Semester 2 Block 4, 2023

  • Teaching: 30 October 2023 – 24 November 2023
  • Last day to add units: 1 November 2023
  • Census: 6 November 2023
  • WD deadline: 13 November 2023
  • WN-Fail deadline: 22 November 2023
  • Results published: 27 November 2023

Postgraduate programs

Please check your course dates here and note that:

  • all postgraduate programs are delivered via the VU 8-week Block Model
  • the 8-week Block Model is delivered via semester delivery
  • Semester 1, 2023 commences from Monday February 20

Results will be displayed in MyVU at 12pm AEST (noon) on the dates listed here.

Block 5, 2022/2023

  • Teaching: 28 November 2022–10 February 2023
  • Last day to add units: 2 December 2022
  • Study break: 19 December 2022–6 January 2023
  • Census: 19 December 2022
  • WD deadline: 16 January 2023
  • WN-Fail deadline: 8 February 2023
  • Results published: 13 February 2023

Block 1, 2023

  • Teaching: 20 February 2023–21 April 2023
  • Last day to add units: 24 February 2023
  • Census: 6 March 2023
  • WD deadline: 20 March 2023
  • WN-Fail deadline: 19 April 2023
  • Results published: 24 April 2023

Study break: 24 – 28 April 2023

Block 2, 2023

  • Teaching: 1 May 2023–23 June 2023
  • Last day to add units: 5 May 2023
  • Census: 15 May 2023
  • WD deadline: 29 May 2023
  • WN-Fail deadline: 21 June 2023
  • Results published: 26 June 2023

Study break: 26 June 2023–28 July 2023

Block 3, 2023

  • Teaching: 31 July 2023–22 September 2023
  • Last day to add units: 4 August 2023
  • Census: 14 August 2023
  • WD deadline: 28 August 2023
  • WN-Fail deadline: 20 September 2023
  • Results published: 25 September 2023

Study break: 25–29 September 2023

Block 4, 2023

  • Teaching: 2 October 2023–24 November 2023
  • Last day to add units: 6 October 2023
  • Census: 16 October 2023
  • WD deadline: 30 October 2023
  • WN-Fail deadline: 22 November 2023
  • Results published: 27 November 2023

Block 5, 2023/2024

  • Teaching: 27 November 2023–9 February 2024
  • Last day to add units: 1 December 2023
  • Study break: 18 December 2023–5 January 2024
  • Census: 18 December 2023
  • WD deadline: 17 January 2024
  • WN-Fail deadline: 7 February 2024
  • Results published: 12 February 2024

Public holidays & University closures

Note: If a class is cancelled due to a public holiday, an alternative mode of delivery for the content planned for those days will be communicated to you by your Course Coordinator on student email and VU Collaborate

  • New Year's Day – Sunday 1 January 2023
  • New Year's Day Holiday – Monday 2 January 2023
  • Australia Day – Thursday 26 January 2023
  • Good Friday – Friday 7 April 2023
  • Easter Saturday – Saturday 8 April 2023
  • Easter Sunday – Sunday 9 April 2023
  • Easter Monday – Monday 10 April 2023
  • Anzac Day – Tuesday 25 April 2023
  • Queen's Birthday – Monday 12 June 2023
  • Labour Day – Monday 2 October 2023
  • Christmas Day – Monday 25 December 2023
  • Boxing Day – Tuesday 26 December 2023