Key Dates

The key dates below are for undergraduate and postgraduate coursework students. These dates are subject to change. For more information on key dates, please refer to our Academic Calendars.

When to apply

We encourage you to submit your application at least three to five months before your desired term. 

Term dates

Classes for each term start as follows:

2025, Term 1 – Monday, 10 March
2025, Term 2 – Monday, 14 July
2025, Term 3 – Monday, 10 November

2026, Term 1 – Monday, 9 March
2026, Term 2 – Monday, 13 July
2026, Term 3 – Monday, 9 November

Recommended arrival

Ideally, you should plan to be in Australia about four weeks before classes start. This is to ensure you have enough time to arrange your long-term accommodation, as well as attend orientation and finalise check-in on-campus.

2025, Term 1 – Monday, 10 February
2025, Term 2 – Monday, 16 June
2025, Term 3 – Monday, 13 October

2026, Term 1 – Monday, 9 February
2026, Term 2 – Monday, 15 June
2026, Term 3 – Monday, 12 October

You can find out more information on pre-arrival such as what to expect and settling in on our Studying in Australia page.

Orientation 

Orientation is usually scheduled the week before classes start. Please note these dates may change.

2025, Term 1 – Monday, 3 March to Friday, 7 March
2025, Term 2 – Monday, 7 July to Friday, 11 July
2025, Term 3 – Monday, 3 November to Friday, 7 November

2026, Term 1 – Monday, 2 March to Friday, 6 March
2026, Term 2 – Monday, 6 July to Friday, 10 July
2026, Term 3 – Monday, 2 November to Friday, 6 November

You can book your orientation events after you've enrolled. For more information, please check our Orientation page.

Enrolment

As a new international student, you must enrol after receiving your student visa. You can do this by logging into MyCQU.

If you are studying your course online from your home country or if you are in Australia on a visa other than a student visa, you can enrol as soon as we finalise your acceptance.

The last day to enrol is:

2025, Term 1 – Friday, 14 March
2025, Term 2 – Friday, 18 July
2025, Term 3 – Friday, 14 November

2026, Term 1 – Friday, 13 March
2026, Term 2 – Friday, 17 July
2026, Term 3 – Friday, 13 November

For more information, please check our Enrolment page.

Census date

Census date is the last day for students to withdraw from enrolled units without academic or financial penalty.

2025, Term 1 – Tuesday, 1 April
2025, Term 2 – Tuesday, 5 August
2025, Term 3 – Tuesday, 2 December

2026, Term 1 – Tuesday, 31 March
2026, Term 2 – Tuesday, 4 August
2026, Term 3 – Tuesday, 1 December

Census date for Research Higher Degree students is the due date to pay fees for the relevant enrolment period. Research Higher Degree students DO NOT have their fees for an enrolment period reversed when withdrawing prior to the Census Date. Research Higher Degree students are liable for any relevant fees up until the effective date of their withdrawal.

2025, Research First Half Year – Sunday, 29 June
2025, Research Second Half Year – Tuesday, 30 December

2026, Research First Half Year – Monday, 29 June
2026, Research Second Half Year – Wednesday, 30 December

More information

For key dates for each campus, please visit Planning Your Arrival page.