Programs & Courses 2005
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Calendar of Principal Dates - 2005 All Terms

Key Dates below - to be read in conjunction with the 2005 Academic Calendar
March 2005 Term 1, 2005
28 Feb - 4 Mar Vacation/Orientation (Commencing students)
7 - 11 Week 1
14 - 18 Week 2 (14 Mar, Labour Day Public Holiday - Vic) - worked by CQU
16 Certification of Grades - Spring/Summer Term
17 Graduation Evaluation Period (GEP) commences (17 Mar to 1 April)
18 Last day to add courses for Term 1
21 - 24 Week 3
25 Good Friday Public Holiday observed by CQU
28 Easter Monday Public Holiday observed by CQU
29
  • Census Date - Term 1 - except Research Higher Degree students
  • Due date for submitting Request for Commonwealth Assistance and HECS-HELP and Request for FEE-HELP Assistance forms for Term 1
  • Last day to withdraw from Term 1 courses without financial liability and academic penalty. All students will incur a 100% financial penalty (Student Contributions, Tuition Fees, Student Services Charges, Fees) and academic penalty after this date.
29 Mar - 1 Apr Week 4 (Queensland State Schools' Vacation Week)
31 Census date for all Research Higher Degree students only
April 2005 Term 1, 2005
1 Graduation Evaluation Period (GEP) concludes
4 - 8 Week 5
11 - 15 Week 6
18 - 22 Week 7
25 Anzac Day Public Holiday observed by CQU
26 - 29 Vacation/Residential Schools
May 2005 Term 1, 2005
2 Labour Day Public Holiday - (Qld) - worked by CQU
2 - 6 Week 8 
9 - 13 Week 9
16 - 20 Week 10
23 - 27 Week 11
30 May - 3 Jun Week 12
June 2005 Term 1, 2005
1 Emerald Show Public Holiday - worked by CQU
2 Bundaberg Show Public Holiday - worked by CQU
6 - 8 Course Review Period
9 - 24 Examination Period - Examinations Term 1; 2004 Spring/Summer Supplementary and Deferred Examinations
10 Gladstone Show Public Holiday - worked by CQU
13 Queen's Birthday Public Holiday (Qld, NSW, Vic) - worked by CQU
16 Rockhampton Show Public Holiday - worked by CQU
20 Jun - 1 Jul Queensland State Schools' Vacation
23 Mackay Show Public Holiday - worked by CQU
27 Jun - 8 Jul Vacation (Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee (AVCC) Common Vacation period)
July 2005 Term 2, 2005
4 - 8 Orientation (commencing students)
11 Certification of Grades - Term 1
11 - 15 Week 1
12 Graduation Evaluation Period (GEP) commences (12 to 25 July)
18 - 22 Week 2
22 Last day to add courses for Term 2
25 Graduation Evaluation Period concludes
25 - 29 Week 3
August 2005 Term 2, 2005
1 Bank Public Holiday (NSW) - worked by CQU
1 - 5 Week 4
2
  • Census Date - Term 2 - except Research Higher Degree students
  • Due date for submitting Request for Commonwealth Assistance and HECS-HELP and Request for FEE-HELP Assistance forms for Term 2
  • Last day to withdraw from Term 2 courses without financial liability and academic penalty. All students will incur a 100% financial penalty (Student Contributions, Tuition Fees, Student Services Charges, Fees) and academic penalty after this date.
8 - 12 Week 5
15 - 19 Week 6
17 Brisbane RNA Show Public Holiday - worked by CQU
22 - 26 Vacation/Residential Schools
29 Aug - 2 Sep Week 7
31 Census dates - all Research Higher Degree students only
September 2005 Term 2, 2005
5 - 9 Week 8
12 - 16 Week 9 (Queensland State Schools' Vacation)
19 - 23 Week 10 (Queensland State Schools' Vacation)
26 - 30 Week 11 (AVCC Common Vacation Week)
October 2005 Term 2, 2005
3 Labour Day Public Holiday (NSW) - worked by CQU
3 - 7 Week 12
10 - 12 Course Review Period
13 - 28 Examination Period - Term 2 Examinations; Term 1 Supplementary and Deferred Examinations
31 Oct - 11 Nov Vacation
November 2005 Term 3, 2005
1 Melbourne Cup Day Public Holiday (Vic) - worked by CQU
11 Certification of Grades - Term 2
14 Graduation Evaluation Period (GEP) commences (14 to 25 Nov)
14 - 18 Week 1
21 - 25 Week 2
25 Last day to add courses for Term 3
Graduation Evaluation Period (GEP) concludes
28 Nov - 2 Dec Week 3
December 2005 Term 3, 2005
5
  • Census Date - Term 3
  • Due date for submitting Request for Commonwealth Assistance for both HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP students for Term 3
  • Last day to withdraw from Term 3 courses without HECS-HELP/financial and academic penalty. Full-fee-paying students (including FEE-HELP) will incur a 100% financial penalty after this date.
5 - 9 Week 4
12 - 16 Week 5 (Queensland State Schools' Vacation commences)
20 - 23 Christmas Closure
26 Christmas Day Public Holiday in lieu of 25th (observed by CQU)
27 Boxing Day Public Holiday in lieu of 26th (observed by CQU)
January 2006 Term 3, 2005
26 Dec - 2 Jan Christmas Closure
2 New Year's Day Public Holiday in lieu of 1st (observed by CQU)
3 - 6 Week 6
9 - 13 Week 7
16 - 20 Week 8 (Queensland State Schools' Vacation concludes)
23 - 27 Week 9
26 Australia Day Public Holiday observed by CQU
February 2006 Term 3, 2005
30 Jan - 3 Feb Week 10
6 - 10 Week 11
13 - 17 Week 12
20 - 24

Examination Period - Combined Term 3 and Term 2, 2005
Supplementary and Deferred Examinations
3 - 7 STANDARD EXAMS
Note: 2005
  • Examination periods will combine both Standard and Non-Standard (Deferred & Supplementary) examinations during the common examination timeframe, with Standard examinations being scheduled to commence at the beginning of the examination period, and the Non-Standard examinations to follow at the conclusion of the Standard examinations.
  • It is expected that the university will operate as a normal working day on the following public holidays: 14 March - Labour Day (Vic); 2 May - Labour Day (Qld); 1 June - Show Holiday (Emerald); 2 June - Show Holiday (Bundaberg); 10 June - Show Holiday (Gladstone); 13 June - Queen's Birthday (Qld, NSW, Vic); 16 June - Show Holiday (Rockhampton); 23 June - Show Holiday (Mackay); 17 August - Show Holiday (Brisbane); 3 October - Labour Day (NSW).
  • The University will operate as a normal working day on the Monday prior to the 2005 Christmas Closure i.e. Monday 19 December, 2005.
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