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Census Dates for Units of Study 2009

 

The University is required to nominate a Unit Census Date (UCD) for each Unit of Study it proposes to offer in a particular year. Units of Study are offered in teaching periods (eg Semester One) and all Units of Study in a teaching period have the same unit census date. Possible teaching periods for 2009 and their corresponding census dates are outlined below.

Teaching periods have been categorised into Standard, Research, Third Party Provider and Non-Standard. The majority of the Units of Study offered by the University are offered within the Standard Teaching Periods. All teaching periods are designated by the weeks in which they are offered, for example Semester 1 is W10-W23.

In defining these teaching periods, week 1 is from 1 January to the first Sunday of the year. In 2009, week 1 is Monday 29 December 2008 to Sunday 4 January 2009. Week 2 is the first week of 2009 that commences on a Monday and ends on a Sunday. In 2009, week 2 will be Monday 5 January 2009 to Sunday 11 January 2009. A calendar showing weeks and dates for 2009 is provided for your assistance.

A student incurs a fee for all units on their enrolment after census day has passed, e.g. for Sem 1, 2009, the census date is Thursday 2 April. This is the last day on which a student may withdraw from a unit without financial penalty. Any unit in which a student is enrolled on Friday 3 April will be included in their fee assessment.

Examples: How to identify the dates for a specific Teaching Period and Unit Census Dates

Example 1: The Non-Standard teaching period W02-08 involves weeks 2 to 8 of the year, where the teaching period commences in week 2 [Monday 5 January to the Sunday 11 January] and ends in week 8 [Monday 16 February to the Sunday 22 February]. The Unit Census Date for all Units of Study offered in that teaching period is Friday 16 January.

Example 2: The Standard All Year teaching period W10-44 involves weeks 10 to 44 of the year, where the teaching period commences in week 10 [Monday 2 March] and ends in week 44 [Sunday 1 November]. The Unit Census Date for all Units of Study offered in that teaching period is Thursday 21 May.

STANDARD TEACHING PERIODS

STANDARD TEACHING PERIODS

 

Teaching Period Start Date End Date Census date 2009
Sem 1
02/03/2009
05/06/2009
02/04/2009
Sem 2
27/07/2009
30/10/2009
27/08/2009
All Year
02/03/2009
30/10/2009
21/05/2009
Summer
05/01/2009
20/02/2009
20/01/2009
Term 1
12/01/2009
22/03/2009
03/02/2009
Term 2
06/04/2009
14/06/2009
28/04/2009
Term 3
29/06/2009
06/09/2009
21/07/2009
Term 4
21/09/2009
29/11/2009
13/10/2009
RESEARCH TEACHING PERIODS
Research 1
01/01/2009
30/06/2009
30/06/2009
Research 2
01/07/2009
31/12/2009
31/12/2009
THIRD PARTY PROVIDER TEACHING PERIODS
APESMA
AP-1
02/02/2009
28/06/2009
31/03/2009
AP-2
29/06/2009
15/11/2009
31/08/2009
AP-3
19/11/2009
17/02/2010
30/11/2009
ACN
ACN-1
09/03/2009
31/05/2009
05/04/2009
ACN-2
06/07/2009
27/09/2009
02/08/2009
ACN-S
02/11/2009
31/01/2010
01/12/2009
NON-STANDARD TEACHING PERIODS CALCULATOR

          

Current Teaching Periods and their Census dates and Dates for System-generated K and KN Grades

A student incurs a fee for all units on their enrolment after census day has passed, e.g. for Sem 1, 2009, the census date is Thursday 2 April. This is the last day on which a student may withdraw from a unit without financial penalty. Any unit in which a student is enrolled on Friday 3 April will be included in their fee assessment.

K Grade

If a student withdraws from a unit after one third of the teaching period has passed, they will have a K grade recorded against that unit. 'K' signifies that a student has withdrawn without failing the unit.

Note that, if census day for that unit occurs before one third of the teaching period has passed, the 'K' grade will be recorded if a student withdraws after census day.

KN Grade

If a student withdraws from a unit after two thirds of the teaching period has passed, they will have a KN grade recorded against that unit. 'KN' signifies that a student has withdrawn from and failed the unit.

In the table and calculator below:

•  census date is the last day to withdraw before a student incurs a financial penalty

•  K date is the first day on which a K grade will be recorded.

•  KN date is the first day on which a KN will be recorded

For example . For a unit which is offered in Semester 1.

From the table:

Teaching period Start Date Census K grade KN grade End date
SEM-1 02/03/2009 02/04/2009 03/04/2009 05/05/2009 06/06/2009

Census day is 02 April 2009. This is the last day on which a student may withdraw without financial penalty

K grade. A student must withdraw before 03 April 2009 to avoid having a K grade recorded against that unit.

KN grade. A student must withdraw before 05 May 2009 to avoid having a KN grade recorded against that unit.

 

STANDARD TEACHING PERIODS

Teaching period Start Date Census K grade KN grade End date
ACNSEM1 09/03/2009 05/04/2009 06/04/2009 04/05/2009 31/05/2009
ACNSEM2 06/07/2009 02/08/2009 03/08/2009 31/08/2009 27/09/2009
ACNSEMS 02/11/2009 01/12/2009 02/12/2009 02/01/2010 31/01/2010
ALL-YR 02/03/2009 21/05/2009 22/05/2009 11/08/2009 30/10/2009
SEM-1 02/03/2009 02/04/2009 03/04/2009 05/05/2009 05/06/2009
SEM-2 27/07/2009 27/08/2009 28/08/2009 29/09/2009 30/10/2009
SEM-S 05/01/2009 20/01/2009 21/01/2009 05/02/2009 20/02/2009
TERM-1 12/01/2009 03/02/2009 04/02/2009 28/02/2009 22/03/2009
TERM-2 06/04/2009 28/04/2009 29/04/2009 23/05/2009 14/06/2009
TERM-3 29/06/2009 21/07/2009 22/07/2009 15/08/2009 06/09/2009
TERM-4 21/09/2009 13/10/2009 14/10/2009 07/11/2009 29/11/2009

 

NON-STANDARD TEACHING PERIODS - CENSUS DATE AND K/KN CALCULATOR

 

Type in the Teaching Period - e.g. W01-05

Teaching Period Calculator

 

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Last Updated: 20 October 2008