2026 Foundation Studies important dates

2026 Foundation Studies important dates

2026 key academic dates and deadlines for Foundation Studies students at RMIT.

Semester 1

Date Event or deadline
23 November 2025 Enrolment opens
23 January 2026 Orientation
26 January  Australia Day public holiday (Monday)
27 January Semester 1 classes begin (Tuesday)
27 January – 5 June Teaching period
2 February  Last day to add classes for Semester 1
20 February  Semester 1 census date – this is the deadline for key actions such as dropping a course or cancelling your enrolment without financial penalty. Courses discontinued on or before the census date will not appear on your academic transcript.
9 March  Labour Day public holiday (Monday)
3 April  Good Friday public holiday
3–10 April Mid-semester break (Friday to Friday, includes Easter)
6 April  Easter Monday public holiday 
7 April  Easter Tuesday RMIT holiday 
13 April  Classes resume (Monday)
25 April  Anzac Day public holiday (Saturday)
1–5 June Assessment period
5 June  Semester 1 classes end
8 June King’s Birthday public holiday (Monday)
8 June  10 July Semester break
9–12 June Deferred/supplementary assessment week
19 June Results release

Semester 2

Date  Event or deadline
8 June  Enrolment opens
10 July Orientation
14 July Semester 2 class begins
13 July – 20 November Teaching period
20 July  Last day to add classes for Semester 2
7 August  Semester 2 census date - this is the deadline for key actions such as dropping a course or cancelling your enrolment without financial penalty. Courses discontinued on or before the census date will not appear on your academic transcript.
14–18 September Mid-semester break
21 September  Classes resume
25 September  AFL Grand Final public holiday (Friday) (TBC)
3 November   Melbourne Cup Day public holiday (Tuesday)
16–20 November Assessment period
21 November Semester 2 classes end
23–27 November Deferred/supplementary assessment week
23 November 2026 – 22 January 2027 Semester break
4 December Results release
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