Timetables & calendars (VU Brisbane)
Find out about VU Brisbane's important dates, and what you need to complete by each deadline.
About our timetables
Our courses are offered in two structures:
- Postgraduate courses are delivered via the 8-week VU Block Model®.
- Diploma and undergraduate programs are delivered via the VU Block Model®.
All programs at VU Brisbane run in semester-based delivery.
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
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.
Non-block semester
These dates apply across our Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane campuses.
Results will be displayed in MyVU at 12pm AEST (noon) on the dates listed here.
Public holidays & university closures
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.
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.
| Holiday | Date |
|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Thursday 1 January 2026 |
| Australia Day | Monday 26 January 2026 |
| Good Friday | Friday 3 April 2026 |
| Easter Saturday | Saturday 4 April 2026 |
| Easter Sunday | Sunday 5 April 2026 |
| Easter Monday | Monday 6 April 2026 |
| Anzac Day | Saturday 25 April 2026 |
| Labour Day | Monday 4 May 2026 |
| Royal Queensland Show | Wednesday 12 August 2026 |
| King's Birthday | Monday 5 October 2026 |
| Christmas Day | Friday 25 December 2026 |
| Boxing Day | Saturday 26 December 2026 |
| Additional public holiday for Boxing Day | Monday 28 December 2026 |