ECU Academic Calendar 2025-2026: Important Dates & Deadlines

The ECU Academic Calendar 2025‑2026 is your guide to every critical deadline from ECU semester dates and enrolment windows, tuition payment due dates, and course add/drop periods to campus holidays and final exam schedules.

The Edith Cowan University academic calendar helps you stay on top of ECU term dates, ECU important dates, and all key cut‑offs locking in Semester 1 and Semester 2 start and end dates, navigating the ECU exam timetable, tracking census and withdrawal deadlines, and never missing the last day to withdraw without penalty.

Edith Cowan University operates on a two‑semester system:

• Semester 1 (Mid-February – Late June): Orientation Week, 16 weeks of teaching, a Mid‑Semester Break, and exams anchored by a Week 4 census date and final assessment deadlines.
• Semester 2 (Mid July – Late November): Mirrors Semester 1 with Orientation, 16 instructional weeks, a Mid‑Semester Break, and an exam period, each with its own enrolment, add/drop, and fee-payment deadlines.

Keep the ECU Academic Calendar 2025‑2026 front and center so you can plan around every ECU semester date, ECU term date, and ECU important date, and focus on thriving whether you’re on campus at Mount Lawley, Joondalup, South West, or Bunbury, or studying online.

ECU Academic Calendar Semester 2 2025

The following are the ECU Semester 2 dates 2025 from the ECU Academic Calendar for 2025–2026.

1. Semester 2 Orientation runs from Monday, July 14, 2025, to Friday, July 25, 2025, providing a welcome and information program for new students.
2. The Inter Semester Break concludes on Sunday, July 27, 2025.
3. Semester 2 lectures commence on Monday, July 28, 2025, for the standard teaching period.
4. The Semester 2 Financial Penalty Date is Monday, September 1, 2025 — the last day to withdraw from units without financial penalty (Census date).
5. The King’s Birthday public holiday occurs on Monday, September 29, 2025, during the Mid-Semester Break. Most classes are not held on this day, but students in the School of Education should check their unit plans.
6. ECU Semester 2 Mid Semester Break runs from Monday, September 29, 2025, to Friday, October 3, 2025.
7. The Semester 2 Academic Penalty Date is Wednesday, October 1, 2025 — the last day to withdraw from units without academic penalty.
8. Semester 2 lectures recommence on Monday, October 6, 2025, following the Mid-Semester Break.
9. Semester 2 Study Week runs from Monday, November 3, 2025, to Friday, November 7, 2025, allowing time for exam preparation.
10. The Semester 2 Exam Period takes place from Monday, November 10, 2025, to Friday, November 21, 2025.
11. Semester 2 Deferred Exams are scheduled from Monday, December 8, 2025, to Friday, December 12, 2025.
12. Semester 2 results are released on Monday, December 15, 2025, via SIMO.

ECU Academic Calendar Semester 1 2026

The following are the ECU term dates for Summer 2025-2026 from the ECU Academic Calendar.

1. New Year’s Day is observed on Thursday, January 1, 2026.
2. Australia Day is observed on Monday, January 26, 2026.
3. ECU Semester 1 2026, Week 1 begins on Monday, February 23, 2026, and ends on Friday, February 27, 2026.
4. Labour Day is observed on Monday, March 2, 2026, during Week 2 of teaching.
5. Good Friday falls on Friday, April 3, 2026, during the Mid-Semester Break.
6. Easter Monday is observed on Monday, April 6, 2026, continuing the Mid-Semester Break.
7. Week 7 resumes on Monday, April 13, 2026, following the break.
8. Anzac Day falls on Saturday, April 25, 2026, and is observed on Monday, April 27, 2026, during Week 8.
9. Week 13, the final teaching week of Semester 1, runs from Monday, May 25, 2026, to Friday, May 29, 2026.
10. Study Week is scheduled from Monday, June 1, 2026, to Friday, June 5, 2026.
11. The Examination Period likely spans from Monday, June 8, 2026, to Friday, June 19, 2026 (exact dates not explicitly listed).
12. The Inter-Semester Break appears to begin around Monday, June 22, 2026, and may continue until Friday, July 24, 2026.
13. Deferred Exams are scheduled from Monday, July 6, 2026, to Friday, July 10, 2026.

ECU Academic Calendar Semester 2 2026

The following are the ECU Semester 1 dates 2026 from the ECU Academic Calendar for 2025–2026.

1. Orientation for Semester 2 starts on Monday, July 20, 2026.
2. Semester 2, Week 1 begins on Monday, July 27, 2026, and ends on Friday, July 31, 2026.
3. The following weeks proceed sequentially through to Week 9, which ends on Friday, September 25, 2026.
4. King’s Birthday Public Holiday is observed on Monday, September 28, 2026, during the Mid-Semester Break.
5. The Mid-Semester Break for Semester 2 runs from Monday, September 28, 2026, to Friday, October 2, 2026.
6. Week 10 resumes on Monday, October 5, 2026.
7. Week 13, the final week of teaching, ends on Friday, October 30, 2026.
8. Study Week is from Monday, November 2, 2026, to Friday, November 6, 2026.
9. Examinations likely run from Monday, November 9, 2026, through late November (based on prior patterns).
10. Deferred Exams are scheduled from Monday, December 7, 2026, to Friday, December 11, 2026.
11. Christmas Day is observed on Friday, December 25, 2026.
12. Boxing Day is on Saturday, December 26, 2026, and is observed on Monday, December 28, 2026.

To explore the ECU Academic Calendar 2025-2026 and download the PDF, visit the Edith Cowan University Calendar website.