The ECU Academic Calendar 2026‑2027 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 2026‑2027 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.
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ECU Academic Calendar Semester 1 2026
The following are the ECU term dates for Summer 2026-2027 from the ECU Academic Calendar.
- New Year’s Day is observed on Thursday, January 1, 2026.
- Australia Day is observed on Monday, January 26, 2026.
- ECU Semester 1 2026, Week 1 begins on Monday, February 23, 2026, and ends on Friday, February 27, 2026.
- Labour Day is observed on Monday, March 2, 2026, during Week 2 of teaching.
- Good Friday falls on Friday, April 3, 2026, during the Mid-Semester Break.
- Easter Monday is observed on Monday, April 6, 2026, continuing the Mid-Semester Break.
- Week 7 resumes on Monday, April 13, 2026, following the break.
- Anzac Day falls on Saturday, April 25, 2026, and is observed on Monday, April 27, 2026, during Week 8.
- Week 13, the final teaching week of Semester 1, runs from Monday, May 25, 2026, to Friday, May 29, 2026.
- Study Week is scheduled from Monday, June 1, 2026, to Friday, June 5, 2026.
- The Examination Period likely spans from Monday, June 8, 2026, to Friday, June 19, 2026 (exact dates not explicitly listed).
- The Inter-Semester Break appears to begin around Monday, June 22, 2026, and may continue until Friday, July 24, 2026.
- 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 2026–2027.
- Orientation for Semester 2 starts on Monday, July 20, 2026.
- Semester 2, Week 1 begins on Monday, July 27, 2026, and ends on Friday, July 31, 2026.
- The following weeks proceed sequentially through to Week 9, which ends on Friday, September 25, 2026.
- King’s Birthday Public Holiday is observed on Monday, September 28, 2026, during the Mid-Semester Break.
- The Mid-Semester Break for Semester 2 runs from Monday, September 28, 2026, to Friday, October 2, 2026.
- Week 10 resumes on Monday, October 5, 2026.
- Week 13, the final week of teaching, ends on Friday, October 30, 2026.
- Study Week is from Monday, November 2, 2026, to Friday, November 6, 2026.
- Examinations likely run from Monday, November 9, 2026, through late November (based on prior patterns).
- Deferred Exams are scheduled from Monday, December 7, 2026, to Friday, December 11, 2026.
- Christmas Day is observed on Friday, December 25, 2026.
- Boxing Day is on Saturday, December 26, 2026, and is observed on Monday, December 28, 2026.
ECU Academic Calendar Semester 1 2027
The following are the ECU Semester 1 dates 2027 from the ECU Academic Calendar for 2026–2027.
- The Summer Session Financial Penalty Date is Friday, January 15, 2027.
- The Summer Session Academic Penalty Date and the last day to withdraw from a unit without academic penalty for the Summer Session is Friday, January 22, 2027.
- Australia Day Public Holiday is observed on Tuesday, January 26, 2027, with no classes operating.
- Semester 1 Orientation for new students commencing in Semester One takes place from Monday, February 8, 2027, to Friday, February 19, 2027.
- Lectures commence for the standard Semester 1 teaching period on Monday, February 22, 2027.
- Labour Day Public Holiday is observed on Monday, March 1, 2027, with no classes operating.
- Good Friday Public Holiday is observed on Friday, March 26, 2027, with no classes operating.
- Easter Monday Public Holiday is observed on Monday, March 29, 2027, with no classes operating.
- The Semester 1 Financial Penalty Date (Census date), which is the last day to withdraw from units without financial penalty for the standard Semester 1 teaching period, is Thursday, April 1, 2027.
- The Semester 1 Mid-Semester Break occurs on Monday, April 12, 2027.
- Lectures recommence after the Mid-Semester Break for the standard Semester 1 teaching period on Monday, April 19, 2027.
- ANZAC Day Public Holiday is observed on Monday, April 26, 2027, with no classes operating.
- The Semester 1 Academic Penalty Date, which is the last day to withdraw from units without academic penalty for the standard Semester 1 teaching period, is Saturday, May 1, 2027.
- Semester 1 Study Week takes place from Monday, May 31, 2027, to Friday, June 4, 2027.
- WA Day Public Holiday is observed on Monday, June 7, 2027, with no classes operating.
- The Semester 1 Exam Period, including review and examinations for the standard Semester 1 teaching period, runs from Monday, June 7, 2027, to Friday, June 18, 2027.
- The Inter-Semester Break commences on Monday, June 21, 2027, and concludes on Friday, July 2, 2027.
- Deferred examinations for Semester 1 take place from Monday, July 5, 2027, to Friday, July 9, 2027.
- Results for Semester 1 are released on SIMO (and associated teaching periods) on Monday, July 12, 2027.
To explore the ECU Academic Calendar 2026-2027 and download the PDF, visit the Edith Cowan University Calendar website.
