Griffith Academic Calendar 2025-2026: Important Dates

The Griffith Academic Calendar 2025‑2026 is your essential roadmap for every critical date and deadline from Griffith trimester dates, enrolment and registration windows, tuition payment due dates, and course add/drop periods to campus holidays and final exam schedules.

By consulting the Griffith University academic calendar, you can lock in Trimester 1, Trimester 2, and Trimester 3 dates, navigate the Griffith exam schedule, track Griffith registration deadlines, and never miss the last day to withdraw without penalty, ensuring seamless academic and financial planning across all Griffith campuses from Nathan to Gold Coast and online learning.

Griffith University operates on a 12-week trimester system:

• Trimester 1 (late February to mid‑June 2026): approximately 12 weeks of instruction plus exams, including a Mid‑Trimester Break, with key deadlines such as census, exam timetables, and deferred assessment windows clearly defined in the official calendar.
• Trimester 2: mirrors Trimester 1 with 12 weeks of teaching and a Reading Week, complete with its own add/drop, census, and exam deadlines.
• Trimester 3: a shorter, intensive cycle of 12 weeks spanning the holiday period, often used for catch‑up or research study, with separate orientation, withdrawal, and deferred exam timelines.

Griffith’s academic calendar also outlines standardized census dates typically at the end of teaching Week 4 for each trimester alongside deadlines for dropping courses without academic failure or financial liability, although some programs may vary by mode or faculty.

Keep the Griffith Academic Calendar 2025‑2026 front and center so you can plan around exact term start and end dates, exam periods, and major deadlines, whether you’re studying in Brisbane, Gold Coast, or online.

Griffith Academic Calendar Trimester 2 2025

1. The last day to add a course for Trimester 2, 2025, is Sunday, July 27, 2025.
2. The Tertiary Studies Expo (TSXPO) will take place from Saturday, July 19, 2025, to Sunday, July 20, 2025.
3. The census date for Trimester 2, 2025, is Monday, August 11, 2025.
4. The last day to drop a course for Trimester 2, 2025, without being liable for fees is also Monday, August 11, 2025.
5. The Royal Queensland Show public holiday (Logan campus) will be observed on Monday, August 11, 2025.
6. The Royal Queensland Show public holiday (Brisbane campus) will be observed on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.
7. A student vacation is scheduled from Monday, August 11, 2025, to Friday, August 15, 2025.
8. The Royal Queensland Show public holiday (Gold Coast campus) will be observed on Friday, August 29, 2025.
9. The King’s Birthday public holiday will be observed on Monday, October 6, 2025.
10. The fourth intake for Higher Degree Research PhD and MPhil programs will begin on Monday, October 13, 2025.
11. Study days for Trimester 2, 2025, will be held from Monday, October 13, 2025, to Wednesday, October 15, 2025.
12. Final examinations for Trimester 2, 2025, will take place from Thursday, October 16, 2025, to Saturday, October 25, 2025.
13. A student vacation will occur from Monday, October 27, 2025, to Friday, October 31, 2025.
14. Orientation for Trimester 3, 2025, will also take place from Monday, October 27, 2025, to Friday, October 31, 2025.
15. Open enrolment for Trimester 3, 2025, will begin on Saturday, October 4, 2025.
16. Open Day for the Brisbane South (Nathan) and Gold Coast campuses will be held on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
17. The convenors’ review period for the Student Experience of Course and Teaching surveys will run from Monday, September 8, 2025, to Sunday, September 28, 2025.
18. The last day to drop a course without academic failure for Trimester 2, 2025, is Sunday, September 14, 2025.
19. The final exam timetable for Trimester 2, 2025, will be published on Friday, September 19, 2025.
20. The ‘Experience@Griffith’ Course and Teaching surveys for Trimester 2, 2025, will be open from Monday, September 29, 2025, to Wednesday, October 15, 2025.
21. Trimester 3, 2025, will commence on Monday, November 3, 2025.
22. Grades for Trimester 2, 2025, will be published on Wednesday, November 5, 2025.
23. The timetable for Trimester 2, 2025, deferred and supplementary exams will be released on Friday, November 7, 2025.
24. Deferred and supplementary exams for Trimester 2, 2025, will take place on Saturday, November 15, 2025; Saturday, November 22, 2025; and Saturday, November 29, 2025.

Griffith Academic Calendar Trimester 3 2025

1. Trimester 3 classes begin on November 3, 2025.
2. The last day to add a course for Trimester 3, 2025, is Sunday, November 16, 2025.
3. The census date for Trimester 3, 2025, is Monday, December 1, 2025.
4. The last day to drop a course for Trimester 3, 2025, without being liable for fees is also Monday, December 1, 2025.
5. The student vacation for the end of the year will run from Monday, December 22, 2025, to Friday, January 2, 2026.
6. Christmas Day will be observed as a public holiday on Thursday, December 25, 2025.
7. Boxing Day will be observed as a public holiday on Friday, December 26, 2025.
8. The public holiday for New Year’s Day is observed on Thursday, January 1, 2026.
9. The student vacation from Trimester 3, 2025, continues until Friday, January 2, 2026.
10. The course and teaching surveys for Trimester 3, 2025, open to students from Monday, January 26, 2026, to Tuesday, February 4, 2026.
11. The last date to drop a course without academic failure for Trimester 3, 2025, is Saturday, January 11, 2026.
12. The final exam timetable for Trimester 3, 2025, is published on Thursday, January 16, 2026.
13. The ‘Experience@Griffith’ surveys remain open from Monday, January 26, 2026, to Tuesday, February 4, 2026.
14. The study days for Trimester 3, 2025, occur from Monday, February 9, 2026, to Wednesday, February 11, 2026.
15. Final examinations for Trimester 3, 2025, are held from Thursday, February 12, 2026, to Saturday, February 21, 2026.
16. Higher Degree Research PhD and MPhil programs intake 1 takes place on Monday, February 23, 2026.
17. Student vacation is scheduled from Monday, February 23, 2026, to Friday, February 27, 2026.

Griffith Academic Calendar Trimester 1 2026

1. Open enrolment for Trimester 1, 2026, will begin on Monday, November 24, 2025.
2. Orientation for commencing students in Trimester 1 is held from Monday, February 23, 2026, to Friday, February 27, 2026.
3. Trimester 1 classes commence on Monday, March 2, 2026.
4. Grades for Trimester 3, 2025, are published on Wednesday, March 4, 2026.
5. The timetable for Trimester 3, 2025, deferred/supplementary exams is published on Friday, March 6, 2026.
6. Deferred and supplementary exams for Trimester 3, 2025, are scheduled for Saturday, March 14, Saturday, March 21, and Saturday, March 28, 2026.
7. The last day to add a course for Trimester 1 is Sunday, March 15, 2026.
8. The census date and last day to drop a course without being liable for fees for Trimester 1 is Monday, March 30, 2026.
9. The last day to drop a course without academic failure for Trimester 1 is Friday, April 3, 2026.
10. Labour Day public holiday is observed on Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Australia.
11. The final exam timetable for Trimester 1 is published on Wednesday, April 8, 2026.
12. ‘Experience@Griffith’ course and teaching surveys open from Monday, April 18, 2026, to Wednesday, April 27, 2026.
13. Study days are scheduled from Wednesday, July 1, 2026, to Friday, July 3, 2026.
14. Final exams for Trimester 1 are conducted from Saturday, July 4, 2026, to Monday, July 13, 2026.
15. The student vacation for mid-year break occurs from Monday, June 15, 2026, to Friday, July 10, 2026.
16. Grades for Trimester 1 are published on Friday, July 24, 2026.
17. The deferred/supplementary exam timetable for Trimester 1 is published on Thursday, July 2, 2026.
18. Higher Degree Research PhD and MPhil programs intake 3 is scheduled for Monday, July 6, 2026.
19. Orientation for Trimester 2 is held from Monday, July 6, 2026, to Friday, July 10, 2026.
20. Deferred and supplementary exams for Trimester 1 are held from Thursday, July 9, 2026, to Saturday, July 11, 2026.

Griffith Academic Calendar Trimester 2 2026

1. Trimester 2 classes commence on Monday, July 13, 2026.
2. The last day to add a course for Trimester 2 is Sunday, July 26, 2026.
3. The census date and last date to drop a course without being liable for fees for Trimester 2 is Monday, August 10, 2026.
4. The Royal Queensland Show public holiday for Brisbane is observed on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.
5. The last day to drop a course without academic failure for Trimester 2 is Thursday, August 13, 2026.
6. The final exam timetable for Trimester 2 is published on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
7. ‘Experience@Griffith’ course and teaching surveys open from Monday, September 28, 2026, to Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
8. Study days for Trimester 2 are scheduled from Monday, October 12, 2026, to Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
9. Final exams for Trimester 2 are held from Thursday, October 15, 2026, to Saturday, October 24, 2026.
10. Student vacation for mid-trimester break is from Monday, October 26, 2026, to Friday, October 30, 2026.
11. Grades for Trimester 2 are published on Wednesday, November 4, 2026.
12. The timetable for Trimester 2 deferred/supplementary exams is published on Friday, November 6, 2026.
13. Deferred and supplementary exams for Trimester 2 are held on Saturday, November 14, Saturday, November 21, and Saturday, November 28, 2026.

Griffith Academic Calendar Trimester 3 2026

1. Orientation for Trimester 3 is held from Monday, October 26, 2026, to Friday, October 30, 2026.
2. Trimester 3 classes commence on Monday, November 2, 2026.
3. The last day to add a course for Trimester 3 is Sunday, November 15, 2026.
4. The census date and last date to drop a course without being liable for fees for Trimester 3 is Monday, November 30, 2026.
5. The public holiday for Christmas Day is observed on Friday, December 25, 2026.
6. The public holiday for Boxing Day is observed on Monday, December 28, 2026.
7. The student vacation continues from Monday, December 21, 2026, to Friday, January 1, 2027.

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