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The academic year for research students is divided into four periods to provide flexibility in managing your candidature.
The four research periods have fixed dates regardless of the calendar year or day of the week.
The Equivalent Full-Time Student Load (EFTSL) of each research period varies. A full-time student load is 1.0 EFTSL. A part-time load is 50% of the EFTSL of full-time students.
Research Period | EFTSL full time | EFTSL part time |
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Research Period 1 | 0.167 | 0.083 |
Research Period 2 | 0.333 | 0.167 |
Research Period 3 | 0.250 | 0.125 |
Research Period 4 | 0.250 | 0.125 |
Event or deadline | Date |
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Research Period 1 (S1CRR1): commencing or recommencing students may enrol | 25 November 2024 to 21 January 2025 |
Research Period 1 (S1CRR1) - 0.167 EFTSL | 1 January 2025 to 28 February 2025 |
Research Period 1 (S1CRR1) payment date - International | 13 January 2025 |
Research Period 1 (S1CRR1) payment date - Domestic | 13 January 2025 |
Research Period 1 (S1CRR1) census date - last day to drop a unit without incurring financial or academic penalty | 31 January 2025 |
Event or deadline | Date |
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Research Period 2 (S1CRR2): commencing or recommencing students may enrol | 3 February 2025 to 21 March 2025 |
Research Period 2 (S1CRR2) - 0.333 EFTSL | 1 March 2025 to 30 June 2025 |
Research Period 2 (S1CRR2) payment date - Domestic and International | 24 March 2025 |
Research Period 2 (S1CRR2) census date - last day to drop a unit without incurring financial or academic penalty | 31 March 2025 |
Event or deadline | Date |
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Research Period 3 (S2CRR3): commencing or recommencing students may enrol | 3 April 2025 to 21 July 2025 |
Research Period 3 (S2CRR3) - 0.250 EFTSL | 1 July 2025 to 30 September 2025 |
Research Period 3 (S2CRR3) census date - last day to drop a unit without incurring financial or academic penalty | 1 September 2025 |
Event or deadline | Date |
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Research Period 4 (S2CRR4): commencing or recommencing students may enrol | 3 September 2025 to 21 October 2025 |
Research Period 4 (S2CRR4) - 0.250 EFTSL | 1 October 2025 to 31 December 2025 |
Research Period 4 (S2CRR4) census date - last day to drop a unit without incurring financial or academic penalty | 31 October 2025 |
If you're planning to change your enrolment, you'll need to check the application deadline. For more information, read our pages on:
If you are an international student and you submit your thesis for examination on or before the census date for a research period, you will not be liable for tuition fees for that period. You will have to pay fees for the research period if you submit your thesis after the census date.
Your earliest and latest thesis submission dates should align with the research period end dates.
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