The Australian academic calendar has a few quirks that sets it apart from the academic calendars you may be used to. For starters, the terms “Fall”, “Winter”, “Spring”, etc. mean very different things in Australia!
This is because Australia is in the southern hemisphere. And as a result, the seasons of the year are reversed to that of destinations like the UK or Canada.
The Australian academic calendar starts at the beginning of the calendar year. Australian university intakes vary from university to university, but generally look like this:
| February/March | Autumn/Fall Intake 2024 | Biggest intake of the year:Most number of universities offering the most seats for their programs |
| July | Winter Intake 2024 | Second biggest intake of the year:Best option for those who miss the February intake |
| University | Fall Intake | Winter Intake |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Catholic University | February | July |
| The University of Notre Dame Austral | February | July |
| The Australian National University | February | July |
| University of Canberra | February | July |
| Charles Sturt University | February | July |
| Macquarie University | February | July |
| Southern Cross University | March | July |
| The University of Newcastle | NA | NA |
| The University of New England | February | June |
| The University of Sydney | February | July |
| University of Technology Sydney | February | August |
| University of Wollongong | February | May |
| UNSW Sydney | February | May |
| Western Sydney University | March | July |
| Charles Darwin University | March | July |
| Bond University | January | May, September |
| CQ University | March | July |
| Griffith University | March | July |
| James Cook University | January | May |
| Queensland University of Technology | February | July |
| The University of Queensland | February | July |
| University of Southern Queensland | February | July |
| University of the Sunshine Coast | February | July |
| Flinders University | February | July |
| The University of Adelaide | February | July |
| University of South Australia | February | July |
| University of Tasmania | February | July |
| Deakin University | March | July |
| Federation University Australia | March | July |
| La Trobe University | March | July |
| Monash University | February | July |
| RMIT University | March | July |
| Swinburne University of Technology | February | July |
| The University of Melbourne | February | July |
| Victoria University | NA | NA |
| Curtin University | February | July |
| Edith Cowan University | February | July |
| Murdoch University | February | July |
| The University of Western Australia | February | July |