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Have questions about our new academic calendar?
UNSW will transition to a new 'flex-semester' calendar, designed with your feedback in mind!
Flex-semesters set to launch in 2028
Our evolved 'flex-semester' calendar will improve your academic experience and support you with managing work opportunities while studying. Its key features include:
- Two semesters, each with 12 weeks of teaching and a mid-semester break
- Two optional six-week summer and winter terms for short or intensive courses
- Room to introduce more flexible study options in the future and expand our lifelong learning offerings, thanks to alignment with our hexamester (six-term) calendar.
We value your input and encourage you to reach out if you have any inquiries. The Academic Calendar Project team will continue working with staff and students over the next three years to understand where transition support is required. Learn more about our new academic calendar.

Complete the Term 1 myExperience survey
Share your thoughts on your courses this term to help shape the future of education at UNSW!
Survey closes Thursday 1 May 2025
The myExperience survey gives you a chance to confidentially share feedback about your courses at the end of each teaching period. Your comments go directly to teaching staff and help improve courses for future students.
You'll now be able to see the impact of your feedback in Moodle when changes are implemented as a result of myExperience responses!

Flu vaccines available at UNSW Health
Free flu vaccines for all UNSW students and staff at UNSW Health Service
Appointments available from early April to 31 May 2025, with bookings on weekdays and some Saturday mornings
Stay healthy this winter by getting vaccinated. Flu and COVID-19 vaccines can be given at the same time; however, separate appointments are required at UNSW flu clinics. The Pfizer JN.1 COVID-19 vaccine is currently available.Â
Flu is a contagious illness that can cause fever, chills, cough, sore throat, and muscle aches. Vaccination helps protect your health and prevents disruptions to your study or work.
Protect yourself and those around you - prioritise your health and get vaccinated!
FAQs
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Enrolment is a two-step process at UNSW: course enrolment and class registration, all done through myUNSW. Each term, you will be assigned a class registration appointment to finalise your timetable for the upcoming teaching period.Â
To choose which courses to enrol and register in, browse through your to view your options.Â
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Tuition for your studies will be shown as payable on your Fee Statement until the for the enrolment. It allows you to make a student contribution to your fees upfront if you would like to reduce the amount that gets deferred to your HECS-HELP.
If you have enough balance to defer to HECS-HELP and don't want to pay your student contributions upfront, your fees will be automatically deferred after the census date of the enrolment and no further action is required from you. Payments made after the census date will not be applied to your student contribution charges for the current enrolment.
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The release of course content on Moodle is managed by each course convenor. Typically, the Moodle content is made available a week before the commencement of the term. However, it is also common for some course content to be available on Moodle only from the first day of the term.Â
If you have recently updated your enrolment, please allow 48 hours for the course to appear on your Moodle. If you still do not have access to these courses and have confirmed that you are correctly registered in the course on myUNSW, contact your course convenors via email to request access.Â
View the for each course to find information on your course convenors.Â
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If you have pending grades such as LE, WC, WJ or WD, you may have a provisional academic standing. Academic standing will be recalculated on a weekly basis until your withheld results are resolved. However, if your academic standing has still not been recalculated a week after your grades have been updated, contact The Nucleus: Student Hub for support.Â
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If you are unable to to sit your exam or submit your assessment by the due date because of circumstances beyond your control, you may be eligible to apply for Special Consideration or Short Extension.Â
Short Extension is a new process that allows you to apply for an extended deadline on your assessment without the need for supporting documentation, providing immediate approval during brief, life-disrupting events.Â
If you are unable to attend your exam, require more time to complete your assessment, or your course does not offer Short Extension, you may check your eligibility for Special Consideration instead.Â
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