Academic calendar

All dates are in 2026 unless otherwise specified.

Diploma and Foundation programs

Programs	Trimester 1F	Trimester 2S	Trimester 3F
International Students’ Prep Day	2 March	6 July	28 September
Orientation for new students	2 – 6 March	6 – 10 July	28 September – 2 October
Semester commences	9 March	13 July	5 October
Teaching weeks	9 March – 10 April	13 July – 28 August	5 October – 24 December
Tuition free weeks	13 – 17 April	–	28 December – 1 January 2027
Teaching weeks	20 April – 5 June	–	–
Study weeks	8 – 12 June	1 – 4 September	4 – 8 January 2027
Examinations	15 – 19 June	7 – 11 September	11 – 15 January 2027
Results released	1 July	23 September	27 January 2027
Important dates for new Malaysian students
Course fee settlement	27 February	3 July	25 September
Late admission and fee settlement	13 March	17 July	9 October
Important dates for new international students
Applications close	9 January	15 May	7 August
Last date for acceptance and payment to reach Curtin	23 January	29 May	21 August
Important dates for current students
Last date for course fee settlement (Late payment penalty: RM150)	6 March	10 July	2 October
Last date to add units and fee settlement for additional units (Late payment penalty: RM150)	13 March	17 July	9 October
Last date to withdraw unit without fee liabilities (Census date)	3 April	24 July	30 October
Last date to withdraw via eStudent	8 May	7 August	4 December
Re-enrolment commences	25 May	17 August	7 December

Degree programs

Programs	Semester 1	Semester 2	Summer Semester
International Students’ Prep Day	9 February	13 July	–
Orientation for new students	9 – 13 February	13 – 17 July	–
Semester commences	19 February	20 July	23 November
Teaching weeks	19 February – 2 April	20 July – 14 August	23 November – 18 December
Tuition free weeks	6 – 17 April	17 – 21 August	21 – 25 December
Teaching weeks	20 April – 22 May	24 August – 25 September	29 December – 22 January 2027
Tuition free weeks		28 September – 2 October
Teaching weeks		5 – 23 October
Study weeks	25 – 29 May	26 – 30 October	25 -29 January 2027
Examinations	3 – 12 June	2 – 13 November	1 – 5 February 2027
Results released	1 July	2 December	15 February 2027
Important dates for new Malaysian students
Course fee settlement	6 February	10 July	20 November
Late admission and fee settlement	20 February	24 July	27 November
Important dates for new international students
Applications close	22 December 2025	29 May	–
Last date for acceptance and payment to reach Curtin	5 January	5 June	–
Important dates for current students
Last date for course fee settlement (Late payment penalty: RM200)	16 February	17 July	20 November
Last date to add units and fee settlement for additional units (Late payment penalty: RM200)	20 February	24 July	27 November
Last date to withdraw unit without fee liabilities (Census date)	13 March	14 August	11 December
Last date to withdraw unit via eStudent	23 April	25 September	1 January 2027
Re-enrolment commences	5 May	1 October	–

Postgraduate programs

Programs	Semester 1	Semester 2
International Students’ Prep Day	9 February	13 July
Orientation for new students	9 – 13 February	13 – 17 July
Semester commences	19 February	20 July
Teaching weeks	19 February – 2 April	20 July – 14 August
Tuition free weeks	6 – 17 April	17 – 21 August
Teaching weeks	20 April – 22 May	24 August – 25 September
Tuition free weeks		28 September – 2 October
Teaching weeks		5 – 23 October
Study weeks	25 – 29 May	26 – 30 October
Examinations	3 – 12 June	2 – 13 November
Results released	1 July	2 December
Important dates for new Malaysian students
Course fee settlement	6 February	10 July
Late admission and fee settlement	20 February	24 July
Important dates for new international students
Applications close	22 December 2025	29 May
Last date for acceptance and payment to reach Curtin	5 January	5 June
Important dates for current students
Last date for course fee settlement (Late payment penalty: RM200)	16 February	17 July
Last date to add units and fee settlement for additional units (Late payment penalty: RM200)	20 February	24 July
Last date to withdraw unit without fee liabilities (Census date)	13 March	14 August
Last date to withdraw unit via eStudent	23 April	25 September
Re-enrolment commences	5 May	1 October

^{This page was last updated on 6 January 2026.}