Key Dates

The Bachelor degrees at Collarts are offered over six trimesters and can be completed in two years of full-time study or four years of part-time study. Full-time study generally requires students to be on campus 2–4 days a week, with the exception of our online-only courses.

The Diplomas* at Collarts are offered over two trimesters of full-time study, or can be completed in four trimesters of part-time study.

*For the Diploma of Entertainment Journalism and Diploma Animation & VFX, full-time study is three trimesters, or can be completed in six trimesters of part-time study. Full time study generally requires students to be on campus 2–4 days a week.

For the Graduate Certificate in Higher Education (Creative Arts), Semester 1 of 2025 begins in March with on-campus intensive dates to be confirmed.*

Key Dates – Upcoming Intakes

Trimester 2, 2025 (May intake)
  • ADMISSION KEY DATES - Applications closing soon, Friday 13th June 2025
  • ORIENTATION WEEK- Starts Monday 26th May 2025
  • TEACHING PERIOD - Classes start on Monday 2nd June 2025
  • CENSUS DATE - Census date is Friday 20th June 2025 (last date to finalise the unit enrolments).
Trimester 3, 2025 (September intake)
  • ADMISSION KEY DATES - Applications are now open
  • ORIENTATION WEEK- Starts Monday 8th September 2025
  • TEACHING PERIOD - Classes start on Monday 15th September 2025
  • CENSUS DATE - Census date is Friday 3rd October 2025 (last date to finalise the unit enrolments).
Trimester 1, 2026 (February intake)
  • VTAC APPLICATIONS - Timely applications open via VTAC website on Monday 28th July 2025 and close on Monday 29th September 2025. 
  • ADMISSION KEY DATES - Direct applications close Friday 13th February 2026
  • ORIENTATION WEEK- Starts Monday 26th January 2026
  • TEACHING PERIOD - Classes start on Monday 2nd February 2026
  • CENSUS DATE - Census date for Trimester 1, 2026 is Friday 20th February 2026 (last date to finalise the unit enrolments).

 

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