Academic Calendar


Academic calendar

PBC’s academic year has three 12-week trimesters. (10-week trimester from 2024)

Each face-to-face or online trimester has a one to two-week mid-trimester break, which coincides with the school holidays in Western Australia.

You can view the next trimester’s timetable here.

Trimester 3, 2023
11 Sep 2023 Week 1 Orientation: Mon 11h Sept
18 Sep 2023 Week 2
25 Sep 2023 Week 3
2 Oct 2023 Trimester Break Census Date Fri 6th Oct
9 Oct 2023 Week 4
16 Oct 2023 Week 5
23 Oct 2023 Week 6
30 Oct 2023 Week 7
6 Nov 2023 Week 8
13 Nov 2023 Week 9
20 Nov 2023 Week 10
27 Nov 2023 Week 11
 4 Dec 2023 Week 12
Summer Semester Starts

EoY Dinner (Thur 7th-Dec)

11 Dec 2023 EOY Break
 18 Dec 2023 EOY Break
 25 Dec 2023 EOY Break College Shut Down Week
1 Jan 2024 EOY Break
8 Jan 2024 EOY Break
15 Jan 2024 EOY Break
22 Jan 2024 EOY Break
29 Jan 2024 EOY Break
5 Feb 2024 EOY Break
Summer Semester Ends
Trimester 1, 2024
12 Feb 2024 Week 1 Orientation: Mon 12th Feb
19 Feb 2024 Week 2
26 Feb 2024 Week 3 Census Date Fri 1st March
4 Mar 2024 Week 4 Labour Day 4th March (WA)
11 Mar 2024 Week 5
18 Mar 2024 Week 6
25 Mar 2024 Week 7 Good Friday 29th Mar
1 Apr 2024 Trimester Break WA School Hols
8 Apr 2024 Week 8 WA School Hols
15 Apr 2024 Week 9
22 Apr 2024 Week 10 ANZAC Day Thur 25th April
29 Apr 2024 Finals Week
6 May 2024
13 May 2024 Graduation Thur 16th May
20 May 2024
Trimester 2, 2024
27 May 2024 Week 1 Orientation: Mon 27th May
3 Jun 2024 Week 2
10 Jun 2024 Week 3 Census Date Fri 14th June
17 Jun 2024 Week 4
24 Jun 2024 Week 5
1 Jul 2024 Trimester Break WA School Hols
8 Jul 2024 Trimester Break WA School Hols
15 Jul 2024 Week 6
22 Jul 2024 Week 7
29 Jul 2024 Week 8
5 Aug 2024 Week 9
 12 Aug 2024 Week 10
 19 Aug 2024 Finals Week
 26 Aug 2024
 2 Sep 2024
 9 Sep 2024
Trimester 3, 2024
16 Sep 2024 Week 1 Orientation: Mon 16h Sept
23 Sep 2024 Week 2 WA School Hols
30 Sep 2024 Trimester Break WA School Hols
7 Oct 2024 Week 3 Census Date Fri 11th Oct
14 Oct 2024 Week 4
21 Oct 2024 Week 5
28 Oct 2024 Week 6
4 Nov 2024 Week 7
11 Nov 2024 Week 8
18 Nov 2024 Week 9
25 Nov 2024 Week 10
2 Dec 2024 Finals Week
 9 Dec 2024 EOY Break EoY Dinner (Thur 12th-Dec)
16 Dec 2024 EOY Break
 23 Dec 2024 EOY Break College Shut Down Week
 30 Dec 2024 EOY Break
6 Jan 2025 EOY Break
13 Jan 2025 EOY Break
20 Jan 2025 EOY Break
27 Jan 2025 EOY Break
3 Feb 2025 EOY Break
Trimester 1, 2025
10 Feb 2025 Week 1
17 Feb 2025 Week 2
24 Feb 2025 Week 3

Changes to enrolment:

After the Census Date, any change of enrolment will appear on the transcript of the student.

The census date is the Friday of week four of the current semester of enrolment.

The following table outlines the transcript entry and financial obligations of students changing enrolments after the census date:

Withdrawal Week
Transcript Entry
Fees Payable
During Wks 1-4 Nil Nil
During Wks 5-10 Withdrawn Full Fees
During Wks 11-12 Withdrawn Fail Full Fees

Changes to enrolment:

After the Census Date, any change of enrolment will appear on the transcript of the student.

The census date is the Friday of week three of the current trimester of enrolment.

The following table outlines the transcript entry and financial obligations of students changing enrolments after the census date:

Withdrawal Week
Transcript Entry
Fees Payable
During Wks 1-3 Nil Nil
During Wks 4-9 Withdrawn Full Fees
During Wks 10-11 Withdrawn Fail Full Fees

 

Additional subjects: Can be added up to the end of Week 2
Subject transfers: Can be made up to the end of Week 2