Academic Calendar


Academic calendar

PBC’s academic year has three 12-week trimesters.

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

You can view the next trimester’s timetable here.

Trimester 1
6 Feb 2023 Week 1 Orientation: Mon 6th Feb
13 Feb 2023 Week 2
20 Feb 2023 Week 3
27 Feb 2023 Week 4 Census Date Fri 3rd March
6 Mar 2023 Week 5 Labour Day 6th March
13 Mar 2023 Week 6
20 Mar 2023 Week 7
27 Mar 2023 Week 8
3 Apr 2023 Week 9 Good Friday 7th April
10 Apr 2023 Trimester Break Easter Monday 10th April
17 Apr 2023 Trimester Break
24 Apr 2023 Week 10 ANZAC Day Tuesday 25th April
 1 May 2023 Week 11
8 May 2023 Week 12
Trimester 2
22 May 2023 Week 1 Orientation: Mon 22nd May
29 May 2023 Week 2
5 Jun 2023 Week 3 WA Day, Monday 5th June
12 Jun 2023 Week 4 Census Date Fri 16th June
19 Jun 2023 Week 5
26 Jun 2023 Week 6
3 Jul 2023 Trimester Break
10 Jul 2023 Trimester Break
17 Jul 2023 Week 7
24 Jul 2023 Week 8
31 Jul 2023 Week 9
 7 Aug 2023 Week 10
 14 Aug 2023 Week 11
 21 Aug 2023 Week 12
Trimester 3
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
19 Feb 2024 Week 2

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During Wks 5-10 Withdrawn Full Fees
During Wks 11-12 Withdrawn Fail Full Fees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 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

Additional subjects: Can be added up to the end of Week 3
Subject transfers: Can be made up to the end of Week 3