Platinum status for LGBTQIA+ inclusion
We’ve been recognised as a Platinum Tier organisation at the 2026 LGBTQ+ Inclusion Awards, in recognition of our sustained efforts fostering diversity, inclusion and belonging. We're the first university in Australia to achieve Platinum status for both our institution and our sporting entities.
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Key dates
| Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kickstart | 16-Feb-26 | 20-Jul-26 | |
| Classes Start | 23-Feb-26 | 27-Jul-26 | 14-Dec-26 |
| Last date to enrol via eStudent | 8-Mar-26 | 9-Aug-26 | 20-Dec-26 |
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Census date (Teaching census) | 20-Mar-26 | 21-Aug-26 | 24-Dec-26 |
| Mid-session break (Recess) | 6 — 19-Apr-26 | 21-Sept — 5-Oct-26 | 28-Dec-26 — 3-Jan-27 |
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Last date withdraw without fail | 28-Apr-26 | 28-Sep-26 | 31-Dec-26 |
| Classes resume | 20-Apr-26 | 6-Oct-26 | 4-Jan-27 |
| Classes end | 7-Jun-26 | 8-Nov-26 | 24-Jan-27 |
| Examinations | 9 — 26-Jun-26 | 9 — 27-Nov-26 | 25-Jan — 1-Feb-27 |
| Results | 9-Jul-26 | 10-Dec-26 | 11-Feb-27 |
Macquarie Business School
For students undertaking postgraduate coursework degrees at the Macquarie Business School.
| Term 1 | Term 2 | Term 3 | Term 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classes | 12-Jan-26 — 20-Mar-26 | 7-Apr-26 — 12-Jun-26 | 29-Jun-26 — 4-Sep-26 | 21-Sep-26 — 27-Nov-26 |
| Last date to enrol | 18-Jan-26 | 12-Apr-26 | 5-Jul-26 | 27-Sep-26 |
| Census date | 28-Jan-26 | 22-Apr-26 | 15-Jul-26 | 7-Oct-26 |
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Last date to withdraw without fail | 6-Mar-26 | 29-May-26 | 21-Aug-26 | 13-Nov-26 |
| Examinations | 23 — 29-Mar-26 | 15 — 21-Jun-26 | 7 — 13-Sept-26 | 30-Nov — 6-Dec-26 |
| Results | 2-Apr-26 | 26-Jun-26 | 18-Sep-26 | 11-Dec-26 |
Macquarie University College
| Term 1 | Term 2 | Term 3 | Term 4 | Term 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classes start | 23-Feb-26 | 11-May-26 | 27-Jul 26 | 6-Oct-26 | 14-Dec-26 |
| Classes finish | 10-Apr-26 | 26-Jun-26 | 11-Sep-26 | 27-Nov-26 | 29 Jan-27 |
| Last date to enrol | 22-Feb-26 | 10-May-26 | 26-Jul-26 | 4-Oct-26 | 13-Dec-26 |
| Census date | 13-Mar-26 | 29-May-26 | 14-Aug-26 | 23-Oct-26 | 8-Jan-27 |
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Last date to withdraw without fail | 27-Mar-26 | 12-Jun-26 | 28-Aug-26 | 6-Nov-26 | 22-Jan-27 |
| Examinations | 13 —17-Apr-26 | 29 Jun — 3-Jul-26 | 14 — 18-Sept 26 | 23 — 27-Nov 26 | 1 Feb — 5-Feb 27 |
| Results | 28-Apr-26 | 13-Jul-26 | 28-Sep-26 | 7-Dec-26 | 11-Feb-27 |
Global MBA
| Online 1 | Online 2 | Online 3 | Online 4 | Online 5 | Online 6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classes start | 12-Jan-26 | 9-Mar-26 | 4-May-26 | 29-Jun-26 | 24-Aug-26 | 19-Oct-26 |
| Classes finish | 22-Feb-26 | 19-Apr-26 | 14-Jun-26 | 9-Aug-26 | 4-Oct-26 | 29-Nov-26 |
| Last date to enrol | 9-Jan-26 | 6-Mar-26 | 1-May-26 | 26-Jun-26 | 21-Aug-26 | 16-Oct-26 |
| Census date | 21-Jan-26 | 18-Mar-26 | 13-May-26 | 8-Jul-26 | 2-Sep-26 | 28-Oct-26 |
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Last date to withdraw without fail | 28-Jan-26 | 25-Mar-26 | 20-May-26 | 15-Jul-26 | 9-Sep-26 | 4-Nov-26 |
| Results | 5-Mar-26 | 30-Apr-26 | 25-Jun-26 | 20-Aug-26 | 15-Oct-26 | 16-Dec-26 |
Welcome to Country
The Welcome to Country, orated by Aunty Julie Janson acknowledges the traditional custodians of the Macquarie University Land and pays respect to Elders past, present and future. The video highlights the cultural significance of the Land on which the University is situated, belonging to the Wallumattagal clan of the Darug Nation, whose cultures and customs have nurtured, and continue to nurture, this land, since the Dreamtime.