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Sydney Conservatorium of Music Calendar 2020

Semester 2 2020 date changes

1 September 2020

Due to COVID-19, changes to the Semester 2 2020 dates, including teaching, exams and study break periods have changed.
For up-to-date information, please visit sydney.edu.au/dates.

The dates are now as follows:

  Date
Semester 2 24 August to 12 December
Semester 2 census date: 28 September
Pre-admission interviews 28 and 29 September; 14 and 15 December
Mid-semester break 6 to 9 October
Study vacation (STUVAC) 23 to 27 November
Recitals 2 November to 11 December
   
Open day Contact the Events Coordinator
Open Academy Visit openacademy.sydney.edu.au
Annual Christmas closedown Visit Annual-closedown (login required)

A PDF with the full Semester 2 dates are found on the Conservatorium intranet (login required).

Other University dates are found on the all staff intranet (login required).

Semester 1

Semester Week Week Beginning

Sydney Conservatorium of Music

Conservatorium Open Academy 

School Terms

 

30 Dec

1 Jan: New Year's Day

 

 

School holidays

  6 Jan    

School holidays

 

13 Jan

 

 

School holidays

 

20 Jan

27 Jan: Australia Day public holiday (in lieu)

    28 Jan: Term 1 begins
  3 Feb      
  10 Feb

 

10 Feb: Short Courses and Play at the Con Term 1 begins

 

  17 Feb

1st Year Orientation

22 Feb: Rising Stars and Kids at the Con Term 1 begins

 

1 24 Feb

Semester 1 begins

 

 

2

2 Mar

HDR coursework units begins  

 

3

9 Mar

 

 

 

4

16 Mar

     
5

23 Mar

31 Mar: HECS census deadline

 


6

30 Mar

 

2 Apr: Short Courses Term 1 ends

4 Apr: Rising Stars; Kids at the Con and Play at the Con Term 1 ends

 

7

6 Apr

10 Apr: Good Friday

 

 8 Apr: Kids at the Con Term 1 ends

9 Apr: Term 1 ends

 

13 Apr: Easter Monday

AVCC Common Week: Non-teaching week

 

School holidays

8

20 Apr

 

    School holidays
9 27 Apr: Anzac Day public holiday

Semester 1 resumes

 

 

 

27 Apr: Term 2 begins

 

10 4 May

Special Projects Week*

4 May: Short courses and Play at the Con Term 2 begins

 

11 11 May


16 May: Rising Stars and Kids at the Con Term 2 begins

 

12

18 May

 

 

 

 

13

25 May

 

 

 

14 1 Jun

STUVAC week

Performance Exams

 

 

15 8 Jun: Queen's Birthday

USyd Written Exams

Performance Exams

 

16 15 Jun

USyd Written Exams

Performance Exams

20 Jun: Semester 1 ends

 

 

  22 Jun      
  29 Jun  

27 Jun: Rising Stars Term 2 ends

29 Jun: Short Courses and Play at the Con Term 2 ends

3 Jul: Term 2 ends

* No academic classes in Special Projects Week (excluding MUSC coded units).

 

Semester 2

Semester Week

Week Beginning

Sydney Conservatorium of Music

Conservatorium Open Academy

School Terms

  6 Jul  

8 Jul: Kids at the Con Term 2 ends

School holidays
  13 Jul

 

  School holidays

 

20 Jul

 

 

20 Jul: term 3 begins

 

27 Jul


27 Jul: Short courses and Play at the Con Term 3 begins

1 Aug: Rising Stars and Kids at the Con term 3 begins

 

1

3 Aug

Semester 2 begins

7 Aug: Kids at the Con Terms 3 begins

10 Aug: Rising Stars Term 3 begins



2

10 Aug

   

3

17 Aug

   

4

24 Aug

29 Aug: Open Day

 

5

31 Aug

31 Aug: HECS Census deadline  

6

7 Sep

 

16 Sep: Kids at the Con Term 3 ends

17 Sep: Short Courses term 3 ends

19 Sep: Play at the Con Term 3 ends



7

14 Sep

 

 

 
8

21 Sep

 

26 Sep: Rising Stars Term 3 ends

25 Sep: Term 3 ends

 

28 Sep

Main Round Auditions (28 Sep-2 Oct)

AVCC Common Week, Non–teaching week

 

School holidays

9

5 Oct: Labour Day

6 Oct: Semester 2 resumes

7 Oct: Kids at the Con Term 4 begins

10 Oct: Rising Stars term 4 begins

School holidays

10

12 Oct

Special Projects Week 2*

12 Oct: Short Courses and Play at the Con Term 4 begins

12 Oct: Term 4 begins

11

19 Oct

 

 


12

26 Oct

 

 

13

2 Nov


 

14

9 Nov

STUVAC week

Performance Exams

   

15

16 Nov

USyd Written exams

Performance exams

23 Nov: Rising Stars and Kids at the Con Term 4 end

 

16

23 Nov

 

USyd Written Examinations

Performance Exams

28 Nov: Semester 2 ends

   
17

30 Nov

Auditions Week (30 Nov - 4 Dec)

3 Dec: Short Courses term 4 ends

5 Dec: Play at the Con term 4 ends

 
 

7 Dec


 

 

 

14 Dec

 

  18 Dec: Term 4 ends

* No academic classes in Special Projects Week (excluding MUSC coded units).