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Activity Principal Date

Trimester 1: GSB Orientation
(specific orientation dates will be
11 - 23 January
communicated to students for different GSB
Cohorts)
PDLP: Deadline for late registration and
15 January
adding of courses
PDLP: Orientation and lectures commence
18 January
Invoice available on SOLS
Trimester 1: Deadline for adding courses 24 January
Trimester 1: Lectures commence and Invoice 25 January
available on SOLS
Trimester 1: Deadline for withdrawal from 29 January
trimester 1 courses with no financial penalty
PDLP: Deadline for withdrawal of courses
29 January
with no financial penalty
PDLP: Deadline for payment of fees 12 February
Trimester 1: Deadline for Payment of
Trimester 1 fees 19 February
Trimester 1: Late Payment of Fee Period
Start: Students who have not paid their fees
in full will be required to clear all outstanding 20 February – 19 March
fees and a Late Payment fee of FJ$125.00
within the 1st four (4) weeks.
Pacific TAFE: Application for admission
closing date for programmes on scope of
20 February
registration under Australian Skills Quality
Authority
Semester 1: Orientation and Academic 22 - 26 February
Advisory week; Registration continues
Semester 1: Deadline for registration for all
campuses. Students who register for courses 26 February
after this date will be charged a late
registration fee.
Semester1: Deadline for late application for
admission; Deadline for students applying to 26 February
resume studies within five semesters of last
registration
Semester 1: Lectures commence and Invoice
available on SOLS 01 March
Semester 1: Deadline for applications for 05 March
change of programme
Pacific TAFE: Last day of Registration for
programmes on scope of registration under 05 March
Australian Skills Quality Authority (No late
Registrations)

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Pacific TAFE: Semester 1: Application for 10 March

Admission Closing Date
Semester 1: Deadline for late registration;
Deadline for adding of courses for those who
registered within the registration period (no 12 March
fee charged for this cohort); Deadline for
transfer of campuses
Pacific TAFE: Semester 1: Last Day of 12 March
Registration (No late Registrations)
Pacific TAFE Semester 1: Last day of
withdrawal of courses without incurring any
tuition fees from programmes on scope of 19 March
registration under Australian Skills Quality
Authority
Semester 1: Deadline for dropping of courses
without incurring any tuition fee. Any courses 19 March
dropped after this date will incur the full
tuition fee.
Trimester 1: Late Payment of Fee Period
continue: Students who have not paid their
fees in full by this date will be liable for Late
Payment fee as follows: 20 March
 $150.00 (next 4 weeks after 20
March).
 $200.00 thereafter.
Semester 1: Deadline for payment of 26 March
semester 1 fees for all campuses
PDLD: Deadline for Late Registration and
adding of courses 26 March
PDLP: Deadline for all students to withdraw
from courses they do not wish to be assessed 26 March
in
PDLD: Lectures commence 29 March (30 weeks)
Pacific TAFE Semester 1: Deadline for 09 April
payment of semester 1 fees for all campuses
PDLD: Deadline for withdrawal of courses 09 April
with no financial penalty
Trimester 1: Lectures end.
Deadline for students to withdraw from 09 April
courses they do not wish to be assessed in.

Trimester 1: Study week and Examination 10 – 23 April

period

MID-SEMESTER BREAK: 17 APRIL – 09 MAY

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Laucala Campus Graduation 22 April

Laucala Campus Graduation 23 April
PDLD: Deadline for Payment of Fees 23 April
TRIMESTER 1 BREAK: 24 April - 16 May 2021

PDLP: 1st Intake Placement Commences 26 April

Alafua Campus Graduation 30 April
Emalus campus Graduation 07 May
Trimester 2: Deadline for adding courses 16 May
Trimester 2: Lectures commence and Invoice 17 May
available on SOLS
Trimester 2: Deadline for withdrawal from
trimester 2 courses with no financial penalty 21 May
PDLP: Last day for Placement 21 May
Trimester 2: Deadline for Payment of
11 June
trimester 2 fees
Trimester 2: Late Payment of Fee Period
start: Students who have not paid their fees
in full will be required to clear all outstanding 12 June – 09 July
fees and a Late Payment fee of FJ$125.00
within the 1st four (4) weeks.
PDLP: Last Day for Lectures 18 June
PDLP: 2nd Intake Application deadline 25 June
Semester 1: Last day of lectures 25 June
Semester 1: Study Week 26 June – 04 July
Semester 1: Deadline for students to
withdraw from courses they do not wish to 02 July
be assessed in.
Semester 1: Examination Period 05 – 16 July
Trimester 2: Late Payment of Fee Period
continue: Students who have not paid their
fees in full by this date will be liable for Late
Payment fee as follows: 10 July
 $150.00 (next 4 weeks after 10 July)
 $200.00 thereafter.

MID YEAR BREAK 17 July – 08 August (3 Weeks)

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Trimester 2: Lecture end

Deadline for students to withdraw from 30 July

Trimester 2 courses for which they do not
want to be assessed in
PDLP: Deadline for late registration (adding 30 July
of courses)
Trimester 2: Study week and Examination
period 31 July – 13 August

Semester 2: Academic Advisory week; 02 – 06 August

Registration continues
PDLP: Orientation and Lectures Commence
02 August
Invoice available on SOLS
Semester 2: Deadline for application for
admission from students new to USP, and
students applying after a lapse of six 02 August
semesters. Applications received after this
date will incur a late application fee
Semester 2: Deadline for application to
resume studies from student applying within 04 August
five semesters since they were last registered
Semester 2: Deadline for registration for all
campuses. Students who register for courses 06 August
after this date will be charged a late
registration fee.
Semester 2: Lectures commence and Invoice 09 August
available on SOLS
PDLP: Deadline for withdrawal of courses 13 August
with no financial penalty
Semester 2: Deadline for applications for 13 August
change of programme

TRIMESTER 2 BREAK: 14 - 29 August 2021

Pacific TAFE Semester 2: Application for

Admission Closing Date 18 August
Semester 2: Deadline for applications for
campus transfer.
Deadline for late registration; Deadline for 20 August
adding of courses for those who registered
within the registration period (no fee charged
for this cohort).
Pacific TAFE Semester 2: Last day of
withdrawal of courses without incurring any 20 August
tuition fees from programmes on scope of

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registration under Australian Skills Quality

Authority

PDLP: Deadline for Payment of fees 27 August

Semester 2: Deadline for dropping courses
without incurring any tuition fee. Any courses 27 August
dropped after this date will incur the full
tuition fee
Pacific TAFE Semester 2: Last day of
withdrawal of courses without incurring any
tuition fees from programmes on scope of 27 August
registration under Australian Skills Quality
Authority
Trimester 3: Deadline for adding courses 29 August
Trimester 3: lectures commence and 30 August
Invoices available via SOLS
Trimester 3: Last day for withdrawal from 03 September
trimester 3 courses with no financial penalty
Semester 2 : Deadline for payment of 03 September
semester 2 fees for all campuses
PDLP: Deadline for all students to withdraw
from courses they do not wish to be assessed 01 October
in
Pacific TAFE Semester 2: Deadline for 17 September
payment of semester 2 fees for all campuses
Trimester 3: Deadline for Payment of
24 September
trimester 3 fees
Trimester 3: Late Payment of Fee Period
start: Students who have not paid their fees
in full will be required to clear all outstanding 25 September – 22 October
fees and a Late Payment fee of FJ$125.00
within the 1st four (4) weeks

MID-SEMESTER BREAK: 25 September – 03 October

Niue Campus Graduation 22 October

Trimester 3: Late Payment of Fee Period
continue: Students who have not paid their
fees in full by this date will be liable for Late
Payment fee as follows: 23 October
 $150.00 (next 4 weeks after 23
October)
 $200.00 thereafter.
Solomon Campus Graduation 29 October

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Tonga Campus Graduation 05 November

PDLD: Last day for Lectures 05 November
PDLP: 2nd Intake Placement Commences 08 November
Trimester 3: Lectures end

Deadline for students to withdrawal from 12 November

Trimester 3 courses for which they do not
want to be assessed in
Trimester 3: Study week and Examination
13 - 26 November
period
Semester 2: Last day of classes 19 November
Semester 2: Study Week 20 - 28 November
Semester 2: Deadline for students to
withdraw from courses they do not wish to 26 November
be assessed in.
Semester 2: Examination Period 19 November – 10 December
PDLP: Last day for Placement 03 December
Summer Flexi School Period 04 December
PDLP: Deadline for first intake 2022 27 December
PDLP: Last day for Lectures 31 December