Here you will find all significant dates, including when to apply, enrol or withdraw for the course of your choice. There's also TAFE holidays and term breaks, school terms and public holidays.
Semester 1, 2024 applications
Please note Unless indicated, the following information relates to Vocational Education and Training (VET) studies.
Select this link for further information on how to apply and enrol
Applications for main intake, and change of preferences for all courses, are now closed.
After this time, you can apply via our late or waitlist applications.
Note Late applications close Friday 15 December 2023
You can change your preferences by logging in via tasonline.tafe.wa.edu.au
Up to this date, you can:
- add new preferences, for any course;
- change the order of the preferences;
- cancel preferences; or
- change the campus of an existing preference.
Competitive courses
Wednesday 6 December 2023
Offers can be viewed online at tasonline.tafe.wa.edu.au and will be emailed from 12 pm.
Non-competitive courses
1 September 2023 to 27 January 2024
Offers are made throughout the intake for courses that are not competitive.
Offers are available online at tasonline.tafe.wa.edu.au and will be emailed.
Late applications open
Saturday 4 November 2023
Late applications will be accepted via tasonline.tafe.wa.edu.au for most courses, but some courses will no longer be available if filled through the main intake of applications. Students are encouraged to apply during the main intake to maximise the chance in gaining a place in their preferred course.
Late applications close
Friday 15 December 2023
Applications received after this date will be placed on the waitlist.
Late applications (competitive courses)
Wednesday 10 January to Friday 19 January 2024
Offers for late applications will be released as main intake enrolments are completed and available places are known. Students who do not receive an offer during this time will be placed on the waitlist.
Open Saturday 16 December 2023
Waitlist applications will be accepted for courses not filled through the main intake and late applications. Not all courses will be available during this period, and applications will only be considered if places are still available.
Close Friday 9 February 2024
No further offers will be issued after this date, and students who missed out are encouraged to apply in Semester 2, 2024.
The Census Date is the last date you can:
- Withdraw from your units and apply for a refund on fees you have paid#
- Submit an application for a VET Student Loan for your enrolment*
- Withdraw from your units without incurring a Commonwealth loan debt.
Please note
# Full refunds are only applicable to courses that are eligible for VET Student Loan.
# Partial refunds are applicable for certificate I – IV courses.
* VET Student Loan applications must be submitted at least 16 days prior to the census date for the first unit of your study and at least 16 days prior to the census date for subsequent units.
Important
Census dates may vary dependent upon what type of enrolment you have and when you enrolled.
Please check your confirmed enrolment form for the actual Census Date for your unit/s. Your enrolment record can be accessed via the student portal or on your enrolment summary sheet.
The census date for each unit will be calculated at no less than 20% of the way through the delivery of a unit.
Calendars
Note Semester dates can vary between portfolios, so please check with your teaching area for exact dates.
2023 Semester 1
Term 1 | 30 January - 6 April (10 weeks) |
Term 2 | 17 April - 23 June (10 weeks) |
2023 Semester 2
Term 3 | 17 July - 22 September (10 weeks) |
Term 4 | 2 October - 15 December (10 weeks) |
2024 Semester 1
Term 1 | 29 January - 5 April (10 weeks) |
Term 2 | 15 April - 21 June (10 weeks) |
2024 Semester 2
Term 3 | 15 July - 20 September (10 weeks) |
Term 4 | 30 September - 6 December (10 weeks) |
2023
New Year's Day | Sunday 1 January and Monday 2 January |
Australia Day | Thursday 26 January |
Labour Day | Monday 6 March |
Good Friday | Friday 7 April |
Easter Sunday | Sunday 9 April |
Easter Monday | Monday 10 April |
Anzac Day | Tuesday 25 April |
Western Australia Day | Monday 5 June |
King's Birthday | Monday 25 September |
Christmas Day | Monday 25 December |
Boxing Day | Tuesday 26 December |
2024
New Year's Day | Monday 1 January |
Australia Day | Friday 26 January |
Labour Day | Monday 4 March |
Good Friday | Friday 29 March |
Easter Sunday | Sunday 31 March |
Easter Monday | Monday 1 April |
Anzac Day | Thursday 25 April |
Western Australia Day | Monday 3 June |
King's Birthday | Monday 23 September |
Christmas Day | Wednesday 25 December |
Boxing Day | Thursday 26 December |
Dates may vary slightly from North Metropolitan TAFE. Further information and term dates for other years can be found on the Department of Education website.
2023
Term 1 | Wednesday 1 February - Thursday 6 April |
Term 2 | Monday 24 April - Friday 30 June |
Term 3 | Monday 17 July - Friday 22 September |
Term 4 | Monday 9 October - Thursday 14 December |
2024
Term 1 | Wednesday 31 January - Thursday 28 March |
Term 2 | Monday 15 April - Friday 28 June |
Term 3 | Monday 15 July - Friday 20 September |
Term 4 | Monday 7 October - Thursday 12 December |
Date |
Event |
Significance |
26 January |
Survival Day |
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13 February |
National Apology Day |
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21 February |
International Mother Language Day |
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Third Thursday of March |
National Close the Gap Day |
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21 March |
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination |
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5 April, 1997 |
“Bringing Them Home” Stolen Generations 1997 report was released. |
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15 April, 1991 |
Aboriginal Deaths in Custody report by the Royal Commission was released. |
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1 May, 1946 |
Pilbara Aboriginal Stockmen’s Strike |
Hundreds of Aboriginal pastoral workers left their work for better pay and conditions in May 1946, paralysing sheep stations. The strike was organised with no phones or radios and lasted until 1949, the longest strike in Australia's history. |
26 May |
National Sorry Day |
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27 May |
Anniversary of the 1967 referendum |
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29 May |
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27 May – 3 June | National Reconciliation Week |
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3 June |
Mabo Day |
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11 June 1988 |
Baruna Statement |
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21 June, 2007 |
Prime Minister John Howard declares the Northern Territory Intervention. |
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First week of July |
NAIDOC Week |
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4 August |
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day |
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9 August |
UN’s International Day of Indigenous Peoples |
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First Wednesday of September |
Indigenous Literacy Day |
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26 October 1985 |
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30 October 1975 |
Racial Discrimination Act takes effect. |
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