Important Dates — 2001
| Monday 22 January | Supplementary/deferred examinations begin |
| Friday 2 February | Supplementary/deferred examinations end |
| Friday 9 February | Publication of supplementary/deferred results |
| Monday 19 February | Orientation Week begins |
| Monday 26 February | First semester begins |
| Friday 9 March | Last date for all students (domestic and international) to add or substitute first semester subjects or full-year subjects without approval of subject coordinator |
| Friday 30 March | Last date for all students (domestic and international) to withdraw from first semester subjects without HECS or tuition fee penalty |
| Saturday 31 March | Last date for full refund of Association Services Fee if enrolled for first semester or full-year subjects HECS Census Date (first semester) |
| Friday 20 April | Last date for all students (domestic and international) to withdraw without academic penalty from first semester subjects Commemoration Day. Graduation Ceremony — Townsville — Faculty of Health, Life and Molecular Sciences. (Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre) |
| Saturday 21 April | Graduation Ceremonies — Townsville — Faculties of Arts, Education and Social Sciences; Law, Business and the Creative Arts; Science and Engineering. (Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre) |
| Sunday 22 April | Prize Presentation Ceremony — Townsville — all Faculties (Sir George Kneipp Auditorium) |
| Monday 23 April | Lecture recess begins |
| Friday 27 April | Lecture recess ends |
| Monday 30 April | First semester resumes |
| Friday 11 May | Prize Presentation Ceremony — Cairns — all Faculties (Crowther Theatre) |
| Saturday 12 May | Graduation Ceremony — Cairns — all Faculties (Cairns Convention Centre) |
| Friday 1 June | First semester ends |
| Monday 4 June | Study vacation begins |
| Friday 8 June | Study vacation ends |
| Tuesday 12 June | Examinations begin |
| Friday 29 June | Examinations end |
| Monday 2 July | Vacation begins |
| Wednesday 4 July | Townsville Show Holiday (public holiday, Townsville campus) |
| Monday 16 July | Publication of first semester results for all Faculties to begin from this date |
| Friday 20 July | Cairns Show Holiday (public holiday, Cairns campus) |
| Monday 23 July | Orientation Week begins for students (domestic and international) who commence studies in second semester |
| Friday 27 July | Vacation ends |
| Monday 30 July | Second semester begins |
| 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19 August | Supplementary/deferred examinations from first semester |
| Friday 10 August | Last date for all students (domestic and international) to add or substitute second semester subjects without approval of subject coordinator |
| Friday 24 August | Last date for all
students (domestic and international) to withdraw without academic penalty
from full-year subjects Publication of supplementary/deferred results from first semester |
| Thursday 30 August | Last date for all students (domestic and international) to withdraw from second semester and full-year subjects without HECS or tuition fee penalty |
| Friday 31 August | Last date for full refund of Association Services Fee if enrolled for second semester only or half refund if enrolled in full year subjects HECS Census Date (second semester) |
| Friday 21 September | Last date for withdrawal without academic penalty from second semester subjects. Last date for half refund of Association Services Fee if enrolled for second semester |
| Monday 24 September | Lecture recess begins |
| Friday 28 September | Lecture recess ends |
| Monday 1 October | Second semester resumes |
| Friday 2 November | Second semester ends |
| Monday 5 November | Study vacation begins |
| Friday 9 November | Study vacation ends Due date for lodging Application for Enrolment forms for continuing students for 2002 |
| Monday 12 November | Examinations begin |
| Friday 30 November | Examinations end |
| Monday 17 December | Publication of results for all Faculties to begin from this date |