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Important dates

Key dates for 2013 TAFE SA Admissions

Semester 1, 2013 (courses starting in Term 1 and Term 2)

2013

Fridays from 8 Feb
Weekly offers - Made each Friday through 24 May
Tue 30 Apr
TABS: Last date to undertake the TAFE SA Assessment of Basic Skills in support of a
Semester 1, 2013 application
Fri 10 May
Most Semester 1 courses close. Some non-competitive courses that do not have any course admission requirements (CAR) will remain open untl 17 May.
Fri 17 May
Semester 1 applications close. Last date to submit or change preferences in a Semester 1 application. Immediate offers can be made until midnight.
Fri 24 May
Final Semester 1 Offer Round. Offers available online from 9.00 am

Semester 2, 2013 (courses starting in Term 3 and Term 4)

2013

Mon 27 May
Applications open for Semester 2 courses
Wed 12 Jun
Equal Consideration. Applications submitted by this date are guaranteed equal consideration.
Change of Preference (COP). Course preferences added after this date are not guaranteed equal consideration.
Thu 20 Jun TABS: Last date to undertake the TAFE SA Assessment of Basic Skills for consideration in the main July offer round.
Tue 25 Jun Change of Preference (COP). Course preferences cannot be added, removed or re-ordered in submitted applications from midnight until Monday 1 July.
Wed 26 Jun-Fri 28 Jun
Main processing. SATAC conducts processing for the main July offer round. Some services will be unavailable for short periods.
Mon 1 Jul
Main July Offer Round. Offers available online from 9.00 am
Thu 4 Jul
TABS: Last date to undertake the TAFE SA Assessment of Basic Skills for consideration in the late July offer round.
Tue 9 Jul
Change of Preference (COP) – Course preferences cannot be added, removed or re-ordered in submitted applications from midnight until Mon 15 July.
Wed 10 Jul - Fri 12 Jul
Late Processing. SATAC conducts processing for the late July offer round. Some services will be unavailable for short periods.
Mon 15 Jul
Late July Offer Round. Offers available online from 9.00 am
Fri 19 Jul
Further Offers. Made each Friday from 19 Jul

Important Information

  • Non-school leavers and current school students apply via the TAFE SA website. Read more on how to apply for Award courses.
  • There is no application fee

Academic year dates


  2012 2013 2014 2015
Semester 1  Term 1
30 Jan - 5 Apr 29 Jan - 12 Apr 28 Jan - 11 Apr 27 Jan - 10 Apr
 Term 2
23 Apr - 29 Jun 29 Apr - 5 Jul 28 April - 4 Jul 27 Apr - 3 Jul
Semester 2  Term 3
16 Jul - 21 Sep 22 Jul - 27 Sep 21 Jul - 26 Sep 20 Jul - 25 Sep
 Term 4
8 Oct - 14 Dec 14 Oct - 13 Dec 13 Oct - 12 Dec 12 Oct - 11 Dec