| Pattern | Teaching Period | Code | Earliest Start | Latest Finish | Last Day to self-enrol via SIMO | Fee due date | Administrative date | Last date to withdraw without Financial penalty (Census) | Last date to withdraw without Academic Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summer Session, 2026 | 260 | 18 November 2025 | 28 February | Various: ECU Intranet | Enrolment dates : Enrolling in study units : My Studies : Student | 12 January | 12 January | 15 January | 22 January |
| Semester One, 2026 | 261 | 1 February | 30 June | 6 March | 11 March | 11 March | 1 April | 1 May | |
| Winter, 2026 | 26W | 1 June | 31 July | 3 June | 30 June | 30 June | 15 July | 20 July | |
| Semester Two, 2026 | 262 | 1 July | 31 December | 7 August | 12 August | 12 August | 1 September | 1 October | |
| 2 | Trimester One, 2026 | 26TR1 | 1 January | 30 April | 4 February | 17 January | 17 January | 15 February | 11 March |
| Trimester Two, 2026 | 26TR2 | 1 May | 31 August | 1 May | 30 May | 30 May | 15 June | 10 July | |
| Trimester Three, 2026 | 26TR3 | 1 September | 31 December | 3 September | 1 October | 1 October | 15 October | 11 November | |
| 3 | Term One, 2026 | 26TE1 | 1 January | 31 March | 1 January | 17 January | 17 January | 31 January | 25 February |
| Term Two, 2026 | 26TE2 | 1 April | 28 June | 3 April | 16 April | 16 April | 30 April | 26 May | |
| Term Three, 2026 | 26TE3 | 1 July | 30 September | 3 July | 17 July | 17 July | 31 July | 25 August | |
| Term Four, 2026 | 26TE4 | 1 October | 31 December | 2 October | 1 October | 1 October | 1 November | 26 November | |
| Term Five, 2026 | 26TE5 | 11 November | 7 February | Not applicable | 24 November | 24 November | 1 December | 31 December | |
| 4 | Full Year, 2026 | 26F | 1 February | 31 December | 24 February | 16 May | 16 May | 1 June | 31 July |
| VET Full Year, 2026 | 26VF | 1 January | 31 December | 6 March | 16 May | 16 May | 1 June | Refer to the Student Hub | |
| 5 | Practicum One, 2026 | 26PR1 | 1 March | 30 April | 24 February | 10 March | 10 March | 24 March | 6 April |
| Practicum Two, 2026 | 26PR2 | 1 April | 30 July | 24 March | 16 April | 16 April | 30 May | 12 June | |
| Practicum Three, 2026 | 26PR3 | 1 June | 31 July | 27 April | 30 May | 30 May | 19 June | 7 July | |
| Practicum Four, 2026 | 26PR4 | 22 June | 30 November | 17 June | 1 August | 1 August | 15 August | 28 September | |
| Practicum Five, 2026 | 26PR5 | 27 July | 20 November | 22 July | 31 July | 31 July | 14 August | 5 October | |
| Practicum Six, 2026 | 26PR6 | 1 October | 31 December | 26 August | 1 October | 1 October | 23 October | 27 October | |
| Practicum Seven, 2026 | 26PR7 | 1 February | 15 August | 6 March | 12 March | 12 March | 31 March | 4 May | |
| Practicum Eight, 2026 | 26PR8 | 1 July | 1 March | 7 August | 13 August | 13 August | 15 September | 15 October | |
| 6 | Split Full , 2026 | 26SY | 1 July | 30 June | 31 July | 15 September | 15 September | 30 September | 24 February |
| 7 | Accelerated Online 1, 2026 | 26AC1 | 19 January | 8 March | 16 January | 19 January | 19 January | 29 January | 3 February |
| Accelerated Online 2, 2026 | 26AC2 | 16 March | 3 May | 13 March | 16 March | 16 March | 26 March | 31 March | |
| Accelerated Online 3, 2026 | 26AC3 | 11 May | 28 June | 8 May | 11 May | 11 May | 21 May | 26 May | |
| Accelerated Online 4, 2026 | 26AC4 | 6 July | 23 August | 3 July | 6 July | 6 July | 16 July | 21 July | |
| Accelerated Online 5, 2026 | 26AC5 | 31 August | 18 October | 28 August | 31 August | 31 August | 10 September | 15 September | |
| Accelerated Online 6, 2026 | 26AC6 | 26 October | 13 December | 23 October | 26 October | 26 October | 5 November | 10 November |