Sec Form 4 Filing - Newton Frederick James @ APOLLO EDUCATION GROUP INC - 2016-07-02

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Newton Frederick James 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol APOLLO EDUCATION GROUP INC [ APOL] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP, Chief HR Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 4025 S. RIVERPOINT PKWY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 07/02/2016 (Street) PHOENIX, AZ85040 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock 07/02/2016 F( 1 ) 1,094 D $ 9.1 41,228 ( 2 ) ( 3 ) D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Newton Frederick James 4025 S. RIVERPOINT PKWY PHOENIX, AZ85040 SVP, Chief HR Officer Signatures By Gregory J. Iverson for Frederick James Newton 07/06/2016 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Represents shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock withheld to satisfy the Issuer's tax withholding obligation upon the vesting of restricted stock units ("RSUs") and the issuance of the underlying shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock. ( 2 )Includes (i) 16,551 shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock subject to RSUs granted August 12, 2014 and (ii) 14,084 shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock subject to RSUs granted August 13, 2013. The 16,551 shares listed in (i) above will be issued when those units vest in a series of three successive equal installments upon the Reporting Person's continuation in service with the Issuer through each of the August 12, 2016, August 12, 2017, and August 12, 2018 vesting dates. (footnote continued below) ( 3 )(continued from footnote 2 above) The 14,084 shares listed in (ii) above will be issued when those units vest in a series of two successive equal installments upon the Reporting Person's continuation in service with the Issuer through each of the August 13, 2016 and August 13, 2017 vesting dates. The August 12, 2014 and August 13, 2013 RSUs are also subject to accelerated vesting in the event the Reporting Person's employment terminates under certain specified circumstances during the service-vesting period. All of the RSUs are subject to accelerated vesting upon certain changes in ownership or control of the Issuer.

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