Census dates and teaching periods
The census date is the last day:
- before you become liable for fees for the units in which you're enrolled
- you can withdraw from a unit without Withdrawn showing on your academic record (there are some exceptions).
You have until 11.59pm (Melbourne time) on the census date to withdraw from units without financial or academic penalty.
If you withdraw from a unit after a certain date, your academic record may show Withdrawn or Withdrawn Fail. You should understand how census and withdrawal dates can affect your fees and academic record. For more information, see:
Check for variations
Dates may vary by faculty so be sure to check with your faculty or on their website to confirm dates. Some units also have different deadlines to withdraw without financial or academic penalties. For details, see non-standard unit withdrawal dates.
The deadline to add units to your enrolment is earlier than withdrawing.
For on-campus units, you have up until the end of the first two weeks of the teaching period.
Check the details at add or withdraw from units.
Standard census dates for the most common teaching periods
Teaching period | Code | Teaching period starts | Census date | Withdrawn Late starts | Withdrawn Fail starts | Teaching period ends. Last day to withdraw units |
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Financial penalties apply Academic penalties apply to some teaching periods | ||||||
Summer semester B Varies by faculty | SSB-01 | 1 Jan 2024 | 17 Jan 2024 | 18 Jan 2024 | 29 Jan 2024 | 16 Feb 2024 |
Semester one | S1-01 | 26 Feb 2024 | 31 Mar 2024 |
3 Apr 2024 Adjusted due to Easter | 16 Apr 2024 | 24 May 2024 |
Full-year | FY-01 | 26 Feb 2024 | 2 May 2024 | 3 May 2024 | 16 Jul 2024 | 18 Oct 2024 |
Winter semester Varies by faculty | WS-01 | 17 Jun 2024 | 23 Jun 2024 | 24 Jun 2024 | 2 Jul 2024 | 12 Jul 2024 |
Semester two | S2-01 | 22 Jul 2024 | 31 Aug 2024 | 1 Sep 2024 | 10 Sep 2024 | 18 Oct 2024 |
November intake – Australia Varies by faculty | NOV12 | 28 Oct 2024 | 3 Dec 2024 | 4 Dec 2024 | 19 Dec 2024 | 24 Jan 2025 |
Summer semester A Varies by faculty | SSA-02 | 1 Nov 2024 | 5 Dec 2024 | 6 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | 14 Feb 2025 |
Non-standard unit withdrawal dates
Some units have different withdrawal dates, which are known as the Withdrawn Early date. This deadline acts as the census date and is the last day to withdraw without financial or academic penalty.
- Art, Design and Architecture summer and winter units
- Arts units
- Business and Economics units
- Education summer units
- Law undergraduate units
- Law graduate and Juris Doctor units
- Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences units
- Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences graduate units
- Flagship Rich Educational Experiences
There may be other non-standard unit withdrawal dates. If you're unsure, check with your faculty.
Census dates for 2024 teaching periods (sorted by census date)
Use this search to find a teaching period or code in the table.
Teaching period | Code | Teaching period starts | Census date | Withdrawn Late starts | Withdrawn Fail starts | Teaching period ends. Last day to withdraw units |
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Financial penalties apply Academic penalties apply to some teaching periods | ||||||
Summer A – semester 1 | SS-S1-01 | 1 Nov 2023 | 17 Jan 2024 | 18 Jan 2024 | 27 Feb 2024 | 24 May 2024 |
Summer semester B | SSB-01 | 1 Jan 2024 | 17 Jan 2024 | 18 Jan 2024 | 29 Jan 2024 | 16 Feb 2024 |
Monash Online 1 | MO-TP1-01 | 8 Jan 2024 | 19 Jan 2024 | 20 Jan 2024 | 2 Feb 2024 | 19 Feb 2024 |
Term 1 | T1-57 | 1 Jan 2024 | 27 Jan 2024 | 28 Jan 2024 | 20 Feb 2024 | 31 Mar 2024 |
Monash Indonesia term 2 | MI-T2-6 | 15 Jan 2024 | 30 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2024 | 6 Feb 2024 | 25 Feb 2024 |
Trimester 1 | T1-58 | 8 Jan 2024 | 1 Feb 2024 | 2 Feb 2024 | 19 Mar 2024 | 10 May 2024 |
MBA 3 | MBA-TP3-01 | 17 Feb 2024 | 7 Mar 2024 | 8 Mar 2024 | 25 Mar 2024 | 20 Apr 2024 |
Monash Online 2 | MO-TP2-01 | 4 Mar 2024 | 15 Mar 2024 | 16 Mar 2024 | 29 Mar 2024 | 17 Apr 2024 |
Semester 1 (extended) | S1-32 | 22 Jan 2024 | 28 Mar 2024 | 29 Mar 2024 | 23 Apr 2024 | 21 Jun 2024 |
Semester 2 (northern) | S2-60 | 19 Feb 2024 | 28 Mar 2024 | 29 Mar 2024 | 16 Apr 2024 | 24 May 2024 |
Research Q1 | RES-Q1 | 1 Jan 2024 | 31 Mar 2024 | 1 Apr 2024 | 20 Feb 2024 | 31 Mar 2024 |
Semester one | S1-01 | 26 Feb 2024 | 31 Mar 2024 | 3 Apr 2024 Adjusted due to Easter | 16 Apr 2024 | 24 May 2024 |
MBA 1 | MBA-TP1-01 | 15 Apr 2024 | 1 May 2024 | 2 May 2024 | 9 May 2024 | 25 May 2024 |
Full-year (extended) | FY-32 | 22 Jan 2024 | 2 May 2024 | 3 May 2024 | 23 Jul 2024 | 22 Nov 2024 |
Full-year | FY-01 | 26 Feb 2024 | 2 May 2024 | 3 May 2024 | 16 Jul 2024 | 18 Oct 2024 |
Term 2 | T2-57 | 1 Apr 2024 | 2 May 2024 | 3 May 2024 | 21 May 2024 | 30 Jun 2024 |
Monash Online 3 | MO-TP3-01 | 6 May 2024 | 17 May 2024 | 18 May 2024 | 31 May 2024 | 14 Jun 2024 |
Monash Indonesia term 3 | MI-T3-6 | 6 May 2024 | 21 May 2024 | 22 May 2024 | 28 May 2024 | 16 Jun 2024 |
Trimester 2 | T2-58 | 13 May 2024 | 6 Jun 2024 | 7 Jun 2024 | 9 Jul 2024 | 16 Aug 2024 |
Winter semester | WS-01 | 17 Jun 2024 | 23 Jun 2024 | 24 Jun 2024 | 2 Jul 2024 | 12 Jul 2024 |
Research Q2 | RES-Q2 | 1 Apr 2024 | 30 Jun 2024 | 1 Jul 2024 | 21 May 2024 | 30 Jun 2024 |
Monash Online 4 | MO-TP4-01 | 1 Jul 2024 | 12 Jul 2024 | 13 Jul 2024 | 26 Jul 2024 | 9 Aug 2024 |
Term 3 | T3-57 | 1 Jul 2024 | 28 Jul 2024 | 29 Jul 2024 | 20 Aug 2024 | 30 Sep 2024 |
Monash Indonesia term 4 | MI-T4-6 | 22 Jul 2024 | 6 Aug 2024 | 7 Aug 2024 | 13 Aug 2024 | 1 Sep 2024 |
Semester 2 (extended) | S2-32 | 24 Jun 2024 | 10 Aug 2024 | 11 Aug 2024 | 24 Sep 2024 | 22 Nov 2024 |
Semester two | S2-01 | 22 Jul 2024 | 31 Aug 2024 | 1 Sep 2024 | 10 Sep 2024 | 18 Oct 2024 |
Monash Online 5 | MO-TP5-01 | 26 Aug 2024 | 6 Sep 2024 | 7 Sep 2024 | 20 Sep 2024 | 7 Oct 2024 |
Trimester 3 | T3-58 | 19 Aug 2024 | 13 Sep 2024 | 14 Sep 2024 | 22 Oct 2024 | 6 Dec 2024 |
MBA 2 | MBA-TP2-01 | 2 Sep 2024 | 20 Sep 2024 | 21 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2024 | 18 Oct 2024 |
Semester 2 – summer A | S2-SS-02 | 22 Jul 2024 | 28 Sep 2024 | 29 Sep 2024 | 26 Nov 2024 | 14 Feb 2025 |
Research Q3 | RES-Q3 | 1 Jul 2024 | 30 Sep 2024 | 1 Oct 2024 | 20 Aug 2024 | 30 Sep 2024 |
Semester 1 (northern) | S1-60 | 9 Sep 2024 | 7 Oct 2024 | 8 Oct 2024 | 29 Oct 2024 | 6 Dec 2024 |
Monash Indonesia term 1 | MI-T1-6 | 30 Sep 2024 | 16 Oct 2024 | 17 Oct 2024 | 22 Oct 2024 | 9 Nov 2024 |
Semester 2 – semester 1 | S2-S1-02 | 22 Jul 2024 | 23 Oct 2024 | 24 Oct 2024 | 21 Jan 2025 | 23 May 2025 |
Term 4 | T4-57 | 1 Oct 2024 | 31 Oct 2024 | 1 Nov 2024 | 26 Nov 2024 | 31 Dec 2024 |
Monash Online 6 | MO-TP6-01 | 21 Oct 2024 | 1 Nov 2024 | 2 Nov 2024 | 15 Nov 2024 | 29 Nov 2024 |
October intake – Malaysia | OCT-MY-01 | 21 Oct 2024 | 3 Dec 2024 | 4 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 17 Jan 2025 |
November intake – Australia | NOV12 | 28 Oct 2024 | 3 Dec 2024 | 4 Dec 2024 | 19 Dec 2024 | 24 Jan 2025 |
Summer semester A | SSA-02 | 1 Nov 2024 | 5 Dec 2024 | 6 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | 14 Feb 2025 |
Research Q4 | RES-Q4 | 1 Oct 2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | 1 Jan 2025 | 26 Nov 2024 | 31 Dec 2024 |
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