Principal dates 2015
Dates for Australian campuses
- Census dates - unit discontinuation dates for all teaching periods
- Allocate+ dates - timetable entry and adjustment
- Principal dates archive
Exceptions
Summer and winter semester
The dates for summer and winter semester vary from unit to unit. For more information, see our summer and winter units page.
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Science
Teaching periods for Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
Other campuses and locations
For overseas dates, see Malaysia and South Africa.
| January | |
|---|---|
| Mon 05 | University reopens |
| Wed 07 | Fee Statement for semester one published in the Web Enrolment System (WES) |
| Thu 15 | Census date for teaching period: summer A (semester 1) (SS-S1-01) |
| Thu 15 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for SA-HELP incurred in 2014 |
| Thu 15 | Last day to apply to graduate at a ceremony in Malaysia in April; Australia in May; or China in June |
| Thu 15 | Census date for teaching period: summer semester B (SSA-01). Teaching and penalty dates vary. To check the dates for your unit, see exceptions on this page |
| Fri 16 | Enrolments for VTAC (round one - postgraduate) students |
| Thu 22 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for: summer semester A (SSA-02) |
| Fri 23 | Enrolments begin for VTAC (round one - undergraduate) students |
| Fri 23 | Census date for teaching period: Monash online 1 (MO-TP1-01) |
| Mon 26 | Australia Day (University closed) |
| Tue 27 | Exams begin for deferred and supplementary (semester two 2014) |
| Tue 27 | Enrolments begin for VTAC (round two - postgraduate) students |
| Wed 28 | Enrolments end for VTAC (round two - postgraduate) students |
| Thu 29 | Enrolments end for VTAC (round one - undergraduate) students |
| Thu 29 | Last day to lodge disputed Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) for SA-HELP incurred in 2014 |
| Fri 30 | Exams end for deferred and supplementary (semester two 2014) |
| Sat 31 | Last day to apply to graduate at a ceremony in Malaysia in April or Australia in May (research masters and PhD students) |
| February | |
| Thu 05 | Last day to lodge disputed Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) for: summer semester A (SSA-02) |
| Thu 05 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for: summer A-semester 1 (SS-S1-01), summer semester B (SSB-01) and MO-TP1-01 (MO-1) |
| Mon 09 | Exams begin for summer semester |
| Tue 10 | Enrolments begin for VTAC (round two - undergraduate) students |
| Wed 11 | Exams end for summer semester |
| Wed 11 | Enrolments end for VTAC (round two - undergraduate) students |
| Fri 13 | Fees due for semester one (S1-01) |
| Fri 13 | Results released for deferred and supplementary (semester two 2014) |
| Sun 15 | Census date for teaching periods: term 1 (T1-57) and trimester 1 (T1-58) |
| Mon 16 | Enrolments begin for international students |
| Thu 19 | Enrolments end for international students |
| Thu 19 | Last day to lodge disputed Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) for: summer A-semester 1 (SS-S1-01), summer semester B (SSB-01) and MO-TP1-01 |
| Mon 23 | Orientation Week begins |
| Fri 27 | Orientation Week ends |
| Fri 27 | Last day to add off-campus semester one or full-year units |
| March | |
| Mon 02 | Results released for summer semester |
| Mon 02 | Semester one begins |
| Thu 05 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for: term 1 (T1-57) and trimester 1 (T1-58) |
| Sun 08 | Census date for teaching period: MBA1 (MBA-TP1-01) |
| Fri 13 | Last day to add on-campus semester one or full-year units |
| Thu 19 | Last day to lodge disputed Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) for: term 1 (T1-57) and trimester 1 (T1-58) |
| Fri 20 | Census date for teaching period: Monash online 2 (MO-TP2-01) |
| Sun 22 | Census date for teaching period: MBA2 (MBA-TP2-01) |
| Tue 31 | Last day to discontinue semester one units without 'withdrawn' showing on academic record or incurring fees |
| Tue 31 | Last day to discontinue full-year units without 'withdrawn' showing on academic record |
| Tue 31 | Census date for teaching periods: semester 1 (S1-01), semester 1-extended (S1-32), semester 2-northern (S2-60) and trimester A (TRI-A-29) |
| April | |
| Thu 02 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for: MBA-1 (MBA-TP1-01), MO-2 (MO-TP2-01) and MBA-2 (MBA-TP2-01) |
| Fri 03 | Good Friday (University closed). Mid-semester break begins |
| Sun 05 | Daylight saving ends: Turn clocks back one hour |
| Mon 06 | Easter Monday (University closed) |
| Tue 07 | Easter Tuesday (University closed) |
| Fri 10 | Mid-semester break ends |
| Thu 16 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for: semester 1 (S1-01), semester 1 (S1-01), semester 1 extended (S1-32), semester 2 northern (S2-60) and trimester A (TRI-A-29) |
| Thu 16 | Last day to lodge disputed Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) for: MBA-1 (MBA-TP1-01), MO-2 (MO-TP2-01) and MBA-2 (MBA-TP2-01) |
| Sat 25 | Anzac Day (University closed) |
| Mon 27 | Exam timetable published for semester one |
| Thu 30 | Census date for teaching periods: full-year (FY-01), full-year-extended (FY-32) and term 2 (T2-57). |
| Thu 30 | Last day to lodge disputed Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) for: semester 1 (S1-01) semester 1-extended (S1-32) and semester 2-northern (S2-60) and Trimester A (TRI-A-29) |
| May | |
| Mon 04 | Last day to discontinue semester one units with 'withdrawn' showing on academic record. Units discontinued after this date will show as ‘withdrawn fail’ |
| Thu 21 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for: full-year (FY-01), full-year-extended (FY-32) and term 2 (T2-57) |
| Fri 22 | Census date for teaching period: Monash online 3 (MO-TP3-01) |
| Wed 27 | Fee statement for semester two published in the Web Enrolment System (WES) |
| Fri 29 | Semester one ends |
| Fri 29 | Last day to discontinue semester one units with 'withdrawn fail' on academic record. Units cannot be discontinued after this date |
| Sun 31 | Last day to apply for 2015 mid-year postgraduate research scholarships |
| June | |
| Mon 01 | Swot Vac begins |
| Thu 04 | Last day to lodge disputed Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) for: full-year (FY-01), full-year-extended (FY-32) and (S1-32) and term 2 (T2-57) |
| Fri 05 | Swot Vac ends |
| Mon 08 | Exams begin for semester one |
| Thu 11 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) available on WES for MO-3 (MO-TP3-01) |
| Mon 22 | Census date for teaching period: MBA3 (MBA-TP3-01) |
| Thu 25 | Last day to lodge disputed Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) for MO-3 (MO-TP3-01) |
| Fri 26 | Exams end for semester one |
| Tue 30 | Census date for teaching period: trimester 2 (T2-58) |
| Tue 30 | Last day to apply to graduate at a ceremony in Australia in July (research masters and PhD students) |
| Tue 30 | Census date for teaching period: winter (WS-01). Teaching and penalty dates vary. To check the dates for your unit, see exceptions on this page |
| July | |
| Mon 13 | Results released for semester one |
| Mon 13 | Mid-year enrolments begin |
| Wed 15 | Last day to apply to graduate at a ceremony in Malaysia in November |
| Thu 16 | Mid-year enrolments end |
| Thu 16 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for: trimester 2 (T2-58), winter (WS-01) and MBA-3 (MBA-TP3-01) |
| Fri 17 | Fees due for semester two |
| Fri 17 | Census date for teaching period: Monash online 4 (MO-TP4-01) |
| Mon 20 | Mid-year Orientation Week begins |
| Fri 24 | Mid-year Orientation Week ends |
| Fri 24 | Last day to add off-campus semester two units |
| Mon 27 | Semester two begins |
| Wed 29 | Exam timetable published for deferred and supplementary (semester one and summer) |
| Thu 30 | Last day to lodge disputed Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) for Trimester 2 (T2-58), Winter (WS-01) and MBA-3 (MBA-TP3-01) |
| Fri 31 | Census date for teaching period: Trimester B (TRI-B-29) |
| August | |
| Mon 03 | Coursework scholarship applications open for 2016 |
| Mon 03 | Last day to discontinue full-year units with 'withdrawn' showing on academic record. Units discontinued after this date will show as a ‘fail’ |
| Fri 07 | Last day to add on-campus semester two units |
| Mon 10 | Exams begin for deferred and supplementary (semester one and summer) |
| Wed 12 | Census date for teaching period: MBA4 (MBA-TP4-01) |
| Thu 13 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) available on WES for MO-4 (MO-TP4-01) and Trimester B (TRI-B-29) |
| Fri 14 | Exams end for deferred and supplementary (semester one and summer) |
| Sat 22 | Last day to apply to graduate at a ceremony in Australia in July (Australia Awards students only); October; or December (International students and selected courses) |
| Mon 24 | Last day to discontinue semester two units without 'withdrawn' on academic record |
| Wed 26 | Results released for deferred and supplementary (semester one and summer) |
| Thu 27 | Last day to lodge disputed Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) for MO-4 (MO-TP4-01) |
| Thu 27 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) available on WES for MBA-4 (MBA-TP4-01) and Trimester B (TRI-B-29) |
| Mon 31 | Last day to discontinue semester two units without incurring fees |
| Mon 31 | Census date for teaching periods: semester 2 (S2-01), semester 2-extended (S2-32) and term 3 (T3-57) |
| September | |
| Thu 10 | Last day to lodge disputed Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) for MBA-4 (MBA-TP4-01) |
| Fri 11 | Census date for teaching period: Monash online 5 (MO-TP5-01) |
| Mon 21 | Exam timetable published for semester two |
| Wed 23 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for: semester 2 (S2-01), semester 2-extended (S2-32) and term 3 (T3-57) |
| Mon 28 | Mid-semester break begins |
| Mon 28 | Last day to discontinue semester two units with 'withdrawn' showing on academic record. Units discontinued after this date will show as ‘withdrawn fail’ |
| Tue 29 | Census date for teaching period: MBA5 (MBA-TP5-01) |
| Wed 30 | Census date for teaching periods: start semester 2-finish semester 1 (S2-S1-01), start semester 2-finish summer (S2-SS-01) and trimester 3 (T3-58) |
| October | |
| Thu 01 | Last day to lodge disputed Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) for: semester 2 (S2-01), semester 2-extended (S2-32) and term 3 (T3-57) |
| Thu 01 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) available on WES for MO-5 (MO-TP5-01) |
| Fri 02 | Mid-semester break ends |
| Fri 02 | Grand Final Friday (University closed) |
| Sun 04 | Daylight saving starts: Turn clocks forward one hour |
| Mon 12 | Re-enrolments 2016 (timely) begin |
| Mon 12 | University timetable for 2016 available |
| Thu 15 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for: start semester 2-finish semester 1 (S2-S1-01), start semester 2-finish summer A (S2-SS-02), trimester 3 (T3-58) and MBA-5 (MBA-TP5-01) |
| Thu 15 | Last day to lodge disputed Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) for MO-5 (MO-TP5-01) |
| Fri 23 | Semester two ends |
| Fri 23 | Last day to discontinue semester two or full year units with 'withdrawn fail' showing on academic record. Units cannot be discontinued after this date |
| Mon 26 | Swot Vac begins |
| Thu 29 | Last day for lodging disputed Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) for: start semester two - finish semester one (S2-S1-02), start semester two - finish summer A (S2-SS-02), trimester 3 (T3-58) and MBA-5 (MBA-TP5-01) |
| Fri 30 | Coursework scholarship applications for 2016 close |
| Fri 30 | Swot Vac ends |
| Sat 31 | Last day to apply for 2016 postgraduate research scholarships |
| Sat 31 | Census date for teaching period: term 4 (T4-57) and semester 1-northern (S1-60) |
| November | |
| Mon 02 | Exams begin for semester two |
| Fri 06 | Last day to submit supporting documents for 2016 coursework scholarship applications |
| Fri 06 | Census date for teaching period: Monash online 6 (MO-TP6-01) |
| Sun 15 | Census date for teaching period: trimester C (TRI-C-29) |
| Thu 19 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for: term 4 (T4-57) and semester 1-northern (S1-60) |
| Fri 20 | Exams end for semester two |
| Fri 27 | Re-enrolments 2016 (timely) end |
| Sat 28 | Re-enrolments 2016 (late) begin. A late fee will apply |
| December | |
| Thu 03 | Last day to lodge disputed Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) for: term 4 (T4-57) and semester 1-northern (S1-60) |
| Thu 03 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) available on WES for MO-6 (MO-TP6-01) and trimester C (TRI-C-29) |
| Fri 04 | Enrolments begin for VTAC (early round - undergraduate) students |
| Mon 07 | Results released for semester two |
| Tue 08 | Enrolments end for VTAC (early round - undergraduate) students |
| Fri 11 | Re-enrolments 2016 (late) end |
| Fri 11 | Exam timetable published for summer semesters |
| Thu 17 | Last day to lodge disputed Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) for MO-6 (MO-TP6-01) and trimester C (TRI-C-29) |
| Mon 21 | Exam timetable published for deferred and supplementary (semester two) |
| Wed 23 | University closed |
| Thu 31 | Census date for teaching period: summer A (SSA-02). Teaching and penalty dates vary. To check the dates for your unit, see exceptions on this page |
| Thu 31 | SA-HELP incurred date |