2016
Dates for Australian campuses
- Census dates - unit discontinuation dates for all teaching periods
- Principal dates archive
- Important dates home page
Exceptions
Summer and winter semester
The dates for summer and winter semester vary from unit to unit. For more information, check the 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 04 | University reopens |
| Tue 12 | Allocate+ preference entry: opens 10am for semester one (S1-01) |
| Wed 13 | Fee statement: available for semester one (S1-01) on the Web Enrolment System (WES) and sent to Monash student email account |
| Thu 14 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for SA-HELP incurred in 2015 |
| Fri 15 | Census date for teaching period: summer A - semester 1 (SS-S1-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| Fri 15 | Graduation: applications close for April in Malaysia, May in Australia, and June in China |
| Fri 15 | Census date for teaching period: summer semester B (SSB-01). Penalty and teaching dates vary. To check the dates for your unit, see exceptions on this page |
| Mon 18 | Enrolments: begin for VTAC (round one - postgraduate) students |
| Tue 19 | Enrolments: end for VTAC (round one - postgraduate) students |
| Thu 21 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for: summer semester A (SSA-02) |
| Fri 22 | Enrolments: begin for VTAC (round one - undergraduate) students |
| Fri 22 | Census date for teaching period: Monash online 1 (MO-TP1-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| Mon 25 | Enrolments: begin for VTAC (round two - postgraduate) students |
| Tue 26 | Public holiday: Australia Day (University closed) |
| Thu 28 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for SA-HELP incurred for units in 2015 |
| Fri 29 | Enrolments: end for VTAC (round two - postgraduate and round one - undergraduate) students |
| February | |
| Mon 01 | Exams: begin (deferred and supplementary) for semester two (S2-01) 2015 |
| Thu 04 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for summer semester A (SSA-02) |
| Thu 04 | 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) |
| Fri 05 | Exams: end (deferred and supplementary) for semester two (S2-01) 2015 |
| Tue 09 | Enrolments: begin for VTAC (round two - undergraduate) students |
| Wed 10 | Enrolments: end for VTAC (round two - undergraduate) students |
| Fri 12 | Fees due: for semester one (S1-01) |
| Mon 15 | Exams: begin for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2015 and summer semester B (SSB-01) 2016 |
| Mon 15 | Census date for teaching period: term 1 (T1-57) and trimester 1 (T1-58). Last day to discontinue units in these teaching periods without incurring fees |
| Mon 15 | Enrolments: begin for international students |
| Thu 18 | Exams: end for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2015 and summer semester B (SSB-01) 2016 |
| Thu 18 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for summer A-semester 1 (SS-S1-01), summer semester B (SSB-01) and MO-TP1-01 (MO-1) |
| Thu 18 | Allocate+ preference entry: closes 5pm for semester one (S1-01) |
| Fri 19 | Enrolments: end for international students |
| Fri 19 | Results: released (deferred and supplementary exams) for semester two (S2-01) 2015 |
| Mon 22 | Orientation Week: begins (dates and times vary for each campus) |
| Tue 23 | Allocate+ adjustment: opens 10am for semester one (S1-01) |
| Fri 26 | Orientation Week: ends |
| Fri 26 | Last day to add off-campus semester one (S1-01) or full-year (FY-01) units |
| Mon 29 | Semester one (S1-01) and full-year (FY-01) begins |
| March | |
| Mon 07 | Results: released for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2015 and summer semester B (SSB-01) 2016 |
| Tue 08 | Census date for teaching period: MBA1 (MBA-TP1-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| Thu 10 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for term 1 (T1-57) and trimester 1 (T1-58) |
| Fri 11 | Last day to add on-campus semester one (S1-01) or full-year (FY-01) units |
| Mon 14 | Allocate+ adjustment: closes 5pm for semester one (S1-01) Education students |
| Mon 14 | Allocate+ adjustment: closes 5pm for semester one (S1-01) Science students |
| Tue 15 | Allocate+ adjustment: closes 5pm for semester one (S1-01) Art, Design & Architecture and Business & Economics students |
| Fri 18 | Census date for teaching period: Monash online 2 (MO-TP2-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| Mon 21 | Allocate+ adjustment: closes 5pm for semester one (S1-01) Arts, Engineering, Information Technology, Medicine Nursing & Health Sciences and Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences students |
| Tue 22 | Census date for teaching period: MBA2 (MBA-TP2-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| Thu 24 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for term 1 (T1-57) and trimester 1 (T1-58) |
| Fri 25 | Public holiday: Good Friday (University closed) |
| Fri 25 | Mid-semester break: begins |
| Fri 25 | Allocate+ adjustment: closes 5pm for semester one (S1-01) Law students |
| Mon 28 | Public holiday: Easter Monday (University closed) |
| Tue 29 | Public holiday: Easter Tuesday (University closed) |
| Thu 31 | Last day to discontinue semester one (S1-01) and full-year (FY-01) units without 'withdrawn' showing on academic record |
| Thu 31 | Census date for teaching period: semester one (S1-01), semester one (extended) (S1-32), semester 2 (northern) (S2-60) and trimester A (TRI-A-29). Last day to discontinue units in these teaching periods without incurring fees |
| Thu 31 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for MBA-1 (MBA-TP1-01), MBA-2 (MBA-TP2-01) and MO-2 (MO-TP2-01) |
| April | |
| Fri 01 | Mid-semester break: ends |
| Sun 03 | Daylight saving ends: Turn clocks back one hour |
| Thu 14 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for MBA-1 (MBA-TP1-01), MBA-2 (MBA-TP2-01) and MO-2 (MO-TP2-01) |
| Thu 21 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for semester one (S1-01), semester one extended (S1-32), semester two northern (S2-60), trimester A (TRI-A-29) |
| Mon 25 | Public holiday: Anzac Day (University closed) |
| Tue 26 | Exam timetable published: for semester one (S1-01) in the Web Enrolment System (WES) |
| Sat 30 | Census date for teaching period: full-year (FY-01), full-year (extended) (FY-32) and term 2 (T2-57). Last day to discontinue units in these teaching periods without incurring fees |
| May | |
| Mon 02 | Last day to discontinue semester one (S1-01) units with 'withdrawn' showing on academic record. Units discontinued after this date will show as a 'withdrawn fail' |
| Thu 05 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for semester one (S1-01), semester one extended (S1-32), semester two northern (S2-60), trimester A (TRI-A-29) |
| Mon 16 | Graduation: ceremony on Clayton campus for Business & Economics students |
| Tue 17 | Graduation: ceremony on Clayton campus for Business & Economics students |
| Wed 18 | Graduation: ceremony on Clayton campus for Science and Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences students |
| Thu 19 | Graduation: ceremony on Clayton campus for Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences students |
| Fri 20 | Census date for teaching period: Monash online 3 (MO-TP3-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| Fri 20 | Graduation: ceremony on Clayton campus - contingency |
| Mon 23 | Graduation: ceremony on Clayton campus for Education students |
| Tue 24 | Graduation: ceremony on Clayton campus for Law and Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences students |
| Wed 25 | Fee statement: available for semester two (S2-01) on the Web Enrolment System (WES) and sent to Monash student email account |
| Wed 25 | Graduation: ceremony on Clayton campus for Art Design & Architecture, Engineering and Information Technology students |
| Thu 26 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for full-year (FY-01), full-year (extended) (FY-32), MO-3 (MO-TP3-01) and term 2 (T2-57) |
| Thu 26 | Graduation: ceremony on Clayton campus for Arts students |
| Fri 27 | Semester one (S1-01) ends |
| Fri 27 | Last day to discontinue semester one (S1-01) units with 'withdrawn fail' on academic record. Units cannot be discontinued after this date |
| Mon 30 | Swot Vac: begins |
| Tue 31 | Graduate Research scholarships: close for Round 2/2016 |
| June | |
| Wed 01 | Graduate Research scholarships: open for Round 1/2017 |
| Fri 03 | Swot Vac: ends |
| Mon 06 | Exams: begin for semester one (S1-01) |
| Tue 07 | Allocate+ preference entry: opens 10am for semester two (S2-01) |
| Thu 09 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for full-year (FY-01), full-year (extended) (FY-32), MO-3 (MO-TP3-01) and term 2 (T2-57) |
| Wed 22 | Census date for teaching period: MBA3 (MBA-TP3-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| Fri 24 | Exams: end for semester one (S1-01) |
| Thu 30 | Census date for teaching period: trimester 2 (T2-58). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching periods without incurring fees |
| Thu 30 | Census date for teaching period: winter (WS-01). Penalty and teaching dates vary. To check the dates for your unit, see exceptions on this page |
| July | |
| Mon 11 | Results: released for semester one (S1-01) |
| Mon 11 | Enrolments: begin for domestic and international students |
| Thu 14 | Enrolments: end for domestic and international students |
| Thu 14 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for MBA-3 (MBA-TP3-01), trimester 2 (T2-58) and winter (WS-01) |
| Thu 14 | Allocate+ preference entry: closes 5pm for semester two (S2-01) |
| Fri 15 | Graduation: applications close for July in Australia (Australia Awards students only) |
| Fri 15 | Fees due: for semester two (S2-01) |
| Fri 15 | Census date for teaching period: Monash online 4 (MO-TP4-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| Mon 18 | Mid-year Orientation Week: begins (dates and times vary for each campus) |
| Tue 19 | Allocate+ adjustment: opens 10am for semester two (S2-01) |
| Thu 21 | Graduation: ceremony on Clayton campus for Australia Awards students |
| Fri 22 | Mid-year Orientation Week: ends |
| Fri 22 | Last day to add off-campus semester two (S2-01) units |
| Mon 25 | Semester two (S2-01) begins |
| Wed 27 | Exam timetable published: (deferred and supplementary) for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2015, summer semester B (SSB-01) 2016 and semester one (S1-01) in the Web Enrolment System (WES) |
| Thu 28 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for MBA-3 (MBA-TP3-01), trimester 2 (T2-58) and winter (WS-01) |
| Sun 31 | Census date for teaching period: trimester B (TRI-B-29). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| Sun 31 | Graduation: applications close for October in Australia and November in Malaysia |
| August | |
| Mon 01 | Coursework scholarship applications: open for 2017 |
| Mon 01 | Last day to discontinue full-year (FY-01) units with 'withdrawn' showing on academic record. Units discontinued after this date will show as a 'fail' |
| Mon 01 | Coursework scholarship applications: open for 2017 |
| Fri 05 | Last day to add on-campus semester two (S2-01) units |
| Mon 08 | Exams (deferred and supplementary): begin for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2015, summer semester B (SSB-01) 2016 and semester one (S1-01) |
| Mon 08 | Allocate+ adjustment: closes 5pm for semester two (S2-01) Education and Science students |
| Tue 09 | Allocate+ adjustment: closes 5pm for semester two (S2-01) Art, Design & Architecture and Business & Economics students |
| Thu 11 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for MO-4 (MO-TP4-01) and trimester B (TRI-B-29) |
| Fri 12 | Exams (deferred and supplementary): end for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2015, summer semester B (SSB-01) 2016 and semester one (S1-01) |
| Fri 12 | Census date for teaching period: MBA4 (MBA-TP4-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| Mon 15 | Allocate+ adjustment: closes 5pm for semester two (S2-01) Arts, Engineering, Information Technology, Medicine Nursing & Health Sciences and Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences students |
| Fri 19 | Allocate+ adjustment: closes 5pm for semester two (S2-01) Law students |
| Mon 22 | Last day to discontinue semester two (S2-01) units without 'withdrawn' showing on academic record |
| Wed 24 | Results (deferred and supplementary exams): released for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2015, summer semester B (SSB-01) 2016 and semester one (S1-01) |
| Thu 25 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for MO-4 (MO-TP4-01) and trimester B (TRI-B-29) |
| Wed 31 | Census date for teaching period: semester two (S2-01), semester two - (extended) (S2-32) and term 3 (T3-57). Last day to discontinue units in these teaching periods without incurring fees |
| Wed 31 | Graduation: applications close for December in Australia (all international students; Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences students; and Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences students only) |
| September | |
| Thu 01 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for MBA-4 (MBA-TP4-01) |
| Fri 09 | Census date for teaching period: Monash online 5 (MO-TP5-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| Thu 15 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for MBA-4 (MBA-TP4-01) |
| Mon 19 | Exam timetable published: for semester two (S2-01) in the Web Enrolment System (WES) |
| Thu 22 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for MO-5 (MO-TP5-01), semester two (S2-01), semester two (extended) (S2-32) and term 3 (T3-57) |
| Mon 26 | Mid-semester break: begins |
| Mon 26 | Last day to discontinue semester two (S2-01) units with 'withdrawn' showing on academic record. Units discontinued after this date will show as 'withdrawn fail' |
| Thu 29 | Census date for teaching period: MBA5 (MBA-TP5-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching periods without incurring fees |
| Fri 30 | Census date for teaching period: start semester two-finish semester one (S2-S1-02), start semester two-finish summer A (S2-SS-02) and trimester 3 (T3-58). Last day to discontinue units in these teaching periods without incurring fees |
| Fri 30 | Mid-semester break: ends |
| Fri 30 | Public holiday: Grand Final Friday (University closed) |
| October | |
| Sun 02 | Daylight saving starts: Turn clocks forward one hour |
| Thu 06 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for MO-5 (MO-TP5-01), semester two (S2-01), semester two-extended (S2-32) and term 3 (T3-57) |
| Mon 10 | Re-enrolment (timely): begins for 2017 |
| Thu 20 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for MBA-5 (MBA-TP5-01), start semester two-finish semester one (S2-S1-02), start semester two-finish summer A (S2-SS-02) and trimester 3 (T3-58) |
| Fri 21 | Semester two (S2-01) and full year (FY-01) ends. |
| Fri 21 | Last day to discontinue semester two (S2-01) and full year (FY-01) units with 'withdrawn fail' showing on academic record. Units cannot be discontinued after this date |
| Mon 24 | Swot Vac: begins |
| Mon 24 | Graduation: ceremony on Clayton campus for Business & Economics students |
| Tue 25 | Graduation: ceremony on Clayton campus for Business & Economics, Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences and Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences students |
| Wed 26 | Graduation: ceremony on Clayton campus for Business & Economics, Engineering and Information Technology students and Fellows and Distinguished Alumni Awards (DAA) |
| Thu 27 | Graduation: ceremony on Clayton campus for Arts, Art Design & Architecture and Education students |
| Fri 28 | Swot Vac: ends |
| Fri 28 | Graduation: ceremony on Clayton campus for Law and Science students |
| Mon 31 | Graduate Research scholarships: close for Round 1/2017 |
| Mon 31 | Census date for teaching period: term 4 (T4-57) and semester 1 (northern) (S1-60). Last day to discontinue units in these teaching periods without incurring fees |
| Mon 31 | Coursework scholarship applications: close for 2017 |
| Mon 31 | Exams: begin for semester two (S2-01) |
| November | |
| Tue 01 | Graduate Research scholarships: open for Round 2/2017 |
| Thu 03 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for MBA-5 (MBA-TP5-01), start semester two-finish semester one (S2-S1-02), start semester two-finish summer A (S2-SS-02) and trimester 3 (T3-58) |
| Fri 04 | Census date for teaching period: Monash online 6 (MO-TP6-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| Mon 07 | Coursework scholarship applications: last day to submit supporting documentation for 2017 |
| Fri 11 | University timetable: for semester one 2017 available |
| Tue 15 | Census date for teaching period: trimester C (TRI-C-29). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| Fri 18 | Exams: end for semester two (S2-01) |
| Thu 24 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for semester 1 (northern) (S1-60) and term 4 (T4-57) |
| Wed 30 | Re-enrolment (timely): ends for 2017 |
| December | |
| Thu 01 | Re-enrolment (late): begins for 2017. A late fee will apply |
| Thu 01 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for MO-6 (MO-TP6-01) and trimester C (TRI-C-29) |
| Fri 02 | Enrolments: begin for VTAC (early round - undergraduate) students |
| Mon 05 | Results: released for semester two (S2-01) |
| Tue 06 | Enrolments: end for VTAC (early round - undergraduate) students |
| Thu 08 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for semester 1 (northern) (S1-60) and term 4 (T4-57) |
| Fri 09 | Re-enrolment (late): end for 2017 |
| Fri 09 | Exam timetable published: for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2016 and summer semester B (SSB-01) 2017 in the Web Enrolment System (WES) |
| Mon 12 | Allocate+ preference entry: opens 10am for semester one (S1-01) |
| Tue 13 | Graduation: ceremony on Clayton campus for Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences and Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences students |
| Wed 14 | Graduation: ceremony on Clayton campus for international students from various faculties |
| Thu 15 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for MO-6 (MO-TP6-01) and trimester C (TRI-C-29) |
| Thu 15 | Graduation: ceremony on Clayton campus for international Business & Economics students |
| Mon 19 | Exam timetable published: (deferred and supplementary) for semester two (S2-01) 2016 in the Web Enrolment System (WES) |
| Thu 22 | University closed (reopens 3 Jan 2017) |
| Sun 25 | Christmas Day (University closed) |
| Mon 26 | Boxing Day (University closed) |
| Sat 31 | Census date for teaching period: summer A (SSA-02). Penalty and teaching dates vary. To check the dates for your unit, see the summer and winter page |
| Sat 31 | SA-HELP incurred date |