2020
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 teaching and penalty dates, see summer and winter units.
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Science
Teaching periods for Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Bachelor of Pharmacy placement dates for years three and four.
Other campuses and locations
For overseas dates, see Malaysia and South Africa.
| January | |
|---|---|
| Wed 01 | Public holiday: New Years Day (University closed) |
| Thu 02 | University reopens |
| Wed 08 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for SA-HELP incurred in 2019 |
| Wed 15 | Coursework scholarship applications: open for 2020 (round 2) |
| Wed 15 | Graduation: applications close for April in Malaysia and May in Australia (coursework students only) |
| Wed 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 |
| Wed 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 |
| Wed 15 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2019 |
| Fri 17 | Census date for teaching period: Monash Online 1 (MO-TP1-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| Mon 20 | Graduation: applications open for July in Australia (Australia Awards students only), September-October in Australia (coursework students only) and November in Malaysia (coursework students only) |
| Wed 22 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for SA-HELP incurred for units in 2019 |
| Mon 27 | Public holiday: Replacement holiday for Australia Day (University closed) |
| Tue 28 | Allocate+ preference entry: closes 10am for semester one (S1-01) |
| Wed 29 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2019 |
| Fri 31 | Graduation: applications close for April in Malaysia (PhD and research masters students only) |
| February | |
| Sat 01 | Graduation: applications open for November in Malaysia (PhD and research masters students only) |
| Wed 05 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for summer A-semester 1 (SS-S1-01) and summer semester B (SSB-01) |
| Wed 12 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for Monash Online 1 (MO-TP1-01) |
| Fri 14 | Coursework scholarship applications: close for 2020 (round 2) |
| Sat 15 | Graduation: applications close for June in China (coursework students only) |
| Mon 17 | Census date for teaching period: MBA1 (MBA-TP1-01), term 1 (T1-57) and trimester 1 (T1-58). Last day to discontinue units in these teaching periods without incurring fees |
| Wed 19 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for summer A-semester 1 (SS-S1-01) and summer semester B (SSB-01) |
| Fri 21 | Allocate+ adjustment: opens 10am for semester one (S1-01)
- Previously 4 February |
| Wed 26 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for Monash Online 1 (MO-TP1-01) |
| Fri 28 | Fees due: for semester one (S1-01)
- Previously 21 February. For information, please see our fact sheet |
| Fri 28 | Graduation: applications close for May in Australia (PhD and research masters students only) |
| March | |
| Sun 01 | Graduation: applications open for July in Australia (PhD students only) |
| Fri 06 | Last day to add off-campus semester one (S1-01) and full-year (FY-01) units
- Previously 28 February. For information, please see our fact sheet |
| Mon 09 | Exams: begin for deferred and supplementary for semester two (S2-01) 2019
- Previously 3 February. For information, please see our fact sheet |
| Mon 09 | Exams: begin for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2019 and summer semester B (SSB-01) 2020
- Previously 10 February. For information, see our fact sheet |
| Mon 09 | Semester one (S1-01) and full-year (FY-01) begins (week one - online classes only)
- Previously 2 March. For information, please see our fact sheet |
| Mon 09 | Census date for teaching period: MBA2 (MBA-TP2-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| Wed 11 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for MBA-1 (MBA-TP1-01), term 1 (T1-57) and trimester 1 (T1-58) |
| Fri 13 | Exams: end for deferred and supplementary for semester two (S2-01) 2019
- Previously 7 February. For information, please see our fact sheet |
| Fri 13 | Exams: end for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2019 and summer semester B (SSB-01) 2020
- Previously 13 February. For information, see our fact sheet |
| Fri 13 | Census date for teaching period: Monash Online 2 (MO-TP2-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| Mon 23 | Results: released (deferred and supplementary exams) for semester two (S2-01) 2019
- Previously 21 February. For information, please see our fact sheet |
| Mon 23 | Results: released for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2019 and summer semester B (SSB-01) 2020
- Previously 2 March. For information, please see our fact sheet |
| Wed 25 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for MBA-1 (MBA-TP1-01), term 1 (T1-57) and trimester 1 (T1-58) |
| Tue 31 | Graduate research scholarships: close for Round 1/2020 (international students) |
| Tue 31 | Last day to add on-campus semester one (S1-01) and full-year (FY-01) units
- Previously 20 March. For information, please see our fact sheet |
| April | |
| Wed 01 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for MBA-2 (MBA-TP2-01) |
| Wed 01 | Graduate research scholarships: open for Round 3/2020 (international students) |
| Wed 01 | Graduation: applications open for September-October in Australia (PhD and research masters students only) |
| Fri 03 | Allocate+ adjustment: closes 5pm for semester one (S1-01)
- Previously 27 March. For information, please see our fact sheet |
| Sun 05 | Daylight saving ends: turn clocks back one hour |
| Wed 08 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for Monash Online 2 (MO-TP2-01) |
| Fri 10 | Public holiday: Good Friday (University closed) |
| Fri 10 | Mid-semester break: begins |
| Mon 13 | Public holiday: Easter Monday (University closed) |
| Tue 14 | 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
- Previously 31 March. For information, please see our fact sheet |
| Tue 14 | Public holiday: Easter Tuesday (University closed) |
| Wed 15 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for MBA-2 (MBA-TP2-01) |
| Fri 17 | Mid-semester break: ends |
| Wed 22 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for Monash Online 2 (MO-TP2-01) |
| Wed 22 | 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) and trimester A (TRI-A-29) |
| Sat 25 | Public holiday: Anzac Day (University closed) |
| Thu 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 | |
| Wed 06 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for semester one (S1-01), semester one (extended) (S1-32), semester two (northern) (S2-60) and trimester A (TRI-A-29) |
| Wed 06 | Course transfers: applications open for semester two |
| Mon 11 | Coursework scholarship applications: open for mid-year 2020 |
| Fri 15 | Census date for teaching period: Monash Online 3 (MO-TP3-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| Fri 15 | Exam timetable published: for semester one (S1-01) in the Web Enrolment System (WES).
- Previously 11 May. For information, please see our fact sheet |
| Mon 18 | (Postponed) Graduation: ceremonies begin at Clayton campus
A new date will be pubished once confirmed. |
| Wed 20 | 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) |
| Thu 28 | (Postponed) Graduation: ceremonies end at Clayton campus
- A new date will be published once confirmed. |
| Sun 31 | Graduate research scholarships: close for Round 2/2020 (domestic students) |
| June | |
| Mon 01 | Census date for teaching period: MBA3 (MBA-TP3-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| Mon 01 | Graduate research scholarships: open for Round 4/2020 (domestic students) |
| Wed 03 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for full-year (FY-01), full-year (extended) (FY-32) and term 2 (T2-57) |
| Fri 05 | Course transfers: applications close for semester two |
| Wed 10 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for Monash Online 3 (MO-TP3-01) |
| Fri 12 | Semester one (S1-01) ends. Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period before results are finalised. Units discontinued by this date will not show on your academic record. - Previously 5 June. For information, please see our fact sheet |
| Mon 15 | Swot Vac: begins - Previously 1 June (Malaysia) and 8 June (Australia). For information, please see our fact sheet |
| Fri 19 | Swot Vac: ends
- Previously 10 June. For information, please see our fact sheet |
| Fri 19 | Coursework scholarship applications: close for mid-year 2020 |
| Mon 22 | Exams: Semester one (S1-01) remote exams begins - Previously 8 June (Malaysia) and 11 June (Australia). For information, please see our fact sheet |
| Wed 24 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for Monash Online 3 (MO-TP3-01) |
| Wed 24 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for MBA-3 (MBA-TP3-01) |
| Sat 27 | (Cancelled) Graduation: ceremony in Suzhou, China - all faculties |
| Tue 30 | Census date for teaching period: trimester 2 (T2-58). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| July | |
| Mon 06 | Census date for teaching period: winter (WS-01) and winter semester (extended) (WS-FF). Penalty and teaching dates vary. To check the dates for your unit, see exceptions |
| Mon 06 | Allocate+ preference entry: opens 10am for semester two (S2-01) - Previously 25 May and 21, 29 June |
| Wed 08 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for MBA-3 (MBA-TP3-01) |
| Fri 10 | Census date for teaching period: Monash Online 4 (MO-TP4-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| Fri 10 | Exams: Semester one (S1-01) remote exams end |
| Mon 13 | Allocate+ preference entry: closes 10am for semester two (S2-01) - Previously 22 June and 6 July |
| Tue 21 | Allocate+ adjustment: opens 10am for semester two (S2-01) - Previously 30 June and 14 July |
| Wed 22 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for trimester 2 (T2-58) and winter (WS-01) |
| Thu 23 | Graduation: ceremony at Clayton campus for Australia Awards students and Doctoral candidates |
| Fri 24 | Fees due: for semester two (S2-01) - Previously 17 July |
| Mon 27 | Results: released for semester one (S1-01)
- Previously 15 July. For information, please see our fact sheet |
| Mon 27 | Mid-year Orientation Week: begins (dates and times vary for each campus) - Previously 20 July |
| Tue 28 | Course transfers: outcomes released for semester two - Previously 16 July |
| Thu 30 | Course transfers: last day to accept offers for semester two - Previously 20 July |
| Fri 31 | Last day to add off-campus semester two (S2-01) units - Previously 24 July |
| Fri 31 | Mid-year Orientation Week: ends - Previously 24 July |
| Fri 31 | Graduation: applications close for September-October in Australia (coursework, PhD and research masters students) and November in Malaysia (coursework students only) |
| Fri 31 | Census date for teaching period: MBA4 (MBA-TP4-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| Fri 31 | Exam timetable published: (deferred and supplementary) for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2019, summer semester B (SSB-01) 2020 and semester one (S1-01) in the Web Enrolment System (WES) - Previously 29 July |
| August | |
| Mon 03 | Coursework scholarship applications: open for 2021 (round 1) |
| Mon 03 | Semester two (S2-01): begins - Previously 27 July |
| Wed 05 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for trimester 2 (T2-58) and winter (WS-01) |
| Wed 05 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for Monash Online 4 (MO-TP4-01) |
| Mon 10 | Exams (deferred and supplementary): begin for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2019, summer semester B (SSB-01) 2020 and semester one (S1-01) |
| Tue 11 | Graduation: applications close for October (coursework students only) |
| Fri 14 | Last day to add on-campus semester two (S2-01) units - Previously 7 August |
| Fri 14 | Census date for teaching period: trimester B (TRI-B-29). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| Wed 19 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for Monash Online 4 (MO-TP4-01) |
| Fri 21 | Exams (deferred and supplementary): end for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2019, summer semester B (SSB-01) 2020 and semester one (S1-01) - Previously 14 August |
| Wed 26 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for MBA-4 (MBA-TP4-01) |
| Thu 27 | Results (deferred and supplementary exams): released for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2019, summer semester B (SSB-01) 2020 and semester one (S1-01) - Previously 26 August |
| Mon 31 | Graduate research scholarships: close for Round 3/2020 (international students) |
| Mon 31 | Census date for teaching period: term 3 (T3-57). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| Mon 31 | Graduation: applications close for October (PhD and research masters students only) |
| September | |
| Tue 01 | Graduate research scholarships: open for Round 1/2021 (international students) |
| Fri 04 | Census date for teaching period: Monash Online 5 (MO-TP5-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| Fri 04 | Allocate+ adjustment: closes 5pm for semester two (S2-01) - Previously 10, 21 and 28 August |
| Sat 05 | Graduation: applications close for November in Malaysia - Previously 29 August |
| Mon 07 | Census date for teaching period: semester two (S2-01) and semester two (extended) (S2-32). Last day to discontinue units in these teaching periods without incurring fees - Previously 31 August |
| Wed 09 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for MBA-4 (MBA-TP4-01) and trimester B (TRI-B-29) |
| Wed 09 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for trimester B (TRI-B-29) |
| Mon 14 | Course transfers: applications open for semester one |
| Mon 21 | Mid-semester break: begins - Previously 28 September |
| Wed 23 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for semester two (S2-01), semester two (extended) (S2-32) and term 3 (T3-57) |
| Mon 28 | (TBC) Graduation: ceremonies begin at Clayton campus |
| Tue 29 | Census date for teaching period: MBA5 (MBA-TP5-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| Wed 30 | Census date for teaching period: trimester 3 (T3-58). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| Wed 30 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for Monash Online 5 (MO-TP5-01) |
| October | |
| Fri 02 | Mid-semester break: ends |
| Fri 02 | Census date for teaching period: start semester two-finish semester one (S2-S1-02) and start semester two-finish summer A (S2-SS-02). Last day to discontinue units in these teaching periods without incurring fees |
| Sun 04 | Daylight saving starts: turn clocks forward one hour |
| Tue 06 | (TBC) Graduation: ceremonies end at Clayton campus |
| Wed 07 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for semester two (S2-01), semester two (extended) (S2-32) and term 3 (T3-57) |
| Mon 12 | Exam timetable published: for semester two (S2-01) in Allocate+
- Previously 28 September (Australia) & 21 September (Malaysia). For information, please see our fact sheet |
| Mon 12 | Re-enrolment (timely): begins for 2021 |
| Mon 12 | Allocate+ opens 10am for November 12-week teaching period (NOV12) |
| Wed 14 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for Monash Online 5 (MO-TP5-01) |
| Wed 21 | 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 23 | Public holiday: Grand Final Friday (University closed) |
| Fri 30 | Census date for teaching period: Monash Online 6 (MO-TP6-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| Sat 31 | Graduate research scholarships: close for Round 4/2020 (domestic students) |
| November | |
| Mon 02 | 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 02 | Graduate research scholarships: close for Round 2/2021 (domestic students) |
| Mon 02 | November 12-week teaching period (NOV12) begins |
| Wed 04 | 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 06 | Coursework scholarship applications: close for 2021 (round 1) |
| Fri 06 | Semester two (S2-01), full year (FY-01 and FY-FF) ends. Last day to discontinue units in these teaching periods before results are finalised. Units discontinued by this date will not show on your academic record. - Previously 23 and 30 October. For information, please see our fact sheet |
| Fri 06 | Course transfers: applications close for semester one |
| Mon 09 | Swot Vac: begins - Previously 2 November |
| Fri 13 | Swot Vac: ends - Previously 6 November |
| Fri 13 | Last day to add November 12-week teaching period (NOV12) units |
| Mon 16 | Exams: begin for semester two (S2-01) - Previously 9 November |
| Wed 25 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for Monash Online 6 (MO-TP6-01), semester one (northern) (S1-60) and term 4 (T4-57) |
| December | |
| Tue 01 | Census date for teaching period: November 12-week teaching period (NOV12). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees. |
| Fri 04 | Exams: end for semester two (S2-01)
- Previously 23 November |
| Wed 09 | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for Monash Online 6 (MO-TP6-01), semester one (northern) (S1-60) and term 4 (T4-57) |
| Fri 11 | Re-enrolment (timely): ends for 2021 |
| Sat 12 | Re-enrolment (late): begins for 2021. |
| Thu 17 | Results: released for semester two (S2-01) - Previously 7 December |
| Fri 18 | Course transfers: outcomes released for semester one |
| Mon 21 | Course transfers: last day to accept offers for semester one |
| Mon 21 | Re-enrolment (late): ends for 2021 |
| Wed 23 | University closed (reopens 7 Jan 2021) |
| Fri 25 | Public holiday: Christmas Day (University closed) |
| Mon 28 | Public holiday: Replacement holiday for Boxing Day (University closed) |
| Thu 31 | Census date for teaching period: trimester C (TRI-C-29). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| Thu 31 | Census date for teaching period: summer semester A (SSA-02). Penalty and teaching dates vary. To check the dates for your unit, see exceptions |
| Thu 31 | SA-HELP incurred date |