Census dates and teaching periods 2023
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- you can withdraw from a unit without Withdrawn showing on your academic record (there are some exceptions).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If you withdraw from a unit after a certain date, your academic record may show Withdrawn or Withdrawn Fail.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:
- More about census dates and teaching periods
- Academic and financial penalties
- Past census dates and teaching periods archive
If you’re a CSP and/or HELP loan student, withdrawing after the census date will affect your unit pass rate calculation.
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.
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| Teaching period | Code | Teaching period starts | Census date | Withdrawn Late starts | Withdrawn Fail starts | Teaching period ends.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial penalties apply Academic penalties apply to some teaching periods | ||||||
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Summer semester B Varies by faculty | SSB-01 | 1 Jan 2023 | 17 Jan 2023 | 18 Jan 2023 | 29 Jan 2023 | 17 Feb 2023 |
| Semester one | S1-01 | 27 Feb 2023 | 31 Mar 2023 | 1 Apr 2023 | 20 Apr 2023 | 26 May 2023 |
| Full-year | FY-01 | 27 Feb 2023 | 2 May 2023 | 3 May 2023 | 18 Jul 2023 | 20 Oct 2023 |
|
Winter semester Varies by faculty | WS-01 | 19 Jun 2023 | 27 Jun 2023 | 28 Jun 2023 | 4 Jul 2023 | 14 Jul 2023 |
| Semester two | S2-01 | 24 Jul 2023 | 31 Aug 2023 | 1 Sep 2023 | 14 Sep 2023 | 20 Oct 2023 |
|
Summer semester A Varies by faculty | SSA-02 | 1 Nov 2023 | 5 Dec 2023 | 6 Dec 2023 | 3 Jan 2024 | 16 Feb 2024 |
|
November intake – Australia Varies by faculty | NOV12 | 20 Nov 2023 | 7 Dec 2023 | 8 Dec 2023 | 21 Dec 2023 | 19 Jan 2024 |
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Some units have different withdrawal dates, which are known as the Withdrawn Early date.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 2023 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial penalties apply Academic penalties apply to some teaching periods | ||||||
| Summer A - semester 1 | SS-S1-01 | 1 Nov 2022 | 17 Jan 2023 | 18 Jan 2023 | 6 Mar 2023 | 26 May 2023 |
| Summer semester B | SSB-01 | 1 Jan 2023 | 17 Jan 2023 | 18 Jan 2023 | 30 Jan 2023 | 17 Feb 2023 |
| Monash Online 1 | MO-TP1-01 | 9 Jan 2023 | 20 Jan 2023 | 21 Jan 2023 | 3 Feb 2023 | 20 Feb 2023 |
| Term 1 | T1-57 | 1 Jan 2023 | 27 Jan 2023 | 28 Jan 2023 | 23 Feb 2023 | 31 Mar 2023 |
| Monash Indonesia term 2 | MI-T2-6 | 16 Jan 2023 | 30 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2023 | 7 Feb 2023 | 26 Feb 2023 |
| Trimester 1 | T1-58 | 9 Jan 2023 | 1 Feb 2023 | 2 Feb 2023 | 23 Mar 2023 | 12 May 2023 |
|
MBA 1 Varies by unit | MBA-TP1-01 | 1 Jan 2023 | 15 Feb 2023 | 16 Feb 2023 | 14 Mar 2023 | 30 Apr 2023 |
|
MBA 2 Varies by unit | MBA-TP2-01 | 1 Feb 2023 | 8 Mar 2023 | 9 Mar 2023 | 2 May 2023 | 30 Jun 2023 |
| Monash Online 2 | MO-TP2-01 | 6 Mar 2023 | 17 Mar 2023 | 18 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2023 | 19 Apr 2023 |
| Semester 1 (extended) | S1-32 | 23 Jan 2023 | 28 Mar 2023 | 29 Mar 2023 | 24 Apr 2023 | 23 Jun 2023 |
| Semester 2 (northern) | S2-60 | 20 Feb 2023 | 28 Mar 2023 | 29 Mar 2023 | 18 Apr 2023 | 26 May 2023 |
| Trimester A | TRI-A-29 | 6 Mar 2023 | 28 Mar 2023 | 29 Mar 2023 | 24 Apr 2023 | 26 May 2023 |
| Research Q1 | RES-Q1 | 1 Jan 2023 | 31 Mar 2023 | – | – | 31 Mar 2023 |
| Semester one | S1-01 | 27 Feb 2023 | 31 Mar 2023 | 1 Apr 2023 | 20 Apr 2023 | 26 May 2023 |
| Full-year (extended) | FY-32 | 23 Jan 2023 | 2 May 2023 | 3 May 2023 | 25 Jul 2023 | 24 Nov 2023 |
| Full-year | FY-01 | 27 Feb 2023 | 2 May 2023 | 3 May 2023 | 18 Jul 2023 | 20 Oct 2023 |
| Term 2 | T2-57 | 1 Apr 2023 | 2 May 2023 | 3 May 2023 | 25 May 2023 | 30 Jun 2023 |
| Monash Online 3 | MO-TP3-01 | 8 May 2023 | 19 May 2023 | 20 May 2023 | 2 Jun 2023 | 16 Jun 2023 |
| Monash Indonesia term 3 | MI-T3-6 | 8 May 2023 | 22 May 2023 | 23 May 2023 | 30 May 2023 | 18 Jun 2023 |
|
MBA 3 Varies by unit | MBA-TP3-01 | 1 May 2023 | 31 May 2023 | 1 Jun 2023 | 11 Jul 2023 | 31 Aug 2023 |
| Trimester 2 | T2-58 | 15 May 2023 | 6 Jun 2023 | 7 Jun 2023 | 11 Jul 2023 | 18 Aug 2023 |
| Winter semester | WS-01 | 19 Jun 2023 | 27 Jun 2023 | 28 Jun 2023 | 4 Jul 2023 | 14 Jul 2023 |
| Research Q2 | RES-Q2 | 1 Apr 2023 | 30 Jun 2023 | – | – | 30 Jun 2023 |
| Monash Online 4 | MO-TP4-01 | 3 Jul 2023 | 14 Jul 2023 | 15 Jul 2023 | 28 Jul 2023 | 11 Aug 2023 |
| Trimester B | TRI-B-29 | 26 Jun 2023 | 25 Jul 2023 | 26 Jul 2023 | 14 Aug 2023 | 15 Sep 2023 |
| Term 3 | T3-57 | 1 Jul 2023 | 28 Jul 2023 | 29 Jul 2023 | 24 Aug 2023 | 30 Sep 2023 |
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MBA 4 Varies by unit | MBA-TP4-01 | 1 Jul 2023 | 1 Aug 2023 | 2 Aug 2023 | 3 Oct 2023 | 30 Nov 2023 |
| Monash Indonesia term 4 | MI-T4-6 | 24 Jul 2023 | 7 Aug 2023 | 8 Aug 2023 | 15 Aug 2023 | 3 Sep 2023 |
| Semester 2 (extended) | S2-32 | 26 Jun 2023 | 10 Aug 2023 | 11 Aug 2023 | 25 Sep 2023 | 24 Nov 2023 |
| Semester two | S2-01 | 24 Jul 2023 | 31 Aug 2023 | 1 Sep 2023 | 14 Sep 2023 | 20 Oct 2023 |
| Monash Online 5 | MO-TP5-01 | 28 Aug 2023 | 8 Sep 2023 | 9 Sep 2023 | 22 Sep 2023 | 9 Oct 2023 |
| Trimester 3 | T3-58 | 21 Aug 2023 | 13 Sep 2023 | 14 Sep 2023 | 25 Oct 2023 | 8 Dec 2023 |
| Semester 2 - summer A | S2-SS-02 | 24 Jul 2023 | 28 Sep 2023 | 29 Sep 2023 | 27 Nov 2023 | 16 Feb 2024 |
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MBA 5 Varies by unit | MBA-TP5-01 | 1 Sep 2023 | 29 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2023 | 14 Nov 2023 | 31 Dec 2023 |
| Research Q3 | RES-Q3 | 1 Jul 2023 | 30 Sep 2023 | – | – | 30 Sep 2023 |
| Semester 1 (northern) | S1-60 | 11 Sep 2023 | 6 Oct 2023 | 7 Oct 2023 | 2 Nov 2023 | 8 Dec 2023 |
| Monash Indonesia term 1 | MI-T1-6 | 2 Oct 2023 | 17 Oct 2023 | 18 Oct 2023 | 24 Oct 2023 | 12 Nov 2023 |
| Semester 2 - semester 1 | S2-S1-02 | 24 Jul 2023 | 23 Oct 2023 | 24 Oct 2023 | 23 Jan 2024 | 24 May 2024 |
| Term 4 | T4-57 | 1 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2023 | 1 Nov 2023 | 24 Nov 2023 | 31 Dec 2023 |
| Monash Online 6 | MO-TP6-01 | 23 Oct 2023 | 3 Nov 2023 | 4 Nov 2023 | 17 Nov 2023 | 1 Dec 2023 |
| Summer semester A | SSA-02 | 1 Nov 2023 | 5 Dec 2023 | 6 Dec 2023 | 3 Jan 2024 | 16 Feb 2024 |
| October intake - Malaysia | OCT-MY-01 | 23 Oct 2023 | 7 Dec 2023 | 8 Dec 2023 | 14 Dec 2023 | 19 Jan 2024 |
| Trimester C | TRI-C-29 | 13 Nov 2023 | 7 Dec 2023 | 8 Dec 2023 | 1 Jan 2024 | 2 Feb 2024 |
| November intake - Australia | NOV12 | 20 Nov 2023 | 7 Dec 2023 | 8 Dec 2023 | 21 Dec 2023 | 19 Jan 2024 |
| Research Q4 | RES-Q4 | 1 Oct 2023 | 31 Dec 2023 | – | – | 31 Dec 2023 |