2026 census dates and teaching periods
| Teaching period | Teaching period (includes teaching weeks through to final assessment period) | Census date | Withdrawn Late starts | Withdrawn Fail starts | Teaching weeks end – last day to withdraw from units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial penalties apply Academic penalties apply to some teaching periods | |||||
| Summer A – semester 1 (SS-S1-01) | 3 Nov 2025 – 26 Jun 2026 | 5 Jan 2026 | 6 Jan 2026 | 24 Mar 2026 | 29 May 2026 |
| Summer semester B (SSB-01) | 5 Jan – 13 Feb 2026 | 14 Jan 2026 | 15 Jan 2026 | 27 Jan 2026 | 6 Feb 2026 |
| Monash Online 1 (MO-TP1-01) | 5 Jan – 20 Feb 2026 | 16 Jan 2026 | 17 Jan 2026 | 2 Feb 2026 | 16 Feb 2026 |
| Term 1 (T1-57) | 5 Jan – 31 Mar 2026 | 27 Jan 2026 | 28 Jan 2026 | 24 Feb 2026 | 24 Mar 2026 |
| Monash Indonesia term 1 (MI-T1-6) | 12 Jan – 7 Mar 2026 | 26 Jan 2026 | 27 Jan 2026 | 5 Feb 2026 | 28 Feb 2026 |
| Trimester 1 (T1-58) | 5 Jan – 10 Apr 2026 | 28 Jan 2026 | 29 Jan 2026 | 3 Mar 2026 | 3 Apr 2026 |
| Semester 1 (extended) (S1-32) | 19 Jan – 26 Jun 2026 | 27 Feb 2026 | Sat 28 Feb 2026 | 21 Apr 2026 | 5 Jun 2026 |
| Monash Online 2 (MO-TP2-01) | 2 Mar – 24 Apr 2026 | 13 Mar 2026 | 14 Mar 2026 | 27 Mar 2026 | 20 Apr 2026 |
| Semester 2 (northern) (S2-60) | 23 Feb – 26 Jun 2026 | 25 Mar 2026 | 26 Mar 2026 | 5 May 2026 | 29 May 2026 |
| Research Q1 (RES-Q1) | 1 Jan – 31 Mar 2026 | 31 Mar 2026 | N/A | N/A | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Semester one (S1-01) | 2 Mar – 26 Jun 2026 | 31 Mar 2026 | 1 Apr 2026 | 12 May 2026 | 29 May 2026 |
| Full-year (extended) (FY-32) | 19 Jan – 20 Nov 2026 | 6 Apr 2026 | 9 Apr 2026 | 21 Jul 2026 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Term 2 (T2-57) | 6 Apr – 30 Jun 2026 | 27 Apr 2026 | 28 Apr 2026 | 26 May 2026 | 23 Jun 2026 |
| Full-year (FY-01) | 2 Mar – 20 Nov 2026 | 6 May 2026 | 7 May 2026 | 4 Aug 2026 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Monash Online 3 (MO-TP3-01) | 4 May – 19 Jun 2026 | 15 May 2026 | 16 May 2026 | 29 May 2026 | 12 Jun 2026 |
| Monash Indonesia term 2 (MI-T2-6) | 27 Apr – 20 Jun 2026 | 11 May 2026 | 12 May 2026 | 21 May 2026 | 13 Jun 2026 |
| Trimester 2 (T2-58) | 11 May – 31 Jul 2026 | 1 Jun 2026 | 2 Jun 2026 | 30 Jun 2026 | 24 Jul 2026 |
| Winter semester (WS-01) | 15 Jun – 17 Jul 2026 | 23 Jun 2026 | 24 Jun 2026 | 30 Jun 2026 | 10 Jul 2026 |
| Research Q2 (RES-Q2) | 1 Apr – 30 Jun 2026 | 30 Jun 2026 | N/A | N/A | 30 Jun 2026 |
| Monash Online 4 (MO-TP4-01) | 29 Jun – 14 Aug 2026 | 10 Jul 2026 | 11 Jul 2026 | 24 Jul 2026 | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Term 3 (T3-57) | 6 Jul – 30 Sep 2026 | 27 Jul 2026 | 28 Jul 2026 | 25 Aug 2026 | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Semester 2 (extended) (S2-32) | 22 Jun – 20 Nov 2026 | 29 Jul 2026 | 30 Jul 2026 | 22 Sep 2026 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Monash Indonesia term 3 (MI-T3-6) | 20 Jul – 12 Sep 2026 | 3 Aug 2026 | 4 Aug 2026 | 13 Aug 2026 | 5 Sep 2026 |
| Semester two (S2-01) | 27 Jul – 18 Nov 2026 | 31 Aug 2026 | 1 Sep 2026 | 6 Oct 2026 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Monash Indonesia Semester 2 (MI-S2) | 27 Jul – 18 Nov 2026 | 31 Aug 2026 | 1 Sep 2026 | 6 Oct 2026 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Monash Online 5 (MO-TP5-01) | 24 Aug – 9 Oct 2026 | 4 Sep 2026 | 5 Sep 2026 | 18 Sep 2026 | 5 Oct 2026 |
| Trimester 3 (T3-58) | 17 Aug – 6 Nov 2026 | 7 Sep 2026 | 8 Sep 2026 | 6 Oct 2026 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Semester 2 – summer A (S2-SS-02) | 27 Jul 2026 – 12 Feb 2027 | 15 Sep 2026 | 16 Sep 2026 | 24 Nov 2026 | 29 Jan 2027 |
| Research Q3 (RES-Q3) | 1 Jul – 30 Sep 2026 | 30 Sep 2026 | N/A | N/A | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Semester 1 (northern) (S1-60) | 14 Sep – 18 Dec 2026 | 7 Oct 2026 | 8 Oct 2026 | 10 Nov 2026 | 11 Dec 2026 |
| Monash Indonesia term 4 (MI-T4-6) | 28 Sep – 21 Nov 2026 | 12 Oct 2026 | 13 Oct 2026 | 22 Oct 2026 | 14 Nov 2026 |
| Semester 2 – semester 1 (S2-S1-02) | 27 Jul 2026 – 25 Jun 2027 | 19 Oct 2026 | 20 Oct 2026 | 9 Feb 2027 | 28 May 2027 |
| Term 4 (T4-57) | 5 Oct – 24 Dec 2026 | 26 Oct 2026 | 27 Oct 2026 | 24 Nov 2026 | 17 Dec 2026 |
| Monash Online 6 (MO-TP6-01) | 19 Oct – 4 Dec 2026 | 30 Oct 2026 | 31 Oct 2026 | 13 Nov 2026 | 27 Nov 2026 |
| October intake – Malaysia (OCT-MY-01) | 26 Oct 2026 – 12 Feb 2027 | 23 Nov 2026 | 24 Nov 2026 | 22 Dec 2026 | 22 Jan 2027 |
| November intake – Australia (NOV12) | 23 Nov 2026 – 12 Feb 2027 | 16 Dec 2026 | 17 Dec 2026 | 12 Jan 2027 | 29 Jan 2027 |
| Summer semester A (SSA-02) | 2 Nov 2026 – 12 Feb 2027 | 27 Nov 2026 | Sat 28 Nov 2026 | 5 Jan 2027 | 29 Jan 2027 |
| Research Q4 (RES-Q4) | 1 Oct – 31 Dec 2026 | 31 Dec 2026 | N/A | N/A | 31 Dec 2026 |