Principal dates 2019
Dates for Australian campuses
- Census dates - unit discontinuation dates for all teaching periods
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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
Other campuses and locations
For overseas dates, see Malaysia and South Africa.
| January | |
|---|---|
| 01 Tue | Public holiday: New Years Day (University closed) |
| 02 Wed | University reopens |
| 09 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for SA-HELP incurred in 2018 |
| 14 Mon | Coursework scholarship applications: open for 2019 (round 2) |
| 15 Tue | Graduation: applications close for April in Malaysia (coursework, PhD and research masters students), May in Australia (coursework students only) and June in China (coursework, PhD and research masters students) |
| 15 Tue | Census date for teaching period: summer semester B (SSB-01). Penalty and teaching dates vary. To check the dates for your unit, see exceptions |
| 15 Tue | Census date for teaching period: summer A-semester 1 (SS-S1-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 17 Thu | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2018 |
| 18 Fri | Census date for teaching period: Monash online 1 (MO-TP1-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 23 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for SA-HELP incurred for units in 2018 |
| 28 Mon | Exams (deferred and supplementary): begin for semester two (S2-01) 2018 |
| 28 Mon | Public holiday: Replacement holiday for Australia Day (University closed) |
| 29 Tue | Allocate+ preference entry: closes 10am for semester one (S1-01) |
| 30 Wed | 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 Monash online 1 (MO-TP1-01) |
| 31 Thu | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2018 |
| February | |
| 01 Fri | Exams (deferred and supplementary): end for semester two (S2-01) 2018 |
| 01 Fri | Graduation: applications open for October in Australia and November in Malaysia |
| 05 Tue | Allocate+ adjustment: opens 10am for semester one (S1-01) |
| 11 Mon | Exams: begin for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2018 and summer semester B (SSB-01) 2019 |
| 13 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for summer A-semester 1 (SS-S1-01), summer semester B (SSB-01) and Monash online 1 (MO-TP1-01) |
| 14 Thu | Exams: end for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2018 and summer semester B (SSB-01) 2019 |
| 15 Fri | Coursework scholarship applications: close for 2019 (round 2) |
| 15 Fri | Fees due: for semester one (S1-01) |
| 15 Fri | 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 |
| 15 Fri | Results: released (deferred and supplementary exams) for semester two (S2-01) 2018 |
| 25 Mon | Orientation Week: begins (dates and times vary for each campus) |
| 27 Wed | 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) |
| 28 Thu | Graduation: applications close for May in Australia (PhD and research masters students only) |
| March | |
| 01 Fri | Last day to add off-campus semester one (S1-01) or full-year (FY-01) units |
| 01 Fri | Orientation Week: ends |
| 04 Mon | Semester one (S1-01) and full-year (FY-01) begins |
| 04 Mon | Results: released for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2018 and summer semester B (SSB-01) 2019 |
| 08 Fri | Census date for teaching period: MBA2 (MBA-TP2-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 13 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for MBA-1 (MBA-TP1-01), term 1 (T1-57) and trimester 1 (T1-58) |
| 15 Fri | Last day to add on-campus semester one (S1-01) or full-year (FY-01) units |
| 15 Fri | Census date for teaching period: Monash online 2 (MO-TP2-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 20 Wed | Allocate+ adjustment: closes 5pm for semester one (S1-01) |
| 20 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for MBA-2 (MBA-TP2-01) |
| 27 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for Monash online 2 (MO-TP2-01) |
| 31 Sun | Graduate research scholarships: close for Round 1/2019 (international students) |
| 31 Sun | 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 |
| 31 Sun | Last day to discontinue semester one (S1-01) and full-year (FY-01) units without 'withdrawn' showing on academic record |
| April | |
| 01 Mon | Graduate research scholarships: open for Round 3/2019 (international students) |
| 03 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for MBA-2 (MBA-TP2-01) |
| 07 Sun | Daylight saving ends: turn clocks back one hour |
| 10 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for Monash online 2 (MO-TP2-01) |
| 11 Thu | 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) |
| 19 Fri | Public holiday: Good Friday (University closed) |
| 19 Fri | Mid-semester break: begins |
| 22 Mon | Public holiday: Easter Monday (University closed) |
| 23 Tue | Public holiday: Easter Tuesday (University closed) |
| 25 Thu | 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) |
| 25 Thu | Public holiday: Anzac Day (University closed) |
| 26 Fri | Mid-semester break: ends |
| 29 Mon | Exam timetable published: for semester one (S1-01) in the Web Enrolment System (WES) |
| 30 Tue | 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 | |
| 06 Mon | Last day to discontinue semester one (S1-01) units with 'withdrawn' showing on academic record. Units discontinued after this date will show as 'withdrawn fail' |
| 08 Wed | Course transfers: applications open for semester two (S2-01) |
| 10 Fri | 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) |
| 13 Mon | Coursework scholarship applications: open for mid-year 2019 |
| 17 Fri | Census date for teaching period: Monash online 3 (MO-TP3-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 20 Mon | Graduation: ceremonies begin at Clayton campus |
| 24 Fri | Allocate+ preference entry: opens 10am for semester two (S2-01) |
| 24 Fri | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for full-year (FY-01), full-year (extended) (FY-32) and term 2 (T2-57) |
| 29 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for Monash online 3 (MO-TP3-01) |
| 30 Thu | Graduation: ceremonies end at Clayton campus |
| 31 Fri | Graduate research scholarships: close for Round 2/2019 (domestic students) |
| 31 Fri | Census date for teaching period: MBA3 (MBA-TP3-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 31 Fri | Semester one (S1-01) ends. Last day to discontinue semester one (S1-01) units with 'withdrawn fail' showing on academic record. Units cannot be discontinued after this date |
| June | |
| 03 Mon | Graduate research scholarships: open for Round 4/2019 (domestic students) |
| 03 Mon | Swot Vac: begins |
| 07 Fri | Swot Vac: ends |
| 07 Fri | Course transfers: applications close for semester two (S2-01) |
| 10 Mon | Exams: begin for semester one (S1-01) |
| 12 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for Monash online 3 (MO-TP3-01) |
| 12 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for MBA-3 (MBA-TP3-01) |
| 22 Sat | Graduation: ceremony in Suzhou, China - all faculties |
| 24 Mon | Allocate+ preference entry: closes 10am for semester two (S2-01) |
| 26 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for MBA-3 (MBA-TP3-01) |
| 28 Fri | Coursework scholarship applications: close for mid-year 2019 |
| 28 Fri | Exams: end for semester one (S1-01) |
| 30 Sun | Census date for teaching period: winter (WS-01). Penalty and teaching dates vary. To check the dates for your unit, see exceptions |
| 30 Sun | Census date for teaching period: trimester 2 (T2-58). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| July | |
| 01 Mon | Graduation: applications open for December in Australia (PhD and research masters students only) |
| 02 Tue | Allocate+ adjustment: opens 10am for semester two (S2-01) |
| 09 Tue | Graduation: applications close for July in Australia (Australia Awards students only) |
| 11 Thu | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for trimester 2 (T2-58) and winter (WS-01) |
| 12 Fri | Fees due: for semester two (S2-01) |
| 12 Fri | Census date for teaching period: Monash online 4 (MO-TP4-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 15 Mon | Census date for teaching period: trimester B (TRI-B-29). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 15 Mon | Results: released for semester one (S1-01) |
| 18 Thu | Course transfers: outcomes released for semester two (S2-01) |
| 21 Sun | Course transfers: last day to accept offers for semester two (S2-01) |
| 22 Mon | Mid-year Orientation Week: begins (dates and times vary for each campus) |
| 24 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for Monash online 4 (MO-TP4-01) and trimester B (TRI-B-29) |
| 25 Thu | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for trimester 2 (T2-58) and winter (WS-01) |
| 25 Thu | Graduation: ceremony at Clayton campus for Australia Awards students and Doctoral candidates |
| 26 Fri | Last day to add off-campus semester two (S2-01) units |
| 26 Fri | Mid-year Orientation Week: ends |
| 29 Mon | Semester two (S2-01) begins |
| 31 Wed | Graduation: applications close for October in Australia and November in Malaysia (coursework students only) |
| 31 Wed | Exam timetable published: (deferred and supplementary) for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2018, summer semester B (SSB-01) 2019 and semester one (S1-01) in the Web Enrolment System (WES) |
| 31 Wed | Census date for teaching period: MBA4 (MBA-TP4-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| August | |
| 01 Thu | Graduation: applications open for December in Australia (eligible coursework students only) |
| 05 Mon | Coursework scholarship applications: open for 2020 (round 1) |
| 05 Mon | Last day to discontinue full-year (FY-01) units with 'withdrawn' showing on academic record. Units discontinued after this date will show as 'withdrawn fail' |
| 07 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for Monash online 4 (MO-TP4-01) and trimester B (TRI-B-29) |
| 09 Fri | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for MBA-4 (MBA-TP4-01) |
| 09 Fri | Last day to add on-campus semester two (S2-01) units |
| 12 Mon | Allocate+ adjustment: closes 5pm for semester two (S2-01) |
| 12 Mon | Exams (deferred and supplementary): begin for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2018, summer semester B (SSB-01) 2019 and semester one (S1-01) |
| 16 Fri | Exams (deferred and supplementary): end for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2018, summer semester B (SSB-01) 2019 and semester one (S1-01) |
| 16 Fri | Graduation: applications close for October in Australia (PhD and research masters students only) |
| 23 Fri | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for MBA-4 (MBA-TP4-01) |
| 26 Mon | Last day to discontinue semester two (S2-01) units without 'withdrawn' showing on academic record |
| 28 Wed | Results (deferred and supplementary exams): released for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2018, summer semester B (SSB-01) 2019 and semester one (S1-01) |
| 31 Sat | Graduate research scholarships: close for Round 3/2019 (international students) |
| 31 Sat | Graduation: applications close for November in Malaysia (PhD and research masters students only) and December in Australia (eligible coursework students only) |
| 31 Sat | 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 |
| September | |
| 02 Mon | Graduate research scholarships: open for Round 1/2020 (international students) |
| 06 Fri | Census date for teaching period: Monash online 5 (MO-TP5-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 11 Wed | 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) |
| 18 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for Monash online 5 (MO-TP5-01) |
| 23 Mon | Exam timetable published: for semester two (S2-01) in the Web Enrolment System (WES) |
| 25 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for semester two (S2-01), semester two (extended) (S2-32) and term 3 (T3-57) |
| 27 Fri | Public holiday: Grand Final Friday (University closed) |
| 29 Sun | Census date for teaching period: MBA5 (MBA-TP5-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 30 Mon | Mid-semester break: begins |
| 30 Mon | 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 |
| 30 Mon | 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' |
| October | |
| 02 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for Monash online 5 (MO-TP5-01) |
| 04 Fri | Mid-semester break: ends |
| 06 Sun | Daylight saving starts: turn clocks forward one hour |
| 11 Fri | 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) |
| 14 Mon | Re-enrolment (timely): begins for 2020 |
| 21 Mon | Graduation: ceremonies begin at Clayton campus |
| 25 Fri | 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) |
| 25 Fri | Semester two (S2-01) and full year (FY-01) ends. Last day to discontinue units in these teaching periods with 'withdrawn fail' showing on academic record. Units cannot be discontinued after this date |
| 28 Mon | Swot Vac: begins |
| 29 Tue | Graduation: ceremonies end at Clayton campus |
| 31 Thu | Graduate research scholarships: close for Round 4/2019 (domestic students) |
| 31 Thu | 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 |
| 31 Thu | Graduation: applications close for December in Australia (PhD and research masters students only) |
| November | |
| 01 Fri | Swot Vac: ends |
| 01 Fri | Census date for teaching period: Monash online 6 (MO-TP6-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 01 Fri | Graduate research scholarships: close for Round 2/2020 (domestic students) |
| 04 Mon | Exams: begin for semester two (S2-01) |
| 06 Wed | Coursework scholarship applications: close for 2020 (round 1) |
| 13 Wed | 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) |
| 22 Fri | Exams: end for semester two (S2-01) |
| 27 Wed | 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) |
| 27 Wed | Re-enrolment (timely): ends for 2020 |
| 28 Thu | Re-enrolment (late): begins for 2020. A late fee applies |
| 30 Sat | Census date for teaching period: trimester C (TRI-C-29). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| December | |
| 06 Fri | Results: released for semester two (S2-01) |
| 11 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for trimester C (TRI-C-29) |
| 12 Thu | Graduation: ceremonies begin at Clayton campus |
| 13 Fri | Re-enrolment (late): ends for 2020 |
| 17 Tue | Graduation: ceremonies end at Clayton campus |
| 20 Fri | Exam timetable published: for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2019 and summer semester B (SSB-01) 2020 in the Web Enrolment System (WES) |
| 23 Mon | University closed (reopens 2 Jan 2020) |
| 25 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for trimester C (TRI-C-29) |
| 25 Wed | Public holiday: Christmas Day (University closed) |
| 26 Thu | Public holiday: Boxing Day (University closed) |
| 31 Tue | Census date for teaching period: summer semester A (SSA-02). Penalty and teaching dates vary. To check the dates for your unit, see exceptions |
| 31 Tue | SA-HELP incurred date |