Principal dates 2018
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 Mon | Public holiday: New Years Day (University closed) |
| 02 Tue | University reopens |
| 10 Wed | Fee statement: available for semester one (S1-01) on the Web Enrolment System (WES) and sent to Monash student email account |
| 12 Fri | Enrolments: begin for VTAC (round one - postgraduate) students. Dates vary for each campus |
| 12 Fri | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for SA-HELP incurred in 2017 |
| 15 Mon | Census date for teaching period: summer semester A - semester 1 (SS-S1-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 15 Mon | Coursework scholarship applications: open for 2018 (round two) |
| 15 Mon | Graduation: applications close for April in Malaysia and May in Australia |
| 15 Mon | 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 Mon | Enrolments: end for VTAC (round one - postgraduate) students |
| 18 Thu | Enrolments: begin for VTAC (round one - undergraduate) students. Dates vary for each campus |
| 18 Thu | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for: summer semester A (SSA-02)/2017 |
| 19 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 Tue | Enrolments: begin for VTAC (round two - postgraduate) students. Dates vary for each campus |
| 24 Wed | Enrolments: end for VTAC (round two - postgraduate) students |
| 24 Wed | Enrolments: end for VTAC (round one - undergraduate) students |
| 26 Fri | Public holiday: Australia Day (University closed) |
| 26 Fri | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for SA-HELP incurred for units in 2017 |
| 29 Mon | Exams (deferred and supplementary): begin for semester two (S2-01) 2017 |
| 30 Tue | Allocate+ preference entry: closes 10am for semester one (S1-01) |
| February | |
| 01 Thu | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2017 |
| 01 Thu | Graduation: applications open for October and November ceremonies |
| 02 Fri | Exams (deferred and supplementary): end for semester two (S2-01) 2017 |
| 05 Mon | Exams: begin for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2017 and summer semester B (SSB-01) 2018 |
| 06 Tue | Enrolments: begin for VTAC (round two - undergraduate) students. Dates vary for each campus |
| 06 Tue | Allocate+ adjustment: opens 10am for semester one (S1-01) |
| 08 Thu | Exams: end for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2017 and summer semester B (SSB-01) 2018 |
| 08 Thu | 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) |
| 12 Mon | Academic Engagement Days: begin for international students |
| 14 Wed | Enrolments: end for VTAC (round two - undergraduate) students |
| 15 Thu | Graduation: applications close for June in China |
| 15 Thu | 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 |
| 16 Fri | Academic Engagement Days: end for international students |
| 16 Fri | Fees due: for semester one (S1-01) |
| 16 Fri | Coursework scholarship applications: close for 2018 (round two) |
| 16 Fri | Results: released (deferred and supplementary exams) for semester two (S2-01) 2017 |
| 19 Mon | Orientation Week: begins (dates and times vary for each campus) |
| 22 Thu | 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) |
| 23 Fri | Orientation Week: ends |
| 23 Fri | Last day to add off-campus semester one (S1-01) or full-year (FY-01) units |
| 26 Mon | Results: released for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2017 and summer semester B (SSB-01) 2018 |
| 26 Mon | Semester one (S1-01) and full-year (FY-01) begins |
| March | |
| 01 Thu | Graduation: applications close for May ceremonies (graduate research students only) |
| 08 Thu | 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) |
| 08 Thu | Census date for teaching period: MBA2 (MBA-TP2-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 09 Fri | Last day to add on-campus semester one (S1-01) or full-year (FY-01) units |
| 12 Mon | Allocate+ adjustment: closes from 5pm for semester one (S1-01) |
| 16 Fri | Census date for teaching period: Monash online 2 (MO-TP2-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 22 Thu | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for MBA-1 (MBA-TP1-01), term 1 (T1-57) and trimester 1 (T1-58) |
| 29 Thu | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for MBA-2 (MBA-TP2-01) |
| 30 Fri | Public holiday: Good Friday (University closed) |
| 30 Fri | Mid-semester break: begins |
| 31 Sat | Graduate research scholarships: close for Round 1/2018 (international students) |
| 31 Sat | Last day to discontinue semester one (S1-01) and full-year (FY-01) units without 'withdrawn' showing on academic record |
| 31 Sat | 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 |
| April | |
| 01 Sun | Graduate research scholarships: open for Round 3/2018 (international students) |
| 01 Sun | Daylight saving ends: Turn clocks back one hour |
| 02 Mon | Public holiday: Easter Monday (University closed) |
| 03 Tue | Public holiday: Easter Tuesday (University closed) |
| 05 Thu | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for Monash online 2 (MO-TP2-01) |
| 06 Fri | Mid-semester break: ends |
| 12 Thu | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for MBA-2 (MBA-TP2-01) |
| 19 Thu | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for Monash online 2 (MO-TP2-01) |
| 19 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), trimester A (TRI-A-29) |
| 23 Mon | Exam timetable published: for semester one (S1-01) in the Web Enrolment System (WES) |
| 25 Wed | Public holiday: Anzac Day (University closed) |
| 30 Mon | 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 |
| 30 Mon | 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' |
| May | |
| 03 Thu | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for semester one (S1-01), semester 1 extended (S1-32), semester 2 northern (S2-60), trimester A (TRI-A-29) |
| 14 Mon | Coursework scholarship applications: open for mid-year 2018 |
| 14 Mon | Graduation: ceremonies begin at Clayton campus |
| 18 Fri | University class timetable: for semester two 2018 available |
| 18 Fri | Census date for teaching period: Monash online 3 (MO-TP3-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 18 Fri | Allocate+ preference entry: opens 10am for semester two (S2-01) |
| 23 Wed | Fee statement: available for semester two (S2-01) on the Web Enrolment System (WES) and sent to Monash student email account |
| 24 Thu | Graduation: ceremonies end at Clayton campus |
| 24 Thu | 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) |
| 25 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 |
| 28 Mon | Swot Vac: begins |
| 28 Mon | Graduation ceremony: Clayton campus - contingency |
| 31 Thu | Graduate research scholarships: close for Round 2/2018 (domestic students) |
| 31 Thu | Census date for teaching period: MBA3 (MBA-TP3-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| June | |
| 01 Fri | Graduate research scholarships: open for Round 4/2018 (domestic students) |
| 01 Fri | Swot Vac: ends |
| 04 Mon | Exams: begin for semester one (S1-01) |
| 07 Thu | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for full-year (FY-01), full-year (extended) (FY-32), and term 2 (T2-57) |
| 07 Thu | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on Web Enrolment System (WES) for Monash online 3 (MO-TP3-01) |
| 18 Mon | Allocate+ preference entry: closes 10am for semester two (S2-01) |
| 21 Thu | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for MBA-3 (MBA-TP3-01) |
| 21 Thu | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for Monash online 3 (MO-TP3-01) |
| 22 Fri | Exams: end for semester one (S1-01) |
| 23 Sat | Graduation ceremony: Suzhou, China - all faculties |
| 26 Tue | Allocate+ adjustment: opens 10am for semester two (S2-01) |
| 29 Fri | Coursework scholarship applications: close for mid-year 2018 |
| 30 Sat | Census date for teaching period: trimester 2 (T2-58). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching periods without incurring fees |
| 30 Sat | Census date for teaching period: winter (WS-01). Penalty and teaching dates vary. To check the dates for your unit, see exceptions |
| July | |
| 01 Sun | Graduation: applications open for December ceremonies (graduate research students only) |
| 05 Thu | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for MBA-3 (MBA-TP3-01) |
| 09 Mon | Results: released for semester one (S1-01) |
| 10 Tue | Graduation: applications close for July in Australia (Australia Awards students only) |
| 13 Fri | Fees due: for semester two (S2-01) |
| 13 Fri | Census date for teaching period: Monash online 4 (MO-TP4-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 16 Mon | Mid-year Orientation Week: begins (dates and times vary for each campus) |
| 20 Fri | Mid-year Orientation Week: ends |
| 20 Fri | Last day to add off-campus semester two (S2-01) units |
| 23 Mon | Semester two (S2-01) begins |
| 24 Tue | Graduation: ceremony at Clayton campus for Australia Awards students and Doctoral candidates |
| 25 Wed | Exam timetable published: (deferred and supplementary) for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2017, summer semester B (SSB-01) 2018 and semester one (S1-01) in the Web Enrolment System (WES) |
| 26 Thu | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for trimester 2 (T2-58) and winter (WS-01) |
| 30 Mon | 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' |
| 31 Tue | Census date for teaching period: MBA4 (MBA-TP4-01) and trimester B (TRI-B-29). Last day to discontinue units in these teaching period without incurring fees |
| 31 Tue | Graduation: applications close for October and November ceremonies (coursework students only) |
| August | |
| 01 Wed | Graduation: applications open for December ceremonies (eligible coursework students only) |
| 02 Thu | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for Monash online 4 (MO-TP4-01) |
| 03 Fri | Last day to add on-campus semester two (S2-01) units |
| 06 Mon | Exams (deferred and supplementary): begin for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2017, summer semester B (SSB-01) 2018 and semester one (S1-01) |
| 06 Mon | Allocate+ adjustment: closes 5pm for semester two (S2-01) |
| 06 Mon | Coursework scholarship applications: open for 2019 (round one) |
| 09 Thu | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for trimester 2 (T2-58) and winter (WS-01) |
| 10 Fri | Exams (deferred and supplementary): end for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2017, summer semester B (SSB-01) 2018 and semester one (S1-01) |
| 16 Thu | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for Monash online 4 (MO-TP4-01) |
| 17 Fri | Graduation: applications close for October ceremonies (graduate research students only) |
| 20 Mon | Last day to discontinue semester two (S2-01) units without 'withdrawn' showing on academic record |
| 22 Wed | Results (deferred and supplementary exams): released for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2017, summer semester B (SSB-01) 2018 and semester one (S1-01) |
| 23 Thu | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for MBA-4 (MBA-TP4-01) and trimester B (TRI-B-29) |
| 31 Fri | Graduate research scholarships: close for Round 3/2018 (international students) |
| 31 Fri | 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 |
| 31 Fri | Graduation: applications close for December ceremonies (eligible coursework students only) |
| September | |
| 01 Sat | Graduate Research scholarships: open for Round 1/2019 (international students) |
| 04 Tue | Course transfer applications open |
| 06 Thu | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for MBA-4 (MBA-TP4-01) and trimester B (TRI-B-29) |
| 07 Fri | Census date for teaching period: Monash online 5 (MO-TP5-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 17 Mon | Exam timetable published: for semester two (S2-01) in the Web Enrolment System (WES) |
| 20 Thu | 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) |
| 24 Mon | Mid-semester break: begins |
| 24 Mon | Last day to discontinue semester two (S2-01) units with 'withdrawn' showing on academic record. Units discontinued after this date will show as a 'withdrawn fail' |
| 27 Thu | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for Monash online 5 (MO-TP5-01) |
| 28 Fri | Mid-semester break: ends |
| 28 Fri | Public holiday: Grand Final Friday (University closed) |
| 29 Sat | Census date for teaching period: MBA5 (MBA-TP5-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 30 Sun | 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 |
| October | |
| 04 Thu | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for semester two (S2-01), semester two-extended (S2-32) and term 3 (T3-57) |
| 07 Sun | Daylight saving starts: Turn clocks forward one hour |
| 08 Mon | Re-enrolment (timely): begins for 2019 |
| 11 Thu | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for Monash online 5 (MO-TP5-01) |
| 18 Thu | 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) |
| 19 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 |
| 22 Mon | Swot Vac: begins |
| 22 Mon | Graduation: ceremonies begin at Clayton campus |
| 26 Fri | Swot Vac: ends |
| 26 Fri | Course transfer applications close |
| 29 Mon | Exams: begin for semester two (S2-01) |
| 29 Mon | Graduation: ceremonies end at Clayton campus |
| 31 Wed | Graduate research scholarships: close for Round 4/2018 (domestic students) |
| 31 Wed | 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 Wed | Graduation: applications close for December ceremonies (graduate research) |
| November | |
| 01 Thu | 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) |
| 02 Fri | Census date for teaching period: Monash online 6 (MO-TP6-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 07 Wed | Coursework scholarship applications: close for 2019 (round one) |
| 16 Fri | Exams: end for semester two (S2-01) |
| 22 Thu | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for Monash online 6 (MO-TP6-01), semester 1 (northern) (S1-60) and term 4 (T4-57) |
| 28 Wed | Re-enrolment (timely): ends for 2019 |
| 29 Thu | Re-enrolment (late): begins for 2019. A late fee applies |
| December | |
| 03 Mon | Results: released for semester two (S2-01) |
| 03 Mon | Census date for teaching period: trimester C (TRI-C-29). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 06 Thu | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for Monash online 6 (MO-TP6-01), semester 1 (northern) (S1-60) and term 4 (T4-57) |
| 07 Fri | Re-enrolment (late): ends for 2019 |
| 07 Fri | Exam timetable published: for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2018 and summer semester B (SSB-01) 2019 in the Web Enrolment System (WES) |
| 10 Mon | Course transfer outcomes released |
| 11 Tue | Graduation: ceremonies start - Clayton campus |
| 12 Wed | Course transfer final day to respond |
| 13 Thu | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for trimester C (TRI-C-29) |
| 14 Fri | Graduation: ceremonies finish - Clayton campus |
| 17 Mon | Exam timetable published: (deferred and supplementary) for semester two (S2-01) 2018 in the Web Enrolment System (WES) |
| 21 Fri | University closed (reopens 2 Jan 2019) |
| 25 Tue | Public holiday: Christmas Day (University closed) |
| 26 Wed | Public holiday: Boxing Day (University closed) |
| 27 Thu | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for trimester C (TRI-C-29) |
| 31 Mon | Census date for teaching period: summer A (SSA-02). Penalty and teaching dates vary. To check the dates for your unit, see exceptions |
| 31 Mon | SA-HELP incurred date |