Principal dates 2021
Dates for Australian campuses
- Census dates - unit withdrawal dates for all teaching periods
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Exceptions
Grading and results update
In recognition of the disruption caused by COVID-19, we've made changes to grading and results for some teaching periods. This means the academic penalty does not apply to eligible teaching periods. For a full list of teaching periods and details of the changes, see the grading and results update.
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 | |
|---|---|
| 01 Fri | Public holiday: New Years Day (University closed) |
| 07 Thu | University reopens |
| 18 Mon | Deferred and supplementary final assessment (exam) timetable published in Allocate+: for semester two (S2-01) 2020, summer semester A (SSA-02) 2020, summer semester B (SSB-01) 2021 and November intake (NOV12) 2020 |
| 18 Mon | Coursework scholarship applications: open for 2021 (round 2) |
| 22 Fri | Census date for teaching period: Monash online 1 (MO-TP1-01). Last day to withdraw from units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 25 Mon | Allocate+ preference entry: opens 10am for semester one (S1-01) |
| 26 Tue | Public holiday: Australia Day (University closed) |
| 29 Fri | Census date for teaching period: summer semester B (SSB-01). Penalty and teaching dates vary. To check the dates for your unit, see exceptions above this table |
| 29 Fri | Census date for teaching period: summer A-semester 1 (SS-S1-01). Last day to withdraw from units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| February | |
| 08 Mon | Allocate+ preference entry: closes 9am for semester one (S1-01) |
| 08 Mon | Deferred and supplementary final assessments (exams): begin for semester two (S2-01) 2020 |
| 12 Fri | Coursework scholarship applications: close for 2021 (round 2) |
| 15 Mon | Final assessments (exams): begin for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2020, summer semester B (SSB-01) 2021 and November intake (NOV-12) 2020 |
| 15 Mon | Census date for teaching period: MBA1 (MBA-TP1-01), term 1 (T1-57) and trimester 1 (T1-58). Last day to withdraw from units in these teaching periods without incurring fees |
| 15 Mon | Graduation: applications open for May in Australia |
| 16 Tue | Allocate+ adjustment: opens 10am for semester one (S1-01) |
| 22 Mon | Orientation Week: begins (dates and times vary for each campus) |
| 24 Wed | Deferred and supplementary final assessments (exams): end for semester two (S2-01) 2020, summer semester A (SSA-02) 2020, summer semester B (SSB-01) 2021 and November intake (NOV-12) 2020 |
| 26 Fri | Fees due: for semester one (S1-01) |
| 26 Fri | Results: release begins (deferred and supplementary) for semester two (S2-01) 2020, summer semester A (SSA-02) 2020, summer semester B (SSB-01) 2021 and November intake (NOV-12) 2020. Most results to be released 26 Feb - 8 Mar. See results web page for details. |
| 26 Fri | Last day to add off-campus semester one (S1-01) or full-year (FY-01) units |
| 26 Fri | Orientation Week: ends |
| March | |
| 01 Mon | Semester one (S1-01) and full-year (FY-01) begins |
| 08 Mon | Census date for teaching period: MBA2 (MBA-TP2-01). Last day to withdraw from units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 12 Fri | Last day to add on-campus semester one (S1-01) or full-year (FY-01) units |
| 14 Sun | Graduation: applications close for April in Malaysia and May in Australia |
| 15 Mon | Allocate+ adjustment: closes 5pm for semester one (S1-01) |
| 19 Fri | Census date for teaching period: Monash online 2 (MO-TP2-01). Last day to withdraw from units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 22 Mon | Graduation: applications open for July in Australia (Australia Awards coursework students, PhD and research masters students only) and October in Australia |
| 31 Wed | Graduate research scholarships: close for Round 1/2021 (international students) |
| 31 Wed | 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 withdraw from units in these teaching periods without incurring fees |
| 31 Wed | Last day to withdraw from semester one (S1-01) units with Withdrawn showing your academic record (exceptions apply under the grading and results update) |
| April | |
| 01 Thu | Graduate research scholarships: open for Round 3/2021 (international students) |
| 02 Fri | Public holiday: Good Friday (University closed) |
| 04 Sun | Daylight saving ends: turn clocks back one hour |
| 05 Mon | Mid-semester break: begins |
| 05 Mon | Public holiday: Easter Monday (University closed) |
| 06 Tue | Public holiday: Easter Tuesday (University closed) |
| 09 Fri | Mid-semester break: ends |
| 25 Sun | Public holiday: Anzac Day (University closed) |
| 25 Sun | Graduation: applications close for July in Australia (Australia Awards coursework students, PhD and research masters students only) |
| 30 Fri | Census date for teaching period: full-year (FY-01), full-year (extended) (FY-32) and term 2 (T2-57). Last day to withdraw from units in these teaching periods without incurring fees |
| 30 Fri | Last day to withdraw from full-year (FY-01) units without Withdrawn showing on your academic record (exceptions apply under the grading and results update) |
| May | |
| 03 Mon | Last day to withdraw from semester one (S1-01) units with Withdrawn showing on academic record. Units withdrawn after this date will show as Withdrawn Fail ,(exceptions apply under the grading and results update) |
| 10 Mon | Final assessment (exam) timetable published in Allocate+: for semester one (S1-01) |
| 10 Mon | Graduation: ceremonies begin at Clayton campus |
| 10 Mon | Course transfers: applications open for semester two |
| 21 Fri | Census date for teaching period: Monash online 3 (MO-TP3-01). Last day to withdraw from units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 28 Fri | Semester one (S1-01) ends. Last day to withdraw from semester one (S1-01) units with Withdrawn Fail showing on academic record. Units cannot be withdrawn after this date (exceptions apply under the grading and results update) |
| 28 Fri | Graduation: ceremonies end at Clayton campus |
| 31 Mon | Graduate research scholarships: close for Round 2/2021 (domestic students) |
| 31 Mon | Census date for teaching period: MBA3 (MBA-TP3-01). Last day to withdraw from units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 31 Mon | Swot Vac: begins |
| 31 Mon | Coursework scholarship applications: open for mid-year 2021 |
| June | |
| 01 Tue | Graduate research scholarships: open for Round 4/2021 (domestic students) |
| 04 Fri | Swot Vac: ends |
| 07 Mon | Final assessments (exams): begin for semester one (S1-01) |
| 11 Fri | Course transfers: applications close for semester two |
| 14 Mon | Allocate+ preference entry: opens 10am for semester two (S2-01) |
| 25 Fri | Final assessments (exams): end for semester one (S1-01) |
| 28 Mon | Allocate+ preference entry: closes 9am for semester two (S2-01) |
| 30 Wed | Census date for teaching period: winter (WS-01). Penalty and teaching dates vary. To check the dates for your unit, see exceptions above this table |
| 30 Wed | Census date for teaching period: trimester 2 (T2-58). Last day to withdraw from units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 30 Wed | Graduation: applications close for October in Australia |
| July | |
| 01 Thu | Graduation: applications open for December in Australia (International coursework students, PhD, research masters and some MNHS students only) |
| 02 Fri | Coursework scholarship applications: close for mid-year 2021 |
| 06 Tue | Graduation: ceremonies begin at Clayton campus for PhD and research masters students |
| 06 Tue | Allocate+ adjustment: opens 10am for semester two (S2-01) |
| 07 Wed | Graduation: ceremonies end at Clayton campus for PhD and research masters students |
| 12 Mon | Results: released for semester one (S1-01) |
| 14 Wed | Course transfers: outcomes released for semester two |
| 16 Fri | Census date for teaching period: Monash online 4 (MO-TP4-01). Last day to withdraw from units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 19 Mon | Mid-year Orientation Week: begins (dates and times vary for each campus) |
| 19 Mon | Course transfers: last day to accept semester two offers (domestic students) |
| 21 Wed | Course transfers: last day to accept semester two offers (international students) |
| 23 Fri | Last day to add off-campus semester two (S2-01) units |
| 23 Fri | Mid-year Orientation Week: ends |
| 26 Mon | Semester two (S2-01) begins |
| 28 Wed | Deferred and supplementary final assessment (exam) timetable published in Allocate+: for semester one (S1-01), summer semester A (SSA-02) 2020, summer semester B (SSB-01) 2021 and November intake (NOV-12) 2020 |
| 30 Fri | Fees due: for semester two (S2-01) |
| 31 Sat | Graduation: applications close for December in Australia (International coursework students, PhD, research masters and some MNHS students only) |
| August | |
| 02 Mon | Census date for teaching period: MBA4 (MBA-TP4-01) and trimester B (TRI-B-29). Last day to withdraw from units in these teaching periods without incurring fees |
| 02 Mon | Last day to withdraw from full-year (FY-01) units with Withdrawn showing on academic record. Units withdrawn after this date will show as Withdrawn Fail, (exceptions apply under the grading and results update) |
| 06 Fri | Last day to add on-campus semester two (S2-01) units |
| 09 Mon | Deferred and supplementary final assessments (exams): begin for semester one (S1-01), summer semester A (SSA-02) 2020, summer semester B (SSB-01) 2021 and November intake (NOV-12) 2020 |
| 09 Mon | Allocate+ adjustment: closes 5pm for semester two (S2-01) |
| 13 Fri | Deferred and supplementary final assessments (exams): end for semester one (S1-01), summer semester A (SSA-02) 2020, summer semester B (SSB-01) 2021 and November intake (NOV12) 2020 |
| 25 Wed | Results (deferred and supplementary): released for semester one (S1-01), summer semester A (SSA-02) 2020, summer semester B (SSB-01) 2021 and November intake (NOV-12) 2020 |
| 31 Tue | Last day to withdraw from semester two (S2-01) units without Withdrawn showing on academic record |
| 31 Tue | Graduate research scholarships: close for Round 3/2021 (international students) |
| 31 Tue | Census date for teaching period: semester two (S2-01), semester two (extended) (S2-32) and term 3 (T3-57). Last day to withdraw from units in these teaching periods without incurring fees |
| September | |
| 01 Wed | Graduate research scholarships: open for Round 1/2022 (international students) |
| 10 Fri | Census date for teaching period: Monash online 5 (MO-TP5-01). Last day to withdraw from units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 16 Thu | Graduation: ceremonies begin at Clayton campus |
| 20 Mon | Final assessment (exam) timetable published in Allocate+: for semester two (S2-01) |
| 27 Mon | Last day to withdraw from semester two (S2-01) units with Withdrawn showing on academic record. Units withdrawn after this date will show as Withdrawn Fail |
| 27 Mon | Mid-semester break: begins |
| 29 Wed | Census date for teaching period: MBA5 (MBA-TP5-01). Last day to withdraw from units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 30 Thu | 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 withdraw from units in these teaching periods without incurring fees |
| October | |
| 01 Fri | Mid-semester break: ends |
| 03 Sun | Daylight saving starts: turn clocks forward one hour |
| 07 Thu | Graduation: ceremonies end at Clayton campus |
| 11 Mon | Re-enrolment (timely): begins for 2022 |
| 22 Fri | Semester two (S2-01) ends. Last day to withdraw from units in this teaching period with Withdrawn Fail showing on academic record. Units cannot be withdrawn after this date (exceptions apply under the grading and results update) |
| 22 Fri | Full year (FY-01) ends. Last day to withdraw from units in this teaching period with Withdrawn Fail showing on your academic record. Units cannot be withdrawn after this date (exceptions apply under the grading and results update) |
| 25 Mon | Swot Vac: begins |
| 25 Mon | October 12-week teaching period (OCT12) begins |
| 29 Fri | Swot Vac: ends |
| 31 Sun | Graduate research scholarships: close for Round 4/2021 (domestic students) |
| November | |
| 01 Mon | Census date for teaching period: term 4 (T4-57) and semester 1 (northern) (S1-60). Last day to withdraw from units in these teaching periods without incurring fees |
| 01 Mon | Graduate research scholarships: close for Round 2/2022 (domestic students) |
| 01 Mon | Final assessments (exams): begin for semester two (S2-01) |
| 05 Fri | Census date for teaching period: Monash online 6 (MO-TP6-01). Last day to withdraw from units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 19 Fri | Final assessments (exams): end for semester two (S2-01) |
| 26 Fri | Re-enrolment (timely): ends for 2022 |
| 27 Sat | Re-enrolment (late): begins for 2022. A late fee applies |
| December | |
| 06 Mon | Results: released for semester two (S2-01) |
| 09 Thu | Census date for teaching period: October 12-week teaching period (OCT12). Last day to withdraw from units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 10 Fri | Final assessment (exam) timetable published in Allocate+: for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2021 and summer semester B (SSB-01) 2022 |
| 10 Fri | Re-enrolment (late): ends for 2022 |
| 13 Mon | Graduation: ceremonies begin at Clayton campus (International coursework students, PhD, research masters and some MNHS students only) |
| 18 Sat | Graduation: ceremonies end at Clayton campus (International coursework students, PhD, research masters and some MNHS students only) |
| 21 Tue | Deferred and supplementary final assessment (exam) timetable published in Allocate+: for semester two (S2-01) 2021 |
| 21 Tue | Last day to withdraw from October 12-week teaching period (OCT12) units with Withdrawn showing on academic record. Units withdrawn after this date will show as Withdrawn Fail |
| 23 Thu | University closed (reopens 4 Jan 2022) |
| 25 Sat | Public holiday: Christmas Day (University closed) |
| 26 Sun | Public holiday: Boxing Day (University closed) |
| 27 Mon | Public holiday: replacement holiday for Christmas Day (University closed) |
| 28 Tue | Public holiday: replacement holiday for Boxing Day (University closed) |
| 31 Fri | Census date for teaching period: trimester C (TRI-C-29). Last day to withdraw from units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 31 Fri | Census date for teaching period: summer semester A (SSA-02). Penalty and teaching dates vary. To check the dates for your unit, see exceptions above this table |
| 31 Fri | SA-HELP incurred date |