Principal dates 2020
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 Wed | Public holiday: New Years Day (University closed) |
| 02 Thu | University reopens |
| 08 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for SA-HELP incurred in 2019 |
| 15 Wed | Coursework scholarship applications: open for 2020 (round 2) |
| 15 Wed | Graduation: applications close for April in Malaysia and May in Australia (coursework students only) |
| 15 Wed | 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 Wed | Census date for teaching period: summer A-semester 1 (SS-S1-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 15 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2019 |
| 17 Fri | Census date for teaching period: Monash Online 1 (MO-TP1-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 20 Mon | Graduation: applications open for July in Australia (Australia Awards students only), September-October in Australia (coursework students only) and November in Malaysia (coursework students only) |
| 22 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for SA-HELP incurred for units in 2019 |
| 27 Mon | Public holiday: Replacement holiday for Australia Day (University closed) |
| 28 Tue | Allocate+ preference entry: closes 10am for semester one (S1-01) |
| 29 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2019 |
| 31 Fri | Graduation: applications close for April in Malaysia (PhD and research masters students only) |
| February | |
| 01 Sat | Graduation: applications open for November in Malaysia (PhD and research masters students only) |
| 05 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for summer A-semester 1 (SS-S1-01) and summer semester B (SSB-01) |
| 12 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for Monash Online 1 (MO-TP1-01) |
| 14 Fri | Coursework scholarship applications: close for 2020 (round 2) |
| 15 Sat | Graduation: applications close for June in China (coursework students only) |
| 17 Mon | 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 |
| 19 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for summer A-semester 1 (SS-S1-01) and summer semester B (SSB-01) |
| 21 Fri | Allocate+ adjustment: opens 10am for semester one (S1-01)
- Previously 4 February |
| 26 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for Monash Online 1 (MO-TP1-01) |
| 28 Fri | Fees due: for semester one (S1-01)
- Previously 21 February. For information, please see our fact sheet |
| 28 Fri | Graduation: applications close for May in Australia (PhD and research masters students only) |
| March | |
| 01 Sun | Graduation: applications open for July in Australia (PhD students only) |
| 06 Fri | Last day to add off-campus semester one (S1-01) and full-year (FY-01) units
- Previously 28 February. For information, please see our fact sheet |
| 09 Mon | Exams: begin for deferred and supplementary for semester two (S2-01) 2019
- Previously 3 February. For information, please see our fact sheet |
| 09 Mon | Exams: begin for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2019 and summer semester B (SSB-01) 2020
- Previously 10 February. For information, see our fact sheet |
| 09 Mon | Semester one (S1-01) and full-year (FY-01) begins (week one - online classes only)
- Previously 2 March. For information, please see our fact sheet |
| 09 Mon | Census date for teaching period: MBA2 (MBA-TP2-01). 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 MBA-1 (MBA-TP1-01), term 1 (T1-57) and trimester 1 (T1-58) |
| 13 Fri | Exams: end for deferred and supplementary for semester two (S2-01) 2019
- Previously 7 February. For information, please see our fact sheet |
| 13 Fri | Exams: end for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2019 and summer semester B (SSB-01) 2020
- Previously 13 February. For information, see our fact sheet |
| 13 Fri | Census date for teaching period: Monash Online 2 (MO-TP2-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 23 Mon | Results: released (deferred and supplementary exams) for semester two (S2-01) 2019
- Previously 21 February. For information, please see our fact sheet |
| 23 Mon | Results: released for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2019 and summer semester B (SSB-01) 2020
- Previously 2 March. For information, please see our fact sheet |
| 25 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) |
| 31 Tue | Graduate research scholarships: close for Round 1/2020 (international students) |
| 31 Tue | Last day to add on-campus semester one (S1-01) and full-year (FY-01) units
- Previously 20 March. For information, please see our fact sheet |
| April | |
| 01 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for MBA-2 (MBA-TP2-01) |
| 01 Wed | Graduate research scholarships: open for Round 3/2020 (international students) |
| 01 Wed | Graduation: applications open for September-October in Australia (PhD and research masters students only) |
| 03 Fri | Allocate+ adjustment: closes 5pm for semester one (S1-01)
- Previously 27 March. For information, please see our fact sheet |
| 05 Sun | Daylight saving ends: turn clocks back one hour |
| 08 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for Monash Online 2 (MO-TP2-01) |
| 10 Fri | Public holiday: Good Friday (University closed) |
| 10 Fri | Mid-semester break: begins |
| 13 Mon | Public holiday: Easter Monday (University closed) |
| 14 Tue | 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
- Previously 31 March. For information, please see our fact sheet |
| 14 Tue | Public holiday: Easter Tuesday (University closed) |
| 15 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for MBA-2 (MBA-TP2-01) |
| 17 Fri | Mid-semester break: ends |
| 22 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for Monash Online 2 (MO-TP2-01) |
| 22 Wed | 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) |
| 25 Sat | Public holiday: Anzac Day (University closed) |
| 30 Thu | 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 Wed | 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) |
| 06 Wed | Course transfers: applications open for semester two |
| 11 Mon | Coursework scholarship applications: open for mid-year 2020 |
| 15 Fri | Census date for teaching period: Monash Online 3 (MO-TP3-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 15 Fri | Exam timetable published: for semester one (S1-01) in the Web Enrolment System (WES).
- Previously 11 May. For information, please see our fact sheet |
| 18 Mon | (Postponed) Graduation: ceremonies begin at Clayton campus
A new date will be pubished once confirmed. |
| 20 Wed | 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) |
| 28 Thu | (Postponed) Graduation: ceremonies end at Clayton campus
- A new date will be published once confirmed. |
| 31 Sun | Graduate research scholarships: close for Round 2/2020 (domestic students) |
| June | |
| 01 Mon | Census date for teaching period: MBA3 (MBA-TP3-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 01 Mon | Graduate research scholarships: open for Round 4/2020 (domestic students) |
| 03 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for full-year (FY-01), full-year (extended) (FY-32) and term 2 (T2-57) |
| 05 Fri | Course transfers: applications close for semester two |
| 10 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for Monash Online 3 (MO-TP3-01) |
| 12 Fri | Semester one (S1-01) ends. For some teaching periods, the last day to discontinue a unit may be extended for students who have failed the unit. - Previously 5 June. For information, please see our fact sheet |
| 15 Mon | Swot Vac: begins - Previously 1 June (Malaysia) and 8 June (Australia). For information, please see our fact sheet |
| 19 Fri | Swot Vac: ends
- Previously 10 June. For information, please see our fact sheet |
| 19 Fri | Coursework scholarship applications: close for mid-year 2020 |
| 22 Mon | Exams: Semester one (S1-01) remote exams begins - Previously 8 June (Malaysia) and 11 June (Australia). For information, please see our fact sheet |
| 24 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for Monash Online 3 (MO-TP3-01) |
| 24 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for MBA-3 (MBA-TP3-01) |
| 27 Sat | (Cancelled) Graduation: ceremony in Suzhou, China - all faculties |
| 30 Tue | Census date for teaching period: trimester 2 (T2-58). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| July | |
| 06 Mon | Census date for teaching period: winter (WS-01) and winter semester (extended) (WS-FF). Penalty and teaching dates vary. To check the dates for your unit, see exceptions |
| 06 Mon | Allocate+ preference entry: opens 10am for semester two (S2-01) - Previously 25 May and 21, 29 June |
| 08 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for MBA-3 (MBA-TP3-01) |
| 10 Fri | Census date for teaching period: Monash Online 4 (MO-TP4-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 10 Fri | Exams: Semester one (S1-01) remote exams end |
| 13 Mon | Allocate+ preference entry: closes 10am for semester two (S2-01) - Previously 22 June and 6 July |
| 21 Tue | Allocate+ adjustment: opens 10am for semester two (S2-01) - Previously 30 June and 14 July |
| 22 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for trimester 2 (T2-58) and winter (WS-01) |
| 23 Thu | Graduation: ceremony at Clayton campus for Australia Awards students and Doctoral candidates |
| 24 Fri | Fees due: for semester two (S2-01) - Previously 17 July |
| 27 Mon | Results: released for semester one (S1-01)
- Previously 15 July. For information, please see our fact sheet |
| 27 Mon | Mid-year Orientation Week: begins (dates and times vary for each campus) - Previously 20 July |
| 28 Tue | Course transfers: outcomes released for semester two - Previously 16 July |
| 30 Thu | Course transfers: last day to accept offers for semester two - Previously 20 July |
| 31 Fri | Last day to add off-campus semester two (S2-01) units - Previously 24 July |
| 31 Fri | Mid-year Orientation Week: ends - Previously 24 July |
| 31 Fri | Graduation: applications close for September-October in Australia (coursework, PhD and research masters students) and November in Malaysia (coursework students only) |
| 31 Fri | Census date for teaching period: MBA4 (MBA-TP4-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 31 Fri | Exam timetable published: (deferred and supplementary) for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2019, summer semester B (SSB-01) 2020 and semester one (S1-01) in the Web Enrolment System (WES) - Previously 29 July |
| August | |
| 03 Mon | Coursework scholarship applications: open for 2021 (round 1) |
| 03 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' |
| 03 Mon | Semester two (S2-01): begins - Previously 27 July |
| 05 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for trimester 2 (T2-58) and winter (WS-01) |
| 05 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for Monash Online 4 (MO-TP4-01) |
| 06 Thu | Last day to discontinue full-year (FY-01) units without 'withdrawn' showing on academic record. - Previously 31 March and 12 June |
| 10 Mon | Exams (deferred and supplementary): begin for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2019, summer semester B (SSB-01) 2020 and semester one (S1-01) |
| 11 Tue | Graduation: applications close for October (coursework students only) |
| 14 Fri | Last day to add on-campus semester two (S2-01) units - Previously 7 August |
| 14 Fri | Census date for teaching period: trimester B (TRI-B-29). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 19 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for Monash Online 4 (MO-TP4-01) |
| 21 Fri | Exams (deferred and supplementary): end for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2019, summer semester B (SSB-01) 2020 and semester one (S1-01) - Previously 14 August |
| 22 Sat | Graduation: applications close for November in Malaysia |
| 26 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for MBA-4 (MBA-TP4-01) |
| 27 Thu | Results (deferred and supplementary exams): released for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2019, summer semester B (SSB-01) 2020 and semester one (S1-01) - Previously 26 August |
| 31 Mon | Graduate research scholarships: close for Round 3/2020 (international students) |
| 31 Mon | Census date for teaching period: term 3 (T3-57). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 31 Mon | Graduation: applications close for October (PhD and research masters students only) |
| September | |
| 01 Tue | Graduate research scholarships: open for Round 1/2021 (international students) |
| 04 Fri | Census date for teaching period: Monash Online 5 (MO-TP5-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 04 Fri | Allocate+ adjustment: closes 5pm for semester two (S2-01) - Previously 10, 21 and 28 August |
| 07 Mon | Census date for teaching period: semester two (S2-01) and semester two (extended) (S2-32). Last day to discontinue units in these teaching periods without incurring fees - Previously 31 August |
| 07 Mon | Last day to discontinue semester two (S2-01) units without 'withdrawn' showing on academic record
- Previously 24 and 31 August |
| 09 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for MBA-4 (MBA-TP4-01) and trimester B (TRI-B-29) |
| 09 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for trimester B (TRI-B-29) |
| 21 Mon | Mid-semester break: begins - Previously 28 September |
| 23 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) |
| 28 Mon | (TBC) Graduation: ceremonies begin at Clayton campus |
| 28 Mon | Exam timetable published: for semester two (S2-01) in the Web Enrolment System (WES)
- Previously 21 September. For information, please see our fact sheet |
| 29 Tue | Census date for teaching period: MBA5 (MBA-TP5-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 30 Wed | Census date for teaching period: trimester 3 (T3-58). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 30 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): available on the Web Enrolment System (WES) for Monash Online 5 (MO-TP5-01) |
| October | |
| 02 Fri | Mid-semester break: ends |
| 02 Fri | Census date for teaching period: start semester two-finish semester one (S2-S1-02) and start semester two-finish summer A (S2-SS-02). Last day to discontinue units in these teaching periods without incurring fees |
| 04 Sun | Daylight saving starts: turn clocks forward one hour |
| 05 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'. - Previously 28 September |
| 06 Tue | (TBC) Graduation: ceremonies end at Clayton campus |
| 07 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) |
| 14 Wed | Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): last day to lodge dispute for Monash Online 5 (MO-TP5-01) |
| 21 Wed | 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) |
| 30 Fri | Census date for teaching period: Monash Online 6 (MO-TP6-01). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 31 Sat | Graduate research scholarships: close for Round 4/2020 (domestic students) |
| November | |
| 02 Mon | 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 |
| 02 Mon | Graduate research scholarships: close for Round 2/2021 (domestic students) |
| 02 Mon | November 12 week teaching period (NOV12) begins |
| 04 Wed | 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) |
| 04 Wed | Coursework scholarship applications: close for 2021 (round 1) |
| 06 Fri | Semester two (S2-01) ends. Last day to discontinue units in these teaching periods with 'withdrawn fail' showing on academic record. Units cannot be discontinued after this date - Previously 23 and 30 October |
| 06 Fri | Full year (FY-01 and FY-FF) ends. Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period before results are finalised. Units discontinued by this date will not show on academic record. Academic Safety Net applies to final results in this teaching period. - Previously 23 and 30 October. For information, please see our fact sheet |
| 09 Mon | Swot Vac: begins - Previously 2 November |
| 13 Fri | Swot Vac: ends - Previously 6 November |
| 13 Fri | Last day to add November 12 week teaching period (NOV12) units |
| 16 Mon | Exams: begin for semester two (S2-01) - Previously 9 November |
| 25 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) |
| 30 Mon | Exams: end for semester two (S2-01) - Previously 23 November |
| December | |
| 01 Tue | Census date for teaching period: November 12 week teaching period (NOV12). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees. |
| 01 Tue | Last day to discontinue November 12 week teaching period (NOV12) units without 'withdrawn' showing on academic record |
| 04 Fri | Exam timetable published: for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2020 and summer semester B (SSB-01) 2021 in the Web Enrolment System (WES) |
| 09 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) |
| 14 Mon | (TBC) Graduation: ceremonies begin at Clayton campus |
| 17 Thu | Results: released for semester two (S2-01) - Previously 7 December |
| 18 Fri | (TBC) Graduation: ceremonies end at Clayton campus |
| 18 Fri | (New date to be confirmed) Exam timetable published: (deferred and supplementary) for semester two (S2-01) in the Web Enrolment System (WES) |
| 23 Wed | University closed (reopens 4 Jan 2021) |
| 25 Fri | Public holiday: Christmas Day (University closed) |
| 28 Mon | Public holiday: Replacement holiday for Boxing Day (University closed) |
| 31 Thu | Census date for teaching period: trimester C (TRI-C-29). Last day to discontinue units in this teaching period without incurring fees |
| 31 Thu | 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 Thu | SA-HELP incurred date |