Census dates and teaching periods

The census date is the last day:

• before you become liable for fees for the units in which you're enrolled • you can withdraw from a unit without Withdrawn showing on your academic record (there are some exceptions).

Find out more about census dates and why they're so important.

You have until 11.59pm (Melbourne time) on the census date to withdraw from units without financial or academic penalty.

If you withdraw from a unit after a certain date, your academic record may show Withdrawn or Withdrawn Fail. You should understand how census and withdrawal dates can affect your fees and academic record. For more information, see:

• academic and financial penalties • past census dates and teaching periods archive

Non-standard unit withdrawal dates

Some units have different withdrawal dates to the standard dates of the same teaching period. To check the dates and enrolment information for these units, see units with non-standard dates.

The deadline to add units to your enrolment is earlier than withdrawing.

For on-campus units, you have up until the end of the first two weeks of the teaching period.

Check the details at add or withdraw from units.

Other important dates

• Final assessment dates • Semester dates summary

• If you’re studying a postgraduate law degree, your faculty might refer to your start dates as follows:

Census dates and teaching periods 2026–2028

2026 Census dates for all teaching periods (sorted by census date)

Census dates for 2023 teaching periods (sorted by teaching period start date) Teaching period | Teaching period (includes teaching weeks through to final assessment period) | Census date | Withdrawn Late starts | Withdrawn Fail starts | Teaching weeks end – last day to withdraw from units Financial penalties apply Academic penalties apply to some teaching periods Summer A –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

2027 Census dates for all teaching periods (sorted by census date)

Census dates for 2023 teaching periods (sorted by teaching period start date) 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) | 2 Nov 2026 – 25 Jun 2027 | 6 Jan 2027 | 7 Jan 2027 | 23 Mar 2027 | 28 May 2027 Summer semester B (SSB-01) | 4 Jan – 12 Feb 2027 | 13 Jan 2027 | 14 Jan 2027 | 26 Jan 2027 | 5 Feb 2027 Monash Online 1 (MO-TP1-01) | 4 Jan – 19 Feb 2027 | 20 Jan 2027 | 21 Jan 2027 | 29 Jan 2027 | 15 Feb 2027 Term 1 (T1-57) | 4 Jan – 31 Mar 2027 | 27 Jan 2027 | 28 Jan 2027 | 23 Feb 2027 | 24 Mar 2027 Monash Indonesia term 1 (MI-T1-6) | 11 Jan – 6 Mar 2027 | 27 Jan 2027 | 28 Jan 2027 | 12 Feb 2027 | 27 Feb 2027 Trimester 1 (T1-58) | 4 Jan – 9 Apr 2027 | 27 Jan 2027 | 28 Jan 2027 | 2 Mar 2027 | 2 Apr 2027 Semester 1 (extended) (S1-32) | 18 Jan – 25 Jun 2027 | 3 Mar 2027 | 4 Mar 2027 | 20 Apr 2027 | 4 Jun 2027 Monash Indonesia Semester 1 (MI-S1) | 1 Feb – 12 Jun 2027 | 10 Mar 2027 | 11 Mar 2027 | 20 Apr 2027 | 15 May 2027 Monash Online 2 (MO-TP2-01) | 1 Mar – 23 Apr 2027 | 17 Mar 2027 | 18 Mar 2027 | 26 Mar 2027 | 19 Apr 2027 Semester 2 (northern) (S2-60) | 22 Feb – 25 Jun 2027 | 24 Mar 2027 | 25 Mar 2027 | 4 May 2027 | 28 May 2027 Semester one (S1-01) | 1 Mar – 25 Jun 2027 | 24 Mar 2027 | 25 Mar 2027 | 11 May 2027 | 28 May 2027 Research Q1 (RES-Q1) | 1 Jan – 31 Mar 2027 | 31 Mar 2027 | N/A | N/A | 31 Mar 2027 Full-year (extended) (FY-32) | 18 Jan – 19 Nov 2027 | 22 Apr 2027 | 23 Apr 2027 | 20 Jul 2027 | 29 Oct 2027 Term 2 (T2-57) | 5 Apr – 30 Jun 2027 | 28 Apr 2027 | 29 Apr 2027 | 25 May 2027 | 23 Jun 2027 Full-year (FY-01) | 1 Mar – 19 Nov 2027 | 5 May 2027 | 6 May 2027 | 3 Aug 2027 | 22 Oct 2027 Monash Indonesia term 2 (MI-T2-6) | 19 Apr – 12 Jun 2027 | 5 May 2027 | 6 May 2027 | 21 May 2027 | 5 Jun 2027 Monash Online 3 (MO-TP3-01) | 3 May – 18 Jun 2027 | 19 May 2027 | 20 May 2027 | 28 May 2027 | 11 Jun 2027 Trimester 2 (T2-58) | 10 May – 30 Jul 2027 | 2 Jun 2027 | 3 Jun 2027 | 29 Jun 2027 | 23 Jul 2027 Winter semester (WS-01) | 21 Jun – 23 Jul 2027 | 30 Jun 2027 | 1 Jul 2027 | 13 Jul 2027 | 16 Jul 2027 Research Q2 (RES-Q2) | 1 Apr – 30 Jun 2027 | 30 Jun 2027 | N/A | N/A | 30 Jun 2027 Monash Online 4 (MO-TP4-01) | 28 Jun – 13 Aug 2027 | 14 Jul 2027 | 15 Jul 2027 | 23 Jul 2027 | 6 Aug 2027 Monash Indonesia Semester 2 (MI-S2) | 26 Jul – 19 Nov 2027 | 25 Aug 2027 | 26 Aug 2027 | 5 Oct 2027 | 23 Oct 2027 Term 3 (T3-57) | 5 Jul – 30 Sep 2027 | 28 Jul 2027 | 29 Jul 2027 | 24 Aug 2027 | 23 Sep 2027 Monash Indonesia term 3 (MI-T3-6) | 12 Jul – 4 Sep 2027 | 28 Jul 2027 | 29 Jul 2027 | 13 Aug 2027 | 28 Aug 2027 Semester 2 (extended) (S2-32) | 21 Jun – 19 Nov 2027 | 28 Jul 2027 | 29 Jul 2027 | 21 Sep 2027 | 29 Oct 2027 Semester two (S2-01) | 26 Jul – 19 Nov 2027 | 1 Sep 2027 | 2 Sep 2027 | 5 Oct 2027 | 22 Oct 2027 Monash Online 5 (MO-TP5-01) | 23 Aug – 8 Oct 2027 | 8 Sep 2027 | 9 Sep 2027 | 17 Sep 2027 | 4 Oct 2027 Trimester 3 (T3-58) | 16 Aug – 5 Nov 2027 | 8 Sep 2027 | 9 Sep 2027 | 5 Oct 2027 | 29 Oct 2027 Semester 2 – summer A (S2-SS-02) | 26 Jul 2027 – 11 Feb 2028 | 15 Sep 2027 | 16 Sep 2027 | 23 Nov 2027 | 28 Jan 2028 Research Q3 (RES-Q3) | 1 Jul – 30 Sep 2027 | 30 Sep 2027 | N/A | N/A | 30 Sep 2027 Semester 1 (northern) (S1-60) | 13 Sep – 17 Dec 2027 | 6 Oct 2027 | 7 Oct 2027 | 9 Nov 2027 | 10 Dec 2027 Monash Indonesia term 4 (MI-T4-6) | 27 Sep – 20 Nov 2027 | 13 Oct 2027 | 14 Oct 2027 | 29 Oct 2027 | 13 Nov 2027 Semester 2 – semester 1 (S2-S1-02) | 26 Jul 2027 – 23 Jun 2028 | 20 Oct 2027 | 21 Oct 2027 | 8 Feb 2028 | 26 May 2028 Term 4 (T4-57) | 4 Oct – 24 Dec 2027 | 27 Oct 2027 | 28 Oct 2027 | 23 Nov 2027 | 17 Dec 2027 Monash Online 6 (MO-TP6-01) | 18 Oct – 3 Dec 2027 | 3 Nov 2027 | 4 Nov 2027 | 12 Nov 2027 | 26 Nov 2027 October intake – Malaysia (OCT-MY-01) | 25 Oct 2027 – 11 Feb 2028 | 24 Nov 2027 | 25 Nov 2027 | 21 Dec 2027 | 21 Jan 2028 November intake – Australia (NOV12) | 1 Nov 2027 – 11 Feb 2028 | 1 Dec 2027 | 2 Dec 2027 | 4 Jan 2028 | 28 Jan 2028 Summer semester A (SSA-02) | 1 Nov 2027 – 11 Feb 2028 | 1 Dec 2027 | 2 Dec 2027 | 4 Jan 2028 | 28 Jan 2028 Research Q4 (RES-Q4) | 1 Oct – 31 Dec 2027 | 31 Dec 2027 | N/A | N/A | 31 Dec 2027

2028 Census dates for all teaching periods (sorted by census date)

Census dates for 2023 teaching periods (sorted by teaching period start date) 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) | 1 Nov 2027 – 23 Jun 2028 | 5 Jan 2028 | 6 Jan 2028 | 21 Mar 2028 | 26 May 2028 Summer semester B (SSB-01) | 4 Jan – 11 Feb 2028 | 19 Jan 2028 | 20 Jan 2028 | 26 Jan 2028 | 4 Feb 2028 Monash Online 1 (MO-TP1-01) | 10 Jan – 25 Feb 2028 | 25 Jan 2028 | 26 Jan 2028 | 7 Feb 2028 | 21 Feb 2028 Monash Indonesia term 1 (MI-T1-6) | 10 Jan – 18 Mar 2028 | 26 Jan 2028 | 27 Jan 2028 | 18 Feb 2028 | 26 Feb 2028 Term 1 (T1-57) | 4 Jan – 31 Mar 2028 | 27 Jan 2028 | 28 Jan 2028 | 25 Feb 2028 | 24 Mar 2028 Trimester 1 (T1-58) | 4 Jan – 7 Apr 2028 | 2 Feb 2028 | 3 Feb 2028 | 29 Feb 2028 | 31 Mar 2028 Semester 1 (extended) (S1-32) | 17 Jan – 23 Jun 2028 | 1 Mar 2028 | 2 Mar 2028 | 20 Apr 2028 | 2 Jun 2028 Monash Online 2 (MO-TP2-01) | 6 Mar – 26 Apr 2028 | 22 Mar 2028 | 23 Mar 2028 | 31 Mar 2028 | 19 Apr 2028 Semester 2 (northern) (S2-60) | 21 Feb – 23 Jun 2028 | 22 Mar 2028 | 23 Mar 2028 | 4 May 2028 | 26 May 2028 Monash Indonesia Semester 1 (MI-S1) | 31 Jan – 10 Jun 2028 | 22 Mar 2028 | 23 Mar 2028 | 19 Apr 2028 | 13 May 2028 Semester one (S1-01) | 28 Feb – 23 Jun 2028 | 29 Mar 2028 | 30 Mar 2028 | 9 May 2028 | 26 May 2028 Research Q1 (RES-Q1) | 1 Jan – 31 Mar 2028 | 31 Mar 2028 | N/A | N/A | 31 Mar 2028 Full-year (extended) (FY-32) | 17 Jan – 17 Nov 2028 | 5 Apr 2028 | 6 Apr 2028 | 18 Jul 2028 | 27 Oct 2028 Term 2 (T2-57) | 3 Apr – 30 Jun 2028 | 26 Apr 2028 | 27 Apr 2028 | 25 May 2028 | 23 Jun 2028 Full-year (FY-01) | 28 Feb – 17 Nov 2028 | 3 May 2028 | 4 May 2028 | 3 Aug 2028 | 20 Oct 2028 Monash Indonesia term 2 (MI-T2-6) | 17 Apr – 10 Jun 2028 | 3 May 2028 | 4 May 2028 | 19 May 2028 | 3 Jun 2028 Monash Online 3 (MO-TP3-01) | 8 May – 22 Jun 2028 | 24 May 2028 | 25 May 2028 | 9 Jun 2028 | 16 Jun 2028 Trimester 2 (T2-58) | 8 May – 28 Jul 2028 | 31 May 2028 | 1 Jun 2028 | 27 Jun 2028 | 21 Jul 2028 Winter semester (WS-01) | 19 Jun – 21 Jul 2028 | 28 Jun 2028 | 29 Jun 2028 | 11 Jul 2028 | 14 Jul 2028 Research Q2 (RES-Q2) | 1 Apr – 30 Jun 2028 | 30 Jun 2028 | N/A | N/A | 30 Jun 2028 Monash Online 4 (MO-TP4-01) | 3 Jul – 18 Aug 2028 | 19 Jul 2028 | 20 Jul 2028 | 4 Aug 2028 | 11 Aug 2028 Term 3 (T3-57) | 3 Jul – 29 Sep 2028 | 26 Jul 2028 | 27 Jul 2028 | 24 Aug 2028 | 22 Sep 2028 Monash Indonesia term 3 (MI-T3-6) | 10 Jul – 2 Sep 2028 | 26 Jul 2028 | 27 Jul 2028 | 10 Aug 2028 | 26 Aug 2028 Semester 2 (extended) (S2-32) | 19 Jun – 17 Nov 2028 | 26 Jul 2028 | 27 Jul 2028 | 19 Sep 2028 | 27 Oct 2028 Semester two (S2-01) | 24 Jul – 17 Nov 2028 | 23 Aug 2028 | 24 Aug 2028 | 3 Oct 2028 | 20 Oct 2028 Monash Indonesia Semester 2 (MI-S2) | 24 Jul – 18 Nov 2028 | 23 Aug 2028 | 24 Aug 2028 | 3 Oct 2028 | 21 Oct 2028 Monash Online 5 (MO-TP5-01) | 28 Aug – 13 Oct 2028 | 13 Sep 2028 | 14 Sep 2028 | 22 Sep 2028 | 9 Oct 2028 Trimester 3 (T3-58) | 21 Aug – 10 Nov 2028 | 13 Sep 2028 | 14 Sep 2028 | 10 Oct 2028 | 3 Nov 2028 Semester 2 – summer A (S2-SS-02) | 24 Jul 2028 – 16 Feb 2029 | 13 Sep 2028 | 14 Sep 2028 | 28 Nov 2028 | 26 Jan 2029 Research Q3 (RES-Q3) | 1 Jul – 30 Sep 2028 | 30 Sep 2028 | N/A | N/A | 30 Sep 2028 Semester 1 (northern) (S1-60) | 11 Sep – 15 Dec 2028 | 4 Oct 2028 | 5 Oct 2028 | 7 Nov 2028 | 8 Dec 2028 Monash Indonesia term 4 (MI-T4-6) | 25 Sep – 18 Nov 2028 | 11 Oct 2028 | 12 Oct 2028 | 27 Oct 2028 | 11 Nov 2028 Semester 2 – semester 1 (S2-S1-02) | 24 Jul 2028 – 22 Jun 2029 | 18 Oct 2028 | 19 Oct 2028 | 8 Feb 2029 | 25 May 2029 Term 4 (T4-57) | 2 Oct – 20 Dec 2028 | 25 Oct 2028 | 26 Oct 2028 | 21 Nov 2028 | 13 Dec 2028 Monash Online 6 (MO-TP6-01) | 23 Oct – 8 Dec 2028 | 8 Nov 2028 | 9 Nov 2028 | 17 Nov 2028 | 1 Dec 2028 October intake – Malaysia (OCT-MY-01) | 23 Oct 2028 – 9 Feb 2029 | 22 Nov 2028 | 23 Nov 2028 | 20 Dec 2028 | 19 Jan 2029 November intake – Australia (NOV12) | 30 Oct 2028 – 9 Feb 2029 | 29 Nov 2028 | 30 Nov 2028 | 3 Jan 2029 | 26 Jan 2029 Summer semester A (SSA-02) | 1 Nov 2028 – 16 Feb 2029 | 29 Nov 2028 | 30 Nov 2028 | 5 Jan 2029 | 26 Jan 2029 Research Q4 (RES-Q4) | 1 Oct – 31 Dec 2028 | 31 Dec 2028 | N/A | N/A | 31 Dec 2028