Census dates and teaching periods

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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last day: before you become liable for fees for the units in which you're enrolled you can withdraw from a unit without Withdrawn showing on your academic record (there are some exceptions).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 If you withdraw from a unit after a certain date, your academic record may show Withdrawn or Withdrawn Fail .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: Trimester 1, January intake: Summer semester Trimester 2, May intake: Winter semester Trimester 3, August intake: Spring semester (July – October start, varies by course) Census dates and teaching periods 2026–2028 View Close 2026 Census dates for all teaching periods (sorted by census date) Close 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start date) Teaching period Teaching period (includes teaching weeks through to final assessment period) Census date Withdrawn Late starts Withdrawn Fail starts Teaching weeks end – last day to withdraw from units Financial penalties apply Academic penalties apply to some teaching periods Summer A –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) View 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) View 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 Got a question? 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