Official guides / Fees & key dates
Semester dates summary
Monash University
Last checked: 8 Oct 2026 UTCWhat this page covers
Page text
Extracted from the official page for searching. Formatting, images and forms are not reproduced — open the original for anything you need to act on.
Semester dates 2026–2028
| 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orientation | 19–27 Feb | 18–26 Feb | 17–25 Feb |
| Semester one teaching period | 2 Mar – 26 Jun | 1 Mar – 25 Jun | 28 Feb – 23 Jun |
| Mid-semester break | 6–10 Apr | 29 Mar – 2 Apr | 17–21 Apr |
| Teaching weeks finish | 29 May | 28 May | 26 May |
| Swot vac | 1–5 Jun | 31 May – 4 Jun | 29 May – 2 Jun |
| Final assessments (exams) | 8–26 Jun | 7–25 Jun | 5–23 Jun |
| Results published | 13 Jul | 12 Jul | 10 Jul |
| Orientation (mid-year) | 20–24 Jul | 19–23 Jul | 17–21 Jul |
| Deferred and supplementary assessments | 3–7 Aug | 2–6 Aug | 31 Jul – 4 Aug |
| Semester two teaching period | 27 Jul – 18 Nov | 26 Jul – 19 Nov | 24 Jul – 17 Nov |
| Mid-semester break | 21–25 Sep | 20–24 Sep | 18–22 Sep |
| Teaching weeks finish | 23 Oct | 22 Oct | 20 Oct |
| Swot vac | 26–30 Oct | 25–29 Oct | 23–27 Oct |
| Final assessments (exams) | 2–18 Nov | 1–19 Nov | 30 Oct – 17 Nov |
| Results published | 3 Dec | 6 Dec | 4 Dec |
| Deferred and supplementary assessments | 11–15 Jan (2027) | 10–14 Jan (2028) | 8–12 Jan (2029) |
Teaching period definitions
Beginning in 2025, teaching periods comprise twelve teaching weeks, a mid-semester break, swot vac, and the final assessment period.
Other important dates
- Census dates lists all teaching periods and withdrawal deadlines
- Final assessment dates shows all scheduled assessment and results release dates for the current year
- Principal dates has a full list of all University dates.