A Census date is the date at which an enrolment is considered to be final.
Any withdrawal you make after the study period census date will incur an academic penalty (for example, a fail grade) and a financial penalty (for example, no refund of your student contribution or tuition fees).
If you are seeking Commonwealth assistance (i.e. FEE-HELP) you must submit an eCAF (electronic Commonwealth Assistance Form) with a valid tax file number by each relevant Census date. Only one form needs to be submitted for each course. For further information please contact our FEE-HELP officer at
| 2021 CENSUS DATES - HIGHER EDUCATION COURSES | ||||
| ONLINE - MASTER'S AND GRADUATE CERTIFICATE | ||||
| Orientation Week | Start Date | End Date | Census Date | |
| Term 1 | 4-Jan-21 | 11-Jan-21 | 2-Apr-21 | 27-Jan-21 |
| Term 2 | N/A | 5-Apr-21 | 25-Jun-21 | 21-Apr-21 |
| Term 3 | 28-Jun-21 | 5-Jul-21 | 24-Sep-21 | 21-Jul-21 |
| Term 4 | N/A | 27-Sep-21 | 17-Dec-21 | 13-Oct-21 |
| ONLINE - DOCTORATE, ME700, BACHELOR'S & UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE | ||||
| Orientation Week | Start Date | End Date | Census Date | |
| Semester 1 | 1-Feb-21 | 8-Feb-21 | 11-Jun-21 | 4-Mar-21 |
| Semester 2 | 28-Jun-21 | 12-Jul-21 | 19-Nov-21 | 9-Aug-21 |
| Semester 1 Thesis | N/A | 11-Jan-21 | 25-Jun-21 | 15-Feb-21 |
| Semester 2 Thesis | N/A | 5-Jul-21 | 17-Dec-21 | 9-Aug-21 |
| ON-CAMPUS (ALL COURSES) | ||||
| Orientation Week | Start Date | End Date | Census Date | |
| Semester 1 | 22-Feb-21 | 1-Mar-21 | 18-Jun-21 | 22-Mar-21 |
| Semester 2 | 26-Jul-21 | 2-Aug-21 | 19-Nov-21 | 23-Aug-21 |
| FY2020/2021 (e.g. BSC109c) | N/A | 20-Jul-20 | 18-Jun-21 | 24-Sep-20 |
| FY2021 (e.g. BSC109c) | N/A | 1-Mar-21 | 19-Nov-21 | 22-Apr-21 |
| FY2021/2022 (e.g. BSC109c) | N/A | 2-Aug-21 | 3-Jun-22 | 5-Oct-21 |
| 2020 Census Dates - Higher Ed Courses | ||||
| MASTERS ONLINE | ||||
| Orientation Week | Start Date | End Date | Census Date | |
| Term 1 | 6-Jan-20 | 13-Jan-20 | 3-Apr-20 | 29-Jan-20 |
| Term 2 | N/A | 6-Apr-20 | 26-Jun-20 | 22-Apr-20 |
| Term 3 | 29-Jun-20 | 6-Jul-20 | 25-Sep-20 | 22-Jul-20 |
| Term 4 | N/A | 28-Sep-20 | 18-Dec-20 | 14-Oct-20 |
| GRADUATE CERTIFICATE | ||||
| Orientation Week | Start Date | End Date | Census Date | |
| Semester 2 | 29-Jun-20 | 6-Jul-20 | 18-Dec-20 | 10-Aug-20 |
| FAST TRACK GC | ||||
| Semester 2 | 2-Nov-20 | 9-Nov-20 | 19-Feb-21 | 30-Nov-20 |
| BACHELORS ONLINE & ME700 ONLINE | ||||
| Orientation Week | Start Date | End Date | Census Date | |
| Semester 1 | 20-Jan-20 | 27-Jan-20 | 5-Jun-20 | 24-Feb-20 |
| Semester 2 | 22-Jun-20 | 6-Jul-20 | 13-Nov-20 | 4-Aug-20 |
| Semester 1 Thesis | N/A | 13-Jan-20 | 26-Jun-20 | 17-Feb-20 |
| Semester 2 Thesis | N/A | 6-Jul-20 | 18-Dec-20 | 10-Aug-20 |
| UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE | ||||
| Orientation Week | Start Date | End Date | Census Date | |
| Semester 2 | 22-Jun-20 | 6-Jul-20 | 13-Nov-20 | 4-Aug-20 |
| ON-CAMPUS (All courses) | ||||
| Orientation Week | Start Date | End Date | Census Date | |
| Semester 1 | 3-Feb-20 | 10-Feb-20 | 29-May-20 | 4-Mar-20 |
| Semester 2 | 13-Jul-20 | 20-Jul-20 | 6-Nov-20 | 10-Aug-20 |
| Full Year 2020 | N/A | 10-Feb-20 | 6-Nov-20 | 6-Apr-20 |
| Full Year 2020/2021 | N/A | 20-Jul-20 | 4-Jun-21 | 21-Sep-20 |
| 2019 Census Dates - Higher Ed Courses | ||||
| (calculated using the DoET Census Day Calculator - any census dates which fall on a weekend or public holiday have been moved to the next business day) | ||||
| MASTERS ONLINE | ||||
| Orientation Week | Start Date | End Date | Census Date | |
| Term 1 | 2-Jan-19 | 7-Jan-19 | 29-Mar-19 | 23-Jan-19 |
| Term 2 | N/A | 1-Apr-19 | 21-Jun-19 | 17-Apr-19 |
| Term 3 | 24-Jun-19 | 1-Jul-19 | 20-Sep-19 | 17-Jul-19 |
| Term 4 | N/A | 23-Sep-19 | 13-Dec-19 | 9-Oct-19 |
| BACHELORS ONLINE - and Masters Thesis: ME700 | ||||
| Orientation Week | Start Date | End Date | Census Date | |
| Semester 1 | 14-Jan-19 | 28-Jan-19 | 14-Jun-19 | 25-Feb-19 |
| Semester 2 | 24-Jun-19 | 8-Jul-19 | 22-Nov-19 | 5-Aug-19 |
| Semester 1 -Thesis | N/A | 7-Jan-19 | 21-Jun-19 | 11-Feb-19 |
| Semester 2 -Thesis | N/A | 1-Jul-19 | 13-Dec-19 | 5-Aug-19 |
| ON-CAMPUS (All courses) | ||||
| Orientation Week | Start Date | End Date | Census Date | |
| Semester 1 | 25-Feb-19 | 4-Mar-19 | 28-Jun-19 | 27-Mar-19 |
| Semester 2 | 15-Jul-19 | 22-Jul-19 | 15-Nov-19 | 14-Aug-19 |
| Full year 2019 | N/A | 4-Mar-19 | 15-Nov-19 | 24-Apr-19 |
| Full year 2019/2020 | N/A | 22-Jul-19 | 5-Jun-20 | 18-Sep-19 |