Census dates
The census date is the deadline by which your enrolment and fees must be finalised for each semester. It is the last day that you can withdraw from a course(s) without incurring academic or financial liability, or changes to your CSP or HECS-HELP eligibility.
If you drop a course (class) from your enrolment on or before the census date the course will be completely removed from your record, you will not be charged student contribution/tuition fees or have a grade applied.
If you drop a course (class) from your enrolment after the census date the course will remain on your record with a 'withdraw' grade and student contribution/tuition fees will be charged.
If you are a CSP or HELP assistance recipient and you drop a course after the census date the course will be deemed to be incomplete under the Job Ready Graduates and Supporting Rural and Remote Students and your eligibility may be impacted. Read more about changes to eligibility here.
There is a census date for each course (class) in which you enrol. Below is a summary of census dates for higher education students.
For further details on census dates and a full list of important semester dates please refer to the important dates page.
| 2022 Census date summary (Higher education students) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Late Summer 2022 | 2202 | 20 January 2022 |
| Semester 1, 2022 | 2205 | 31 March 2022 |
| Trimester 1 / PP Semester 1, 2022 | 2207 | 15 April 2022 |
| Winter 2022 | 2215 | 15 July 2022 |
| Trimester 2 / PP Semester 2, 2022 | 2217 | 12 August 2022 |
| Semester 2, 2022 | 2220 | 31 August 2022 |
| Spring 2022 | 2225 | 15 October 2022 |
| Trimester 3 / Summer 2022 | 2227 | 9 December 2022 |
For domestic students who have government support, the census date is also the:
- last day you can make up-front fee payment to the University for the applicable semester;
- last day you can apply for a HELP loan for the applicable semester; and
- day you become liable for HELP debts for the applicable semester.
Whether you choose to pay your fees upfront, apply for a HELP loan, or a combination of both, you are required to finalise all of these arrangements by census date.