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.

If you drop a course (class) from your enrolment on or before the semester 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 semester census date the course will remain on your record with a 'withdraw' grade and student contribution/tuition fees will be charged.

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.

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.