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Census dates

Each subject of study offered at the University will have a census date. The census date is the last date you can withdraw from a subject without being financially liable i.e. having to pay for the subject.

For example, for Semester 1, 2018, the census date is Saturday, 31 March 2018. This is the last day on which a student may withdraw from a subject without financial penalty. Any subject in which a student is enrolled on Sunday, 1 April 2018 will be included in their fee assessment.

The Last Withdraw without Fail Date is the last date you can withdraw from a subject without receiving a KN Grade 'Fail'. You will still have to pay for this subject.

Census dates for standard teaching periods

2018

Study Period	Start date	Census date	Last Withdrawal without Fail date	End date
Summer 1	30/10/2017	2/12/2017	6/01/2018	9/02/2018
Summer 2	02/01/2018	14/01/2018	27/01/2018	09/02/2018
Summer 3	29/01/2018	01/02/2018	05/02/2018	09/02/2018
Semester 1	05/03/2018	31/03/2018	02/05/2018	01/06/2018
All Year	05/03/2018	22/05/2018	08/08/2018	26/10/2018
Winter Semester	02/07/2018	05/07/2018	09/07/2018	13/07/2018
Semester 2	30/07/2018	31/08/2018	26/09/2018	26/10/2018
Summer 1	05/11/2018	08/12/2018	12/01/2019	15/02/2019

Online study periods

2018

Study Period	Start date	Census date	Last Withdrawal without Fail date	End date
Online Study Period 1	08/01/2018	23/01/2018	09/02/2018	25/02/2018
Online Study Period 2	05/03/2018	20/03/2018	06/04/2018	22/04/2018
Online Study Period 3	30/04/2018	15/05/2018	01/06/2018	17/06/2018
Online Study Period 4	09/07/2018	24/07/2018	10/08/2018	26/08/2018
Online Study Period 5	03/09/2018	18/09/2018	05/10/2018	21/10/2018
Online Study Period 6	29/10/2018	13/11/2018	30/11/2018	16/12/2018
Online Study 1/4	05/03/2018	27/03/2018	20/04/2018	13/05/2018
Online Study 2/4	28/05/2018	19/06/2018	13/07/2018	05/08/2018
Online Study 3/4	20/08/2018	11/09/2018	05/10/2018	28/10/2018
Online Study 4/4	12/11/2018	14/12/2018	15/01/2019	17/02/2019
Study Block 1	08/01/2018	04/02/2018	04/03/2018	01/04/2018
Study Block 2	05/02/2018	04/03/2018	01/04/2018	29/04/2018
Study Block 3	05/03/2018	01/04/2018	29/04/2018	27/05/2018
Study Block 4	09/04/2018	06/05/2018	03/06/2018	01/07/2018
Study Block 5	07/05/2018	03/06/2018	01/07/2018	29/07/2018
Study Block 6	04/06/2018	01/07/2018	29/07/2018	26/08/2018
Study Block 7	09/07/2018	05/08/2018	02/09/2018	30/09/2018
Study Block 8	06/08/2018	02/09/2018	30/09/2018	28/10/2018
Study Block 9	03/09/2018	30/09/2018	28/10/2018	25/11/2018
Study Block 10	08/10/2018	04/11/2018	02/12/2018	30/12/2018
Study Block 11	05/11/2018	02/12/2018	30/12/2018	27/01/2019
Study Block 12	03/12/2018	30/12/2018	27/01/2019	24/02/2019
Teaching Session 1	08/01/2018	21/01/2018	04/02/2018	18/02/2018
Teaching Session 2	26/02/2018	11/03/2018	25/03/2018	08/04/2018
Teaching Session 3	16/04/2018	29/04/2018	13/05/2018	27/05/2018
Teaching Session 4	04/06/2018	17/06/2018	01/07/2018	15/07/2018
Teaching Session 5	23/07/2018	05/08/2018	19/08/2018	02/09/2018
Teaching Session 6	10/09/2018	23/09/2018	07/10/2018	21/10/2018
Teaching Session 7	29/10/2018	11/11/2018	25/11/2018	09/12/2018
Teaching Session 8	08/01/2018	06/02/2018	09/03/2018	08/04/2018
Teaching Session 9	26/02/2018	27/03/2018	27/04/2018	27/05/2018
Teaching Session 10	16/04/2018	15/05/2018	15/06/2018	15/07/2018
Teaching Session 11	04/06/2018	03/07/2018	03/08/2018	02/09/2018
Teaching Session 12	23/07/2018	21/08/2018	21/09/2018	21/10/2018
Teaching Session 13	10/09/2018	09/10/2018	09/11/2018	09/12/2018
Teaching Session 14	29/10/2018	04/12/2018	11/01/2019	17/02/2019

Open Universities Australia (OUA): If you're studying a La Trobe course though OUA, please refer to the teaching periods and census dates on the OUA website.

Sydney campus study periods

2018

Study period	Start date	Census date	Last withdraw without Fail date	End date
Study Period 1	05/03/2018	03/04/2018	02/05/2018	01/06/2018
Study Period 2	30/07/2018	26/08/2018	22/09/2018	19/10/2018
Study Period 3	12/11/2018	09/12/2018	09/01/2019	08/02/2019

Example

Amy is enrolled in a Semester 1 subject in 2018, which has a census date of 31 March. If Amy withdraws from the subject on or before 31 March 2018, she will not have to pay for the subject.

If Amy withdraws from the subject on or before 2 May 2018, she will still have to pay for the subject but won't be given an academic penalty. If Amy withdraws from the subject after 2 May, she will receive a KN Grade (Fail) for the subject and also have to pay for the subject.

Non-standard teaching periods census date and last withdrawal without fail date calculator

Non standard teaching periods have their own census date and last withdrawal without fail dates. The table below shows some examples of the non-standard teaching periods:

2018

Teaching period	Academic year	Start date	Census	Last withdrawal without fail	End date
Week 08-21	2018	19/02/2018	23/03/2018	24/04/2018	27/05/2018
Week 10-29	2018	05/03/2018	20/04/2018	05/06/2018	22/07/2018
Week 22-35	2018	28/05/2018	29/06/2018	31/07/2018	02/09/2018
Week 35-47	2018	27/08/2018	25/09/2018	26/10/2018	25/11/2018

Teaching Period Calculator

Type in the Teaching Period to calculate dates (e.g. Week 02-07)

Research Teaching Periods

Study Load for students enrolled in the research component of a PhD, professional doctorate or Master's by research degree is calculated daily using a time-based mode. Graduate research candidates consume load daily, and it keeps adding up through the period they are enrolled in the research component of their degree. Thus research subjects have a moving census date, rather than a fixed census date. The census date for a research subject will always fall within the 24-hour period prior to the date of completion or withdrawal.

For government reporting purposes the University divides the year into two Research Teaching Periods as indicated in the table below. Research study load in each Research Teaching Period is calculated based on their actual days of enrolment.

Graduate research candidates enrolled in coursework subjects will need to observe the census dates which apply to these subjects.

Period	Date
Research 1	1 January - 30 June
Research 2	1 July - 31 December

PSB Academy Teaching Periods (Singapore)

If you're studying a La Trobe Course through PSB Academy, Singapore, the table below shows the teaching periods:

2018

Teaching Period	Academic Year	Start Date	Census	Last Withdrawal without Fail	End Date
Term L1	2018	08/01/2018	21/01/2018	04/02/2018	18/02/2018
Term L2	2018	12/03/2018	23/03/2018	03/04/2018	15/04/2018
Term L3	2018	07/05/2018	18/05/2018	29/05/2018	10/06/2018
Term L4	2018	02/07/2018	13/07/2018	24/07/2018	05/08/2018
Term L5	2018	03/09/2018	14/09/2018	25/09/2018	07/10/2018
Term L6	2018	29/10/2018	09/11/2018	20/11/2018	02/12/2018