Census dates
Every subject offered by the University has a census date. It’s important to be aware of your subjects’ census dates and how they impact your enrolment, fees and academic record.
What is a census date?
The census date is the last date you can withdraw from a subject, withdraw from your course, or apply for a leave of absence without remaining liable to pay for the subject, and without it appearing on your academic transcript and statements.
The census date is also the very last date you can be enrolled in a subject. However, it is recommended that you enrol before the teaching period begins, and finalise your subject enrolment before the last self-enrol date.
How to check your census dates
Always check the census date for each of your subjects as it can vary between subjects.
There are three ways to check your census dates:
- my.unimelb – displays the census date for each subject you are enrolled in . To check your census dates, visit the Current Enrolments page in my.unimelb.
- Handbook - census dates are in each subject entry under 'Dates and times'
- Fee statements - your current Student Invoice and Statement of Liability show the census dates for your enrolled subjects with fees due.
How census dates impact enrolment changes
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| Cannot apply for a Leave of Absence. Simply withdraw from all your subjects (see first row of this table). |
Commonwealth Supported Place students
Your census date is also the last date to pay your student contribution amounts, or if eligible apply for HECS-HELP to defer your fees. Due to recent changes to Federal Government legislation that affects how the University of Melbourne reports to the Government, the payment due date for Mandatory student contribution is 2 weeks before the census date. Your enrolment will be cancelled if you do not pay mandatory student contributions or apply for HECS-HELP by the relevant census date.
Australian fee-paying students
If you are eligible and want to defer your fees, you must apply for FEE-HELP before the census date. If your subject’s census date has passed, you cannot defer the subject’s fee to FEE-HELP and you will need to pay the fee upfront.
More information about fees
Need help?
If you need advice about enrolment changes or course planning, support is available. Book an appointment with a course adviser to discuss your options.