Census Date
The rules for the setting of census dates are:
- The census date must fall on a Friday. There are exceptions, but must be approved by the Registrar.
- Commonwealth legislation specifies that they must be no earlier than 20 per cent of the way through the period of time during which the class is undertaken.
- The duration of the unit should include any normal study breaks, assessments and/or exam periods.
Teaching period | Census date |
Summer | Between 1/1/20YY and 31/03/20YY |
Semester 1 | 5 April |
Autumn | Between 1/4/20YY and 30/6/20YY |
Winter | Between 1/7/20YY and 30/9/20YY |
Semester 2 | 31 August |
Spring | Between 1/10/20YY and 31/12/20YY |
Census dates for coursework classes in non-standard terms are calculated automatically by the student administration system. The Census date for classes in the non-standard terms determines which term a class is scheduled. A change to a class start/end date in a non-standard term will cause a change to the census date and therefore may change the term the course is scheduled.
Census dates for all courses are published on the Programs & Courses website.