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Census Dates

The census date is the date on which a student’s enrolment is taken to be finalised. Each unit of study in a teaching period at Southern Cross University has a census date. The following census dates apply to any unit studied in the following teaching periods (excluding any units studied through the specific collaboration campus listed below).

Census dates vary depending on the unit/s in which you are enrolled. To determine the actual census date for each unit of study, students must check My Enrolment (Study Plans -> Current Enrolment).

Domestic students — Census date is the final day you can withdraw from a unit without financial or academic penalty
International students — Census Date is the final day you can withdraw from a unit without academic penalty and only incur at 50% fee penalty — see unit withdrawal impacts

Census dates

You census date varies depending on the academic calendar you study in. Most students studying in Australia whether on-campus or by online study in our 6-Term calendar.

Important: The census dates listed are effective at 12 midnight NSW time
Teaching Period Start Date End Date* Census Date
Summer Term, 2023 9 January 2023 24 February 2023 23 January 2023
Dual Term 1, 2023 9 January 2023 21 April 2023 6 February 2023
Tri Term 1, 2023 9 January 2023 16 June 2023 13 February 2023
Term 1, 2023 6 March 2023 21 April 2023 20 March 2023
Dual Term 2, 2023 6 March 2023 16 June 2023 3 April 2023
Term 2, 2023 1 May 2023 16 June 2023 15 May 2023
Term 3, 2023 3 July 2023 18 August 2023 17 July 2023
Dual Term 3, 2023 3 July 2023 13 October 2023 31 July 2023
Tri Term 2, 2023 3 July 2023 15 December 2023 7 August 2023
Term 4, 2023 28 August 2023 13 October 2023 11 September 2023
Dual Term 4, 2023 28 August 2023 15 December 2023 25 September 2023
Term 5, 2023 30 October 2023 15 December 2023 13 November 2023

* Teaching Period End Date includes any assessment or examination periods.

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Research Census Dates

Listed below are the study periods and census dates for research awards.

Research Semester 2, 2022

Research students commencing studies from 1 July 2022 to 31 December 2022.
Census date: 30 December 2022.

Research Semester 1, 2023

Research students commencing studies from 1 January 2023 to 30 June 2023.
Census date: 31 March 2023.

Research Semester 2, 2023

Research students commencing studies from 1 July 2023 to 31 December 2023.
Census date: 30 September 2023.

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