Census dates are the date a student may withdraw from their course or part of the course using the withdrawal form prior to their census dates; submit an application for a VET Student Loan for your enrolment; or withdraw from your units without incurring a debt.
Please note:
- Full refunds prior to census dates are only applicable to Diploma and Advanced Diploma courses that are eligible for a VET Student Loan.
- Partial refunds are applicable for Certificate I to Certificate IV courses.
- VET Student Loan applications must be submitted at least 16 days prior to the census date for the first unit of your study and at least 16 days prior to the census date for subsequent units.
Semester 1, 2025 Census Dates (2 MB) (PDF document)
Semester 2, 2025 Census Dates (674 KB) (PDF document)
VET Student Loans
To find out more about the VET Student Loans process including what you need to know prior to census date, visit the VET Student Loan pre-enrolment information(opens in a new tab) page.