The Census Date is the last date that you can:

• withdraw from a unit without financial liability.

• submit your HECS-HELP or FEE-HELP loan forms and/or make any up front payment for your tuition fees (eligible domestic students only).

• withdraw from a unit online via studentConnect (if the unit is available for online enrolment).

Every unit offered at UWA has its own Census Date. The Census Dates for standard semesters are normally:

• Semester 1 = 31 March
• Semester 2 = 31 August

Full details of the Teaching periods, census and withdrawal dates (including non-standard teaching periods) are published on our Current Students' website.

Please check the Census Dates for all units in which you are enrolled, and regularly check your enrolment on studentConnect.

Withdrawing from a unit:

Domestic students: If you withdraw on or before the Census Date of a unit and you have paid your tuition fees or student contribution, you will automatically receive a full refund for the unit. If you have deferred payment through a Commonwealth Loan Scheme, you will not incur a FEE-HELP or HECS-HELP debt for the unit.

International students: Please contact Student Central or Email Us for information on the financial implications of withdrawing by the census date. More information can be found on the UWA Fees & Payments page.

Please refer to our FAQ Consequences of withdrawing from a unit, for full details.