Check important enrolment and payment deadlines for your VET/TAFE course.
Know your payment deadlines
You must pay your fees in full by the due date stated on your statement of account (invoice). We will let you know when your enrolment is finalised. You can then view your statement of account via MyVU.
If you are unable to pay by the due date, you may be able to access financial support.
If your enrolment is processed after the payment due date, you will receive an overdue statement of account (invoice).
If you miss the payment deadline, a sanction (block) will be applied to your student record, which may prevent you from receiving results, academic transcripts, statement of attainment, graduating and re-enrolling.
What is census date?
Courses at diploma level and above have census dates. Census date is the last day for you to finalise your course enrolment for each relevant study period(s) in one of these ways:
- deferring your fees via a VET Student Loan (VSL) by completing the electronic Commonwealth Assistance Form (eCAF) that will be sent to your personal email address with a valid Tax File Number (TFN)
- withdrawing from units or your course to avoid financial liability
- applying for intermission (leave of absence) to avoid financial liability (if enrolled in a Diploma or above course); international students only
- making payments towards your tuition fees if you are eligible for a VSL but have chosen to make up front payments.
Courses at certificate level do not have a census date. You will receive a Statement of Account (SOA) with a payment due date and you must pay for your course by this date.
Census & payment deadlines for VET/TAFE study periods
Diploma & above study periods
Mid-year (all year), 2021/2022
- Teaching: 1 July 2021–24 June 2022
- Payment due date: 19 November 2021
- Census: 26 November 2021
All year, 2022
- Teaching: 24 January – 16 December 2022
- Payment due date: 10 June 2022
- Census: 17 June 2022
Mid-year (all year), 2022–23
- Teaching: 1 July 2022 – 30 June 2023
- Payment due date: 18 November 2022
- Census: 25 November 2022
Summer, 2022
- Teaching: 10 January – 21 January 2022
- Payment due date: 14 January 2022
- Census: 21 January 2022
Semester 1, 2022
- Teaching: 31 January – 24 June 2022
- Payment due date: 25 March 2022
- Census: 1 April 2022
Semester 2, 2022
- Teaching: 11 July – 25 November 2022
- Payment due date: 23 September 2022
- Census: 30 September 2022
Term 1, 2022
- Teaching: 31 January – 8 April 2022
- Payment due date: 18 February 2022
- Census: 25 February 2022
Term 2, 2022
- Teaching: 26 April 2022 – 24 June 2022
- Payment due date: 13 May 2022
- Census: 20 May 2022
Term 3, 2022
- Teaching: 11 July 2022 – 16 September 2022
- Payment due date: 5 August 2022
- Census: 12 August 2022
Term 4, 2022
- Teaching: 3 October – 16 December 2022
- Payment due date: 27 October 2022
- Census: 4 November 2022
Certificate study periods
Certificate level courses do not have census dates because these fees cannot be deferred. You will receive a Statement of Account (SOA) with a payment due date.
Mid-year (all year), 2021/2022
- Teaching: 1 July 2021–30 June 2022
- Payment due date: 29 July 2021
All year, 2022
- Teaching: 4 January – 17 December 2022
- Payment due date: 1 February 2022
Mid-year (all year), 2022–23
- Teaching: 1 July 2022 – 30 June 2023
- Payment due date: 29 July 2022
Semester 1, 2022
- Teaching: 1 February – 25 June 2022
- Payment due date: 1 March 2022
Semester 2, 2022
- Teaching: 12 July – 26 November 2022
- Payment due date: 9 August 2022
Term 1, 2022
- Teaching: 28 January – 1 April 2022
- Payment due date: 25 February 2022
Term 2, 2022
- Teaching: 19 April – 25 June 2022
- Payment due date: 17 May 2022
Term 3, 2022
- Teaching: 12 July – 17 September 2022
- Payment due date: 9 August 2022
Term 4, 2022
- Teaching: 4 October – 17 December 2022
- Payment due date: 1 November 2022
January, 2022
- Teaching: 4–31 January 2022
- Payment due date: 1 February 2022
February, 2022
- Teaching: 1–28 February 2022
- Payment due date: 1 March 2022
March, 2022
- Teaching: 1–31 March 2022
- Payment due date: 29 March 2022
April, 2022
- Teaching: 1– 30 April 2022
- Payment due date: 29 April 2022
May, 2022
- Teaching: 1–31 May 2022
- Payment due date: 29 May 2022
June, 2022
- Teaching: 1–30 June 2022
- Payment due date: 29 June 2022
July, 2022
- Teaching: 1–31 July 2022
- Payment due date: 29 July 2022
August, 2022
- Teaching: 1–31 August 2022
- Payment due date: 29 August 2022
September, 2022
- Teaching: 1–30 September 2022
- Payment due date: 29 September 2022
October, 2022
- Teaching: 1–31 October 2022
- Payment due date: 29 October 2022
November, 2022
- Teaching: 1–30 November 2022
- Payment due date: 29 November 2022
December, 2022
- Teaching: 1–17 December 2022
- Payment due date: 29 December 2022
