Most of our courses are taught in trimesters running from September to December and January to May with breaks at Easter and Christmas. Some courses run into a third trimester and other courses start in January. All dates are inclusive.
2023-2024
Trimester dates
Trimester 1: 4 September 2023 – 16 December 2023
Trimester 2: 15 January 2024 – 11 May 2024
Trimester 3: 27 May 2024 - 24 August 2024
Holiday dates
Christmas break: 25 December 2023 – 3 January 2024
Marking, preparation & development weeks: w/c 1 - 14 January 2024
Easter break: 25 March 2024 - 7 April 2024
Marking, preparation & development weeks: 13 – 26 May 2024
Marking, preparation & development weeks: 26 August 2024 – 8 September 2024
Assessment dates
Trimester 1: 4 - 16 December 2023
Trimester 2: 29 April 2024 - 11 May 2024
Trimester 3: 19 - 24 August 2024
2024-2025
Trimester dates
Trimester 1: 9 September 2024 – 21 December 2024
Trimester 2: 20 January 2025 – 17 May 2025
Trimester 3: 2 June 2025 - 30 August 2025
Holiday dates
Christmas break: 24 December 2024 – 2 January 2025
Marking, preparation & development weeks: w/c 6 - 19 January 2025
Easter break: 14 - 27 April 2025
Marking, preparation & development weeks: 19 May 2025 – 1 June 2025
Marking, preparation & development weeks: 1 – 7 September 2025
Assessment dates
Trimester 1: 9 - 21 December 2024
Trimester 2: 5 - 17 May 2025
Trimester 3: 25 - 30 August 2025
2025-2026
Trimester dates
Trimester 1: 8 September 2025 – 20 December 2025
Trimester 2: 19 January 2026 – 16 May 2026
Trimester 3: 1 June 2026 - 29 August 2026
Holiday dates
Christmas break: w/c 22 December 2025 – w/c 5 January 2026
Marking, preparation & development weeks: w/c 5 - 18 January 2026
Easter break: 30 March - 12 April 2026
Marking, preparation & development weeks: 18 - 31 May 2026
Marking, preparation & development weeks: 31 August 2026 – 6 September 2026
Assessment dates
Trimester 1: 8 - 20 December 2025
Trimester 2: 4 - 16 May 2026
Trimester 3: 24 - 29 August 2026
2026-2027
Trimester dates
Trimester 1: 7 September 2026 – 19 December 2026
Trimester 2: 18 January 2027 – 15 May 2027
Trimester 3: 31 May 2027 – 28 August 2027
Holiday dates
Christmas break: w/c 21 December 2026 – w/c 4 January 2027 (exact dates TBD)
Marking, preparation & development weeks: w/c4 - 17 January 2027
Easter break: 22 March - 4 April 2027
Marking, preparation & development weeks: 17 - 30 May 2027
Marking, preparation & development weeks: 30 August 2027 – 5 September 2027
Assessment dates
Trimester 1: 7 - 19 December 2026
Trimester 2: 3 - 15 May 2027
Trimester 3: 23 - 28 August 2027
2027-2028
Trimester dates
Trimester 1: 6 September 2028 – 18 December 2028
Trimester 2: 17 January 2028 – 13 May 2028
Trimester 3: 29 May 2028 – 26 August 2028
Christmas break: w/c 20 December 2027 – w/c 3 January 2028 (exact dates TBD)
Marking, preparation & development weeks: w/c 3 - 16 January 2028
Easter break: 10 April - 23 April 2028
Marking, preparation & development weeks: 15 - 28 May 2028
Marking, preparation & development weeks: 28 August 2028 – 3 September 2028