2026 Intake Dates & Academic Calendar
Everything you need to plan your start date, in one place.
Updated on 18 June 2026
COMPLETED
Trimester 1
Started 2 February 2026
NEXT INTAKE
Trimester 2
Started 25 May 2026
UPCOMING
Trimester 3
Starts 14 September 2026
Academic calendar
T1 | T2 | T3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Study period | 2 Feb - 10 May | 25 May -23 Aug | 14 Sept - 13 Dec |
Late enrol closes | 13 Feb | 5 June | 25 Sept |
Census date | 24 Feb | 16 June | 6 Oct |
Mid trimester break | - | 13 - 19 Jul | 2 - 8 Nov |
Teaching ends | 26 April | 23 Aug | 13 Dec |
Results published | 14 May | 9 Sept | 15 Jan 2027 |
Break | 11 - 24 May | 23 Aug - 13 Sept | 14 Dec - 31 Jan 2027 |
Courses & Campuses
MEL | SYD | PER | BNE | ADL | Online | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Master of Social Work (Qualifying) | ⬤ | ⬤ | ⬤ | |||
Master of Counselling AE delivers this course on behalf of AIPC. | ⬤ | |||||
Graduate Diploma Early Childhood Education∞ | ⬤ | |||||
Graduate Certificate Health and Community | ⬤ | ⬤ | ⬤ | |||
Bachelor Community Services* | ⬤ | ⬤ | ⬤ | ⬤ | ⬤ | |
Bachelor Construction Project Management^ | ⬤ | ⬤ | ⬤ | ⬤ | ||
Bachelor Tourism & Hospitalityᐩ | ⬤ |
All ⬤ campuses run all three trimesters
∞ = This course is delivered only online for all new students. Blended delivery (on-campus & online) is no longer available for new students. Students who previously commenced in blended delivery will continue their studies in their approved mode.
* = Acknowledge Education is not accepting new enrolments into the Bachelor of Community Services program at this time due to the outcome of CWA’s suspension on new enrolments.
^ = We are accepting only second-year pathway students into the Bachelor of Construction Project Management for all intakes.
ᐩ = We are accepting only second-year pathway students into the Bachelor of Tourism and Hospitality Management for all intakes.
COMPLETED
Term 1
Started 26 January 2026
CURRENT INTAKE
Term 2
20 April 2026
UPCOMING
Term 3
13 July 2026
UPCOMING
Term 4
28 September 2026
Academic calendar
T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Study begins | 26 Jan | 20 April | 13 July | 28 Sept |
Late enrolments closes | 6 Feb | 1 May | 24 July | 9 Oct |
Census date | 10 Feb | 5 May | 28 July | 13 Oct |
Term ends | 5 April | 28 June | 20 Sept | 6 Dec |
Results published | 14 April | 7 July | 29 Sept | 15 Dec |
Break | 6 Apr - 19 April | 28 Jun - 12 July | 21 Sept - 27 Sept | 7 Dec - 24 Jan 2027 |
Courses & Campuses
MEL | SYD | PER | |
|---|---|---|---|
Advanced Diploma Civil Construction Design (RII60520) | ⬤ | T4* | T4* |
Diploma Civil Construction Design (RII50520) | ⬤ | T4* | T4* |
Diploma of Nursing (HTL54121) | T3^ |
⬤ = All four terms available
*T4 = Sydney and Perth join from Term 4 onwards.
Students commence the Diploma of Civil Construction Design in Term 4 2026 and progress to the Advanced Diploma upon successful completion of the Diploma.
^T3 = only a Term 3 intake is available for 2026
Academic Calendar
T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Term Starts | 27 Jan | 20 April | 13 July | 5 Oct |
Term Ends | 2 April | 26 June | 18 Sept | 18 Dec |
Break | 3 April - 19 April | 27 June - 12 July | 19 Sept - 4 Oct | 19 Dec - 26 Jan 2027 |
Enrolment Note
New VCE students in 2026
New enrolments into VCE Year 11 or Year 12 are not available for Term 4, 2026. New students must commence in Term 1, 2027. Current VCE students continue their studies according to the 2026 term dates shown.
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Updated on 18 June 2026