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  2. 2026 Important Dates

2026–2027 Important Dates

Everything you need to plan your start date, in one place.

 

Updated on 19 August 2026

CURRENT

Trimester 2 - 2026

Started 25 May 2026

UPCOMING

Trimester 3 - 2026

Starts 14 Sept 2026

NEXT

Trimester 1 - 2027

Starts 1 February 2027

 

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

10 Sept

15 Jan 2027

Break

11 - 24 May

24 Aug - 13 Sept

14 Dec - 31 Jan 2027

 

2026 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.

* = Enrolments for this course are currently paused while the program undergoes a review.

^ = 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.

 

2027 Academic Calendar

T1

T2

T3

Orientation

19 Jan

11 May

31 Aug

Study period begins

1 Feb

24 May

13 Sep

Late enrol closes

12 Feb

4 June

24 Sep

Census

23 Feb

15 June

5 Oct

Mid trimester break

22-28 March

12-18 July

1-7 Nov

Teaching ends

2 May

22 Aug

12 Dec

Results published

20-21 May

9-10 Sep

13-14 Jan 2028

Break

3-23 May

23 Aug - 12 Sep

13 Dec 2027 - 6 Feb 2028

CURRENT INTAKE

Term 3

13 July 2026

UPCOMING

Term 4

28 September 2026

NEXT 2027

Term 1

25 January 2027

NEXT 2027

Term 2

19 April 2027

 

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

29 Jun - 12 July

21 Sept - 27 Sept

7 Dec - 24 Jan 2027

 

2026 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^

Diploma of Hospitatliy Management (SIT50422)

T3 & T4†

SIT60322 Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management (SIT60322)

T3, T4 & T1 2027‡

⬤ = All four terms available

*T4 = Sydney and Perth join from Term 4 onwards. In 2027, Melbourne, Sydney and Perth offer intakes in Terms 2 and 4 only.
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

† T3 & T4 = Existing entry requirements, plus completion of SIT40521 Certificate IV in Kitchen Management or SIT40721 Certificate IV in Patisserie. Equivalent or related Certificate IV hospitality or cookery qualifications may be accepted upon review.

‡ T3, T4 & T1 2027 = Existing entry requirements, plus completion of SIT50422 Diploma of Hospitality Management. Equivalent or related Diploma-level qualifications may be accepted upon review.

 

2027 Academic Calendar

T1

T2

T3

T4

Orientation

19 Jan

13 April

6 July

21 Sep

Study period begins

25 Jan

19 April

12 July

27 Sep

Late enrolments close

5 Feb

30 April

23 July

8 Oct

Census

9 Feb

4 May

27 July

12 Oct

Term ends

4 April

27 June

19 Sep

5 Dec

Results published

13 April

6 July

28 Sep

14 Dec

Break

5-18 April

28 June - 11 July

20-26 Sep

6 Dec 2027 - 30 Jan 2028

2026 Term Dates

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 - 24 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.

English for Secondary Schools

High School Preparation - Melbourne - intakes every Monday

 

2027 Term Dates

T1

T2

T3

T4

Term Starts

28 Jan

12 April

12 July

4 Oct

Term Ends

25 Mar

25 June

17 Sept

17 Dec

Break

26 Mar - 11 April

26June - 11 July

18 Sept - 3 Oct

18 Dec - 23 Jan 2028

 

 

 

Updated on 19 August 2026

 

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