Term Dates and Holidays

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Find key dates for the upcoming academic year, including semester start and end dates, holidays, and college closures.

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2025/2026

Senior Phase Courses

Start date: Week commencing 18 August 2025
End date: Friday 29 May 2026

Further Education (FE) Courses

Semester 1: Monday 25 August 2025 – Friday 16 January 2026
Semester 2: Monday 19 January 2026 – Friday 29 May 2026

Most Higher National (HN) Courses

Semester 1: Monday 1 September 2025 – Friday 16 January 2026
Semester 2: Monday 19 January 2026 – Friday 29 May 2026

Most Undergraduate and Postgraduate Degree Courses

Semester 1: Monday 1 September 2025 – Friday 5 December 2025
Semester 2: Monday 19 January 2026 – Friday 8 May 2026

Holidays

Autumn

HN and degree students: Week commencing 13 October 2025 (5 days)
FE students and Senior Phase pupils: Weeks commencing 13 and 20 October 2025 (10 days)

Spring

All students: Friday 3 April and weeks commencing 6 and 13 April 2026 (11 days)

College Closures

Christmas & New Year: Monday 22 December 2025 – Sunday 4 January 2026 (inclusive)
Easter (Good Friday & Easter Monday): Friday 3 April – Monday 6 April 2026 (inclusive)

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2024/2025

Semester Details:

School-College Partnership Courses

Courses will start during week commencing 19th August 2024 (this includes induction)
Courses will end during week commencing 26th May 2025.

Further Education Courses

Semester 1 begins week commencing 26th August 2024 (this includes induction)
Semester 1 ends during week commencing 13th January 2025
Semester 2 begins week commencing 20th January 2025
Semester 2 ends during week commencing 26th May 2025

Higher National Courses

Induction will be during week commencing 26th August 2024
Semester 1 starts week commencing 2nd September 2024
Semester 1 ends during week commencing 13th January 2025
Semester 2 starts week commencing 20th January 2025
Semester 2 ends during week commencing 26th May 2025

Undergraduate and Postgraduate Degree Courses

Induction will be during week commencing 26th August 2024
Semester 1 will start during week commencing 2nd September 2024
Semester 1 will end during week commencing 25th November 2024
Semester 1 exams will be during week commencing 2nd December 2024
Semester 2 will start during week commencing 20th January 2025
Semester 2 will end during week commencing 21st April 2025
Semester 2 exams will be during weeks commencing 28th April and 5th May 2025

Campus closures

Easter

Good Friday 18th April 2025
Easter Monday 21st April 2025

Academic holidays

Easter

Academic staff and students will be on holiday from Monday 7th April 2025 to Monday 21st April 2025.

Summer

Academic staff and students will be on holiday from Monday 30th June 2025.

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