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Intakes and Trimester Dates

Academic Calendar
Intake & Orientation Dates
Trimester1 — 2026
Orientation
Monday, 23 February 2026
Commencing Date
Monday, 02 March 2026
Census Date
Friday, 20 March 2026
Last Date of Teaching
Friday, 05 June 2026
Term Break
Monday, 13 April 2026 – Sunday, 26 April 2026
Public Holiday

Victoria (VIC)

  • Labour Day – Monday, 9 March 2026
  • Good Friday – Friday, 3 April 2026
  • Easter Saturday – Saturday, 4 April 2026
  • Easter Sunday – Sunday, 5 April 2026
  • Easter Monday – Monday, 6 April 2026
  • ANZAC Day – Saturday, 25 April 2026 (no substitute weekday holiday in VIC)

Queensland (QLD)

  • Good Friday – Friday, 3 April 2026
  • Easter Saturday – Saturday, 4 April 2026
  • Easter Sunday – Sunday, 5 April 2026
  • Easter Monday – Monday, 6 April 2026
  • ANZAC Day – Saturday, 25 April 2026 (no substitute weekday holiday in QLD)
Trimester1 — 2027
Orientation
Monday, 22 February 2027
Commencing Date
Monday, 01 March 2027
Census Date
Friday, 19 March 2027
Last Date of Teaching
Friday, 04 June 2027
Term Break
Monday, 12 April 2027 – Sunday, 25 April 2027
Public Holiday

Victoria (VIC)

  • Labour Day – Monday, 08 March 2027
  • Good Friday – Friday, 26 March 2027
  • Easter Saturday – Saturday, 27 March 2027
  • Easter Sunday – Sunday, 28 March 2027
  • Easter Monday – Monday, 29 March 2027
  • ANZAC Day – Sunday, 25 April 2027
  • Additional ANZAC Day Holiday – Monday, 26 April 2027

Queensland (QLD)

  • Good Friday – Friday, 26 March 2027
  • Easter Saturday – Saturday, 27 March 2027
  • Easter Sunday – Sunday, 28 March 2027
  • Easter Monday – Monday, 29 March 2027
  • ANZAC Day – Sunday, 25 April 2027
  • Additional ANZAC Day Holiday – Monday, 26 April 2027
Trimester1 — 2028
Orientation
Monday, 28 February 2028
Commencing Date
Monday, 06 March 2028
Census Date
Friday, 24 March 2028
Last Date of Teaching
Friday, 09 June 2028
Term Break
Monday, 17 April 2028 – Sunday, 30 April 2028
Public Holiday

Victoria (VIC)

  • Labour Day – Monday, 13 March 2028
  • Good Friday – Friday, 14 April 2028
  • Easter Saturday – Saturday, 15 April 2028
  • Easter Sunday – Sunday, 16 April 2028
  • Easter Monday – Monday, 17 April 2028
  • ANZAC Day – Tuesday, 25 April 2028

Queensland (QLD)

  • Good Friday – Friday, 14 April 2028
  • Easter Saturday – Saturday, 15 April 2028
  • Easter Sunday – Sunday, 16 April 2028
  • Easter Monday – Monday, 17 April 2028
  • ANZAC Day – Tuesday, 25 April 2028
  • Labour Day – Monday, 01 May 2028
Mid IntakeT1 — 2026
Orientation
Monday, 20 April 2026
Commencing Date
Monday, 27 April 2026
Census Date
Friday, 08 May 2026
Last Date of Teaching
Friday, 05 June 2026
Term Break
Monday, 29 June 2026 – Sunday, 02 August 2026
Public Holiday

Victoria (VIC)

  • King’s Birthday – Monday, 8 June 2026

Queensland (QLD)

  • Labour Day – Monday, 4 May 2026
Mid IntakeT1 — 2027
Orientation
Monday, 19 April 2027
Commencing Date
Monday, 26 April 2027
Census Date
Friday, 07 May 2027
Last Date of Teaching
Friday, 04 June 2027
Term Break
Monday, 28 June 2027 – Sunday, 01 August 2027
Public Holiday

Victoria (VIC)

  • No statewide public holidays during this period.

Queensland (QLD)

  • Labour Day – Monday, 03 May 2027
Mid IntakeT1 — 2028
Orientation
Monday, 24 April 2028
Commencing Date
Monday, 01 May 2028
Census Date
—
Last Date of Teaching
—
Term Break
—
Public Holiday
—
Trimester2 — 2026
Orientation
Monday, 27 July 2026
Commencing Date
Monday, 03 August 2026
Census Date
Friday, 21 August 2026
Last Date of Teaching
Friday, 06 November 2026
Term Break
Monday, 14 September 2026 – Sunday, 27 September 2026
Public Holiday

Victoria (VIC)

  • AFL Grand Final Friday – Friday, 25 September 2026

Queensland (QLD)

  • Royal Queensland Show (Ekka) Holiday – Wednesday, 12 August 2026
Trimester2 — 2027
Orientation
Monday, 26 July 2027
Commencing Date
Monday, 02 August 2027
Census Date
Friday, 20 August 2027
Last Date of Teaching
Friday, 03 December 2027
Term Break
Monday, 27 September 2027 – Sunday, 03 October 2027
Public Holiday

Victoria (VIC)

  • AFL Grand Final Friday – Friday, 24 September 2027
  • Melbourne Cup Day – Tuesday, 02 November 2027

Queensland (QLD)

  • King’s Birthday – Monday, 04 October 2027
Trimester2 — 2028
Orientation
Monday, 24 July 2028
Commencing Date
Monday, 31 July 2028
Census Date
Friday, 18 August 2028
Last Date of Teaching
Friday, 01 December 2028
Term Break
Monday, 25 September 2028 – Sunday, 01 October 2028
Public Holiday

Victoria (VIC)

  • AFL Grand Final Friday – Friday, 29 September 2028
  • Melbourne Cup Day – Tuesday, 07 November 2028

Queensland (QLD)

  • King’s Birthday – Monday, 02 October 2028
Mid IntakeT2 — 2026
Orientation
Monday, 21 September 2026
Commencing Date
Monday, 28 September 2026
Census Date
Friday, 16 October 2026
Last Date of Teaching
Friday, 06 November 2026
Term Break
Monday, 30 November 2026 – Sunday, 28 February 2027
Public Holiday

Victoria (VIC)

  • Melbourne Cup Day – Tuesday, 3 November 2026

Queensland (QLD)

  • King’s Birthday – Monday, 5 October 2026
Mid IntakeT2 — 2027
Orientation
Monday, 20 September 2027
Commencing Date
Monday, 27 September 2027
Census Date
Friday, 15 October 2027
Last Date of Teaching
Friday, 28 January 2028
Term Break
—
Public Holiday

Victoria (VIC)

  • Melbourne Cup Day – Tuesday, 02 November 2027
  • Christmas Day – Saturday, 25 December 2027
  • Additional Christmas Holiday – Monday, 27 December 2027
  • Boxing Day – Sunday, 26 December 2027
  • Additional Boxing Day Holiday – Tuesday, 28 December 2027
  • New Year’s Day – Saturday, 01 January 2028
  • Additional New Year Holiday – Monday, 03 January 2028
  • Australia Day – Wednesday, 26 January 2028

Queensland (QLD)

  • King’s Birthday – Monday, 04 October 2027
  • Christmas Day – Saturday, 25 December 2027
  • Additional Christmas Holiday – Monday, 27 December 2027
  • Boxing Day – Sunday, 26 December 2027
  • Additional Boxing Day Holiday – Tuesday, 28 December 2027
  • New Year’s Day – Saturday, 01 January 2028
  • Additional New Year Holiday – Monday, 03 January 2028
  • Australia Day – Wednesday, 26 January 2028
Mid IntakeT2 — 2028
Orientation
Monday, 18 September 2028
Commencing Date
Monday, 25 September 2028
Census Date
Friday, 13 October 2028
Last Date of Teaching
Friday, 26 January 2029
Term Break
—
Public Holiday

Victoria (VIC)

  • AFL Grand Final Friday – Friday, 29 September 2028
  • Melbourne Cup Day – Tuesday, 07 November 2028
  • Christmas Day – Monday, 25 December 2028
  • Boxing Day – Tuesday, 26 December 2028

Queensland (QLD)

  • King’s Birthday – Monday, 02 October 2028
  • Christmas Day – Monday, 25 December 2028
  • Boxing Day – Tuesday, 26 December 2028
Trimester3 — 2026
Orientation
Monday, 30 November 2026
Commencing Date
Monday, 07 December 2026
Census Date
Friday, 18 December 2026
Last Date of Teaching
Friday, 29 January 2027
Term Break
Monday, 21 December 2026 – Sunday, 03 January 2027
Public Holiday

Victoria (VIC)

  • Christmas Day – Friday, 25 December 2026
  • Boxing Day – Saturday, 26 December 2026
  • Additional Boxing Day Holiday – Monday, 28 December 2026
  • New Year’s Day – Friday, 01 January 2027
  • Australia Day – Tuesday, 26 January 2027

Queensland (QLD)

  • Christmas Day – Friday, 25 December 2026
  • Boxing Day – Saturday, 26 December 2026
  • Additional Boxing Day Holiday – Monday, 28 December 2026
  • New Year’s Day – Friday, 01 January 2027
  • Australia Day – Tuesday, 26 January 2027
Trimester3 — 2027
Orientation
Monday, 29 November 2027
Commencing Date
Monday, 06 December 2027
Census Date
Friday, 17 December 2027
Last Date of Teaching
Friday, 10 March 2028
Term Break
Monday, 20 December 2027 – Sunday, 02 January 2028
Public Holiday

Victoria (VIC)

  • Christmas Day – Saturday, 25 December 2027
  • Additional Christmas Holiday – Monday, 27 December 2027
  • Boxing Day – Sunday, 26 December 2027
  • Additional Boxing Day Holiday – Tuesday, 28 December 2027
  • New Year’s Day – Saturday, 01 January 2028
  • Additional New Year Holiday – Monday, 03 January 2028
  • Australia Day – Wednesday, 26 January 2028
  • Labour Day – Monday, 13 March 2028

Queensland (QLD)

  • Christmas Day – Saturday, 25 December 2027
  • Additional Christmas Holiday – Monday, 27 December 2027
  • Boxing Day – Sunday, 26 December 2027
  • Additional Boxing Day Holiday – Tuesday, 28 December 2027
  • New Year’s Day – Saturday, 01 January 2028
  • Additional New Year Holiday – Monday, 03 January 2028
  • Australia Day – Wednesday, 26 January 2028
Trimester3 — 2028
Orientation
Monday, 27 November 2028
Commencing Date
Monday, 04 December 2028
Census Date
Friday, 15 December 2028
Last Date of Teaching
Friday, 09 March 2029
Term Break
Monday, 18 December 2028 – Sunday, 31 December 2028
Public Holiday

Victoria (VIC)

  • Christmas Day – Monday, 25 December 2028
  • Boxing Day – Tuesday, 26 December 2028

Queensland (QLD)

  • Christmas Day – Monday, 25 December 2028
  • Boxing Day – Tuesday, 26 December 2028

For more information regarding Orientation please click here.

Ozford Institute of Higher Education divides the academic year into three trimesters. Trimester 1 usually goes from March to July, Trimester 2 from July to November and Trimester 3 from November to February the following year. Most students usually undertake two trimesters each year*. *Exceptions apply to students who commenced from Trimester 3 or mid trimester intake.