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2026 academic calendar
Date | Event / activity | Category | Campus affected |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 December 2025 - 2 January 2026 | Holiday closure 2025-2026 | Key dates | All campuses |
1 January 2026 | New Year's Day | Public holiday | All campuses |
12 January 2026 | TAFE Queensland Online intake | Key dates | Online students only |
| 26 January 2026 | Australia Day (campus closure) | Public holiday | All campuses |
| 27 January 2026 | Start of Semester 1 / Start of Term 1 | Key dates | All campuses |
| 2 March 2026 | TAFE Queensland Online intake | Key dates | Online students only |
| 2 April 2026 | Mid-semester break starts / End of Term 1 | Key dates | All campuses |
| 3 April 2026 | Good Friday (campus closure) | Public holiday | All campuses |
| 6 April 2026 | Easter Monday (campus closure) | Public holiday | All campuses |
| 20 April 2026 | Semester 1 resumes / Start of Term 2 | Key dates | All campuses |
| 20 April 2026 | TAFE Queensland Online intake | Key dates | Online students only |
| 25 April 2026 | ANZAC Day (Campus closure) | Public holiday | All campuses |
| 4 May 2026 | Labour Day | Public holiday | All campuses |
| 27 May - 3 June 2026 | National Reconciliation Week 2026 | Key dates | All campuses |
| 8 June 2026 | TAFE Queensland Online intake | Key dates | Online students only |
| 26 June 2026 | Mid-Year break starts / End of Term 2 | Key dates | All campuses |
| 5-12 July 2026 | NAIDOC Week | Key dates | All campuses |
| 13 July 2026 | Start of Semester 2 | Key dates | All campuses |
| 27 July 2026 | TAFE Queensland Online intake | Key dates | Online students only |
| 14 September 2026 | TAFE Queensland Online intake | Key dates | Online students only |
| 18 September 2026 | Mid-semester break starts / End of Term 3 | Key dates | All campuses |
| 5 October 2026 | King's Birthday (Campus closures) | Public holiday | All campuses |
| 6 October 2026 | Semester 2 resumes / Start of Term 4 | Key dates | All campuses |
| 2 November 2026 | TAFE Queensland Online intake | Key dates | Online students only |
| 11 December 2026 | End of Semester 2 / End of Term 4 | Key dates | All campuses |
| 21 December 2026 - 3 January 2027 | Holiday closure 2026-2027 | Key dates | All campuses |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | Public holiday | All campuses |
| 26 December 2026 | Boxing Day | Public holiday | All campuses |
| 28 December 2026 | Boxing Day Public Holiday | Public holiday | All campuses |
| 25 January 2027 | Start of Semester 1 2027 / Start of Term 1 2027 | Key dates | All campuses |
For show holidays please visit the Queensland Government website.
The above term dates apply to students who study at a location either full time, part time, or via online delivery.
- For apprentices and trainees, please refer to your training plan.
- For TAFE at School students, please speak to your VET coordinator.
- For higher education students using FEE-HELP or HECS HELP, please refer to the higher education schedule of fees for census dates.
- For students using VET Student Loans (VSL), please refer to your VSL schedule of fees for census dates.
- For international students, please refer to your timetable.
- For online students, refer to the 2026 intake dates.
- For students of the Virtual Business College, please refer to the calendars on the Virtual Business College page.
The academic calendar is subject to change. Last updated August 2025.
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