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 (campus closure) | 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 2026 | Key dates | All campuses |
| 13 July 2026 | Start of Semester 2 / Start of Term 3 | 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 closure) | 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 |
2027 academic calendar
Date | Event / activity | Category | Campus affected |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 December 2026 - 3 January 2027 | Holiday closure 2026-2027 | Key dates | All campuses |
1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | Public holiday | All campuses |
11 January 2027 | TAFE Queensland Online intake | Key dates | Online students only |
| 26 January 2027 | Australia Day (campus closure) | Public holiday | All campuses |
| 27 January 2027 | Start of Semester 1 / Start of Term 1 | Key dates | All campuses |
| 1 March 2027 | TAFE Queensland Online intake | Key dates | Online students only |
| 25 March 2027 | Mid-semester break starts / End of Term 1 | Key dates | All campuses |
| 26 March 2027 | Good Friday (campus closure) | Public holiday | All campuses |
| 29 March 2027 | Easter Monday (campus closure) | Public holiday | All campuses |
| 12 April 2027 | Semester 1 resumes / Start of Term 2 | Key dates | All campuses |
| 19 April 2027 | TAFE Queensland Online intake | Key dates | Online students only |
| 25 April 2027 | ANZAC Day | Public holiday | All campuses |
| 26 April 2027 | ANZAC Day Public Holiday (campus closure) | Public holiday | All campuses |
| 3 May 2027 | Labour Day (campus closure) | Public holiday | All campuses |
| 27 May - 3 June 2027 | National Reconciliation Week 2027 | Key dates | All campuses |
| 7 June 2027 | TAFE Queensland Online intake | Key dates | Online students only |
| 25 June 2027 | Mid-Year break starts / End of Term 2 | Key dates | All campuses |
| 4-11 July 2027 | NAIDOC Week 2027 | Key dates | All campuses |
| 12 July 2027 | Start of Semester 2 / Start of Term 3 | Key dates | All campuses |
| 26 July 2027 | TAFE Queensland Online intake | Key dates | Online students only |
| 13 September 2027 | TAFE Queensland Online intake | Key dates | Online students only |
| 17 September 2027 | Mid-semester break starts / End of Term 3 | Key dates | All campuses |
| 4 October 2027 | King's Birthday (campus closure) | Public holiday | All campuses |
| 5 October 2027 | Semester 2 resumes / Start of Term 4 | Key dates | All campuses |
| 1 November 2027 | TAFE Queensland Online intake | Key dates | Online students only |
| 10 December 2027 | End of Semester 2 / End of Term 4 | Key dates | All campuses |
| 18 December 2027 - 3 January 2028 | Holiday closure 2027-2028 | Key dates | All campuses |
| 25 December 2027 | Christmas Day | Public holiday | All campuses |
| 26 December 2027 | Boxing Day | Public holiday | All campuses |
| 27 December 2027 | Christmas Day Public Holiday | Public holiday | All campuses |
| 28 December 2027 | Boxing Day Public Holiday | Public holiday | All campuses |
| 27 January 2028 | Start of Semester 1 2028 / Start of Term 1 2028 | 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 and 2027 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 November 2026.
Higher education academic calendar
This is the general higher education academic calendar for degree students. Refer to your discipline based academic calendar for course specific dates.
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