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Vocational Education and Training Calendar

The Vocational Education and Foundation academic calendar contains term dates as well as important dates for Melbourne Polytechnic Vocational Education and Foundation students.

Please note that in addition to the dates stipulated in this calendar, students also undertake various activities throughout the year at department level.

VET and Foundation Academic Calendars

Week of Year Week Starting Study Week Events
1 30 Dec  

Wed 1 Jan - Public Holiday
2 6 Jan  

Mon 6 Jan - Forensic Disability Services Holiday Program Commences
3 13 Jan  

Wed 15 Jan - VET Census Date
4 20 Jan  

Fri 24 Jan - Forensic Disability Services Holiday Program Concludes
5 27 Jan 1

Mon 27 Jan - Public Holiday

Tue 28 Jan - Term 1 Commences

Thu 30 Jan - International Student Orientation Day
6 3 Feb 2

Wed 5 Feb - VET Census Date
7 10 Feb 3  
8 17 Feb 4

Wed 19 Feb - VET Census Date
9 26 Feb 5  
10 3 Mar 6

Wed 5 Mar - VET Census Date
11 10 Mar 7 Mon 10 Mar - Public Holiday
12 17 Mar 8

Wed 19 Mar - VET Census Date
13 24 Mar 9  
14 31 Mar 10

Wed 2 Apr - VET Census Date

Fri 4 Apr - Work Education 2025 Graduation Ceremony, Term 1 Concludes
15 7 Apr   Mon 7 Apr - Forensic Disability Services Holiday Program Commences
16 14 Apr  

Wed 16 Apr - VET Census Date

Thu 17 Apr - Forensic Disability Services Holiday Program Concludes

Fri 18 Apr - Public Holiday
17 21 Apr 1

Mon 21 Apr - Public Holiday

Tue 22 Apr - Term 2 Commences

Fri 25 Apr - Public Holiday
18 28 Apr 2  
19 5 May 3 Wed 7 May - VET Census Date
20 12 May 4  
20 14 May 4 Wed 14 May - Melbourne Polytechnic Graduation Ceremony
20 15 May 4 Thurs 15 May - Melbourne Polytechnic Graduation Ceremony
21 19 May 5 Wed 21 May - VET Census Date
22 26 May 6  
23 2 Jun 7 Wed 4 Jun - VET Census Date
24 9 Jun 8 Mon 9 Jun - Public Holiday
25 16 Jun 9 Wed 18 Jun - VET Census Date
26 23 Jun 10  
27 30 Jun 11

Wed 2 Jul - VET Census Date

Fri 4 Jul - Term 2 Concludes
28 7 Jul   Mon 7 Jul - Forensic Disability Services Holiday Program Commences
29 14 Jul  

Wed 16 Jul - VET Census Date

Thu 17 Jul - International Student Orientation Day

Fri 18 Jul - Forensic Disability Services Holiday Program Concludes
30 21 Jul 1 Mon 21 Jul - Term 3 Commences
31 28 Jul 2  
32 4 Aug 3 Wed 6 Aug - VET Census Date
33 11 Aug 4  
34 18 Aug 5 Wed 20 Aug - VET Census Date
35 25 Aug 6  
36 1 Sep 7 Wed 3 Sep - VET Census Date
37 8 Sep 8  
38 15 Sep 9

Wed 17 Sep - VET Census Date

Fri 19 Sep - Term 3 Concludes
39 22 Sep  

Mon 22 Sep - Forensic Disability Services Holiday Program Commences

Fri 26 Sep - Public Holiday
40 29 Sep  

Wed 1 Oct - VET Census Date

Fri 3 Oct - Forensic Disability Services Holiday Program Concludes
41 6 Oct 1 Mon 6 Oct - Term 4 Commences
42 13 Oct 2 Wed 15 Oct - VET Census Date
43 20 Oct 3  
44 27 Oct 4  
45 3 Nov 5

Tue 4 Nov - Public Holiday

Wed 4 Nov - VET Census Date
46 10 Nov 6  
47 17 Nov 7

Mon 17 Nov - VCE Vocational Major - VASS Results Due

Wed 19 Nov - VET Census Date
48 24 Nov 8  
49 1 Dec 9 Wed 3 Dec - VET Census Date
50 8 Dec 10  
51 15 Dec 11

Mon 15 Dec - Forensic Disability Services Holiday Program Commences

Wed 17 Dec - VET Census Date

Fri 19 Dec - Term 4 Concludes
52 22 Dec  

Thu 25 Dec - Public Holiday

Fri 26 Dec - Public Holiday
Week of Year Week Starting Study Week Events
1 1 Jan  

Mon 1 Jan - Public Holiday

Wed 3 Jan - VET Census Date
2 8 Jan  

Mon 8 Jan - English as an Additional Language - Skills for Education and Employment Summer Classes Commence
3 15 Jan  

Wed 17 Jan - VET Census Date

 
4 22 Jan  

Thu 25 Jan - International Student Orientation Day

Thu 25 Jan - International Student Welcome Day

Fri 26 Jan - Public Holiday
5 29 Jan 1

Tue 30 Jan - Term 1 Commences
6 5 Feb 2

Mon 5 Feb - Term 1 Commences for VCE-Vocational Major; Auslan Full-Time and Part-Time Day Classes.

Wed 7 Feb - VET Census Date

Fri 9 Feb - Overseas Qualified Professionals  Program - Enrolments Close
7 12 Feb 3  
8 19 Feb 4

Wed 21 Feb - VET Census Date

Thu 22 Feb - International Student Welcome Day (mini)
9 26 Feb 5 Mon 26 Feb - O FEST (Orientation) starts 
10 4 Mar 6

Wed 6 Mar - VET Census Date

Thu 7 Mar - O FEST (Orientation) ends 
11 11 Mar 7 Mon 11 Mar - Public Holiday
12 18 Mar 8

Mon 18 Mar - Harmony Week starts

Wed 20 Mar - VET Census Date

Thu 21 Mar - Harmony Week ends
13 25 Mar 9

Mon 25 Mar - Trans Day of Visibility

Thu 28 Mar - Work Education Graduation

Thu 28 Mar - Term 1 Concludes 

Fri 29 Mar - Public Holiday
14 1 Apr  

Mon 1 Apr - Public Holiday

Tue 2 Apr - Forensic Disability Services Holiday Program Commences

Wed 3 Apr - VET Census Date

Fri 5 Apr - Term 1 Concludes for Skills for Education and Employment; Overseas Qualificed Professionals and Auslan Part-Time Evening Classes

 

 
15 8 Apr   Fri 12 Apr - Forensic Disability Services Holiday Program Concludes
16 15 Apr 1

Mon 15 Apr - Term 2 Commences

Wed 17 Apr - VET Census Date

 
17 22 Apr 2

Tue 23 Apr - Term 2 Commences for Overseas Qualified Professionals Classes

Thu 25 Apr - Public Holiday
18 29 Apr 3

Wed 1 May - VET Census Date

Fri 3 May - Overseas Qualified Professionals Enrolments Close

 
19 6 May 4  
20 13 May 5

Wed 15 May - VET Census Date

Wed 15 May - Melbourne Polytechnic Graduation Ceremony

Thu 16 May - Melbourne Polytechnic Graduation Ceremony

Fri 17 May - IDAHOBIT

 
21 20 May 6  
22 27 May 7

Mon 27 May - Reconciliation Week starts

Thu 30 May - Reconciliation Week ends
23 3 Jun 8

Mon 3 Jun - Enviro Week starts

Wed 5 Jun - VET Census Date

Thu 6 Jun - Enviro Week ends
24 10 Jun 9 Mon 10 Jun - King's Birthday
25 17 Jun 10

Wed 19 Jun - VET Census Date

Thu 20 Jun - Term 2 Concludes for VCE - Vocational Major

Fri 21 Jun - Term 2 Concludes for Auslan Full-Time & Part-Time Day Classes
26 24 Jun 11 Fri 28 Jun - Term 2 Concludes
27 1 Jul  

Mon 1 Jul - Forensic Disability Services Holiday Program Commences

Wed 3 Jul - VET Census Date

Fri 5 Jul - Term 2 Concludes for Skills for Education and Employment Classes
28 8 Jul  

Thu 11 Jul - International Student Orientation Day

Thu 11 Jul - International Student Welcome Day

Fri 12 Jul - Forensic Disability Services  Holiday Program Concludes

 
29 15 Jul 1

Mon 15 Jul - Term 3 Commences

Wed 17 Jul - VET Census Date

Fri 19 Jul - Work Education Alumni

 

 
30 22 Jul 2

Mon 22 Jul - O FEST (Orientation)  starts

Fri 26 Jul - Overseas Qualified Professionals Enrolments Close
31 29 Jul 3 Thu 1 Aug - O FEST (Orientation) ends
32 5 Aug 4

Mon 5 Aug - Work Education Taster Day 

Wed 7 Aug - VET Census Date
33 12 Aug 5  
34 19 Aug 6 Wed 21 Aug - VET Census Date
35 26 Aug 7 Fri 30 Aug - Wear It Purple Day
36 2 Sep 8

Mon 2 Sep - Belonging Fest starts

Wed 4 Sep - VET Census Date
37 9 Sep 9

Wed 11 Sep - Belonging Fest ends

Thu 12 Sep - R U OK Day
38 16 Sep 10

Wed 18 Sep - VET Census Date

Thu 19 Sep - Term 3 Concludes for VCE - Vocational Major

Fri 20 Sep - Term 3 Concludes
39 23 Sep  

Mon 23 Sep - Forensic Disability Services Holiday Program Commences

Thu 26 Sep - Term 3 Concludes for English as an Additional Language

Fri 27 Sep - Term 3 Concludes for Auslan Part-Time Evening Classes

Fri 27 Sep - Public Holiday

 
40 30 Sep  

Wed 2 Oct - VET Census Date

Fri 4 Oct - Forensic Disability Services Holiday Program Concludes
41 7 Oct 1

Mon 7 Oct - Term 4 Commences

 
42 14 Oct 2

Mon 14 Oct - Moodji Day

Wed 16 Oct - VET Census Date

Wed 16 Oct - International Pronouns Day

Fri 18 Oct - Overseas Qualified Professionals Enrolments Close
43 21 Oct 3  
44 28 Oct 4  
45 4 Nov 5

Tue 5 Nov - Public Holiday

Wed 6 Nov - VET Census Date
46 11 Nov 6 Mon 11 Nov - Term 4 concludes for VCE - Vocational Major
47 18 Nov 7 Wed 20 Nov - VET Census Date
48 25 Nov 8 Fri 29 Nov - Term 4 Concludes for Auslan Full-Time & Part-Time Day Classes
49 2 Dec 9 Wed 4 Dec - VET Census Date
50 9 Dec 10 Fri 13 Dec - Term 4 Concludes for Auslan Part-Time Evening Classes; Overseas Qualified Professionals Classes; Adult Migrant English Program Classes; and Skills for Education and Employment classes.
51 16 Dec 11

Wed 18 Dec - VET Census Date

Fri 20 Dec - Term 4 Concludes

 
52 23 Dec  

Wed 25 Dec - Public Holiday

Thu 26 Dec - Public Holiday
Week of Year Week Starting Study Week Events
1 26 Dec    
2 2 Jan  

Mon 2 Jan - Public Holiday: New Year's Day

Wed 4 Jan - VET Student Loan Census Date
3 9 Jan  

Mon 9 Jan - EAL - Skills for Education & Employment Summer School Commences

 
4 16 Jan   Wed 18 Jan - VET Student Loan Census Date
5 23 Jan  

Mon 23 Jan -Auslan Cert II, III & IV Evening Classes and Regional Classes Commence

Thu 26 Jan - Public Holiday: Australia Day
6 30 Jan 1

Mon 30 Jan - Term 1 Commences

Mon 30 Jan - Disability Forensic Assessment & Treatment Service Semester 1 Commences

Mon 30 Jan - Overseas Qualified Professionals Intake 1 Commences
7 6 Feb 2

Wed 1 Feb - VET Student Loan Census date

Thu 2 Feb - International Student Welcome

Mon 6 Feb - VCE - Vocational Major Semester 1 Commences
8 13 Feb 3 Wed 15 Feb -VET Student Loan Census date
9 20 Feb 4  
10 27 Feb 5

Wed 1 Mar - VET Student Loan Census date
11 6 Mar 6  
12 13 Mar 7

Mon 13 Mar - Public Holiday: Labour Day

Wed 15 Mar - VET Student Loan Census Date

Sat 18 Mar - Auslan - Saturday Class 1
13 20 Mar 8  
14 27 Mar 9  
15 3 Apr 10

Wed 5 Apr - VET Student Loan Census Date

Thu 6 Apr - Term 1 Finishes

Thu 6 Apr - VCE - Vocational Major Term 1 Finishes

Fri 7 Apr - Public Holiday: Good Friday

 

 

 
16 10 Apr  

Mon 10 Apr - Public Holiday: Easter Monday

Fri 14 Apr - EAL - Skills for Education and Employment Term 1 Finishes
17 17 Apr  

Fri 14 Apr - Auslan Cert II, III & IV Evening Classes and Regional Classes Term 1 Finishes

Wed 19 Apr - VET Student Loan Census date

 
18 24 Apr 1

Mon 24 Apr - Term 2 Commences

Mon 24 Apr - VCE - Vocational Major Semester 1 Commences

Mon 24 Apr - Overseas Qualified Professionals Intake 2 Commences

Tue 25 Apr - Public Holiday: Anzac Day
19 1 May 2

Wed 3 May -  VET Student Loan Census date

 

 
20 8 May    
21 15 May 4

Wed 17 May - VET Student Loan Census date
22 22 May 5

Sat 27 May - Auslan - Saturday Class 2

Tue 23 May - Graduation Ceremony 

Wed 24 May - Graduation Ceremony
23 29 May    
24 5 Jun 7

Wed 7 Jun - VET Student Loan Census date

 

 
25 12 Jun 8

Mon 12 Jun - Public Holiday: Queen's Birthday

Fri 16 Jun - VCE - Vocational Major VASS Results

 
26 19 Jun 9

Wed 21 Jun - VET Student Loan Census date

Fri 23 Jun - Term 2 Finishes
27 26 Jun  

Mon 26 Jun - VCE - Vocational Major Semester 1 Finishes

Fri 30 Jun - EAL - Skills for Education and Employment Semester 1 Finishes

Fri 30 Jun - Disability Forensic Assessment & Treatment Service Semester 1 Finishes
28 3 Jul  

Wed 5 Jul - VET Student Loan Census date

Thu 6 Jul - International Student Welcome

Fri 7 Jul - Auslan Cert II, III & IV Evening Classes and Regional Classes Term 2 Finishes
29 10 Jul  

Mon 10 Jul - Term 3 Commences

Mon 10 Jul - Overseas Qualified Professionals Intake 3 Commences

Mon 10 Jul - Disability Forensic Assessment & Treatment Service Semester 2 Commences

Mon 10 Jul - VCE - Vocational Major Semester 2 Commencemences
30 17 Jul 2

Mon 17 Jul - Auslan - all classes Term 3 Commence

Wed 19 Jul - VET Student Loan Census date
31 24 Jul 3  
32 31 Jul 4

Wed 2 Aug - VET Student Loan Census date
33 7 Aug 5

Sat 12 Aug - Auslan - Saturday Class 3
34 14 Aug 6 Wed 16 Aug - VET Student Loan Census date
35 21 Aug 7  
36 28 Aug 8  
37 4 Sep 9

Wed 6 Sep - VET Student Loan Census date
38 11 Sep 10

Fri 15 Sep - Term 3 Finishes

Fri 15 Sep - VCE - Vocational Major & Disability Forensic Assessment & Treatment Service Term 3 Finishes
39 18 Sep  

Wed 20 Sep - VET Student Loan Census date

Fri 22 Sep - EAL - Skills for Education and Employment Term 3 Finishes

Fri 22 Sep - Auslan Cert II, III & IV evening classes and Regional Classes Term 3 Finishes
40 25 Sep   Fri 29 Sep - AFL Grand Final Public Holiday
41 2 Oct 1

Mon 2 Oct - Term 4 Commences

Mon 2 Oct - VCE - Vocational Major & Disability Forensic Assessment & Treatment Service Term 4 Commences

Mon 2 Oct - Overseas Qualified Professionals Intake 4 Commences

Wed 4 Oct - VET Student Loan Census date
42 9 Oct 2  
43 16 Oct 3 Wed 18 Oct - VET Student Loan Census date
44 23 Oct 4  
45 30 Oct 5

Wed 1 Nov - VET Student Loan Census date

Thu 2 Nov - VCE - Vocational Major VASS Results

 
46 6 Nov 6

Tue 7 Nov - Public Holiday: Melbourne Cup Day

Sat 11 Nov - Auslan - Saturday Class 4

 
47 13 Nov 7 Wed 15 Nov - VET Student Loan Census date
48 20 Nov 8 Fri 24 Nov - VCE - Vocational Major Semester 2 Finishes
49 27 Nov 9 Fri 1 Dec - Auslan - full-time classes and Dip evening classes Term 4 Finishes

50 4 Dec 10

Wed 6 Dec - VET Student Loan Census date
51 11 Dec 11

Fri 15 Dec - EAL Semester II Finishes

Fri 15 Dec - Disability Forensic Assessment & Treatment Service Semester 2 Finishes

Fri 15 Dec - Auslan - full-time classes and Dip evening classes Term 4 Finishes
52 18 Dec 12

Wed 20 Dec - VET Student Loan Census date

Wed 20 Dec - Term 4 Finishes
53 25 Dec  

Mon 25 Dec - Public Holiday: Christmas Day

Tur 26 Dec - Public Holiday: Boxing Day
Week of Year Week Starting Study Week Events
1 27 Dec 21   Sat 1 Jan New Year's Day
Term Break
2 3 Jan 20  

Mon 3 Jan - Public Holiday: New Year's Day

Tue 4 Jan - Institute Re-opens

Wed 5 Jan -  VET Census Date - Diploma and above
3 10 Jan  

Mon 10 Jan - Skills for Education and Employment Summer School Commences

 
4 17 Jan   Wed 19 Jan - VET Census Date - Diploma and above
5 24 Jan   Wed 26 Jan - Public Holiday: Australia Day
Thu 27 Jan - International Students Welcome Day (Preston Campus)
6 31 Jan 1

Mon 31 Jan - Term 1 Commences (Most Subjects)

Mon 31 Jan - SLAM Welcome commences

Wed 2 Feb - VET Census Date - Diploma and above
7 7 Feb 2 Thu 10 Feb -  SLAM Welcome concludes
8 14 Feb 3 Wed 16 Feb - VET Census Date - Diploma and above
9 21 Feb 4  
10 28 Feb 5

Tue 1 Mar - SLAM Orientation Week commences

Wed 2 Mar - VET Census Date - Diploma and above
11 7 Mar 6 Wed 9 Mar - SLAM Orientation Week concludes
12 14 Mar 7

Mon 14 Mar - Public Holiday: Labour Day

Wed 16 Mar - VET Census Date - Diploma and above
13 21 Mar 8 Mon 21 Mar - Harmony Day
14 28 Mar 9  
15 4 Apr 10

Wed 6 Apr - VET Census Date - Diploma and above

Fri 8 Apr - Term 1 Concludes

 

 
16 11 Apr  

Thu 14 Apr - Skills for Education and Employment Term 1 concludes

Fri 15 Apr - Public Holiday: Good Friday
Sat 16 Apr - Public Holiday: Easter Saturday
Sun 17 Apr - Public Holiday: Easter Sunday
Term Break
17 18 Apr  

Mon 18 Apr - Public Holiday: Easter Monday

Wed 20 Apr - VET Census Date - Diploma and above


Term Break
18 25 Apr 1

Mon 25 Apr - Public Holiday: Anzac Day
Tue 26 Apr - Term 2 Commences

Tue 26 Apr - Overseas Qualified Professionals Intake 2 
19 2 May 2

Wed 4 May - VET Census Date - Diploma and above

 
20 9 May 3

Wed 11 May - 2022 Graduation Ceremony

Thu 12 May - 2022 Graduation Ceremony
21 16 May 4

Tue 17 May - IDAHOBIT (International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism, and Transphobia)

Wed 18 May - VET Census Date - Diploma and above
22 23 May 5 Fri 27 May - Reconciliation Week commences
23 3 May 6

Fri 3 June - Reconciliation Week concludes

Wed 1 June - VET Census Date - Diploma and above

 
24 6 Jun 7 Mon 13 June - Public Holiday: Queen's Birthday
25 13 Jun 8 Wed 15 June - VET Census Date - Diploma and above
26 20 Jun 9 Fri 24 June - Term 2 Concludes
27 27 Jun  

Term Break

Sun 3 July - NAIDOC Week commences 
28 4 Jul  

Term Break

Wed 6 July - VET Census Date - Diploma and above

Thu 7 July - International Students Welcome Day (Preston Campus)

Sun 10 July - NAIDOC Week concludes
29 11 Jul 1

Mon 11 July - Term 3 Commences

Mon 11 July - Overseas Qualified Professionals Intake 3

Mon 11 July - SLAM Welcome commences

 
30 18 Jul 2

Wed 20 July - VET Census Date - Diploma and above

Thu 21 July - SLAM Welcome concludes
31 25 Jul 3 Mon 25 July - SLAM Re-Orientation Week begins
32 1 Aug 4

Wed 3 Aug - VET Census Date - Diploma and above

Thu 4 Aug - SLAM Re-Orientation Week concludes
33 8 Aug 5  
34 15 Aug 6 Wed 17 Aug - VET Census Date - Diploma and above
35 22 Aug 7 Thu 25 Aug - Arts Live Production "After Dark Event"
36 29 Aug 8  
37 5 Sep 9

Wed 7 Sep - VET Census Date - Diploma and above

Thu 8 Sep - R U OK? Day
38 12 Sep 10

Fri 16 Sep - Term 3 Concludes

 
39 19 Sep  

Term Break

Wed 21 Sep - VET Census Date - Diploma and above

Thu 22 Sep - Costume and Make-up Exhibition Event

Fri 23 Sep - Costume and Make-up Exhibition Event

Fri 23 Sep - Public Holiday: AFL Grand Final Parade
40 26 Sep   Term Break
41 3 Oct 1

Mon 3 Oct - Term 4 Commences

Mon 3 Oct - OQP Intake 4

Wed 5 Oct - VET Census Date - Diploma and above

 
42 10 Oct 2  
43 17 Oct 3 Wed 19 Oct - VET Census Date - Diploma and above
44 24 Oct 4  
45 31 Oct 5

Tue 1 Nov - Public Holiday: Melbourne Cup Day

Wed 2 Nov - VET Census Date - Diploma and above
46 7 Nov 6  
47 14 Nov 7 Wed 16 Nov - VET Census Date - Diploma and above
48 21 Nov 8  
49 28 Nov 9  
50 5 Dec  

Term Break

Wed 7 Dec - VET Census Date - Diploma and above
51 12 Dec   Term Break
52 19 Dec  

Tue 20 Dec - Term 4 concludes

Wed 21 Dec - VET Census Date - Diploma and above

Fri 23 Dec - Institute Closes for Christmas Period

Sun 25 Dec - Christmas Day
Term Break
53 26 Dec   Mon 26 Dec - Public Holiday: Boxing Day
Term Break

Last update: 16/04/2021

Week of Year  Week Starting Study Week  Events 
  28 Dec 20   Fri 1 Jan - Public Holiday: New Year's Day
1 4 Jan 21  

Mon 4 Jan - Institute Re-opens
Mon 4 Jan - English for General Purposes (Beginner to Advances) Intake E0
2 11 Jan  

Mon 11 Jan - Auslan Term 1 Starts (Part Time)
Mon 11 Jan - Skills for Education and Employment School Starts
Fri 15 Jan - VET Student Loan Census Date
3 18 Jan  

 
4 25 Jan  

Mon 25 Jan - Overseas Qualified Professionals Program - Intake 1
Tue 26 Jan - Public Holiday: Australia Day

Thu 28 Jan - English Additional Language Term 1 Starts

Thu 28 Jan - International Students Orientation Day Preston Campus

 
5 1 Feb 1

Mon 1 Feb - VET Term 1 Commences

Mon 1 Feb - Melbourne Polytechnic Welcome Program Commences
Mon 1 Feb - International VET Students Commence
*Most courses start on this date, please review the calendar for alternative start dates

Wed 3 Feb - International Students Online Orientation via Zoom

 
6 8 Feb 2

Mon 8 Feb - Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning SEM 1 Starts

Mon 8 Feb - Auslan Term 1 Starts (Full Time)

 
7 15 Feb 3

Mon 15 Feb - English for General Purposes (Beginner to Advanced) Intake E1
8 22 Feb 4 Thu 25 Feb - Polytechnic Welcome Program Concludes
9 1 Mar 5

Mon 1 Mar - Orientation Week

Fri 5 Mar 
10 8 Mar 6

 
11 15 Mar 7

Mon 15 Mar - VET Student Loan Census Date

 
12 22 Mar 8

 
13 29 Mar 9

Mon 29 Mar - English for General Purposes (Beginner to Advanced) Intake E2

Thu 1 Apr - Adult Migrant English Program & Skills First Term 1 Ends

Fri 2 Apr - Auslan Term 1 Ends (Full Time)

Fri 2 Apr - VET Term 1 Concludes
Fri 2 Apr - Public Holiday: Good Friday
14 5 Apr  

Mon 5 Apr - Term Break Starts
Mon 5 Apr - Public Holiday: Easter Monday

Fri 9 Apr - Skills for Education and Employment School Term 1 Ends

Fri 9 Apr - Auslan Term 1 Ends (Part Time)

 
15 12 Apr  

Fri 16 Apr - Term Break Concludes

Thu 15 Apr - VET Student Loan Census Date
16 19 Apr 1

Mon 19 Apr - VET Term 2 Commences

Mon 19 Apr - English Additional Language Term 2 Starts

Mon 19 Apr - Auslan Term 2 Starts (Full Time)&(Part Time)

Mon 19 Apr -  Overseas Qualified Professionals Program - Intake 2

Sun 25 Apr - Public Holiday: ANZAC Day
17 26 Apr 2

 
18 3 May 3

Mon 3 May - English for General Purposes (Beginner to Advanced) Intake E3

 
19 10 May 4

Sat 15 May - VET Student Loan Census Date

 
20 17 May 5

 
21 24 May 6

 
22 31 May 7

 
23 7 Jun 8

 
24 14 Jun 9

Mon 14 June - Public Holiday: Queen's Birthday

Tue 15 June - English for General Purposes (Beginner to Advanced) Intake E4

Tue 15 June - VET Student Loan Census Date

Fr 18 June - Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning SEM 1 ends

 
25 21 Jun 10

Fri 25 Jun - Auslan Term 2 Ends (Full Time)

Fri 25 Jun -Adult Migrant English Program & Skills First Term 2 end

Fri 26 Jun - VET Term 2 Concludes
26 28 Jun  

Mon 28 Jun - Term Break Starts

Fri 2 Jul - Skills for Education and Employment School Term 2 Ends

Fri 2 July - Auslan Term 2 Ends (Part Time)
27 5 Jul  

Thu 8 Jul - International Students Orientation Preston Campus

Fri 9 Jul - Term Break Concludes
28 12 Jul 1

Mon 12 Jul - VET Term 3 Commences

Mon 12 Jul - Fri 23 Jul - Melbourne Polytechnic Welcome Program

Mon 12 Jul - English Additional Language Term 3 Starts

Mon 12 Jul - Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning SEM 2 starts

Mon 12 Jul - Auslan Term 3 Starts (Full Time)&(Part Time)

Mon 12 Jul - Overseas Qualified Professionals Program - Intake 3

Wed 14 Jul - International Students Orientation via Zoom

Thu 15 Jul - VET Student Loan Census Date

 
29 19 Jul 2 Mon 19 Jul - English for General Purposes (Beginner to Advanced) Intake E5
30 26 Jul 3

 
31 2 Aug 4

 
32 9 Aug 5

Wed 15 Aug - VET Student Loan Census Date

 
33 16 Aug 6

 
34 23 Aug 7

 
35 30 Aug 8

Mon 30 Aug - English for General Purposes (Beginner to Advanced) Intake E6
36 6 Sep 9

 
37 13 Sep 10

Wed 15 Sep - VET Student Loan Census Date

Fri 17 Sep - Adult Migrant English Program & Skills First Term 3 Ends

Fri 17 Sep - Auslan Term 3 Ends (Full Time)

Fri 17 Sep - VET Term 3 Concludes
38 20 Sep  

Mon 20 Sep - Term Break Starts

Thu 23 Sep - Skills for Education and Employment School Term 3 Ends

Fri 24 Sep - Auslan Term 3 Ends (Part Time)
39 27 Sep  

Fri 1 Oct - Term Break Concludes
40 4 Oct 1

Mon 4 Oct - VET Term 4 Commences

Mon 4 Oct - English for General Purposes (Beginner to Advanced) Intake E7

Mon 4 Oct - English Additional Language Term 4 Starts

Mon 4 Oct - Auslan Term 4 Starts (Full Time)&(Part Time)

Mon 4 Oct - Overseas Qualified Professionals Program - Intake 4

 
41 11 Oct 2 Fri 4 Oct - VET Student Loan Census Date
42 18 Oct 3  
43 25 Oct 4  
44 1 Nov 5

Tue 2 Nov - Public Holiday: Melbourne Cup Day
45 8 Nov 6  
46 15 Nov 7

Mon 15 Nov- English for General Purposes (Beginner to Advanced) Intake E8

Mon 15 Nov-  VET Student Loan Census Date

Fri 19 Nov - Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning SEM 2 ends

 
47 22 Nov 8 Fri 26 Nov - Auslan Term 4 Ends (Full Time)
48 29 Nov 9

Fri 3 Dec - VET Term 4 Concludes
49 6 Dec  

Mon 6 Dec - VET End of Year Break Starts

Fri 10 Dec - Adult Migrant English Program & Skills First Term 4 Ends

Fri 10 Dec - Auslan Term 4 Ends (Part Time)

 
50 13 Dec  

Wed 15 Dec - VET Student Loan Census Date

Fri 17 Dec - Skills for Education and Employment School T4 Ends
51 20 Dec  

Sat 25 Dec - Public Holiday: Christmas Day
Sun 26 Dec - Public Holiday: Boxing Day
52 27 Dec   Sat 1 Jan 2022 - Public Holiday: New Years Day

Please Note: Public Holiday dates are projected dates at the time of publishing.

Last Update: 9/12/2019

Week of Year  Week Starting Study Week  Events 
1 30 Dec 19   Wed 1 Jan - Public Holiday: New Year's Day
2 6 Jan 20  

Mon 6 Jan 2020 - Melbourne Polytechnic Re-opens
3 13 Jan  

 
4 20 Jan  

Fri 24 Jan - VET Holiday Break Concludes
5 27 Jan  

Mon 27 Jan - Public Holiday: Australia Day
Tue 28 Jan - International VET Students Commence
Tue 28 Jan - Certificate II in Jewellery Making commences
6 3 Feb 1

Mon 3 Feb - VET Term 1 Commences*
*Most courses start on this date, please review the calendar for alternative start dates
7 10 Feb 2

 
8 17 Feb 3

Mon 17 Feb - The following Creative Arts courses start:
Music Performance, Sound and Music Production, Dramatic Arts, Screen and Media, Visual Arts^, Graphic Design and Photo Imaging.
^ The Certificate III in Visual Arts commences on April 14.
9 24 Feb 4

 
10 2 Mar 5

 
11 9 Mar 6

Mon 9 Mar - Public Holiday: Labour Day
12 16 Mar 7

 
13 23 Mar 8 Fri 27 Mar - VET Term 1 Concludes
14 30 Mar   Mon 30 Mar - Term Break Starts
15 6 Apr  

Fri 10 Apr - Public Holiday: Good Friday
Fri 10 Apr - Term Break Concludes
16 13 Apr 1

Mon 13 Apr - Public Holiday: Easter Monday
Tue 14 Apr - VET Term 2 Commences
Tue 14 Apr - Certificate III in Visual Arts Commences
Tue 14 Apr - Certificate III in Jewellery Making Commences
17 20 Apr 2

Sat 25 Apr - Public Holiday: ANZAC Day
18 27 Apr 3

 
19 4 May 4

 
20 11 May 5

 
21 18 May 6

 
22 25 May 7

 
23 1 Jun 8

 
24 8 Jun 9

Mon 8 June - Public Holiday: Queen's Birthday
25 15 Jun 10

 
26 22 Jun 11

Fri 26 Jun - VET Term 2 Concludes
27 29 Jun  

Mon 29 Jun - Term Break Starts
28 6 Jul  

Fri 10 Jul - Term Break Concludes
29 13 Jul 1

Mon 13 Jul - VET Term 3 Commences
30 20 Jul 2

 
31

27 Jul

 3

 
32 3 Aug 4

 
33 10 Aug 5

 
34 17 Aug 6

 
35 24 Aug 7

 
36 31 Aug 8

 
37 7 Sep 9

 
38 14 Sep 10

Fri 18 Sep - VET Term 3 Concludes
39 21 Sep  

Mon 21 Sep - Term Break Starts
40 28 Sep  

Fri 2 Oct - Term Break Concludes
41 5 Oct 1

Mon 5 Oct - VET Term 4 Commences
42 12 Oct 2

 
43 19 Oct 3

Fri 23 Oct - Public Holiday - Thank you day (replaces Grand Final Day public holiday in 2020)
44 26 Oct 4

 
45 2 Nov 5

Tue 3 Nov - Public Holiday: Melbourne Cup Day
46 9 Nov 6

 
47 16 Nov 7

 
48 23 Nov 8

 
49 30 Nov 9

Fri 4 Dec - VET Term 4 Concludes
50 7 Dec  

Mon 7 Dec - End of Year Break Starts
51 14 Dec  

 
52 21 Dec  

Wed 23 Dec - Melbourne Polytechnic Closes
Fri 25 Dec - Public Holiday: Christmas Day
53 28 Dec  

Mon 28 Dec - Public Holiday: Boxing Day
Fri 1 Jan 2021 - New Year's Day Public Holiday