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26 June 2026

Check out our 2026 or 2027 key dates (please note: these may be subject to change). 

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2026 key learning dates


Jump to key dates in 2026 for: 

Studying Organisational Psychology? Please note, this programme has individual term three and four dates. Please visit the MOrgPsyc page for more details. 

Studying Nursing, Counselling, Professional Supervision, Social Work, Clinical Exercise Physiology, or AI and Digital Education? Please note, these programmes have individual semester dates. Please visit the relevant page for more details.

Looking for withdrawal or in-person dates?

Each course intake has its own withdrawal deadlines (with or without refund), and in-person dates (where required). Search your course code in the UC Course Information System to find the most up-to-date information.

2026 Term 1

2 February

Learning for Term 1 begins. 

2 - 8 March

Mid-term break for Term 1.

5 April

Learning for Term 1 courses ends, and our two-week period for assessment and review begins.

2026 Term 2

27 April

Learning for Term 2 begins.

25 - 31 May

Mid-term break for Term 2 courses.

28 June

Learning for Term 2 courses ends, and our two-week period for assessment and review begins. 

2026 Term 3

13 July

Learning for Term 3 begins.

10 - 16 August

Mid-term break for Term 3 courses.

13 September

Learning for Term 3 courses ends, and two-week period for assessment and review begins. 

2026 Term 4

28 September

Learning for Term 4 begins. 

26 October - 1 November

Mid-term break for Term 4 courses.

29 November

Learning for Term 4 courses ends, and two-week period for assessment and review begins. 

2027 key learning dates


How do I know if my learning runs across terms or semesters?
All short courses run across terms, but some of our programmes run across semesters instead. Please refer to the specific programme you're interested in to confirm.

Please note: our MOrgPsyc and MHealSc (Nursing) programmes have individual dates listed on their specific programme pages. 

Term 1

  • 8 February: learning begins
  • 8 - 14 March: mid-term break
  • 11 April: learning ends, and two-week period for assessment and review begins

Semester 1

  • 22 February: learning begins
  • 26 March - 16 April: mid-semester break
  • 27 June: learning ends, and two-week period for assessment and review begins

Term 2

  • 26 April: learning begins
  • 24 - 30 May: mid-term break
  • 27 June: learning ends, and two-week period for assessment and review begins

Term 3

  • 19 July: learning begins
  • 16 - 22 August: mid-term break
  • 19 September: learning ends, and two-week period for assessment and review begins

Semester 2

  • 19 July: learning begins
  • 30 August - 10 September: mid-semester break
  • 14 November: learning ends, and two-week period for assessment and review begins

Term 4

  • 4 October: learning begins
  • 1 - 7 November: mid-term break
  • 5 December: learning ends, and two-week period for assessment and review begins

Looking for withdrawal or in-person dates?

Each course intake has its own withdrawal deadlines (with or without refund), and in-person dates (where required). Search your course code in the UC Course Information System to find the most up-to-date information.

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