Academic calendar 2024/2025

Your academic calendar can help you plan and keep track of your studies.

Below you’ll find important dates for TAFE NSW degrees, including application deadlines, census dates, teaching periods and semesters.

Applications close

Semester 1: 4 February

Semester 2: 21 July

Summer school: Contact your course coordinator

 

Orientation week 

Semester 1: 5 to 9 February

Semester 2: 22 to 26 July

Summer school: Contact your course coordinator 

 

First day of semester

Semester 1: 12 February

Semester 2: 29 July

Summer school: 2 December

 

Administration date

Semester 1: 16 February

Semester 2: 2 August

Summer school: 6 December

 

Census date

Semester 1: 13 March

Semester 2: 28 August

Summer school: 18 December

 

Holidays

Semester 1: 15 to 26 April

Semester 2: 30 September to 11 October 

Summer school: 23 December to 3 January 2025

 

Last day of semester

Semester 1: 7 June

Semester 2: 22 November

Summer school: 31 Jan 2025

 

Publish results

Semester 1: 26 June

Semester 2: 11 December

Summer school: Contact your course coordinator

 

Subject selection

Semester 1: 29 June

Semester 2: 12 December

Summer school: Consult your course coordinator

Applications close

Semester 1: 2 February

Semester 2: 20 July

Summer school: Contact your course coordinator

 

Orientation week

Semester 1: 3 to 7 February

Semester 2: 21 to 25 July

Summer school: Contact your course coordinator 

 

First day of semester

Semester 1: 10 February

Semester 2: 28 July

Summer school: 1 December

 

Administration date

Semester 1: 14 February

Semester 2: 1 August

Summer school: 5 December

 

Census date

Semester 1: 12 March

Semester 2: 27 August

Summer school: 17 December

 

Holidays

Semester 1: 14 to 27 April

Semester 2: 29 September to 12 October

Summer school: 22 December to 4 January 2026

 

Last day of semester

Semester 1: 9 June

Semester 2: 17 November

Summer school: 25 Jan 2026

 

Publish results

Semester 1: 25 June

Semester 2: 10 December

Summer school: Contact your course coordinator

 

Subject selection

Semester 1: 26 June

Semester 2: 11 December

Summer school: Contact your course coordinator