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Academic calendar

TAFE Queensland delivers training approximately 50 weeks of the year. The below term dates apply to students who study at a location either full time, part time, or via online delivery.

2024 Academic Calendar

Date

Event / Activity

Category

Campus Affected

23 December -
3 January 2024
Holiday ClosureKey datesAll campuses

1 January 2024

New Year's Day
(campus closure)

Public holiday

All campuses

22 January 2024

TAFE Queensland Online intake

Key dates

Online students only

22 January 2024

Start of Semester 1 / 
Start of Term 1

Key dates

All campuses

26 January 2024

Australia Day Public Holiday

Public holiday

All campuses

4 March 2024

TAFE Queensland Online intake

Study

Online students only

28 March 2024

Mid-semester break starts / End of Term 1

Key dates

All campuses

29 March 2024

Good Friday
(campus closure)

Public holiday

All campuses

1 April 2024

Easter Monday

(campus closure)

Public holiday

All campuses

15 April 2024

Semester 1 resumes / Start of Term 2

Key dates

All campuses

22 April 2024

TAFE Queensland Online Intake

Key dates

Online students only

25 April 2024

ANZAC Day Public Holiday
(Campus closure)

Public holiday

All campuses

6 May 2024

Labour Day
(Campus closure)

Public holiday

All campuses

27 May 2024 -
3 June 2024

National Reconciliation Week

Key datesAll campuses

3 June 2024

TAFE Queensland Online intake

Key dates

Online students only

21 June 2024

Mid-Year break starts / End of Term 2 

Key dates

All campuses

7 July 2024 - 
14 July 2024

NAIDOC Week

Key datesAll campuses

8 July 2024

Start of Semester 2
Start of Term 3

Key dates

All campuses

22 July 2024

TAFE Queensland Online intake

Key dates

Online students only

2 September 2024

TAFE Queensland Online intake

Key dates

Online students only

10-15 September 2024Worldskills Lyon 2024Key datesNominated students

13 September 2024

Mid-semester break starts / End of Term 3

Key dates

All campuses

30 September 2024Semester 2 resumes / Start of Term 4Key datesAll campuses

7 October 2024

King's Birthday
(Campus closures)

Public holiday

All campuses

14 October 2024

TAFE Queensland Online intake

Key dates

Online students only

25 November 2024

TAFE Queensland Online intake

Key dates

Online students only

6 December 2024

End of Semester 2 / End of Term 4

Key dates

All campuses

25 December 2024

Christmas Day
(Campus closure)

Public holiday

All campuses

26 December 2024

Boxing Day
(Campus closure)

Public holiday

All campuses

2025 Academic Calendar

Date

Event / Activity

Category

Campus Affected

1 January 2025

New Year's Day
(campus closure)

Public holiday

All campuses

13 January 2025

TAFE Queensland Online intake

Key dates

Online students only

27 January 2025

Australia Day Public Holiday

Key dates

All campuses

28 January 2025

Start of Semester 1 /
Start of Term 1

Public holiday

All campuses

3 March 2025

TAFE Queensland Online intake

Study

Online students only

4 April 2025

Mid-semester break starts / End of Term 1

Key dates

All campuses

18 April 2025

Good Friday
(campus closure)

Public holiday

All campuses

21 April 2025

Easter Monday
(campus closure)

Public holiday

All campuses

21 April 2025

TAFE Queensland Online Intake

Key dates

Online students only

22 April 2025

Semester 1 resumes / Start of Term 2

Key dates

All campuses

 

 

25 April 2025

ANZAC Day Public Holiday
(Campus closure)

Public holiday

All campuses

5 May 2025

Labour Day
(Campus closure)

Public holiday

All campuses

27 May 2025 -
3 June 2025

National Reconciliation Week

Key datesAll campuses

9 June 2025

TAFE Queensland Online intake

Key dates

Online students only

12 - 14 June 2025Worldskills Brisbane 2025Key datesNominated students

27 June 2025

Mid-Year break starts / End of Term 2 

Key dates

All campuses

6 July 2025 - 
13 July 2025

NAIDOC Week

Key datesAll campuses

14 July 2025

Start of Semester 2
Start of Term 3

Key dates

All campuses

28 July 2025

TAFE Queensland Online intake

Key dates

Online students only

15 September 2025

TAFE Queensland Online intake

Key dates

Online students only

19 September 2025

Mid-semester break starts / End of Term 3

Key dates

All campuses

6 October 2025

King's Birthday
(Campus closures)

Public holiday

All campuses

7 October 2025Semester 2 resumes / Start of Term 4Key datesAll campuses

3 November 2025

TAFE Queensland Online intake

Key dates

Online students only

12 December 2025

End of Semester 2 / End of Term 4

Key dates

All campuses

22 December 2025 - 2 January 2026Holiday closure 2025 - 2026Key datesAll campuses

25 December 2025

Christmas Day
(Campus closure)

Public holiday

All campuses

26 December 2025

Boxing Day
(Campus closure)

Public holiday

All campuses

27 January 2026Start of Semester 1 2026 / Start of Term 1 2026Key datesAll 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, 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 2023 intake dates or 2024 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 December 2023. 

Higher Education Academic Calendar

This is the general higher education academic calendar. Refer to your discipline based academic calendar for course specific dates.

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