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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 29 Dec  

Thu 1 Jan - Public Holiday

2 5 Jan  

Mon 5 Jan - Forensic Disability Services Holiday Program Commences

3 12 Jan  

 

4 19 Jan  

Wed 21 Jan - VET Census Day

Fri 23 Jan - Forensic Disability Services Holiday Program Concludes

5 26 Jan 1

Mon 26 Jan - Public Holiday

Tue 27 Jan - Term 1 Commences

Thu 29 Jan - International Students Welcome Day

6 2 Feb 2

Wed 4 Feb - VET Census Day

7 9 Feb 3  
8 16 Feb 4

Wed 18 Feb - VET Census Day

9 23 Feb 5 Mon 23 Feb - Semester 1 Orientation Week Commences
10 2 Mar 6

Wed 4 Mar - VET Census Date

Thu 5 Mar - Semester 1 Orientation Week Concludes

11 9 Mar 7 Mon 9 Mar - Public Holiday
12 16 Mar 8

Wed 18 Mar - VET Census Date

13 23 Mar 9  
14 30 Mar 10

Wed 1 Apr - VET Census Day

Thu 2 Apr - Term 1 Concludes, Work Education Graduation Ceremony

Fri 3 Apr - Public Holiday

15 6 Apr  

Mon 6 Apr - Public Holiday

Tue 7 Apr - Forensic Disability Services Holiday Program Commences

16 13 Apr  

Wed 15 Apr - VET Census Date

Fri 17 Apr - Forensic Disability Services Holiday Program Concludes

17 20 Apr 1

Mon 20 Apr - Term 2 Commences

18 27 Apr 2  
19 4 May 3 Wed 6 May - VET Census Day
20 11 May 4  
21 18 May 5 Wed 20 May - VET Census Day
22 25 May 6  
23 1 Jun 7 Wed 3 Jun - VET Census Date
24 8 Jun 8 Mon 8 Jun - Public Holiday
25 15 Jun 9 Wed 17 Jun - VET Census Day
26 22 Jun 10 Fri 26 Jun - Term 2 Concludes
27 29 Jun  

Mon 29 Jun - Forensic Disability Services Holiday Program  Commences

Wed 1 Jul - VET Census Day

28 6 Jul  

Thu 9 Jul - International Students Welcome Day

Fri 10 Jul - Forensic Disability Services Holiday Program Concludes

29 13 Jul 1

Mon 13 Jul - Term 3 Commences

Wed 15 Jul - VET Census Day

30 20 Jul 2 Mon 20 Jul - Semester 2 Orientation Week Commences
31 27 Jul 3 Thu 30 Jul - Semester 2 Orientation Week Concludes
32 3 Aug 4

Wed 5 Aug - VET Census Day

33 10 Aug 5  
34 17 Aug 6 Wed 19 Aug - VET Census Day
35 24 Aug 7  
36 31 Aug 8

Wed 2 Sep - VET Census Day

37 7 Sep 9  
38 14 Sep 10

Wed 16 Sep - VET Census Day

Fri 18 Sep - Term 3 Concludes

39 21 Sep   Mon 21 Sep - Forensic Disability Services Program Commences
40 28 Sep  

AFL Grand Final Holiday - TBC

Fri 2 Oct - Forensic Disability Services Holiday Program Concludes

41 5 Oct 1

Mon 5 Oct - Term 4 Commences

Wed 7 Oct - VET Census Day

42 12 Oct 2  
43 19 Oct 3 Wed 21 Oct - VET Census Day
44 26 Oct 4  
45 2 Nov 5

Tue 3 Nov - Public Holiday

Wed 4 Nov - VET Census Day

 

46 9 Nov 6  
47 16 Nov 7

Mon 16 Nov - VCE Vocational Major VASS Results Due (TBC)

Wed 18 Nov - VET Census Day

48 23 Nov 8  
49 30 Nov 9 Wed 2 Dec - VET Census Day
50 7 Dec 10  
51 14 Dec 11

Wed 16 Dec - VET Census Day

Fri 18 Dec - Term 4 Concludes

52 21 Dec  

Fri 25 Dec - Public Holiday

Mon 28 Dec - Public Holiday

 

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