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.
| Week of Year | Week Starting | Study Week | Events |
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| 1 | 29 Dec |
Thu 1 Jan - Public Holiday |
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| 2 | 5 Jan |
Mon 5 Jan - Forensic Disability Services Holiday Program Commences |
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| 3 | 12 Jan |
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| 4 | 19 Jan |
Wed 21 Jan - VET Census Day |
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| 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 |
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| 16 | 13 Apr |
Wed 15 Apr - VET Census Date Fri 17 Apr - Forensic Disability Services Holiday Program Concludes |
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| 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 |
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| 28 | 6 Jul |
Thu 9 Jul - International Students Welcome Day Fri 10 Jul - Forensic Disability Services Holiday Program Concludes |
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| 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 |
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| 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
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| 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 |
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| 1 | 30 Dec |
Wed 1 Jan - Public Holiday |
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| 2 | 6 Jan |
Mon 6 Jan - Forensic Disability Services Holiday Program Commences |
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| 3 | 13 Jan |
Wed 15 Jan - VET Census Date |
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| 4 | 20 Jan |
Fri 24 Jan - Forensic Disability Services Holiday Program Concludes |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 40 | 29 Sep |
Wed 1 Oct - VET Census Date Fri 3 Oct - Forensic Disability Services Holiday Program Concludes |
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| 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 |
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| 1 | 1 Jan |
Mon 1 Jan - Public Holiday Wed 3 Jan - VET Census Date |
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| 2 | 8 Jan |
Mon 8 Jan - English as an Additional Language - Skills for Education and Employment Summer Classes Commence |
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| 3 | 15 Jan |
Wed 17 Jan - VET Census Date
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| 4 | 22 Jan |
Thu 25 Jan - International Student Orientation Day Thu 25 Jan - International Student Welcome Day Fri 26 Jan - Public Holiday |
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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 |
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| 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
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| 29 | 15 Jul | 1 |
Mon 15 Jul - Term 3 Commences Wed 17 Jul - VET Census Date Fri 19 Jul - Work Education Alumni
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| 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
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| 40 | 30 Sep |
Wed 2 Oct - VET Census Date Fri 4 Oct - Forensic Disability Services Holiday Program Concludes |
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| 41 | 7 Oct | 1 |
Mon 7 Oct - Term 4 Commences
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| 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
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| 52 | 23 Dec |
Wed 25 Dec - Public Holiday Thu 26 Dec - Public Holiday |