Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar 2018-2019 (pdf)
Academic Calendar 2017-2018 (pdf)

Academic Calendar 2018 -19

Start of Academic Year	Monday 3rd September 2018
Grade book closes	Wednesday 5th September 2018
Final Examination Boards	Monday 10th September 2018
Publication of examination results	Friday 14th September 2018
Post Examination Review	Friday 14th September – Thurs 20th September 2018
Winter Semester	Mon 17th September – Saturday 15th December 2018
Registration & Induction – 1st Years	Tuesday 4th September – Monday 10th September 2018
Start of Teaching	Year 1 students: Wednesday 12th September 2018
Start of Teaching	Year 2 to 4 students: Mon 17th September 2018
Student Reading Week (including Graduations)	Mon 29th October (BHol) - Saturday 3rd November 2018 (PT teaching may continue through this week where required)
Graduations	Wednesday 31st Oct – Thursday 1st November 2018
CA week	As appropriate, staff are encouraged to have at least 1 CA completed per module by end of October
Mid-term Programme Boards - Review of Student Performance	Mon 29th October (BHol) - Saturday 3rd November 2018
End of Teaching	Saturday 15th December 2018
Christmas Break	College closes 5pm Friday Dec. 21st and reopens Wednesday 2nd Jan. 2019
Study Period for students	Saturday 15th Dec 2017 – Wednesday 2nd January 2019
Winter Semester Examinations	Thursday 3rd January – Saturday 12th January 2019
Grade Book closes	Sunday 20th January 2019 @ 10pm
Pre-Exam Board Review of Data	Thursday 24th January 2019
Final Examination Board meetings	Thursday 31st January 2019 - Friday 1st February 2019
Results published	Thurs 7th February 2019
Post Examination Review	Thurs 7th February – Wed 13th February 2019
Spring Semester - Start Teaching	Wed 23rd January – Saturday 27th April 2019
CA week (normal class schedules will continue)	As appropriate, staff are encouraged to have at least 1 CA per module completed by mid-March
Mid-term Programme Boards - Review of Student Performance	Mon 11th March to Friday 15th March 2019 (normal class schedules will continue in parallel)
Easter Study Period	Mon 15th April – Saturday 27th April 2019
Study Period	Mon 29th April – Monday 6th May 2019 (Bank Holiday)
Spring Semester Examinations	Wednesday 8th May – Friday 17th May 2019
Gradebook closes	Sunday 26th May 2019 @ 10 p.m
Pre-Exam Board Review of Data	Wednesday 29th May 2019
Final Examination Board Meetings	Thursday 6th June – Friday 7th June 2019
Examination results published	Thursday 13th June 2019
Post Examination Review	Thursday 13th June – Wednesday 19th June 2019
Supplemental Winter Examinations	Mon 12th August to Saturday 17th August 2019
Supplemental Spring Examinations	Mon 19th August to Saturday 24th August 2019
End of Academic Year	Saturday August 31st 2019

Notes:

1. A student reading week was introduced for the winter semester in 2017-’18 on a pilot basis to coincide with the October bank holiday week. The impact of the reading week on student engagement and performance will be monitored to inform future decisions on retention of this facility. This applies to all full-time teaching. However, part-time teaching may continue through this week.
The reading week continues to be a working week for staff and will be used for mid-term Programme Boards meetings and reviews of student performance to date.
3. A two working day preparation period was introduced in 2017-’18 on a pilot basis between close of gradebook and start of spring semester teaching.