Academic Calendar
You can find all study-related dates (bank holidays, term starting dates*, etc.) in the calendar below. Our academic year is broken down into four terms of 12 – 14 weeks. However, you can start a course on any Monday and study for as many weeks as you require.
Click here on the link to download the 2024 Academic Calendar Dublin (PDF) and 2024 Academic Calendar Malta (PDF)
| ACADEMIC CALENDAR DUBLIN & MALTA 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Term | Start Date | End Date | Weeks |
| Term 1: Winter | Monday 8th January | Friday 29th March | 12 weeks |
| Term 2: Spring | Monday 1st April | Friday 28th June | 13 weeks |
| Term 3: Summer | Monday 1st July | Friday 20th September | 12 weeks |
| Term 4: Autumn | Monday 23rd September | Friday 20th December | 13 weeks |
| Closed | Monday 23rd December | Friday 3rd January | 2 weeks |
| Winter Term 2025 | Monday 6th January 2025 | ||
| ACADEMIC CALENDAR DUBLIN & MALTA 2025 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Term | Start Date | End Date | Weeks |
| Term 1: Winter | Monday 6th January | Friday 28th March | 12 weeks |
| Term 2: Spring | Monday 31st March | Friday 27th June | 13 weeks |
| Term 3: Summer | Monday 30th June | Friday 19th September | 12 weeks |
| Term 4: Autumn | Monday 22nd September | Friday 19th December | 13 weeks |
| Closed | Monday 22nd December | Friday 2nd January 2026 | 2 weeks |
| Atlas Junior 2025 | Start Date | End Date | Weeks |
| Dublin | Sunday 29th June | Sunday 10th August | 6 weeks |
| Ennis, Co. Clare | Sunday 15th June | Sunday 10th August | 8 weeks |
| Chichester, UK | Sunday 29th June | Sunday 27th July | 4 weeks |
2024 Bank Holidays (Ireland)
- October Bank Holiday: Monday, 28th October
- Christmas Day: Wednesday, 25th December
- St. Stephen’s Day: Thursday, 26th December
* Good Friday is not a public holiday in Ireland, though like many schools and businesses we are closed on that day for a day of in-service teacher development and a long Easter weekend.
** The school is closed for classes on the August Bank Holiday, but a full-day excursion will be organised for existing and new students.
2024 Bank Holidays (Malta)
- Victory Day: Sunday, 8th September
- Independence Day: Saturday 21th September
- Immaculate Conception: Sunday, 8th December
- Republic Day: Friday, 13th December
- Christmas Day: Wednesday, 25th December
2025 Bank Holidays (Ireland)
- New Year’s Day: 1st January
- St Brigid’s Day: 3rd February
- St. Patrick’s Day: 17th March
- Good Friday*: 18th April
- Easter Monday: 21th April
- May Day: 5th May
- June Bank Holiday: 2nd June
- August Bank Holiday**: 5th August
- October Bank Holiday: 28th October
- Christmas Day: 25th December
- St. Stephen’s Day: 26th December
* Good Friday is not a public holiday in Ireland, though like many schools and businesses we are closed on that day for a day of in-service teacher development and a long Easter weekend.
** The school is closed for classes on the August Bank Holiday, but a full-day excursion will be organised for existing and new students.
2025 Bank Holidays (Malta)
- New Year’s Day: 1st January
- Feast of St Paul’s Shipwreck: 10th February
- Feast of St Joseph: Tuesday, 19th March
- Freedom Day: Sunday 31st March
- Good Friday: 18th April
- Workers’ Day: 1st May
- Sette Giugno: 7th June
- Feast of St Peter and St Paul: 29th June
- Feast of the Assumption: 15th August
- Victory Day: 8th September
- Independence Day: 21th September
- Immaculate Conception: 8th December
- Republic Day: 13th December
- Christmas Day: 25th December