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 2023 Academic Calendar Dublin (PDF) /2024 Academic Calendar Dublin (PDF) and 2023 Academic Calendar Malta (PDF) / 2024 Academic Calendar Malta (PDF)
| ACADEMIC CALENDAR DUBLIN & MALTA 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Term | Start Date | End Date | Weeks |
| Term 1: Winter | Tuesday 3rd January | Friday 24th March | 12 weeks |
| Term 2: Spring | Monday 27th March | Friday 23rd June | 13 weeks |
| Term 3: Summer | Monday 26th June | Friday 15th September | 11 weeks |
| Term 4: Autumn | Monday 18th September | Friday 22nd December | 14 weeks |
| Closed | Monday 25th December | Friday 5th January | 2 weeks |
| Winter Term 2024 | Monday 8th January 2024 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Atlas Junior 2024 | Start Date | End Date | Weeks |
| Dublin | Sunday 30th June | Sunday 11th August | 6 weeks |
| Ennis, Co. Clare | Sunday 30th June | Sunday 11th August | 6 weeks |
| Chichester, UK | Sunday 30th June | Sunday 28th June | 4 weeks |
2023 Bank Holidays (Ireland)
- October Bank Holiday: Monday, 30th October
- Christmas Day: Monday, 25th December
- St. Stephen’s Day: Tuesday, 26th December
2023 Bank Holidays (Malta)
- Independence Day: Thursday, 21st September
- Immaculate Conception Day: Friday, 8th December
- Republic Day: Wednesday, 13th December
- Christmas Day: Monday, 25th December
* Good Friday is not a public holiday in Ireland, though like many schools and businesses we are closed on that day for a long Easter weekend.
2024 Bank Holidays (Ireland)
- New Year’s Day: Monday, 1st January
- St Brigid’s Day: Monday, 5th February
- St. Patrick’s Day: Sunday, 17th March
- Good Friday*: Friday, 29th March
- Easter Monday: Monday, 1st April
- May Day: Monday, 6th May
- June Bank Holiday: Monday, 3rd June
- August Bank Holiday**: Monday, 5th August
- 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)
- New Year’s Day: Monday, 1st January
- Feast of St Paul’s Shipwreck: Saturday, 10th February
- Feast of St Joseph: Tuesday, 19th March
- Good Friday: Friday, 29th March
- Freedom Day: Sunday 31st March
- Workers’ Day: Wednesday, 1st May
- Sette Giugno: Friday, 7th June
- Feast of St Peter and St Paul: Saturday, 29th June
- Feast of the Assumption: Thursday, 15th August
- 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