Academic Calendar

You can find all study-related dates (bank holidays, term starting dates*, etc.) in the calendar below.

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