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 2022 Academic Calendar Dublin (PDF) and 2022 Academic Calendar Malta (PDF). Click here on the link to download the 2023 Academic Calendar Dublin (PDF) and 2023 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
Atlas Junior 2023 Start Date End Date Weeks
Dublin Sunday 2nd July Saturday 11th August 7 weeks
Chichester, UK Sunday 2nd July Sunday 30th July 4 weeks
Malta Sunday 2nd July Sunday 30th July 4 weeks

2023 Bank Holidays (Ireland)

  • New Year’s Day: Monday, 2nd January
  • St Brigid’s Day: Monday, 6th February
  • St. Patrick’s Day: Friday, 17th March
  • Good Friday*: Friday, 7th April
  • Easter Monday: Monday, 10th April
  • May Day: Monday, 1st May
  • June Bank Holiday: Monday, 5th June
  • August Bank Holiday: Monday, 7th August
  • October Bank Holiday: Monday, 30th October
  • Christmas Day: Monday, 25th December
  • St. Stephen’s Day: Tuesday, 26th December

2023 Bank Holidays (Malta)

  • New Year’s Day: Monday, 3rd January
  • Feast of St Paul’s shipwreck: Friday, 10th February
  • Feast St. Joseph’s: Sunday, 19th March
  • Freedom Day: Friday, 31st March
  • Good Friday: Friday, 7th April
  • Worker’s Day: Monday, 1st May
  • Sette Giugno: Wednesday, 7th June
  • Feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul: Thursday, 29th June
  • Feast of Assumption: Tuesday, 15th August
  • Feat of Our Lady of Victories: Friday, 8th September
  • 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.
** The school is closed for classes on the August Bank Holiday, but we will be open for placement testing, induction and orientation of new students starting their courses on that day.