Our award-winning college offers fifteen certified courses delivered by industry professionals
SEMESTER 1 (15 January 2026 – 19 June 2026)
14 to 16 January 2026 – Orientation Week
19 January 2026 – Classes start
30 March 2026 – Mid-semester break
13 April 2026 – Classes resume
19 June 2026 – Classes end
22 June 2026 – Semester Break
SEMESTER 2 (6 July 2026 – 4 December 2026)
6 July 2026 – Industry Placement starts
14 September 2026 – Mid-semester break
28 September 2026 – Industry Placement resumes
4 December 2026 – Semester 2 Ends
May 2027 – Graduation Ceremony
SEMESTER 1 (10 April 2026 – 12 September 2026)
8 to 10 April 2026 – Orientation Week
13 April 2026 – Classes start
22 June 2026 – Mid-semester break
6 July 2026 – Classes resume
11 September 2026 – Semester 1 Classes end
14 September 2026 – Semester Break
SEMESTER 2 (28 September 2026 – 2 April 2027)
28 September 2026 – Industry Placement starts
7 December 2026 – Mid-semester break
25 January 2027 – Industry Placement resumes
2 April 2027 – Semester 2 Ends
May 2027 – Graduation Ceremony
SEMESTER 1 (2 July 2026 – 4 December 2026)
1 to 3 July 2026 – Orientation Week
6 July 2026 – Classes start
14 September 2026 – Mid-semester break
28 September 2026 – Classes resume
4 December 2026 – Semester 1 Classes end
7 December 2026 – Semester Break
SEMESTER 2 ( 25 January 2027 – 25 June 2027)
25 January 2027 – Industry Placement starts
5 April 2027 – Mid-semester break
19 April 2027 – Industry Placement resumes
25 June 2027 – Semester 2 Ends
November 2027 – Graduation Ceremony
SEMESTER 1 (24 September 2026 – 1 April 2027)
23 to 25 September 2026 – Orientation Week
28 September 2026 – Classes start
7 December 2026 – Mid-semester break
25 January 2027 – Classes resume
1 April 2027 – Semester 1 Classes end
5 April 2027 – Mid semester break
SEMESTER 2 (19 April 2027 – 17 September 2027)
19 April 2027 – Industry Placement starts
28 June 2027 – Mid semester break
12 July 2027 – Industry Placement resumes
17 September 2027 – Semester 2 Ends
November 2027 – Graduation Ceremony
School is closed for the following:
1 January 2026 New Year’s Day
26 January 2026 Australia Day
3 April 2026 Good Friday
4 April 2026 Easter Saturday
5 April 2026 Easter Sunday
6 April 2026 Easter Monday
25 April 2026 Anzac Day
4 May 2026 May Day
8 June 2026 Queen’s Birthday
24 July 2026 Darwin Show Day
3 August 2026 NT Picnic Day
1 January 2027 New Year’s Day
26 January 2027 Australia Day
26 March 2027 Good Friday
27 March 2027 Easter Saturday
28 March 2027 Easter Sunday
29 March 2027 Easter Monday
26 April 2027 Anzac Day
3 May 2027 May Day
14 June 2027 King’s Birthday
23 July 2027 Darwin Show Day
2 August 2027 NT Picnic Day
If you are a student visa holder, you and your dependent family members have permission to work included with your visa. You and your family members must not breach the work conditions that apply to your student visa.
You cannot work until you have commenced your course in Australia.
Once your course has commenced you are permitted to work a maximum of 40 hours per fortnight (i.e 14 days) when your course is in session and unlimited hours when your course is out of session. Mid-semester and Semester breaks are considered to be “out of session”.
See dates above for mid-semester breaks and semester breaks.
Work that is formally registered as part of your course, Industry Placement, is not included in the 40 hours per fortnight restriction. This information can be found here.
For more information regarding work conditions for International ICAE students, please contact ICAE.