Academic calendar

Students are responsible for being aware of dates that relate to their core participation requirements. Students must ensure that holidays, interstate and overseas travel and the like are planned around these dates and do not conflict with them.

Term (classes)Break

2026 CAC terms and holidays

PeriodStartFinishLength
Term 1Monday, 12 January 2026Sunday, 29 March 202612 weeks
CAC Term BreakMonday, 30 March 2026Sunday, 12 April 20262 weeks
Term 2Monday, 13 April 2026Sunday, 28 June 202611 weeks
CAC Term BreakMonday, 29 June 2026Sunday, 12 July 20262 weeks
Term 3Monday, 13 July 2026Sunday, 27 September 202611 weeks
CAC Term BreakMonday, 28 September 2026Sunday, 4 October 20261 week
Term 4Monday, 5 October 2026Sunday, 13 December 202610 weeks
CAC Term Break / Catch-upMonday, 14 December 2026Sunday, 20 December 20261 week
2026/2027 Christmas and New Year BreakMonday, 21 December 2026Sunday, 3 January 20272 weeks

2027 CAC terms and holidays

PeriodStartFinishLength
Term 1Monday, 11 January 2027Sunday, 28 March 202712 weeks
CAC Term BreakMonday, 29 March 2027Sunday, 11 April 20272 weeks
Term 2Monday, 12 April 2027Sunday, 27 June 202711 weeks
CAC Term BreakMonday, 28 June 2027Sunday, 11 July 20272 weeks
Term 3Monday, 12 July 2027Sunday, 26 September 202711 weeks
CAC Term BreakMonday, 27 September 2027Sunday, 3 October 20271 week
Term 4Monday, 4 October 2027Sunday, 12 December 202710 weeks
CAC Term Break / Catch-upMonday, 13 December 2027Sunday, 19 December 20271 week
2027/2028 Christmas and New Year BreakMonday, 20 December 2027Sunday, 2 January 20282 weeks
Intake dates: CAC offers monthly intakes. See the course pages for your course, or apply now. Source: CAC Intakes Plan (International) 2026.