2025-2026 Academic Dates
At JMC Academy, staying on top of key dates in our academic calendar is extremely helpful. These include when each term kicks off and wraps up, and of course, those much-needed break times. It's a good idea to keep these dates in mind to plan your year and get the most out of your time at JMC. We make sure to get these dates out to you well ahead of time, so you've got everything you need to plan your studies and downtime.
Intake Dates
Intake Dates: Undergraduate
JMC Academy has three intake periods (February, June and September) and operates on a trimester system (3 academic periods a year) for full-time undergraduate courses (Diplomas and Bachelors).
Orientation Week is for new students only. It is the week prior to the commencement of classes and typically lasts 1-3 days depending on your course and campus.
JMC Academy's upcoming undergraduate intake and term dates are:
- Orientation Week: 3 February 2025
- Trimester Starts: 10 February 2025
- Trimester Ends: 18 May 2025
- Holidays: 19 May 2024 - 1 June 2025
- Orientation Week: 26 May 2025
- Trimester Starts: 2 June 2025
- Trimester Ends: 7 September 2025
- Holidays: 8 September 2025 - 21 September 2025
- Orientation Week: 15 September 2025
- Trimester Starts: 22 September 2025
- Trimester Ends: 4 January 2026
- Holidays: 5 January 2025 - 8 February 2026
- Orientation Week: February 2026
- Trimester Starts: February 2026
- Trimester Ends: TBC
- Holidays: TBC
See key VTAC dates →
For domestic current year 12 students looking to study at our Melbourne campus
See key QTAC dates →
For domestic current year 12 students looking to study at our Brisbane campus
Intake Dates: Postgraduate
Our postgraduate courses operate on a semester system (2 academic periods a year). This includes the Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Masters.
JMC Academy's upcoming postgraduate intake and term dates are:
- Orientation Week: 17 February 2025
- Semester Starts: 24 February 2025
- Mid-Semester Break: 7 April 2025 - 13 April 2025
- Semester Ends: 8 June 2025
- Holidays: 10 June 2025 - 10 August 2025
- Orientation Week: 4 August 2025
- Semester Starts: 11 August 2025
- Mid-Semester Break: 22 September 2025 - 28 September 2025
- Semester Ends: 23 November 2025
- Holidays: 24 November 2024 - 22 February 2025
- Orientation Week: February 2026
- Semester Starts: February 2026
- Mid-Semester Break: TBC 2026
- Semester Ends: TBC 2026
- Holidays: TBC 2026
Census Dates
The census date is the last date you can withdraw from a subject, withdraw from your course, or apply for a leave of absence/intermission without remaining liable to pay the subject fees, and without it appearing on your academic transcript and/or statements. Each study period has its own census date.
When does a census date take effect?
All census dates refer to the respective campus’ observed time zone, up to 11.59pm.
How census dates impact enrolment changes
It’s important to be aware of your subjects’ census dates and how they impact your enrolment, fees and academic record.
Enrolment change |
By the census date |
After the census date |
| Defer my offer (commencing students) |
You can defer your offer of admission, up to the first census date of your subject/s, in your first study period. | You will no longer be eligible to apply to defer. |
| Take a leave of absence | Subject fees are cancelled No grades recorded |
Cannot apply for a Leave of Absence. Simply withdraw from all your subjects. |
| Withdraw from a subject | Subject fee is cancelled (not payable) No mark or grade recorded Subject is removed from your academic transcript and statements |
Subject fees remain payable Mark/grade may be recorded Subject may appear on your academic transcript and statements |
| Withdraw from your course | Fees are cancelled No grades recorded Course will not appear on your academic transcript and statements |
Subject fees remain payable Mark/grade may be recorded Subject may appear on your academic transcript and statements |
Australian fee-paying students
If you are eligible and want to defer your fees, you must apply for FEE-HELP before the census date. If your subject’s census date has passed, you cannot defer the subject’s fee to FEE-HELP and you will need to pay the fee upfront.
- 3 March 2025
- 23 June 2025
- 13 October 2025
- 17 March 2025
- 1 September 2025