Academic Calendar & Key Dates | National College of Ireland

Important dates during the academic year at National College of Ireland are listed here.

Please note that the academic calendar is subject to change. Please check this page regularly for updates regarding the upcoming terms.

National College of Ireland does not hold classes on public holidays (as listed on the Citizens Information website) or Good Friday.

For library opening hours, please see the NCI Library website.

Key Dates	From	To
Classes Commence for returning and all other 1st years including returning Springboard and ICT Skillnet (except New incoming Springboard and ICT Skillnet- see below)	16/09/24	14/12/24
New incoming Springboard+ classes commence	23/09/24	14/12/24
ICT Skillnet classes commence	23/09/24	14/12/24
Reading Week (except New incoming Springboard and ICT Skillnet) Saturday classes will recommence on 2/11/24	26/10/24	01/11/24
No classes	26/10/24	26/10/24
Teaching concludes	14/12/24	14/12/24
Semester 1 exams	03/01/25	15/01/25

Key Dates	From	To
Classes commence (including January 2025 new starters)	20/01/25	26/04/25
Reading week	15/03/25	21/03/25
No classes	17/03/25	17/03/25
Classes recommence	24/03/25	24/03/25
Easter Holidays	18/04/25	24/04/25
Classes recommence	23/04/25	23/04/25
Semester 2 exams	06/05/25	23/05/25
School of Computing 4th Year Full-Time Undergraduate Project Showcase	28/05/25	28/05/25