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

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

Key Dates for the 2022/2023 Academic Year

Semester 1: 2022/2023

Key Dates From To
Classes commence 19/09/22 17/12/22
Springboard+ classes commence 26/09/22 17/12/22
ICT Skillnet classes commence 26/09/22 17/12/22
HCI classes commence 26/09/22 17/12/22
Reading Week 29/10/22 04/11/22
No classes 29/10/22 29/10/22
Classes recommence 05/11/22 05/11/22
Teaching concludes 17/12/22 17/12/22
Semester 1 exams 04/01/23 14/01/23

Semester 2: 2022/2023

Key Dates From To
Classes commence (including January 2023 new starters) 23/01/23 29/04/23
Reading week 17/03/23 23/03/23
No classes 18/03/23 18/03/23
Classes recommence 24/03/23 24/03/23
Easter Holidays 07/04/23 13/04/23
Semester 2 exams 04/05/23 20/05/23
School of Computing 4th Year Full-Time Undergraduate Project Showcase 31/05/23 31/05/23

Semester 3: 2022/2023

Key Dates From To
Classes commence 22/05/23 12/08/23
Non-teaching day 03/06/23 03/06/23
Non-teaching day 05/06/23 05/06/23
Non-teaching day 05/08/23 05/08/23
Non-teaching day 07/08/23 07/08/23

Key Dates for the 2023/2024 Academic Year

Semester 1: 2023/2024

Key Dates From To
Classes commence 18/09/23 16/12/23
Springboard+ classes commence 25/09/23 16/12/23
ICT Skillnet classes commence 25/09/23 16/12/23
Reading Week 28/10/23 04/11/23
No classes 28/10/23 28/10/23
Classes recommence 04/11/23 04/11/23
Teaching concludes 16/12/23 16/12/23
Semester 1 exams 03/01/24 13/01/24

Semester 2: 2023/2024

Key Dates From To
Classes commence (including January 2024 new starters) 22/01/24 27/04/24
Reading week 16/03/24 22/03/24
No classes 16/03/24 16/03/24
Classes recommence 23/03/24 23/03/24
Easter Holidays 29/03/24 04/04/24
Classes recommence 05/04/24 05/04/24
Semester 2 exams 02/05/24 17/05/24
School of Computing 4th Year Full-Time Undergraduate Project Showcase 29/05/24 29/05/24

Semester 3: 2023/2024

Key Dates From To
Classes commence 20/05/24 10/08/24
Non-teaching day 01/06/24 01/06/24
Non-teaching day 03/06/24 03/06/24
Non-teaching day 03/08/24 03/08/24
Non-teaching day 05/08/24 05/08/24