Software Engineering Graduate Apprenticeship (GA) Dates for Academic Session 2024-25

2024 September Thursday 5 Start of GA Summer School - Programming and Maths GA Level 1
    Monday 16 Start of academic year / Orientation  
    Monday 23 Start of Semester 1 teaching period GA Levels 3 & 4
  October Monday 14 Induction Day GA Level 1
    Thursday 25 End of Summer School GA Level 1
    Monday 28 Start of Semester 1 teaching block GA Level 1 & 2
  December Monday 2 Start of graduation period Subject to confirmation
    Friday 6 End of Semester 1 teaching period GA Level 3 & 4
    Monday 9 Start of revision and examination period GA Level 3 & 4
    Wednesday 18 End of Semester 1 teaching block GA Level 1 & 2
    Friday 20 End of examination period / End of Semester 1 GA Level 3 & 4
    Monday 23 Christmas Vacation starts

GA Level 3 & 4
2025 January Friday 10 Christmas Vacation ends GA Level 3 & 4
    Monday 13 Start of Semester 2 teaching period GA Level 3 & 4 
  February Monday 10 Examination period
Semester 1		 GA Level 1
    Tuesday 11 Examination period
Semester 1		 GA Level 2
    Wednesday 12 End of examination period
Semester 1		 GA Level 2
  March Monday 3 Start of Semester 2 teaching block GA Level 1 & 2
    Friday 28 End of Semester 2 teaching period GA Level 3 & 4
    Monday 31 Spring Vacation starts GA Level 3 & 4
  April Friday 18 Spring Vacation ends  GA Level 3 & 4
    Wednesday 23 End of Semester 2 teaching block GA Level 1 & 2
    Monday 28 Start of examination period GA Levels 1, 2, 3, 4
  May Monday 5 May Day Holiday   
    Friday 23 End of examination period GA Levels 1, 2, 3, 4  
    Friday 30 End of Semester 2 GA Level 3 & 4 
  June Wednesday 25 Start of graduation period Subject to confirmation
  July Monday 21 Fair Monday Holiday   
  August  Monday 4 Start of examination period Resits L1, 2, 3, 4
    Friday 22 End of examination period Resits L1, 2, 3, 4  
  September Friday 12 End of Academic Year