Software Engineering Graduate Apprenticeship (GA) Dates for Academic Session 2025-26
| 2025 | August | Thursday | 28 | Start of GA Summer School - Programming and Maths | GA Level 1 |
| September | Monday | 15 | Start of academic year / Orientation | ||
| Monday | 22 | Start of Semester 1 teaching period | GA Levels 3 & 4 | ||
| October | Monday | 13 | Induction Day | GA Level 1 | |
| Thursday | 24 | End of Summer School | GA Level 1 | ||
| Monday | 27 | Start of Semester 1 teaching block | GA Level 1 & 2 | ||
| December | Monday | 1 | Start of graduation period | Subject to confirmation | |
| Friday | 5 | End of Semester 1 teaching period | GA Level 3 & 4 | ||
| Monday | 8 | Start of revision and examination period | GA Level 3 & 4 | ||
| Wednesday | 17 | End of Semester 1 teaching block | GA Level 1 & 2 | ||
| Friday | 19 | End of examination period / End of Semester 1 | GA Level 3 & 4 | ||
| Monday | 22 | Winter Vacation starts |
GA Level 3 & 4 |
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| 2026 | January | Friday | 9 | Winter Vacation ends | GA Level 3 & 4 |
| Monday | 12 | Start of Semester 2 teaching period | GA Level 3 & 4 | ||
| February | Monday | 9 | Examination period Semester 1 |
GA Level 1 | |
| Tuesday | 10 | Examination period Semester 1 |
GA Level 2 | ||
| Wednesday | 11 | End of examination period Semester 1 |
GA Level 2 | ||
| Monday | 23 | Start of Semester 2 teaching block | GA Level 1 & 2 | ||
| March | Friday | 27 | End of Semester 2 teaching period | GA Level 3 & 4 | |
| Monday | 30 | Spring Vacation starts | GA Level 3 & 4 | ||
| April | Friday | 17 | Spring Vacation ends | GA Level 3 & 4 | |
| Wednesday | 15 | End of Semester 2 teaching block | GA Level 1 & 2 | ||
| Monday | 27 | Start of examination period | GA Levels 1, 2, 3, 4 | ||
| May | Monday | 4 | May Day Holiday | ||
| Friday | 22 | End of examination period | GA Levels 1, 2, 3, 4 | ||
| Friday | 29 | End of Semester 2 | GA Level 3 & 4 | ||
| June | Wednesday | 24 | Start of graduation period | Subject to confirmation | |
| July | Monday | 13 | Fair Monday Holiday | ||
| August | Monday | 3 | Start of examination period | Resits L1, 2, 3, 4 | |
| Friday | 21 | End of examination period | Resits L1, 2, 3, 4 | ||
| September | Friday | 11 | End of academic year |