2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR
FIRST SEMESTER (FALL TERM):
Monday, 2nd September 2024: Start date for students taking modules from the Froebel Department of Primary & Early Childhood Education!
| 16th - 20th September 2024 | Orientation Week |
| 27th September | Lectures begin. |
| 28th October - 1st November | Study Week (no lectures) |
| 20th December | Last day of First Semester lectures. Last day for First Semester students.* |
| 23rd December 2024 - 3rd January 2025 | Christmas Break |
| 6th - 9th January | Study Week (no lectures) |
| 10th - 25th January | Exam period for Full Year students. |
| 27th January - 1st February | Inter Semester Break for Full Year students. Orientation Week for Second Semester students. |
SECOND SEMESTER (SPRING TERM):
| 4th February | Second Semester lectures begin. |
| 17th - 21st March | Study Week (no lectures) |
| 21st - 25th April | Easter Break |
| 9th May | Last day of lectures. |
| 12th - 15th May | Study Week (no lectures) |
| 16th May - 3rd June (approximately) | Exam period |
2025/2026 ACADEMIC YEAR (INDICATIVE DATES - MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE!)
FIRST SEMESTER (FALL TERM)
Monday, 1st September 2025: Start date for students taking modules from the Froebel Department of Primary & Early Childhood Education!
| 15th - 19th September | Orientation Week |
| 22nd September | Lectures begin. |
| 27th - 31st October | Study Week (no lectures) |
| 19th December | Last day of lectures. Last day for First Semester students.* |
| 22nd December 2025 - 2nd January 2026 | Christmas Break |
| 5th - 8th January | Study Week (no lectures) |
| 9th - 24th January | Exam period for Full Year students. |
| 26th - 30th January | Inter-Semester Break. Orientation sessions for Second Semester students will take place this week. |
SECOND SEMESTER (SPRING TERM)
| 3rd February | Start of Second Semester lectures. |
| 16th - 20th March | Study Week (no lectures) |
| 3rd April | Good Friday (no lectures) |
| 6th - 10th April | Easter Break |
| 8th May | Last day of lectures. |
| 11th - 14th May | Study Week (no lectures) |
| 15th - 30th May (approximately) | Exam Period |
*Please note: Students coming to Maynooth for the First Semester only will take their exams in December before they leave.
The full academic calendar can be viewed here.