Browse NCD's half-term dates and holidays for the academic year 2025/26.
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Full-time further education Welcome Fest and enrolment commences |
Tuesday 26 August 2025 – Friday 29 August 2025 |
| All full-time further education courses start | Monday 1 September 2025 |
| All full-time higher education enrolments | Monday 1 September 2025 |
| All part-time further education courses start | Monday 8 September 2025 |
| All higher education programmes start | Monday 8 September 2025 |
| Student Autumn half-term | Friday 24 October 2025 – Monday 3 November 2025 |
| Staff Development Day - College Closed For Students | Wednesday 26 November 2025 |
| End of term | Friday 19 December 2025 |
| Spring term starts | Monday 5 January 2026 |
| Staff Development Day - College Closed For Students | Monday 9 February 2026 |
| Student half-term | Friday 20 February 2026 – Monday 2 March 2026 |
| End of term | Thursday 2 April 2026 |
| Summer term starts | Monday 20 April 2026 |
| Staff Development Day - College Closed For Students | Thursday 30 April 2026 |
| Half-term | Friday 22 May 2026 – Monday 1 June 2026 |
| End of term full-time higher education | Friday 5 June 2026 |
| End of term full-time further education | Friday 26 June 2026 |
| End of term part-time further education | Friday 26 June 2026 |
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Full-time further education Welcome Fest and enrolment commences |
Monday 24 August 2026 – Thursday 27 August 2026 |
| All full-time further education courses start | Tuesday 1 September 2026 |
| All full-time higher education enrolments | Monday 7 September 2026 |
| All part-time further education courses start | Monday 7 September 2026 |
| All higher education programmes start | Monday 7 September 2026 |
| Student Autumn half-term | Friday 23 October 2026 – Monday 2 November 2026 |
| End of term | Friday 18 December 2026 |
| Spring term starts | Monday 4 January 2027 |
| Student half-term | Friday 12 February 2027 – Monday 22 February 2027 |
| End of term | Thursday 25 March 2027 |
| Summer term starts | Monday 12 April 2027 |
| Half-term | Friday 28 May 2027 – Monday 7 June 2027 |
| End of term full-time higher education | Friday 28 May 2027 |
| End of term full-time further education | Friday 25 June 2027 |
| End of term part-time further education | Friday 25 June 2027 |