Qualifications
Students can complete one or two qualifications in a year, with each qualification having set classroom days:
AHC51920 Diploma of Applied Agronomy (Online mode)
AHC40122 Certificate IV in Agriculture (Monday & Tuesday)
AHC60319 Advanced Diploma of Agribusiness (Monday & Tuesday)
AHC41325 Certificate IV in Wool Classing (Thursday & Friday)
AHC51920 Diploma of Applied Agronomy (Thursday & Friday)
2026 dates
O-Week: 4–6 February (new students and LSA , student leadership group)
Term 1: 9 February – 2 April
Intensive Agronomy Week 18 May (Agronomy students only)
Term 2: 13 April – 26 June
Intensive Agronomy Week 13 July (Agronomy students only)
Term 3: 13 July – 18 September
Term 4: 28 September – 17 November
Courses run for 30 weeks of the year. Students studying Agronomy have 32 weeks, due to 2 intensive Agronomy course weeks.
2026 JANUARY
1 New Year’s Day
5 College Opens for 2026
26 Australia Day (Public Holiday)
FEBRUARY
4 VDSS classes commence for all students
4-6 Orientation Week
9 Term 1 commences
MARCH
9 Labour Day (Public Holiday)
20 Graduation Ceremony (2025 Graduates)
APRIL
2 Term 1 concludes
3 Good Friday (Public Holiday)
6 Easter Monday (Public Holiday)
13 Term 2 commences
MAY
18-22 Intensive Agronomy Week (Agronomy students only)
JUNE
8 King’s Birthday (Public Holiday)
26 Term 2 concludes
JULY
13 Term 3 commences
13-17 Intensive Agronomy Week (Agronomy students only)
AUGUST
9 Open Day
SEPTEMBER
18 Term 3 concludes
25 AFL Grand Final (Public Holiday)
28 Term 4 commences
TBC Royal Melbourne Show (Show Steers Team Only)
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
3 Melbourne Cup (Public Holiday)
17 Term 4 concludes
DECEMBER
TBC Campus closure 12pm (reopening January 2027)
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