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)
AHC30122 Certificate III in Agriculture (Wednesday & Thursday)
AHC41316 Certificate IV in Wool Classing (Wednesday & Thursday)
AHC51920 Diploma of Applied Agronomy (Wednesday & Thursday)
Courses run for 30 weeks for the year, with students studying Agronomy have 32-weeks, due to 2 intensive Agronomy course weeks.
2025 Dates:
O-Week: 5th of February (New students and LSA , student leadership group)
Term 1: 10th February – 4th April
Industry Placement 7th April – 16th May (All students)
Intensive Agronomy Week 19th May (Agronomy students only)
Term 2: 26th May – 4th July
Intensive Agronomy Week 14th July
Term 3: 21st July – 19th September
Term 4: 6th October – 20th November
2025 JANUARY
1 New Year’s Day
2 College Opens for 2025
27 Australia Day (Public Holiday)
FEBRUARY
5-7 Orientation Week
5 VDSS Classes commence for all second year students
10 Term 1 commences for all full-time students
MARCH
10 Labour Day (Public Holiday)
21 Graduation Ceremony (2024 Graduates)
APRIL
4 Term 1 concludes
7 Industry Placement commences
18 Good Friday (Public Holiday)
21 Easter Monday (Public Holiday)
25 ANZAC Day (Public Holiday)
MAY
16 Industry Placement concludes
19-23 Intensive Agronomy Week (AHC51920 students only)
26 Term 2 commences
JUNE
9 King’s Birthday (Public Holiday)
JULY
4 Term 2 concludes
14-18 Intensive Agronomy Week (AHC51920 students only)
21 Term 3 commences
AUGUST
10 Open Day
SEPTEMBER
19 Term 3 Concludes
26 AFL Grand Final (Public Holiday)
TBC Royal Melbourne Show (Show Steers Team Only)
OCTOBER
6 Term 4 Commences
NOVEMBER
4 Melbourne Cup (Public Holiday)
20 Term 4 Concludes
DECEMBER
22 Campus closure 12pm (reopening January 2026)
2024 JANUARY
1 New Year’s Day
2 College Opens for 2024
26 Australia Day (Public Holiday)
29-2 Certificate III Apprentices Trade Block 4 (2023/2024)
FEBRUARY
7 VETDSS Classes commence for all second year students
7-9 Orientation Week
12 Term 1 commences for all full-time students
19-23 Certificate III Apprentices Trade Block 1 (2024)
26-1 Certificate IV Apprentices Trade Block 1 (2024)
MARCH
5-7 Wimmera Machinery Field Days
11 Labour Day (Public Holiday)
12-15 Certificate III Apprentices Trade Block 5/6 (2023/24)
18-22 Certificate III Apprentices Trade Block 2 (2024)
22 Graduation Ceremony (2023 Graduates)
28 Term 1 concludes
29 Good Friday (Public Holiday)
APRIL
1 Easter Monday (Public Holiday)
8 Term 2 commences for Advanced Diploma of Agribusiness Management students
15 Term 2 commences for Certificate IV in Agriculture students
8-12 Agronomy and Wool Classing Block (App Tech) for all Diploma of Applied Agronomy students (online and full-time)
25 ANZAC Day (Public Holiday)
MAY
20-30 Student Progress Committee Meetings
24 Work placement starts for Advanced Diploma of Agribusiness Management students (Ends 12/07)
JUNE
3-7 Certificate IV Apprentices Trade Block 2
10 King’s Birthday (Public Holiday)
17-21 Certificate III Apprentices Trade Block 3 (Group A)
24-28 Certificate III Apprentices Trade Block 3 (Group B)
28 Term 2 concludes
JULY
12 (7 Week) Work placement ends Advanced Diploma of Agribusiness Management students
15-19 Agronomy Block (Precision Ag) Full-time & Online students online on campus
15-19 Wool School (Tentative dates)
15-19 Certificate IV Apprentices Trade Block 3
19 Work placement ends Advanced Diploma of Agribusiness Management students (Not studying Diploma of Applied Agronomy)
21 Term 3 commences for all full time students on campus
22 Term 1 and Term 2 results released
31-1 Speed Field Days
AUGUST
4-5 Hamilton SheepVention
11 Open Day
12-16 Certificate IV Apprentices Trade Block 4
19-23 Certificate III Apprentices Trade Block 4
28-1 Certificate III Apprentices (Group two) Trade Block 5
SEPTEMBER
9-13 Certificate III Apprentices Trade Block 5 (Header School)
16-20 Certificate IV Apprentices Trade Block 5
20 Term 3 concludes
25-28 Secondary Ag Camps
27 AFL Grand Final (Public Holiday)
26-6 October Royal Melbourne Show (Show Steers)
OCTOBER
7 Term 4 commences
7-11 Certificate III Apprentices Trade Block 6
16 VETDSS students last day (First years)
18 Certificate IV in Agriculture students last day on campus
21 Cert IV in Agriculture optional work placements commence
23 VETDSS students last day (Second years)
30 Induction for 2025 VETDSS students
NOVEMBER
5 Melbourne Cup (Public Holiday)
14 Term 4 concludes for Advanced Diploma of Agribusiness Management, Certificate IV in Wool Classing and Diploma of Applied Agronomy students
18-22 Mentone Grammar Ag Camp
27 Marks submitted
28 Student Progress Committee
DECEMBER
2-6 Ag Camps
9-11 Student Results 2024 released
9-13 Annual Planning Validation Session
23 Campus closure 12pm (reopening 2 January 2025)
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