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General English / Academic Year and Semester Program
Start dates 2011 *
04 January (Tues) / 31 January /28 February /28 March / 27 April (Wed) / 23 May / 20 June / 18 July / 15 August / 12 September / 10 October / 07 November / 05 December
*Preferred dates but may start on any Monday

 IELTS Exam Preparation (4, 8 or 12 weeks)
04 January (Tues) / 31 January /28 February /28 March / 27 April (Wed) / 23 May / 20 June / 18 July / 15 August / 12 September / 10 October / 07 November / 05 December
IELTS full-time courses begin on these dates only.

New !  Academic English (AE 1) - 4 weeks
Start Finish
31 January 2011 25 Febuary 2011
28 March 2011 22 April 2011
23 May 2011 17 June 2011
18 July 2011 12 August 2011
12 September 2011  07 October 2011
07 November 2011  02 December 2011
Academic English (AE 2, AE 3, AE 4) - 8 weeks
4 January 2011  28 February 2011
28 February 2011  22 April 2011
27 April 2011 (Wed)  17 June 2011
20 June 2011  12 August
15 August 2011  07 October 2011
10 October 2011  02 December
05 December  28 January 2012
New!  Academic English (AE 5) - 10 Weeks
28 March 18 June 2010
10 October 18  December 2010
 

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Business English - 4 weeks
Start Finish
04 January 2011 28 January 2011*
31 January 2011 25 February 2011*
27 April 2011 (Wed) 20 May 2011*
14 June 2011 08 July 2011*
18 July 2011 12 August 2011
26 September 2011 21 October 2011*
24 October 2011 18 November 2011*
21 November 2011 16 December 2011*
Business English - 8 weeks
04 January 2011 25 February 2011*
27 April 2011 (Wed) 10 June 2011 (7 Weeks) *
26 September 2011 18 November 2011*
24 October 2011 16 December 2011*
*NEW ! BEC Vantage computer based test available at the end of these courses.
 

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Cambridge Preparation
Preliminary English Test (PET) - Paper-based exmas
Start Finish Weeks
04 January 18 March 11
21 March 03 June 11
12 September 02 December 12
First Certificate in English (FCE) - Paper-based exams
04 January 11 March 10
21 March 10 June 12
12 September 02 December 12
First Certificate in English (FCE) - Computer-based exams
11 July 19 August 6
22 August 30 September 6
Cambridge Advanced English (CAE) - Paper-based exams
4 January 11 March 10
21 March 10 June 12
12 September 02 December 12
Cambridge Advanced English (CAE) - Computer-based exams
6 June 15 July 6
15 August 23 September 6

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View Cambridge Exam Dates for 2011.

High School Preparation (HSP)
Term Start Finish Weeks
01 31 January 2011 21 April 2011 (Thurs)  12 weeks
02 27 April 2011 (Wed) 7 July 2011 (Thurs)  12 weeks
03 18 July 2011 6 October 2011 (Thurs)  12 weeks
04 10 October 2011 23 December 2010  11 weeks
Preferred dates but can start any Monday except the last week of term.

Teen Holiday Program (THP)
Program dates 04 July - 20 August
 04 July 2011
 11 July 2011
 25 July 2011
 02 August 2011
On the above starting dates homestay can be guaranteed on other dates it cannnot.
Summer Holiday Program (SHP)  (1-4 weeks)
4 January 2011 - 28 January 2011

NSW Public Holidays 2011
Saturday 03 January New Year's Day Holiday
Wednesday 26 January Australia Day Holiday
Friday 22 April Good Friday
Monday 25 April Easter Monday / Anzac Day
Tuesday 26 April Anzac Day holiday
Monday 13 June Queen's Birthday
Monday 01 August Teacher's Holiday*
Monday 03 October Labour Day
Sunday 25 December Christmas Day
Monday 26 December Boxing Day
Tuesday 27 December Christmas / Boxing day holiday
 * New students to attend college for testing and orientation.

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