Swansea term dates 2026/27 and 2027/28

Compiled from Swansea University's published calendar · last checked 12 September 2026

These are Swansea University's published term dates for 2026/27 and 2027/28: when each term starts and finishes, with the vacations between them. We take the dates from the university's own calendar (linked below) and recheck them each academic year. Reading weeks, exam periods and welcome week arrangements sit in the notes under each year where the university publishes them.

Swansea term dates 2026/27

PeriodStartsEndsLength
Semester 1 (Autumn Term) 2026 termMonday, 21 September 2026Friday, 11 December 202612 weeks
Christmas vacation vacationSaturday, 12 December 2026Sunday, 3 January 2027
Semester 2 (Winter Term) 2027 termMonday, 4 January 2027Friday, 19 March 202711 weeks
Easter vacation vacationSaturday, 20 March 2027Sunday, 11 April 2027
Semester 2 (Spring Term) 2027 termMonday, 12 April 2027Friday, 4 June 20278 weeks
University notes for 2026/27:
  • The Christmas break runs from 14 December 2026 to 1 January 2027.
  • The Easter break runs from 22 March to 9 April 2027.
  • The summer break runs from 7 June to 17 September 2027.
  • Holiday dates may differ for some courses such as Nursing, some postgraduate taught courses and postgraduate research courses.

Swansea term dates 2027/28

PeriodStartsEndsLength
Semester 1 (Autumn Term) 2027 termMonday, 20 September 2027Friday, 10 December 202712 weeks
Christmas vacation vacationSaturday, 11 December 2027Monday, 3 January 2028
Semester 2 (Winter Term) 2028 termTuesday, 4 January 2028Friday, 7 April 202814 weeks
Easter vacation vacationSaturday, 8 April 2028Monday, 1 May 2028
Semester 2 (Spring Term) 2028 termTuesday, 2 May 2028Friday, 2 June 20285 weeks
University notes for 2027/28:
  • The Christmas break runs from 13 December 2027 to 3 January 2028.
  • The Easter break runs from 10 April to 28 April 2028.
  • The summer break runs from 5 June to 22 September 2028.
  • Holiday dates may differ for some courses such as Nursing, some postgraduate taught courses and postgraduate research courses.
Source: these dates come from Swansea University's official term dates page, last checked by us on 12 September 2026. The university's page is the authority if anything changes mid-year. Read how we compile dates.

Common questions

When does Swansea term start?

The next term at Swansea University is Semester 1 (Autumn Term) 2026, starting Monday, 21 September 2026.

Do these dates apply to every course?

They're the university's published dates for standard undergraduate teaching. Postgraduate, medicine, law conversion and some professional courses often run longer or start earlier, and welcome week sits before the first term for new students. Your course handbook is the authority for anything that costs money to get wrong.

Where do these dates come from?

From Swansea University's own published term dates page, linked below, checked on 12 September 2026. Nothing is estimated.

Family in Swansea? School term dates work differently from university terms: see Swansea school term dates for the local authority's calendar.

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