Holiday / Vacation Policy – EU/EEA Students
DCU International Academy will be pleased to facilitate holidays for students, subject to the following terms and conditions:
- Students wishing to arrange a holiday must give at least one week’s notice.
- Students who do not give notice will be marked absent on their attendance record.
- Details of the holiday policy are explained on the first day of a student’s course at DCU International Academy.
Holiday / Vacation Policy – Non-EU/EEA Students
Students studying in Ireland under a student immigration permission must comply with the relevant Irish immigration requirements regarding attendance and scheduled holidays.
For non-EEA students enrolled on eligible full-time English-language programmes:
- English-language programmes must run for at least 25 weeks, and eligible students may be granted a Stamp 2 immigration permission for up to eight months.
- Holiday arrangements must be scheduled in advance and included in the written programme timetable provided to the student.
- Students cannot take holidays before commencing their programme.
- Holidays cannot exceed one third of the total number of programme weeks already completed.
- Students must continue to meet the applicable attendance requirements. Students on these programmes are required to attend at least 85% of their classes.
- Unscheduled absences will be recorded in accordance with DCU International Academy’s Attendance Policy.
