SS Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Institute
Orthodox Education for Faith and Life
SEMESTER 1 2026
UNITS & ACADEMIC CALENDAR
KEY DATES SEMESTER 1-2, 2026
19 Feb
23 Feb
2 March
9 March
16 March
23 March
30 March
6 April
13 April
20 April
27 April
4 May
11 May
18 May
25 May
1 June
8 June
15 June
22 June
29 June
6 July
13 July
Orientation night
NO CLASSES - First week of Great Lent
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3 - Census Date March 16
Week 4
Week 5
Mid Semester Break - Passion Week
Mid Semester Break - Bright Week
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10 - NO CLASSES on May 20 (Ascension eve)
Week 11 - May 31 - Pentecost
Week 12
Week 13 - Beginning of Apostles Lent
Week 14
Mid Year Break
Mid Year Break
Mid Year Break
Mid Year Break
23 July
27 July
3 Aug
10 Aug
17 Aug
24 Aug
31 Aug
7 Sept
14 Sept
21 Sept
28 Sept
5 Oct
12 Oct
19 Oct
26 Oct
2 Nov
9 Nov
16 Nov
Orientation night
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4 - Census Date Aug 17,
NO CLASSES - Aug 18 (Transfiguration eve)
Week 5 - NO CLASSES - Aug 27 (Dormition eve)
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Mid Semester Break, Sept 21 - Nativity of the Theotokos
Mid Semester Break
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Summer Break
UNITS SEMESTER ONE 2026
ALL LISTED CLASSES ARE AT 6pm - 8pm AEDT (UNLESS INDICATED OTHERWISE)
(displayed unit guides are provisional and subject to change)
Fr John D'Alton
Fr Peter Hill
Fr Nicholas Karipoff
Fr Peter Hill
Dr Danijel Kevesevic
Fr Yaroslav Belikow
Fr Nemanja Mrdjenovic
Monday
Christ and Kingdom Undergrad unit guide / Postgrad unit guide
Tuesday
Romans Undergrad unit guide
Exploring the Christian Faith Undergrad unit guide
Wednesday
Introduction to New Testament Undergrad unit guide / Postgrad unit guide
Pentateuch Undergrad unit guide / Postgrad unit guide
Thursday
Church Slavonic Undergrad unit guide / Postgrad unit guide
Spirituality for 21st Century Disciples Undergrad unit guide