MITS 2020 Term Dates

Term One – 10 weeks

Thursday 23 January Staff training day
Friday 24 January Staff training day
Monday 27 January Public Holiday / Orientation Staff travel to Darwin
Tuesday 28 January Students travel to Darwin and on to Melbourne / Boarding set-up
Wednesday 29 January Orientation program
Thursday 30 January Orientation program
Friday 31 January Families return home, student excursion to city
Sunday 2 February Sorrento Couta Boat Club (including Class of 2019 alumni)
Wednesday 12 February Host Family Cultural Awareness Training
Friday 14 February Alumni event at Lockington
Wednesday 19 February Host Family Cultural Awareness Training
Sunday 9 February MITS Family BBQ
Wednesday 26 – Friday 28 February Term 1 Camp at Camp Manyung, Mt Eliza
Monday 9 March Labour Day Public Holiday (Boarding Long Weekend Program)
Tuesday 3 March Volunteer Induction Session
Wednesday 11 March Host Family and Volunteer Berry Street Training
Sunday 15 March Beach Day for alumni and current students
Thursday 2 April Last day of classes
Friday 3 April End of Term 1 – students travel home (accompanied by MITS staff), boarding pack up
Saturday 4 April MITS staff return to Melbourne from Darwin (two-week student holiday)
Friday 10 April Good Friday Public Holiday
Sunday 12 April Easter Sunday Public Holiday
Monday 13 April Easter Monday Public Holiday

Sunday 19 April MITS staff travel to Darwin
Monday 20 April Students travel to Melbourne (accompanied by MITS staff), boarding set-up
Tuesday 21 April First day of classes
Saturday 25 April ANZAC Day – Alumni boys to Rick and Liz’s
Friday 1 May Alumni event TBC – Lockington
Sunday 3 May Volunteer Cultural Awareness Training
Tuesday 5 May Volunteer Induction Session
Saturday 23 May Indigenous Round, alumni event
Monday 8 June Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday (Boarding Long Weekend Program)
Thursday 25 June Last day of classes
Friday 26 June Last day of Term 2 – students travel home (accompanied by MITS staff), boarding pack up
Saturday 27 June MITS staff return to Melbourne from Darwin (three-week student holiday)

Thursday 16 July All Staff training day, Staff Winter Dinner
Friday 17 July All Staff training day
Sunday 19 July MITS staff travel to Darwin
Monday 20 July Students travel to Melbourne (accompanied by MITS staff)
Tuesday 21 July First day of classes
Thursday 6 August Partner School Key Contacts Evening
Friday 7 August Alumni event – TBC
Tuesday 11 August Volunteer Induction Session
Monday 24 August Partner School Heads Dinner
Wednesday 26 August Volunteer Evening – Film evening
Monday 31 August to 4 September – Outdoor Education Group Camp (Lake Eildon)
Sunday 30 August Alumni event – TBC
Wednesday 24 September Last day of classes
Thursday 24 September Last day of Term 3 – students travel home (accompanied by MITS staff), boarding pack up
Friday 25 September MITS staff return to Melbourne from Darwin (two-week student holiday)

Friday 9 October Staff team day (Leadership or all staff?)
Sunday 10 October MITS staff travel to Darwin
Monday 12 October Students travel to Melbourne, boarding set-up
Tuesday 13 October First day of classes
Saturday 17 October Conversation Morning
Thursday 22 October Gala Dinner
Monday 2 November Non-teaching day (Boarding Long Weekend Program)
Tuesday 3 November Melbourne Cup Public Holiday (Boarding Long Weekend Program)
Tuesday 10 November Volunteer Induction Session
Sunday 15 November MITS Family BBQ at Lockington (evening) - alumni
Tuesday 8 December Families travel to Melbourne for Graduation
Wednesday 9 December Family visits to Partner Schools
Thursday 10 December Last day of classes, Graduation Dinner
Friday 11 December End of Term 4 – students travel home (accompanied by family), boarding pack-up
Tuesday 15 December Last staff day