Dates for 2025
Last updated 29 Jan 2025
AGTV Teacher Events - AGTV Student Events - International Events - Other
Red Date = Closing Dates
- Link to AGTV Event Registrations
- Link to MLTAV Events & PD
- Link to Goethe-Institut Events for Teachers and Students
- Link to ARC (Department of Education)
- Link to LMERC Cultural Calendar
January
Committee planning meeting
Return of AGTV BJR 2024/2025 Exchange Group
Wed 22 to Fri 24 Jan: DaFWEBKON 2025 (link)
'Deutsch individuell: Neue Wege, neue Horizonte'
A free online international conference for teachers of German.
Tue 28 Jan: First day Term 1 for teachers (Gov't schools)
February
Arrival of AGTV BJR 2025/2026 Exchange Group
Expressions of Interest for AGTV-BJR 2026/2027 Exchange Group open
Thur 20 Feb: AGTV Committee Meeting
Mon 24 Feb: MLTAV PD - Differentiation and Choice Boards in Languages Classrooms
Fri 28 Feb: Goethe-Institut PD - SPRECHEN LEICHTER GEMACHT
March
Mon 3 Mar: Rosenmontag (Karneval in Köln)
Sat 8 Mar: International Women's Day
Mon 10 Mar: Labor Day public holiday in Victoria
Wed 5 Mar: MLTAV PD - Unlocking Student Communication
Thur 6 Mar: AGTV-BJR Exchange Q&A for Teachers
Thur 20 Mar: Goethe-Institut Virtual Meet Term 1
Fri 21 & Sat 22 Mar: AGTV Victorian State Conference
Mon 31 March: Expressions of Interest due for AGTV-BJR Exchange 2026/2027
April
Fri 4 Apr: Last day Term 1 (Gov't schools)
Fri 1 April: Expressions of Interest due for AGTV-BJR 2026/2027 Exchange
Fri 18 Apr: Good Friday
Mon 22 Apr: First day Term 2 (Gov't schools)
Fri 25 Apr: ANZAC Day public holiday
Wed 30 Apr: Closing date for contributions to SZENE
Wed 30 Apr: Walpurgisnacht
May
Thur 1 May: Maitag / Tag der Arbeit
Date tbc: Primary German Matters 2025
Sat 17 May:
June
6-9 Jun: Karneval der Kulturen in Berlin
Mon 9 June: Kings Birthday holiday in Victoria
Thur 19 Jun: Goethe-Institut Virtual Meet Term 2
July
Fri 4 Jul: Last day of Term 2 (Gov't schools)
Fri 11 to Sun 13 Jul: AFMLTA Biennial Conference in Adelaide (Link)
Mon 21 Jul: First day Term 3 (Gov't schools)
Thur 24 Jul (confirmed): Model UN Conferences in German
Topic: Zero Hunger: Addressing Global Poverty and Universal Food Security
Wed 23 Jul (tbc) - second Model UN Conference
Mon 28 Jul to Fri 1 Aug: IDT Lübeck - Vielfalt wagen – mit Deutsch (Link)
An IDV biennial international conference for teachers of German
August
Fri 1 Aug: Swiss National Day
Week beginning 18 Aug tbc: AGTV Webinar for Year 12 on the Oral exam
Sat 9 Aug: Final day for results of Poetry Secondary Regional Finals
Sat 23 Aug 2025: Secondary State Final of Poetry Competition
September
Week beginning 1 Sep tbc: AGTV Webinar for Year 12 on the Written Exam
Wed 3 Sep: Goethe-Institut Virtual Meet Term 3
Sat 6 Sep: Final date for Primary Poetry Regional Final Results
Fri 19 Sep: Last day Term 3 (Gov't schools)
October
Fri 3 Oct: German Day of Unity
Mon 6 Oct: First day of Term 4 (Gov't schools)
VCE Oral Exams begin
Sat 11 Oct 2025: Primary State Final of Poetry Competition
Sun 26 Oct: Austrian National Day
Fri 31 Oct: Deadline for applications for Goethe-Institut Scholarships
November
VCE German Written Exam date tbc
Thur 20 Nov: Goethe-Institut Virtual Meet Term 4
Goethe-Institut online Sommerkino
Thur 27 Nov: AGTV AGM incl. election of 2026 Committee
December
Fri 19 Dec: Last day of school year (Gov't schools)
