# The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018, Paragraph 1: Meaning of academic year


(1) An “academic year”, in respect of a course, is determined as follows—
(a) identify the period in Column 2 of Table 14 within which the academic year actually begins;
(b) the academic year is the period of 12 months beginning on the date specified in the entry in Column 1 of the Table corresponding to the period set out in Column 2.
(2) But if the course is a compressed first year course, “academic year”, in respect of the first year of the course, means the period of 8 months beginning on the date so specified.
(3) Any reference in these Regulations to an “academic year” is a reference to a year determined in accordance with sub-paragraphs (1) and (2).
Table 14
Column 1Start date of academic year for the purposes of these regulations
Column 2Period within which academic year begins
1 September
On or after 1 August but before 1 January
1 January
On or after 1 January but before 1 April
1 April
On or after 1 April but before 1 July
1 July
On or after 1 July but before 1 August

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2018/191/schedule/1/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-student-support-wales-regulations-2018/schedule-1/paragraph-1
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