Transition
Days
We warmly encourage all prospective students to attend our Transition Days, giving them the opportunity to experience our learning environment and become familiar with our curriculum.
In the first half of the year, we offer general Open Days for families to explore our school. Alongside these, we also run dedicated Transition Days designed specifically to support students as they prepare to join our community.
Open Days: See 'Upcoming Events'
College Open Tour - all ages
When: Tuesday 23rd June
Time: 10:30-11:30am.
Transition Days: more information to come
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Independent Transition Date: Tuesday 22nd Sept 2026
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Statewide Transition Date: Tuesday 8th Dec 2026
Please request an information pack from Admin@CornerInletCollege.org or chat with your Administration Officer at your primary school.
Cycle Calendar
At CIC we strive to be a little bit different. Our timetable runs on Cycles, rather than Terms. With 8 Cycles running over the year.
This allows students & educators to be refreshed and fully engaged for the whole cycle without running out of steam as the term progresses. School commences at the same time as other schools at the start of the year and finishes at the same time at the end of the year. The total number of days that students will be at school is roughly the same as at other independent schools.
Please view our calendar for a full list of Student Free Days, Public Holidays & Cycle Terms.
School Starts: January 29th 2026
School Ends: December 20th 2026
Cycle 1: 29th Jan to 27th January
Break: 2nd March to 6th March
Cycle 2: 10th March to 10th April
Break: 13th April to 17th April
Cycle 3: 20th April to 22nd May
Break: 25th May to 29th May
Cycle 4: 1st June to 26th June
Break: 29th June to 10th July
Cycle 5: 13th July to 14th August
Break: 17th August to 21st August
Cycle 6: 24th August to 24th Sept.
Break: 28th Sept to 2nd Oct
Cycle 7: 5th Oct to 6th Nov
Break: 9th Nov to 13th Nov
Cycle 8: 16th Nov to 10th Dec (final day of school)
Break: End of year summer holidays. Start new in 2027.
Curriculum Implementation ~
CIC provides all students with a planned and structured curriculum, addressing the eight key learning areas (KLAs) of
the Victorian Curriculum F-10 v2, with a reflective best-practice and evidence-based approach that reflects our
school’s philosophy. CIC class time is structured into a weekly timetable with 5 hours of learning per day in 4 periods,
broken into each 75-minute session. CIC’s curriculum is designed to address the eight key learning areas of the
Victorian Curriculum.
The curriculum at CIC is underpinned by the following principles:
• Alignment with the Victorian Curriculum F–10 v2 and implementation of evidence-based curriculum and
pedagogical models.
• Explicit teaching of the eight key learning areas, to ensure that students develop essential skills that
support learning, wellbeing and practical life skills and creativity.
• Embedded social and emotional learning are integrated across the learning areas and reinforced
throughout the school that is inclusive and supportive learning environments that promote
safety, wellness and participation.
• Individualised learning pathways informed by assessment and documented, recognising that student
progress is based on assessed need and adjustable programming that allows learning to be adjusted in
response to individual progress, readiness and wellbeing. The College utilises this pathway to ensure that
each student’s learning is aligned to the relevant year level achievement standards, monitored and assessed
against those standards and reported.