Semester, Summer School, exam periods and other key dates for this year and next year (2024)

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  • Semester One 2024
  • Semester Two 2024
  • Summer School 2024 to 2025
  • Semester One 2025
  • Semester Two 2025
  • Summer School 2025 to 2026
  • Related content

The academic year is split into Semester One, Semester Two and Summer School, each with an exam period at the end. Double Semester courses usually run over Semester One and Two, with just one exam period at the end of the year.

Some courses do not follow the standard semester dates. For details, see the course descriptions.

Semester One 2024

Table of key dates for Semester One 2024
Event Date
Event Course guides normally available on Stream Date 12 February
Event Campus and college pre-semester activities,
reporting in person and welcome sessions
Date 19 to 23 February
Event Semester and lectures start Date 26 February
Event Mid-semester study period* Date 29 March to 12 April
Event Good Friday (university closed) Date 29 March
Event Easter Monday (university closed) Date 1 April
Event School and tertiary institutions holiday (university closed) Date 2 April
Event Semester resumes Date 15 April
Event ANZAC Day (university closed) Date 25 April
Event Final day of lectures Date 31 May
Event King's Birthday (university closed) Date Observed 3 June
Event Study period Date 4 to 7 June
Event Exam period start Date 10 June
Event Exam period and semester end Date 21 June
Event Mid-year break Date 24 June to 12 July
Event Matariki (university closed) Date 28 June
Event Release date of exam results (approximately) Date 5 July

*Mid-semester break is determined by Easter. Generally, semesters are split into two teaching periods of six weeks. If Easter falls early, the first day of the break is Friday. If Easter falls later, it’s more likely to fall in the middle of the break.

Semester Two 2024

Table of key dates for Semester Two 2024
Event Date
Event Course guides normally available on Stream Date 1 July
Event Orientation Date 10 to 12 July
Event Semester and lectures start Date 15 July
Event Mid-semester study period Date 26 August to 6 September
Event Semester resumes Date 9 September
Event Final day of lectures Date 18 October
Event Study period Date 21 to 25 October
Event Labour Day (university closed) Date 28 October
Event Exam period start Date 29 October
Event Exam period and semester end Date 11 November
Event Release date of exam results (approximately) Date 6 December
Table of key dates for Summer School 2024 to 2025
Event Date
Event Course guides normally available on Stream Date 4 November
Event College of Creative Arts (COCA) semester and lectures start Date 4 November
Event Semester and lectures start for all colleges except COCA Date 18 November
Event Last day of lectures for 2024 Date 23 December
Event University closes for Christmas break Date 23 December at 5pm
Event Mid-semester break Date 24 December 2024 to 3 January 2025
Event Christmas Day Date 25 December
Event Boxing Day Date 26 December
Event New Year's Holiday Date 2 January
Event University opens and Summer School resumes Date 3 January
Event Wellington Anniversary Day (Manawatū and Wellington campuses closed) Date 20 January
Event Auckland Anniversary Day (Auckland campus closed) Date 27 January
Event Final day of lectures Date 4 February
Event Waitangi Day (university closed) Date 6 February
Event Study period Date 5 to 7 February
Event Exam period start Date 10 February
Event Exam period and semester end Date 14 February
Event Release date of exam results (approximately) Date 27 February

Semester One 2025

Table of key dates for Semester One 2025
Event Date
Event Course guides normally available on Stream Date 10 February
Event Campus and college pre-semester activities,
reporting in person and welcome sessions
Date 17 to 21 February
Event Semester and lectures start Date 24 February
Event Mid-semester study period* Date 14 to 25 April
Event Good Friday (university closed) Date 18 April
Event Easter Monday (university closed) Date 21 April
Event School and tertiary institutions holiday (university closed) Date 22 April
Event ANZAC Day (university closed) Date 25 April
Event Semester resumes Date 28 April
Event Final day of lectures Date 30 May
Event King's Birthday (university closed) Date 2 June
Event Study period Date 3 to 6 June
Event Exam period start Date 9 June
Event Exam period and semester end Date 19 June
Event Matariki (university closed) Date 20 June
Event Mid-year break Date 23 June to 11 July
Event Release date of exam results (approximately) Date 5 July

*Mid-semester break is determined by Easter. Generally, semesters are split into two teaching periods of six weeks. If Easter falls early, the first day of the break is Friday. If Easter falls later, it’s more likely to fall in the middle of the break.

Semester Two 2025

Table of key dates for Semester Two 2025
Event Date
Event Course guides normally available on Stream Date 30 June
Event Orientation Date 9 to 11 July
Event Semester and lectures start Date 14 July
Event Mid-semester study period Date 25 August to 5 September
Event Semester resumes Date 8 September
Event Final day of lectures Date 17 October
Event Study period Date 20 to 24 October
Event Labour Day (university closed) Date 27 October
Event Exam period start Date 28 October
Event Exam period and semester end Date 10 November
Event Release date of exam results (approximately) Date 5 December

Summer School 2025 to 2026

Table of key dates for Summer School 2025 to 2026
Event Date
Event Course guides normally available on Stream Date 3 November
Event College of Creative Arts (COCA) semester and lectures start Date 3 November
Event Semester and lectures start for all colleges except COCA Date 17 November
Event Last day of lectures for 2025 Date 23 December
Event University closes for Christmas break Date 23 December at 5pm
Event Mid-semester break Date 24 December 2025 to 4 January 2026
Event Christmas Day Date 25 December
Event Boxing Day Date 26 December
Event New Year's Holiday Date 2 January
Event University opens and Summer School resumes Date 5 January
Event Wellington Anniversary Day (Manawatū and Wellington campuses closed) Date 19 January
Event Auckland Anniversary Day (Auckland campus closed) Date 26 January
Event Final day of lectures Date 3 February
Event Waitangi Day (university closed) Date 6 February
Event Study period Date 4 to 6 February
Event Exam period start Date 9 February
Event Exam period and semester end Date 13 February
Event Release date of exam results (approximately) Date 26 February

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