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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
| 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
| 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 |
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
| 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
| 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
| 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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