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 |
|---|---|
| Course guides normally available on Stream | 12 February |
|
Campus and college pre-semester activities, reporting in person and welcome sessions |
19 to 23 February |
| Semester and lectures start | 26 February |
| Mid-semester study period* | 29 March to 12 April |
| Good Friday (university closed) | 29 March |
| Easter Monday (university closed) | 1 April |
| School and tertiary institutions holiday (university closed) | 2 April |
| Semester resumes | 15 April |
| ANZAC Day (university closed) | 25 April |
| Final day of lectures | 31 May |
| King's Birthday (university closed) | Observed 3 June |
| Study period | 4 to 7 June |
| Exam period start | 10 June |
| Exam period and semester end | 21 June |
| Mid-year break | 24 June to 12 July |
| Matariki (university closed) | 28 June |
| Release date of exam results (approximately) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Course guides normally available on Stream | 1 July |
| Orientation | 10 to 12 July |
| Semester and lectures start | 15 July |
| Mid-semester study period | 26 August to 6 September |
| Semester resumes | 9 September |
| Final day of lectures | 18 October |
| Study period | 21 to 25 October |
| Labour Day (university closed) | 28 October |
| Exam period start | 29 October |
| Exam period and semester end | 11 November |
| Release date of exam results (approximately) | 6 December |
Summer School 2024 to 2025
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Course guides normally available on Stream | 4 to 17 November |
| College of Creative Arts (COCA) semester and lectures start | 4 November |
| Semester and lectures start for all colleges except COCA | 18 November |
| Last day of lectures for 2024 | 23 December |
| University closes for Christmas break | 23 December at 5pm |
| Mid-semester break | 24 December 2024 to 3 January 2025 |
| Christmas Day | 25 December |
| Boxing Day | 26 December |
| New Year's Holiday | 2 January |
| University opens and Summer School resumes | 3 January |
| Wellington Anniversary Day (Manawatū and Wellington campuses closed) | 20 January |
| Auckland Anniversary Day (Auckland campus closed) | 27 January |
| Final day of lectures | 4 February |
| Waitangi Day (university closed) | 6 February |
| Study period | 5 to 7 February |
| Exam period start | 10 February |
| Exam period and semester end | 14 February |
| Release date of exam results (approximately) | 27 February |
Semester One 2025
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Course guides normally available on Stream | 10 to 23 February |
|
Campus and college pre-semester activities, reporting in person and welcome sessions |
17 to 21 February |
| Semester and lectures start | 24 February |
| Mid-semester study period* | 14 to 25 April |
| Good Friday (university closed) | 18 April |
| Easter Monday (university closed) | 21 April |
| School and tertiary institutions holiday (university closed) | 22 April |
| ANZAC Day (university closed) | 25 April |
| Semester resumes | 28 April |
| Final day of lectures | 30 May |
| King's Birthday (university closed) | 2 June |
| Study period | 3 to 6 June |
| Exam period start | 9 June |
| Exam period and semester end | 19 June |
| Matariki (university closed) | 20 June |
| Mid-year break | 23 June to 11 July |
| Release date of exam results (approximately) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Course guides normally available on Stream | 30 June to 13 July |
| Orientation | 9 to 11 July |
| Semester and lectures start | 14 July |
| Mid-semester study period | 25 August to 5 September |
| Semester resumes | 8 September |
| Final day of lectures | 17 October |
| Study period | 20 to 24 October |
| Labour Day (university closed) | 27 October |
| Exam period start | 28 October |
| Exam period and semester end | 10 November |
| Release date of exam results (approximately) | 5 December |
Summer School 2025 to 2026
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Course guides normally available on Stream | 3 to 16 November |
| College of Creative Arts (COCA) semester and lectures start | 3 November |
| Semester and lectures start for all colleges except COCA | 17 November |
| Last day of lectures for 2025 | 23 December |
| University closes for Christmas break | 23 December at 5pm |
| Mid-semester break | 24 December 2025 to 4 January 2026 |
| Christmas Day | 25 December |
| Boxing Day | 26 December |
| New Year's Holiday | 2 January |
| University opens and Summer School resumes | 5 January |
| Wellington Anniversary Day (Manawatū and Wellington campuses closed) | 19 January |
| Auckland Anniversary Day (Auckland campus closed) | 26 January |
| Final day of lectures | 3 February |
| Waitangi Day (university closed) | 6 February |
| Study period | 4 to 6 February |
| Exam period start | 9 February |
| Exam period and semester end | 13 February |
| Release date of exam results (approximately) | 26 February |
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