Important dates

Find out when your study starts, when you have exams and when you have breaks.

Quarter Four 2026 (Term code: 1268)

Quarter Four begins Monday 28 September 2026
Graduation TBC
Labour Day Monday 26 October 2026
Quarter Four lectures end Friday 4 December 2026
Quarter Four study break begins Monday 7 December 2026
Quarter Four exams Saturday 12 December 2026
Quarter Four ends Saturday 12 December 2026

Summer School 2027 (Term code: 1270)

Summer School begins Wednesday 6 January 2027
Auckland Anniversary Day Monday 1 February 2027
Waitangi Day (observed) Monday 8 February 2027
Lectures end Friday 12 February 2027
Study break Saturday 13 February 2027
Exams Monday 15 February - Wednesday 17 February 2027
Summer School ends Wednesday 17 February 2027

Semester One 2027 (Term code: 1273)

Semester One begins Monday 1 March 2027
Mid-Semester break Monday 12 April - Friday 23 April 2027
ANZAC Day observed Monday 26 April 2027
Graduation TBC
Lectures End Friday 4 June 2027
King's Birthday Monday 7 June 2027
Study break Tuesday 8 June 2027
Mānawa Mai Info Evening TBC
Exams Thursday 10 June - Monday 28 June 2027
Matariki Friday 25 June 2027
Semester One ends Monday 28 June 2027
Inter-Semester break Tuesday 29 June - Friday 16 July 2027

Semester Two 2027 (Term code: 1275)

Semester Two begins  Monday 19 July 2027
Mānawa Mai Open Day TBC
Mid-Semester break Monday 30 August - Friday 10 September 2027
Graduation TBC
Lectures end Friday 22 October 2027
Labour Day Monday 25 October 2027
Study break begins Tuesday 26 October 2027
Exams Thursday 28 October - Monday 15 November 2027
Semester Two ends Monday 15 November 2027

Quarter One 2027 (Term code: 1272)

Quarter One begins Monday 18 January 2027
Auckland Anniversary Day Monday 1 February 2027
Waitangi Day (observed) Monday 8 February 2027
Quarter One lectures end Thursday 25 March 2027
Quarter One study break begins Wednesday 31 March 2027
Quarter One exams Saturday 3 April 2027
Quarter One ends Saturday 3 April 2027

Quarter Two 2027 (Term code: 1274)

Quarter Two begins Monday 12 April 2027 
Graduation TBC
King's Birthday Monday 7 June 2027
Quarter Two lectures end Friday 18 June 2027
Quarter Two study break begins Monday 21 June 2027
Quarter Two exams Saturday 26 June 2027
Quarter Two ends Saturday 26 June 2027

Quarter Three 2027 (Term code: 1276)

Quarter Three begins Monday 5 July 2027
Matariki  Friday 25 June 2027
Quarter Three lectures end Friday 10 September 2027
Quarter Three study break begins Monday 13 September 2027
Quarter Three exams Saturday 18 September 2027
Quarter Three ends Saturday 18 September 2027

Quarter Four 2027 (Term code: 1278)

Quarter Four begins Monday 27 September 2027
Graduation TBC
Labour Day Monday 25 October 2027
Quarter Four lectures end Friday 3 December 2027
Quarter Four study break begins Monday 6 December 2027
Quarter Four exams Saturday 11 December 2027
Quarter Four ends Saturday 11 December 2027

Past academic dates

To find past academic dates, please see the Calendar archive. From there, you can navigate to the Calendar for a specific year and find key academic dates within.

Application closing dates

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