2025 academic key dates

January 2025

Monday 6

Summer school (January/February session) classes start and Summer School (November to February session) classes resume.

Wednesday 8

University opens

Thursday 9

Deadline to enrol in, or change, Summer School (January/February session)

Deadline to apply for pre-requisite dispensations and partial waivers for Summer School (January/February session)

Friday 10

Last day to withdraw with refund from Summer School (January/February session)

February 2025

Thursday 6

Public holiday - Waitangi day observed

Friday 7

Summer School (November to February and January/February sessions) classes end

Monday 10 – Tuesday 11

Summer School ( November to February and January/February sessions) exams

Friday 14

Summer School ( November to February and January/February sessions) results released

Monday 10

Preparation Week (for new students beginning semester 1) starts 

Monday 17

Semester 1 starts.

Some courses have irregular key dates, please check details of these below.

Sunday 23

Deadline to apply for pre-requisite dispensations and partial waivers for semester 1

Monday 24

Deadline to enrol in, or change, semester 1 courses

Friday 28

Field Trip day

March 2025

Friday 7

Deadline to withdraw from semester 1 courses (with refund)

Thursday 13

Field Trip day

Monday 24

Field Trip day

April 2025

Friday 4

Last day of classes before mid-term break

Friday 18

Public holiday – Good Friday

Monday 21

Public holiday – Easter Monday

Tuesday 22

University holiday

Friday 25

Public holiday – Anzac day

Monday 28

Classes resume after mid-term break

Wednesday 30

Field Trip day

May 2025

Thursday 8 and Friday 9

Graduation day

Tuesday 13

Field Trip day

Friday 30

Last day of semester 1 classes

June 2025

Monday 2

Public holiday – King’s birthday

Monday 9 – Saturday 21

Semester 1 exams**

Friday 20

Public holiday - Matariki

23 June – 11 July

Mid-year break

July 2025

Wednesday 9

Semester 1 results released

Monday 14

Semester 2 classes start 

Some courses have irregular key dates, please check details of these below.

Sunday 20

Deadline to apply for Pre-requisite Dispensations, Partial Waivers for semester 2 courses

Monday 21

Deadline to enrol in, or change, courses for semester 2

Wednesday 23

Field Trip day

August 2025

Friday 1

Deadline to withdraw from semester 2 courses (with refund)

Monday 4

Field Trip day

Tuesday 19

Field Trip day

Friday 22

Last day of classes before semester 2 mid-term break

25 Aug – 5 Sept

Mid-term break

September 2025

Monday 8

Semester 2 classes continue

Friday 19

Field Trip day

October 2025

Wednesday 1

Enrolment opens for 2026

Thursday 2

Field Trip day

Friday 17

Semester 2 classes end

Monday 27

Public holiday – Labour day

Tuesday 28 – Saturday 8 Nov

Semester 2 exams**

November 2025

Monday 10

Summer School (November/December and November to February sessions) classes start

Thursday 13

Deadline to enrol in, or change, Summer School courses (November/December session)

Deadline to apply for Pre-requisite Dispensations, Partial Waivers for Summer School courses (November/December session)

Friday 14

Public holiday – Canterbury Anniversary day

Sunday 16

Deadline to apply for Pre-requisite Dispensations, Partial Waivers for Summer School courses (November to February session)

Monday 17

Deadline to withdraw from Summer School courses (November/December session), with refund

Deadline to enrol in Summer School (November to February session)

Friday 21

Semester 2 results released

December 2025

Friday 12

Summer School (November/December session) classes end

Monday 15 – Tuesday 16

Summer School (November/December session) exams**

Friday 19

Summer School (November/December session) results released

Friday 19*

University closes for summer break