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2024 Academic Calendar

15 January 2024 Summer School resumes
29 January 2024 Auckland Anniversary (Unitec closed)
5 February 2024 UPC Semester 1 begins
6 February 2024 Waitangi Day (Unitec closed)
18 February 2024 Summer School ends
26 February 2024 Semester 1 begins
29 March 2024 Good Friday (Unitec closed)
1 April 2024 Easter Monday (Unitec closed)
2 April 2024 Unitec observes Easter (Unitec closed)
15 April 2024 Mid-semester break begins (15 April–28 April)
09 April 2024 Autumn graduation
25 April 2024 Anzac Day (Unitec closed)
29 April 2024 Semester 1 resumes
3 June 2024 King's Birthday (Unitec closed)
10 June 2024 Study week
17 June 2024 Exam week 1
24 June 2024 Exam week 2
28 June 2024 Matariki (Unitec closed)
30 June 2024 Semester 1 ends
1 July 2024 Semester break begins (1 July–21 July)
5 July 2024 UPC semester 1 ends
22 July 2024 Semester 2 begins
30 September 2024 Mid-semester break begins (30 September–13 October)
14 October 2024 Semester 2 resumes
28 October 2024 Labour Day (Unitec closed)
4 November 2024 Study week
11 November 2024 Exam week 1
18 November 2024 Exam week 2
24 November 2024 Semester 2 ends
2 December 2024 Summer School begins

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2024 Academic Calendar — School of Architecture

26 February 2024 School of Architecture orientation, semester 1 begins: Interior Design
4 March 2024 School of Architecture semester 1 begins: Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Landscape Design
15 April 2024 School of Architecture mid-semester break begins (15 April–26 April)
16 and 17 April 2024 (TBC) School of Architecture graduation
29 April 2024 School of Architecture semester 1 resumes
10 June 2024 School of Architecture crit week
17 June 2024 School of Architecture study week
24 June 2024 School of Architecture exam week
30 June 2024 School of Architecture semester break begins (30 June–19 July)
22 July 2024 School of Architecture semester 2 begins
2 September 2024 School of Architecture mid-semester break begins (2 September–13 September)
16 September 2024 School of Architecture semester 2 resumes
28 October 2024 School of Architecture crit week
4 November 2024 School of Architecture study week
11 November 2024 School of Architecture exam week
17 November 2024 School of Architecture semester 2 ends: Architecture, Landscape Design
24 November 2024 School of Architecture semester 2 ends: Interior Design

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2024 Academic Calendar — School of Construction

12 February 2024 Bachelor of Construction block course begins
20 February 2024 School of Construction orientation
26 February 2024 School of Construction semester 1 begins
16 and 17 April 2024 (TBC) School of Construction autumn graduation
22 April 2024 School of Construction mid-semester break (22 April–3 May). Bachelor of Construction block course
6 May 2024 School of Construction semester 1 resumes
10 June 2024 School of Construction study week
17 June 2024 School of Construction exam week 1
24 June 2024 School of Construction exam week 2
30 June 2024 School of Construction semester 1 ends
1 July 2024 School of Construction semester break begins (1 July–21 July). Bachelor of Construction block course
22 July 2024 School of Construction semester 2 begins
16 September 2024 School of Construction mid-semester break. (16 September–27 September). Bachelor of Construction block course
30 September 2024 School of Construction semester 2 resumes
4 November 2024 School of Construction study week
11 November 2024 School of Construction exam week 1
18 November 2024 School of Construction exam week 2
24 November 2024 School of Construction semester 2 ends
2 December 2024 Summer School begins

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Public holidays

For more information on Aotearoa New Zealand public holidays, see the New Zealand Government's full list of holidays and anniversary days.


Class timetables

You can find all your class timetables in your student portal. It's called MyPortal – you can log in through the Unitec website.