Find important dates and deadlines for your academic year.
On this page:
- 2023 Academic Calendar
- 2024 Academic Calendar
- 2023 Academic Calendar — School of Architecture
- 2023 Academic Calendar — School of Construction
- Public holidays
- Class timetables
2023 Academic Calendar
| 9 January 2023 | Summer School resumes |
| 30 January 2023 | Auckland Anniversary (Unitec closed) |
| 6 February 2023 | Waitangi Day (Unitec closed) |
| 6 February 2023 | UPC Semester 1 begins |
| 12 February 2023 | Summer School ends |
| 27 February 2023 | Semester 1 begins |
| 3 and 4 April 2023 | Autumn graduation |
| 7 April 2023 | Good Friday (Unitec closed) |
| 10 April 2023 | Mid-semester break begins (10 April - 23 April) |
| 10 April 2023 | Easter Monday (Unitec closed) |
| 11 April 2023 | Unitec observes Easter (Unitec closed) |
| 24 April 2023 | Semester 1 resumes |
| 25 April 2023 | Unitec observes Anzac Day (Unitec closed) |
| 5 June 2023 | King's Birthday (Unitec closed) |
| 12 June 2023 | Study week |
| 19 June 2023 | Exam week 1 |
| 26 June 2023 | Exam week 2 |
| 30 June 2023 | UPC Semester 1 ends |
| 2 July 2023 | Semester 1 ends |
| 3 July 2023 | Semester break begins (3 July - 23 July) |
| 14 July 2023 | Matariki (Unitec closed) |
| 24 July 2023 | Semester 2 begins |
| 25 September 2023 | Mid-semester break begins (25 September - 8 October) |
| 9 October 2023 | Semester 2 resumes |
| 23 October 2023 | Labour Day (Unitec closed) |
| 6 November 2023 | Study week |
| 13 November 2023 | Exam week 1 |
| 20 November 2023 | Exam week 2 |
| 26 November 2023 | Semester 2 ends |
| 4 December 2023 | Summer School begins |
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 - 22 April) |
| 16 and 17 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 - 15 July) |
| 5 July 2024 | UPC Semester 1 ends |
| 22 July 2024 | Semester 2 begins |
| 30 September 2024 | Mid-semester break begins (30 September - 7 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 |
2023 Academic Calendar — School of Architecture
| 27 February 2023 | Orientation, Semester 1 begins: Interior Design |
| 6 March 2023 | Semester 1 begins: Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Landscape Design |
| 4 April 2023 | School of Architecture Graduation |
| 10 April 2023 | Mid-semester break begins (10 April - 21 April) |
| 12 June 2023 | School of Architecture Crit week |
| 19 June 2023 | School of Architecture Study week |
| 26 June 2023 | School of Architecture Exam week |
| 3 July 2023 | Semester break begins (3 July - 23 July) |
| 24 July 2023 | Semester 2 begins |
| 4 September 2023 | School of Architecture Mid-semester break begins |
| 18 September 2023 | Semester resumes |
| 30 October 2023 | School of Architecture Crit week |
| 6 November 2023 | School of Architecture Study week |
| 13 November 2023 | School of Architecture Exam week |
| 17 November 2023 | Semester 2 ends: Architecture, Landscape Design |
| 26 November 2023 | Semester 2 ends: Interior Design |
2023 Academic Calendar — School of Construction
| 13 February 2023 | BCONS block course begins | |
| 21 February 2023 | Orientation | |
| 27 February 2023 | Semester 1 begins | |
| 24 April 2023 | Mid-semester break. BCONS block course | |
| 8 May 2023 | Semester 1 resumes | |
| 12 June 2023 | Study week | |
| 19 June 2023 | Exam week 1 | |
| 26 June 2023 | Exam week 2 | |
| 2 July 2023 | Semester 1 ends | |
| 3 July 2023 | Semester break begins (3 July - 23 July) | |
| 10 July 2023 | BCONS block course | |
| 24 July 2023 | Semester 2 begins | |
| 18 September 2023 | Mid-semester break. BCONS block course | |
| 6 November 2023 | Study week | |
| 13 November 2023 | Exam week 1 | |
| 20 November 2023 | Exam week 2 | |
| 26 November 2023 | Semester 2 ends | |
| 4 December 2023 | 2023/2024 Summer School begins | |
| 15 January 2024 | Summer School resumes | |
| 18 February 2024 | Summer School ends |
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.
