For details about the next five academic years standard semester dates (term dates), please see the following details.
Academic year: 2021-2022*
Semester 1 – Part 1**
Monday 20 September to Friday 22 October 2021
Semester 1 – Reading Week**
Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2021
Semester 1 – Part 2**
Monday 1 November to Friday 17 December 2021
Christmas break***
Monday 20 December to Friday 7 January 2022
Semester 1 – Assessment Weeks**
Monday 10 January to Friday 21 January 2022
Semester 2 – Part 1
Monday 24 January to Friday 18 February 2022
Semester 2 – Reading Week
Monday 21 February to Friday 25 February 2022
Semester 2 – Part 2
Monday 28 February to Friday 1 April 2022
Spring break
Monday 4 April to Friday 22 April 2022
Easter Sunday 17 April
Semester 2 – Part 3
Monday 25 April to Friday 13 May 2022
Bank Holiday 2 May
Semester 2 - Assessment weeks
Monday 16 May to Wednesday 1 June 2022
Academic year: 2022-2023*
Welcome Week
Monday 12 September to Friday 16 September 2022
Semester 1 – Part 1**
Monday 19 September to Friday 21 October 2022
Semester 1 – Reading Week**
Monday 24 October to Friday 28 October 2022
Semester 1 – Part 2**
Monday 31 October to Friday 16 December 2022
Christmas break***
Monday 19 December to Friday 6 January 2023
Semester 1 – Assessment Weeks**
Monday 9 January to Friday 20 January 2023
Semester 2 – Part 1
Monday 23 January to Friday 10 February 2023
Semester 2 – Reading Week
Monday 13 February to Friday 17 February 2023
Semester 2 – Part 2
Monday 20 February to Friday 31 March 2023
Spring break
Monday 3 April to Friday 21 April 2023
Easter Sunday 9 April
Semester 2 – Part 3
Monday 24 April to Friday 12 May 2023
Semester 2 - Assessment weeks
Monday 15 May to Friday 2 June 2023
Academic year: 2023-2024*
Welcome week
Monday 11 September to Friday 15 September 2023
Semester 1 – Part 1**
Monday 18 September to Friday 20 October 2023
Semester 1 – Reading Week**
Monday 23 October to Friday 27 October 2023
Semester 1 – Part 2**
Monday 30 October to Friday 15 December 2023
Christmas break***
Monday 18 December to Friday 5 January 2024
Semester 1 – Assessment Weeks**
Monday 8 January to Friday 19 January 2024
Semester 2 – Part 1
Monday 22 January to Friday 9 February 2024
Semester 2 – Reading Week
Monday 12 February to Friday 16 February 2024
Semester 2 – Part 2
Monday 19 February to Thursday 28 March 2024
Spring break
Friday 29 March to Friday 19 April 2024
Easter Sunday 31 March
Semester 2 – Part 3
Monday 22 April to Friday 10 May 2024
Semester 2 - Assessment weeks
Monday 13 May to Friday 24 May 2024
Academic year: 2024-2025*
Welcome week
Monday 16 September to Friday 20 September 2024
Semester 1 – Part 1**
Monday 23 September to Friday 18 October 2024
Semester 1 – Reading Week**
Monday 21 October to Friday 25 October 2024
Semester 1 – Part 2**
Monday 28 October to Friday 20 December 2024
Christmas break***
Monday 23 December to Friday 10 January 2025
Semester 1 – Assessment Weeks**
Monday 13 January to Friday 24 January 2025
Semester 2 – Part 1
Monday 27 January to Friday 14 February 2025
Semester 2 – Reading Week
Monday 17 February to Friday 21 February 2025
Semester 2 – Part 2
Monday 24 February to Friday 4 April 2025
Spring break
Monday 7 April to Friday 25 April 2025
Easter Sunday 20 April
Semester 2 – Part 3
Monday 28 April to Friday 16 May 2025
Semester 2 - Assessment weeks
Monday 19 May to Friday 30 May 2025
* Some courses require attendance outside of these dates. These are standard dates and not all courses follow them.
** There is a Welcome Week for all new campus-based students on taught courses prior to the start of semester 1.
***Some courses with PSRB requirements have exams during the final week of the Christmas break.
Dates may be subject to change - for example if the academic year structure is amended.
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