Principal dates
A resource for students and staff to stay informed about key deadlines and events.
January 2025
| Wednesday | 1 | New Year's Day |
| Thursday | 2 | New Year's Day observed |
| Monday | 6 | University reopens H Teaching Period begins C Trimester resumes |
| Wednesday | 22 | Curriculum Committee |
| Monday | 27 | Auckland Anniversary Day |
February 2025
| Wednesday | 5 | Research Committee |
| Thursday | 6 | Waitangi Day |
| Friday | 7 | 2024/2025 Trimester C and H Teaching Period end |
| Monday | 10 | 2024 Trimester B Special Examinations 2024/2025 Trimester C and H Teaching Period Study Week/Examinations begin |
| Tuesday | 11 | Education Committee |
| Wednesday | 12 | Divisional Board, Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences Divisional Board, Division of STEM |
| Thursday | 13 | Divisional Board, Division of Education Divisional Board, Division of Management Divisional Board, Division of Health |
| Monday | 17 | Teaching Recess begins Enrolment week begins Deadline for enrolment applications for papers that commence during Trimester A (24 February2025 to 19 June 2025) |
| Sunday | 18 | 2024/2025 Trimester C and H Teaching Period Examinations end |
| Wednesday | 19 | Māori Academic Board of Studies |
| Thursday | 20 | Pacific Strategic Committee |
| Friday | 21 | Deadline for completion of enrolment for papers that commence during Trimester A (24 February 2025 to 19 June 2025) Teaching Recess ends Enrolment week ends |
| Monday | 24 | Trimester A begins Academic Board |
| Tuesday | 25 | Council |
March 2025
| Monday | 3 | Confirmed H Teaching Period results available to students |
| Wednesday | 5 | Curriculum Committee |
| Wednesday | 26 | Research Committee |
April 2025
| Tuesday | 1 | Education Committee Council |
| Tuesday | 8 | Graduation - Hamilton begins (The Pā) |
| Friday | 11 | Graduation - Hamilton ends |
| Monday | 14 | Teaching Recess begins H Teaching Period Special Examinations begin |
| Tuesday | 15 | Graduation - Tauranga |
| Thursday | 17 | H Teaching Period Special Examinations end |
| Friday | 18 | Good Friday |
| Monday | 21 | Easter Monday |
| Tuesday | 22 | University Holiday |
| Thursday | 24 | Teaching Recess Ends |
| Friday | 25 | Anzac Day |
| Monday | 28 | Academic Board |
| Wednesday | 30 | Divisional Board, Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences Divisional Board, Division of STEM Māori Academic Board of Studies |
May 2025
| Thursday | 1 | Divisional Board, Division of Education Divisional Board, Division of Management Divisional Board, Division of Health |
| Wednesday | 7 | Research Committee |
| Friday | 9 | Deadline for all applications for Trimester A out-of-Time/Other Location and Special Arrangement examinations |
| Thursday | 15 | Pacific Strategic Committee |
| Tuesday | 20 | Council |
| Thursday | 22 | Māori Open Day - Hamilton Campus |
| Friday | 23 | Open Day - Hamilton Campus |
| Wednesday | 28 | Divisional Board, Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences Divisional Board, Division of STEM |
| Thursday | 29 | Divisional Board, Division of Education Divisional Board, Division of Management Divisional Board, Division of Health |
| Friday | 30 | Trimester A Ends |
June 2025
| Monday | 2 | King's Birthday |
| Tuesday | 3 | Study week begins |
| Wednesday | 4 | Māori Academic Board of Studies |
| Thursday | 5 | Curriculum Committee |
| Friday | 6 | Study week ends |
| Monday | 9 | Trimester A Examinations begin |
| Tuesday | 10 | Pacific Strategic Committee |
| Wednesday | 18 | Curriculum Committee |
| Thursday | 19 | Trimester A Examinations end |
| Friday | 20 | Matariki holiday observed |
| Monday | 24 | Teaching Recess begins Māori Open Day - Tauranga |
| Wednesday | 25 | Open Day - Tauranga Campus |
| Monday | 30 | Enrolment week begins |
July 2025
| Monday | 1 | Deadline for all enrolment applications for papers that commence during Trimester B (7 July 2025 to 31 October 2025) |
| Friday | 4 | Deadline for completion of enrolment for papers that commence during Trimester B (7 July 2025 to 31 October 2025) Teaching Recess Ends |
| Monday | 7 | Trimester B begins |
| Tuesday | 8 | Research Committee |
| Wednesday | 9 | Education Committee Board of Examiners |
| Saturday | 12 | Community Open Day - Hamilton Campus |
| Monday | 14 | Boards of Examiners Confirmed Trimester A results available to students |
| Friday | 25 | Academic Board |
| Wednesday | 30 | Divisional Board, Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Services Divisional Board, Division of STEM |
| Thursday | 31 | Divisional Board, Division of Education Divisional Board, Division of Management Divisional Board, Division of Health |
August 2025
| Wednesday | 6 | Māori Academic Board of Studies |
| Thursday | 7 | Pacific Strategic Committee |
| Tuesday | 12 | Council |
| Monday | 18 | Teaching Recess begins |
| Wednesday | 20 | Curriculum Committee |
| Monday | 26 | Trimester A Special Examinations begin |
| Wednesday | 27 | Research Committee |
| Friday | 29 | Teaching Recess ends |
September 2025
| Thursday | 4 | Education Committee |
| Friday | 5 | Trimester A Special Examinations end |
| Thursday | 11 | Kīngitanga Day |
| Friday | 12 | Deadline for all applications for Trimester B Out-of-Time/Other Location and Special Arrangement Examinations |
| Tuesday | 23 | Council |
| Wednesday | 24 | Academic Board |
October 2025
| Wednesday | 1 | Divisional Board, Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences Divisional Board, Division of STEM |
| Thursday | 2 | Divisional Board, Division of Education Divisional Board, Division of Management Divisional Board, Division of Health |
| Wednesday | 8 | Māori Academic Board of Studies |
| Thursday | 9 | Pacific Strategic Committee |
| Friday | 10 | Trimester B ends |
| Monday | 13 | Study week begins |
| October | 14 | Graduation - Hamilton (The Pā) |
| Friday | 17 | Study week ends |
| Monday | 20 | Trimester B Examinations begin |
| Wednesday | 22 | Curriculum Committee |
| Monday | 27 | Labour Day |
| Tuesday | 28 | Council |
| Friday | 31 | Trimester B Examinations end |
November 2025
| Monday | 3 | Teaching Recess begins Deadline for enrolment applications for papers that commence during Trimester C (10 November 2025 to 13 February 2026) Deadline for enrolment applications by all students enrolling in G Teaching Period (10 November 2025 to 19 December 2025) |
| Wednesday | 5 | Research Committee |
| Friday | 7 | Teaching Recess ends Deadline for completion of enrolment for papers that commence during Trimester C (10 November 2025 to 13 February 2026) Deadline for completion of enrolment for papers that commence during G Teaching Period (10 November 2025 to 19 December 2025) Trimester B ends |
| Monday | 10 | Trimester C and G Teaching Period begins |
| Wednesday | 12 | Education Committee |
| Thursday | 13 | Board of Examiners |
| Friday | 14 | Board of Examiners |
| Monday | 24 | Confirmed 2025 results available to students for most undergraduate papers |
| Wednesday | 26 | Divisional Board, Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences Divisional Board, Division of STEM |
| Thursday | 27 | Divisional Board, Division of Education Divisional Board, Division of Management Divisional Board, Division of Health |
December 2025
| Wednesday | 3 | Academic Board |
| Thursday | 4 | Māori Academic Board of Studies Pacific Strategic Committee |
| Tuesday | 9 | Council |
| Friday | 19 | G Teaching Period ends |
| Monday | 22 | Trimester C recess begins |