Key dates
Stay on top of application and enrolment deadlines and other important dates for future students.
Application and enrolment deadlines
Trimester 2: Applications are due 20 June 2022.
Trimester 3: Applications are due 2 November 2022.
Some limited entry, postgraduate, and Teacher Education programmes may have different application dates. If you're unsure, contact a student success adviser.
Course advice
For course advice or to find out more about your study options, email a student success adviser.
Important dates and deadlines
May 2022
| Date | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Sunday 1 | Last day to apply for a hall of residence for Trimester 2. |
| Friday 13 | Last day for withdrawal from Trimester 1 courses. After this date, the Associate Dean’s approval is required. |
| Monday 16 | Trimester 1 aegrotat period begins. |
June 2022
| Date | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Friday 3 | Trimester 1 teaching period ends. |
| Monday 6 | Queen’s Birthday (University closed). |
| Tuesday 7 | Mid-year study period begins. |
| Friday 10 | Mid-year examination period begins. |
| Monday 20 | Last day for adding Trimester 2 courses and programmes. |
| Friday 24 | Matariki public holiday (University closed) |
| Saturday 25 | Mid-year examination period ends. |
| Monday 27 | Mid-year break begins. |
| Monday 27 | Discretionary Entrance and Special Admission for Trimester 2 courses close. |
| Wednesday 29 | Grade entry deadline Trimester 1 courses. |
July 2022
| Date | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Friday 1 | Closing date for round two applications for doctoral admission and doctoral scholarships. |
| Monday 4 | Orientation week for Trimester 2. |
| Monday 4 | International students' Orientation week for Trimester 2. |
| Thursday 7 | Online enrolment closes for Trimester 2. |
| Friday 8 | Deadline for payment of fees for Trimester 2 courses. Students must be fully enrolled by this date. |
| Monday 11 | Trimester 2 begins. |
| Friday 22 | Last day for adding Trimester 2 courses. |
| Friday 22 | Last day to receive a refund for withdrawal from Trimester 2 courses |
August 2022
| Date | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Monday 1 | Halls of residence applications open for 2023. |
| Friday 19 | Last day for withdrawal from full-year courses. After this date, the Associate Dean’s approval is required. |
| Monday 22 | Mid-trimester break begins. |
| Friday 26 | Open Day. |
September 2022
| Date | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Monday 5 | Trimester 2 resumes. |
| Friday 23 | Last day for withdrawal from Trimester 2 courses. After this date, the Associate Dean’s approval is required. |
| Monday 26 | Trimester 2 aegrotat period begins. |
October 2022
| Date | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Saturday 1 | Open for 2023 online enrolment. |
| Saturday 1 | Application deadline to attend the December Graduation ceremonies |
| Saturday 1 | Last day to apply for a hall of residence for 2023. |
| Friday 14 | Trimester 2 and full-year teaching period ends. |
| Monday 17 | End-year study period begins. |
| Friday 21 | End-year examination period begins. |
| Monday 24 | Labour Day (University closed). |
| Monday 31 | Discretionary Entrance and Special Admission for Trimester 3 courses close. |
November 2022
| Date | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 1 | Closing date for round three applications for doctoral admission and doctoral scholarships. |
| Tuesday 1 | Closing date for Wellington Graduate Awards and Master’s-by-Thesis scholarships. |
| Wednesday 2 | Last day for adding Trimester 3 courses and programmes. |
| Monday 7 | International students' Orientation week for Trimester 3. |
| Thursday 10 | Online enrolment closes for Trimester 3. |
| Friday 11 | Deadline for payment of fees for Trimester 3 courses (November–December 2022 and November 2022–February 2023 courses). |
| Saturday 12 | End-year examination period ends. |
| Monday 14 | Trimester 3 begins. |
| Friday 18 | Last day for adding Trimester 3 courses (November–December 2022 courses). |
| Friday 18 | Last day to receive a refund for withdrawal from Trimester 3 courses (November–December 2022 courses). |
| Thursday 24 | Grade entry deadline for Trimester 2 and full-year courses (except LAWS 100–399 courses). |
| Friday 25 | Last day for adding Trimester 3 courses (November 2022–February 2023 courses). |
| Friday 25 | Last day to receive a refund for withdrawal from Trimester 3 courses (November 2022–February 2023 courses). |
| Tuesday 29 | Grade entry deadline for Trimester 2 and full-year LAWS 100–399 courses. |
December 2022
| Date | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Thursday 1 | Deadline for applications to limited-entry programmes and limited-entry courses. |
| Friday 2 | Graduate Diploma of Teaching and Master of Teaching and Learning programmes end. |
| Wednesday 7 | Graduation ceremonies at the Michael Fowler Centre. |
| Thursday 8 | Graduation ceremonies at the Michael Fowler Centre. |
| Friday 9 | Graduation ceremony at Te Hui Whakapūmau, The Hub, Kelburn campus. |
| Wednesday 14 | Last day for withdrawal from Trimester 3 courses (November–December 2022 courses). After this date, Associate Dean approval is required. |
| Thursday 22 | Last day of teaching for 2022. |
| Friday 23 | University closed (reopens 9 January 2023) Summer break |