Term and semester dates

Find out about our Academic Year Calendar.

The academic year

Term dates

Term	2024-2025
Autumn	Monday 23 September 2024 – Friday 13 December 2024
Spring	Monday 06 January 2025 – Friday 11 April 2025
Summer	Monday 28 April 2025 - Friday 09 May 2025

Semester dates

Semester	2024-2025
Semester A	Monday 23 September 2024 - Friday 17 January 2025 (17 weeks, including exam period and integral Christmas vacation 3 weeks) There may be examinations on Saturday 18 January 2025 for certain students
Semester B	Monday 20 January 2025 – Friday 9 May 2025 (16 weeks, including exam period and integral Easter vacation 2 weeks) There may be examinations on Saturday 03 May 2025 for certain students. There will be examinations from Tuesday 17 June 2025 – Friday 27 June 2025 for referred/deferred assessments from Semesters A and B.
Semester C	Monday 12 May 2025 – Friday 05 September 2025 (17 weeks, including exam period and integral vacation weeks determined by programme) There will be examinations from Monday 01 September 2025 – Friday 05 September 2025 for approved programme-specific referred/deferred assessments and Semester C assessments. Relevant staff and all students must be available to attend exams on any of the above exam days.

Semester

2024-2025

Semester A

Monday 23 September 2024 - Friday 17 January 2025

(17 weeks, including exam period and integral Christmas vacation 3 weeks)

There may be examinations on Saturday 18 January 2025 for certain students

Semester B

Monday 20 January 2025 – Friday 9 May 2025

(16 weeks, including exam period and integral Easter vacation 2 weeks)

There may be examinations on Saturday 03 May 2025 for certain students.

There will be examinations from Tuesday 17 June 2025 – Friday 27 June 2025 for referred/deferred assessments from Semesters A and B.

Semester C

Monday 12 May 2025 – Friday 05 September 2025

(17 weeks, including exam period and integral vacation weeks determined by programme)

There will be examinations from Monday 01 September 2025 – Friday 05 September 2025 for approved programme-specific referred/deferred assessments and Semester C assessments.

Relevant staff and all students must be available to attend exams on any of the above exam days.

Public holidays

Holiday	2024-2025
Christmas	Wednesday 25 December 2024 (Christmas Day) Thursday 26 December 2024 (Boxing Day)
New Year	Wednesday 01 January 2025 (New Year’s Day)
Easter	Friday 18 April 2025 Monday 21 April 2025
May Day	Monday 05 May 2025
Spring Bank Holiday	Monday 27 May 2024
Summer Bank Holiday	Monday 25 August 2025
University Holidays	The University will be closed from 12.00 hours on Tuesday 24 December 2024 until 08.30 hours on Thursday 02 January 2025. The University will also be closed on Tuesday 26 August 2025.