Key dates 2026

Bachelor of Oral Health (BOH)

Week	Dates	Event
1	29 Dec - 2 Jan	1 Jan New Year’s Day 2 Jan Day after NY Day
2	5 Jan - 9 Jan
3	12 Jan - 16 Jan
4	19 Jan - 23 Jan
5	26 Jan - 30 Jan
6	2 Feb - 6 Feb	6 Feb Waitangi Day
7	9 Feb - 13 Feb
8	16 Feb - 20 Feb	16 Feb BOH2 and BOH3 clinics and lectures start 18 Feb Faculty Mihi Whakatau 20 Feb BOH1 Intro Day
9	23 Feb - 27 Feb	23 Feb BOH1 lectures start 26 Feb BOH1 SIM Clinic Intro
10	2 Mar - 6 Mar	2 Mar BOH1 SIM Clinics start
11	9 Mar - 13 Mar
12	16 Mar - 20 Mar
13	23 Mar - 27 Mar
14	30 Mar - 3 Apr	3 Apr Good Friday
15	6 Apr - 10 Apr	Mid-Semester Break 6 Apr Easter Monday 7 Apr Otago Anniversary Day observed (DN)
16	13 Apr - 17 Apr
17	20 Apr - 24 Apr
18	27 Apr - 1 May	27 Apr ANZAC Day
19	4 May - 8 May	9 May Graduation
20	11 May - 15 May
21	18 May - 22 May
22	25 May - 29 May	29 May BOH1 Semester 1 end
23	1 Jun - 5 Jun	1 Jun King’s Birthday 3 Jun BOH1 Semester 1 exams start 5 Jun BOH2 & BOH3 Sem 1 end
24	8 Jun - 12 Jun
25	15 Jun - 19 Jun	17 Jun Semester 1 exams end
26	22 Jun - 26 Jun	Semester Break
27	29 Jun - 3 Jul
28	6 Jul - 10 Jul	10 Jul Matariki
29	13 Jul - 17 Jul	Semester Two starts 13 July
30	20 Jul - 24 Jul
31	27 Jul – 31 Jul
32	3 Aug - 7 Aug	BOH3 Placement #1 starts
33	10 Aug - 14 Aug
34	17 Aug - 21 Aug	22 Aug Graduation
35	24 Aug - 28 Aug	BOH3 Placement #1 ends
36	31 Aug - 4 Sep	Mid-Semester Break
37	7 Sep - 11 Sep	BOH3 Placement #2 starts
38	14 Sep - 18 Sep	16-17 Sep CaRE Symposium
39	21 Sep - 25 Sep
40	28 Sep - 2 Oct	BOH3 Placement #2 ends
41	5 Oct - 9 Oct
42	12 Oct - 16 Oct	16 Oct BOH1 & BOH2 Semester 2 end
43	19 Oct - 23 Oct	Examination period starts 23 Oct BOH3 Semester 2 end
44	26 Oct - 30 Oct	26 Oct Labour Day
45	2 Nov - 6 Nov	6 Nov BOH3 oral exams 7 Nov End-of-year exams end
46	9 Nov - 13 Nov
47	16 Nov - 20 Nov
48	23 Nov - 27 Nov
49	30 Nov - 4 Dec
50	8 Dec - 12 Dec	TBC 12 Dec Graduation
51	15 Dec - 19 Dec
52	22 Dec - 26 Dec	25 Dec Christmas Day / 26 Dec Boxing Day

Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS )

Week	Dates	Event
1	29 Dec - 2 Jan	1 Jan New Year’s Day 2 Jan Day after NY Day
2	5 Jan - 9 Jan
3	12 Jan - 16 Jan
4	19 Jan - 23 Jan
5	26 Jan - 30 Jan	26 Jan Auckland Anniversary Day observed (Ak) – AKL Clinic closed
6	2 Feb - 6 Feb	6 Feb Waitangi Day
7	9 Feb - 13 Feb
8	16 Feb - 20 Feb	18 Feb Faculty Mihi Whakatau BDS Orientation Week (incl as a clinical week) – clinics start on 19th Feb, tutors to attend all rostered clinical sessions
9	23 Feb - 27 Feb	23 Feb BDS clinics start
10	2 Mar - 6 Mar
11	9 Mar - 13 Mar
12	16 Mar - 20 Mar
13	23 Mar - 27 Mar
14	30 Mar - 3 Apr	3 Apr Good Friday
15	6 Apr - 10 Apr	Mid-Semester Break 6 Apr Easter Monday 7 Apr Otago Anniversary Day observed (DN)
16	13 Apr - 17 Apr
17	20 Apr - 24 Apr
18	27 Apr - 1 May	27 Apr ANZAC Day
19	4 May - 8 May	9 May Graduation
20	11 May - 15 May
21	18 May - 22 May
22	25 May - 29 May	BDS2 Last week of Semester 1 clinics and lectures
23	1 Jun - 5 Jun	1 Jun King’s Birthday 3 Jun BDS2 Semester 1 exams start BDS3, BDS4 and BDS5 Last week of Semester 1 clinics and lectures
24	8 Jun - 12 Jun
25	15 Jun - 19 Jun	17 Jun Semester 1 exams end (Semester break if no exams)
26	22 Jun - 26 Jun	Semester Break
27	29 Jun - 3 Jul
28	6 Jul - 10 Jul	10 Jul Matariki
29	13 Jul - 17 Jul	Semester Two starts 13 July
30	20 Jul - 24 Jul
31	27 Jul – 31 Jul
32	3 Aug - 7 Aug
33	10 Aug - 14 Aug
34	17 Aug - 21 Aug	22 Aug Graduation
35	24 Aug - 28 Aug	27-29 Aug NZDA Conference Aug BDS5 Employment Fair and Young Dentist Day – no BDS5 clinics (DN and AKL)
36	31 Aug - 4 Sep	Mid-Semester Break
37	7 Sep - 11 Sep
38	14 Sep - 18 Sep	16-17 Sep CaRE Symposium
39	21 Sep - 25 Sep
40	28 Sep - 2 Oct	30 Sep am BDS4 Long Case
41	5 Oct - 9 Oct
42	12 Oct - 16 Oct	Last week of BDS2 lectures, labs & clinics
43	19 Oct - 23 Oct	Examination week starts 21-22 Oct BDS5 Research Colloquium – No BDS5 clinics. BDS3, BDS4 and BDS5 Last week of lectures, labs and clinics
44	26 Oct - 30 Oct	26 Oct Labour Day
45	2 Nov - 6 Nov	3 Nov BDS5 Viva 7 Nov End-of-year exams end
46	9 Nov - 13 Nov
47	16 Nov - 20 Nov
48	23 Nov - 27 Nov
49	30 Nov - 4 Dec
50	8 Dec - 12 Dec	TBC 12 Dec Graduation
51	15 Dec - 19 Dec
52	22 Dec - 26 Dec	25 Dec Christmas Day / 26 Dec Boxing Day

Dental Technology (DTEC)

Week	Dates	Event
1	29 Dec - 2 Jan	1 Jan New Year’s Day 2 Jan Day after NY Day
2	5 Jan - 9 Jan
3	12 Jan - 16 Jan
4	19 Jan - 23 Jan
5	26 Jan - 30 Jan
6	2 Feb - 6 Feb	6 Feb Waitangi Day
7	9 Feb - 13 Feb
8	16 Feb - 20 Feb	16 Feb DTEC2 and DTEC3 classes start 18 Feb Faculty MIHI Whakatau 20 Feb DTEC1 Intro Day
9	23 Feb - 27 Feb	23 Feb DTEC1 Classes start
10	2 Mar - 6 Mar
11	9 Mar - 13 Mar
12	16 Mar - 20 Mar
13	23 Mar - 27 Mar
14	30 Mar - 3 Apr	3 Apr Good Friday
15	6 Apr - 10 Apr	Mid-Semester Break 6 Apr Easter Monday 7 Apr Otago Anniversary Day observed (DN)
16	13 Apr - 17 Apr
17	20 Apr - 24 Apr
18	27 Apr - 1 May	27 Apr ANZAC Day
19	4 May - 8 May	9 May Graduation
20	11 May - 15 May
21	18 May - 22 May
22	25 May - 29 May
23	1 Jun - 5 Jun	1 Jun King’s Birthday 5 Jun Semester 1 end
24	8 Jun - 12 Jun	Semester Break
25	15 Jun - 19 Jun
26	22 Jun - 26 Jun
27	29 Jun - 3 Jul
28	6 Jul - 10 Jul	10 Jul Matariki
29	13 Jul - 17 Jul	Semester Two starts 13 July
30	20 Jul - 24 Jul
31	27 Jul – 31 Jul
32	3 Aug - 7 Aug
33	10 Aug - 14 Aug
34	17 Aug - 21 Aug	22 Aug Graduation
35	24 Aug - 28 Aug
36	31 Aug - 4 Sep	Mid-Semester Break
37	7 Sep - 11 Sep
38	14 Sep - 18 Sep	16-17 Sep CaRE Symposium
39	21 Sep - 25 Sep
40	28 Sep - 2 Oct
41	5 Oct - 9 Oct
42	12 Oct - 16 Oct
43	19 Oct - 23 Oct	Examination week starts Last week of labs & lectures
44	26 Oct - 30 Oct	26 Oct Labour Day
45	2 Nov - 6 Nov	7 Nov End-of-year exams end
46	9 Nov - 13 Nov
47	16 Nov - 20 Nov
48	23 Nov - 27 Nov
49	30 Nov - 4 Dec
50	8 Dec - 12 Dec	TBC 12 Dec Graduation
51	15 Dec - 19 Dec
52	22 Dec - 26 Dec	25 Dec Christmas Day / 26 Dec Boxing Day

Postgraduate

Week	Dates	Event
1	29 Dec - 2 Jan	1 Jan New Year’s Day 2 Jan Day after NY Day
2	5 Jan - 9 Jan
3	12 Jan - 16 Jan
4	19 Jan - 23 Jan	19 Jan DClinDent start 20-22 Jan DClinDent/PG Orientation
5	26 Jan - 30 Jan
6	2 Feb - 6 Feb	6 Feb Waitangi Day
7	9 Feb - 13 Feb
8	16 Feb - 20 Feb	16 Feb PGDipCDTech introduction course start
9	23 Feb - 27 Feb
10	2 Mar - 6 Mar
11	9 Mar - 13 Mar
12	16 Mar - 20 Mar
13	23 Mar - 27 Mar
14	30 Mar - 3 Apr	3 Apr Good Friday
15	6 Apr - 10 Apr	Mid-Semester Break 6 Apr Easter Monday 7 Apr Otago Anniversary Day observed (DN)
16	13 Apr - 17 Apr
17	20 Apr - 24 Apr
18	27 Apr - 1 May	27 Apr ANZAC Day
19	4 May - 8 May	9 May Graduation
20	11 May - 15 May
21	18 May - 22 May
22	25 May - 29 May
23	1 Jun - 5 Jun	1 Jun King’s Birthday 5 Jun PGDipCDTech Semester 1 clinics end
24	8 Jun - 12 Jun	Semester Break
25	15 Jun - 19 Jun
26	22 Jun - 26 Jun
27	29 Jun - 3 Jul
28	6 Jul - 10 Jul	10 Jul Matariki
29	13 Jul - 17 Jul	Semester Two starts 13 July
30	20 Jul - 24 Jul
31	27 Jul – 31 Jul
32	3 Aug - 7 Aug
33	10 Aug - 14 Aug
34	17 Aug - 21 Aug	22 Aug Graduation
35	24 Aug - 28 Aug
36	31 Aug - 4 Sep	Mid-Semester Break
37	7 Sep - 11 Sep
38	14 Sep - 18 Sep	16-17 Sep CaRE Symposium
39	21 Sep - 25 Sep
40	28 Sep - 2 Oct
41	5 Oct - 9 Oct
42	12 Oct - 16 Oct
43	19 Oct - 23 Oct	Examination week starts Last week of PG clinics
44	26 Oct - 30 Oct	26 Oct Labour Day
45	2 Nov - 6 Nov	7 Nov End-of-year exams end
46	9 Nov - 13 Nov	Yr 3 DClinDent, PGDipCDTech, PGDipClinDent finish
47	16 Nov - 20 Nov
48	23 Nov - 27 Nov
49	30 Nov - 4 Dec	Yr 1&2 DClinDent/other PG finish
50	8 Dec - 12 Dec	TBC 12 Dec Graduation
51	15 Dec - 19 Dec
52	22 Dec - 26 Dec	25 Dec Christmas Day / 26 Dec Boxing Day