| Week | Date | Event |
| 4 | Monday 22 January | All DClinDent, MDentTech, MDS & MComDent students start unless notified otherwise |
| 4 | Monday 22 January | PGDipCDTech part-time students block course |
| 4 | TBC | Teaching Excellence Workshop |
| 5 | Monday 29 January | BDS Y3, 4&5 begin classes; BOH Y2&3 begin classes |
| All postgraduate diploma students commence (except for PGDipCDTech) |
| 6 | Tuesday 6 February | Waitangi Day |
| 6 | Wednesday 7 February | PGDipCDTech full-time students begin |
| 8 | Monday 19 February | Mihi whakatau for BDS Y2; BOH Y1; DTEC Y1 students |
| 8 | Monday 19 February | DTEC Y2&3 classes begin |
| 8 | Tuesday to Thursday | Camp Dent for BDS Y2, BOH Y1, DTEC Y1 students |
| 8 | Friday 23 February | Introduction Day for BDS Y2; BOH Y1; DTEC Y1 students |
| 9 | Monday 26 February | BDS Y2; BOH Y1; DTEC Y1 classes begin |
| 13 | Friday 30 March | Easter Good Friday - School closed |
| 14 | Monday 2 April | Mid-semester Break 2 April - 6 April includes Easter Monday & Otago Anniversary Day |
| 15 | Monday 9 April | Classes resume for all students |
| 17 | Wednesday 25 April | ANZAC Day Observed - School closed |
| 20 | Friday 18 May | Lectures cease for BDS Y3, 4&5; BOH Y2 (DEOH papers) BOH Y3 |
| 21 | Monday 21 May | Semester Break (21 May to 8 June) |
| 21 | Monday 21 May | PGDipCDTech part-time students block course (21 May to 1 June, weeks 21 & 22) |
| 21 | Monday 21 May | IMU Bridging Course (21 May to 8 June) |
| 21 | Thursday 24 May | Faculty exam period begins for BDS Y3, 4&5; BOH 3 |
| 22 | Friday 1 June | Classes cease BDS Y2, BOH Y1, BOH Y2 (SOCI 101), DTEC Y1, 2&3 |
| 23 | Monday 4 June | Queen’s Birthday observed |
| 23 | Wednesday 6 June | University exam period begins (BDS Y2, BOH Y1, BOH Y2, DTEC Y1, 2&3) |
| 23 | Thursday 7 June | Clinical Excellence Day |
| 24 | Monday 11 June | Semester 2: classes resume BDS Y3, 4&5; BOH Y3 |
| 26 | Monday 25 June | Classes resume for BOH Y2 |
| 28 | Monday 9 July | Semester 2: Classes resume for BDS Y2; BOH Y1; DTEC Y1, 2&3 students |
| 30 | Monday 23 July | Mid-Semester Break for BOH3 (23 July to 27 July) |
| 30 | 25 July to 28 July | IADR 96th General Session & Exhibition London England |
| 31 | Monday 30 July | Mid-semester break for BDS Y3, 4&5; BOH Y2 (30 July to 3 August) |
| 35 | Monday 27 August | Mid-semester break for BDS Y2; BOH Y1; DTEC Y1, 2&3 (27 to 31 August) |
| 35 | Thursday 30 August | Research Day |
| 38 | Friday 21 September | Dental Technology Day |
| 39 | Friday 28 September | Lectures cease for BDS3; BOH Y2 (DEOH papers), BOH 3 |
| 40 | Thursday 4 October | Faculty exam period begins for BDS Y3; BOH 3 |
| 40 | Friday 5 October | Classes cease for BDS Y4&5 |
| 41 | Wednesday 10 October | Faculty exam period begins for BDS Y4&5 |
| 41 | Friday 12 October | Lectures cease for BDS Y2; BOH Y1, BOH 2 (PUBH202) |
| 42 | Mon-Tues 15 & 16 October | BDS Y5 Colloquium & BDS Honours |
| 42 | Wednesday 17 October | University exam period begins (includes BDS Y2, BOH Y1, BOH Y2, DTEC Y1, 2&3) |
| 42 | Thursday 18 October | BDS5 OSCE |
| 43 | Monday 22 October | Labour Day |
| 43 | Tuesday 23 October | BDS5 Viva |
| 43 | Friday 26 October | Classes cease DTEC Y1, 2&3 |
| 47 | Friday 23 November | Classes cease for final year DClinDent students and PG Diploma students |
| 49 | Saturday 8 December | Health Sciences Graduation Ceremony |
| 50 | Friday 14 December | Formal classes cease for DClinDent Y1&2 students |
| 52 | Monday 24 December | 24 December should be taken as annual leave |
