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Key dates 2023

Bachelor of Oral Health (BOH)

Week Dates Event
1 2–6 Jan 2 Jan New Year’s Day (observed)
3 Jan Day after NY's Day (observed)
2 9–13 Jan
3 16–20 Jan
4 23–27 Jan
5 30 Jan–3 Feb
6 6–10 Feb 6 Feb Waitangi Day
7 13–17 Feb
8 20–24 Feb 20 Feb BOH2/BOH3 clinics and lectures start
22 Feb Faculty Mihi Whakatau
24 Feb BOH1 Intro Day
9 27 Feb–3 Mar 27 Feb BOH1 lectures start
2 Mar BOH1 SIM Clinics start
10 6–10 Mar
11 13–17 Mar
12 20–24 Mar
13 27–31 Mar
14 3–7 Apr 7 Apr Good Friday
15 10–14 Apr Easter and mid-semester break
10 Apr Easter Monday
11 Apri Otago Anniversary observed (Dn)
16 17–21 Apr
17 24–28 Apr 25 Apr ANZAC Day
18 1–5 May
19 8–12 May
20 1–19 May
21 22–26 May
22 29 May–2 Jun 2 Jun BOH1 Semester 1 end
23 5–9 Jun 5 Jun King’s Birthday
7 Jun Semester 1 exams start
 9 Jun BOH2/BOH3 Semester 1 end
24 12–16 Jun Semester 1 exams week (Semester break if no module exams)
25 19–23 Jun 21 Jun Semester 1 exams end (Semester break if no module exams)
26 26–30 Jun Semester Break
27 3–7 Jul Semester Break
28 10–14 Jul 10 Jul Semester 2 starts
14 Jul Matariki holiday
29 17–21 Jul 19–20 Jul Clinical and Research Excellence Symposium
30 24–28 Jul
31 31 Jul–4 Aug
32 7–11 Aug
33 14–18 Aug
34 21–25 Aug
35 28 Aug–1 Sep Mid-Semester Break
36 4–8 Sep
37 11–15 Sep
38 18–22 Sep
39 25–29 Sep
40 2–6 Oct
41 9–13 Oct 13 Oct BOH1 and BOH2 Semester 2 end
42 16–20 Oct 18 Oct End of year exams start
43 23–27 Oct 23 Oct Labour Day
27 Oct BOH3 Semester 2 end
44 30 Oct–3 Nov Examination week
45 6–10 Nov 10 Nov BOH3 oral exams
11 Nov End of year exams end
46 13–17 Nov
47 20–24 Nov
48 27 Nov–1 Dec
49 4–8 Dec
50 11–15 Dec

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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)

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

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Dental Technology (DTEC)

Week Dates Event
1 2–6 Jan 2 Jan New Year’s Day (observed)
3 Jan Day after NY's Day (observed)
2 9–13 Jan
3 16–20 Jan
4 23–27 Jan
5 30 Jan–3 Feb
6 6–10 Feb 6 Feb Waitangi Day
7 13–17 Feb
8 20–24 Feb 20 Feb DTEC2 and DTEC3 clinics and lectures start
22 Feb Faculty Mihi Whakatau
24 Feb DTEC1 Intro Day
9 27 Feb–3 Mar 27 Feb All DTEC1 Classes start
10 6–10 Mar
11 13–17 Mar
12 20–24 Mar
13 27–31 Mar
14 3–7 Apr 7 Apr Good Friday
15 10–14 Apr Easter and mid-semester break
10 Apr Easter Monday
11 Apri Otago Anniversary observed (Dn)
16 17–21 Apr
17 24–28 Apr 25 Apr ANZAC Day
18 1–5 May
19 8–12 May
20 1–19 May
21 22–26 May
22 29 May–2 Jun 2 Jun DTEC1 Semester 1 end
23 5–9 Jun 5 Jun King’s Birthday
7 Jun DTEC Semester 1 exams start
 9 Jun DTEC2/DTEC3 Semester 1 end
24 12–16 Jun Semester 1 exams week (Semester break if no exams)
25 19–23 Jun 21 Jun Semester 1 exams end (Semester break if no exams)
26 26–30 Jun Semester Break
27 3–7 Jul Semester Break
28 10–14 Jul 10 Jul Semester 2 starts
14 Jul Matariki holiday
29 17–21 Jul 19–20 Jul Clinical and Research Excellence Symposium
30 24–28 Jul
31 31 Jul–4 Aug
32 7–11 Aug
33 14–18 Aug
34 21–25 Aug
35 28 Aug–1 Sep Mid-Semester Break
36 4–8 Sep
37 11–15 Sep
38 18–22 Sep
39 25–29 Sep
40 2–6 Oct
41 9–13 Oct
42 16–20 Oct 18 Oct End of year exams start
43 23–27 Oct 23 Oct Labour Day
Last week of labs and lectures
44 30 Oct–3 Nov Examination week
45 6–10 Nov 11 Nov End of year exams end
46 13–17 Nov
47 20–24 Nov
48 27 Nov–1 Dec
49 4–8 Dec
50 11–15 Dec

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Postgraduate

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

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