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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Academic Calendar 2026/27

2026
August
31 Monday Semester One teaching commences (13 teaching weeks)
31 Monday Add/Drop period for Semester One commences
September
12 Saturday Add/Drop period for Semester One ends
25 Friday Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival (all evening classes/examinations suspended)
26 Saturday General holiday (The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival)
October
1 Thursday General holiday (National Day)
10 Saturday PolyU Undergraduate Info Day 2026 (all day-time and evening classes/examinations suspended)
19 Monday General holiday (The day following Chung Yeung Festival)
31 Saturday Thirty-Second Congregation
November
1-21 Sunday to Saturday Thirty-Second Congregation
28 Saturday Semester One teaching ends
30 Monday Revision days for Semester One examinations commences
December
2 Wednesday Revision days for Semester One examinations ends
3 Thursday Examination Period for Semester One commences
18 Friday Examination Period for Semester One ends
22 Tuesday Winter Solstice (all evening classes/examinations suspended)
24 Thursday Christmas Eve (all evening classes/examinations suspended)
25 Friday General holiday (Christmas Day)
26 Saturday General holiday (The first weekday after Christmas Day)
31 Thursday New Year Eve (all evening classes/examinations suspended)
2027
January
1 Friday General holiday (The first day of January)
5 Tuesday Finalisation of all subject assessment results for Semester One
11 Monday Semester Two teaching commences (13 teaching weeks)
11 Monday Add/Drop period for Semester Two commences
13 Wednesday Finalisation of overall assessment results for Semester One
14 Thursday Announcement of Semester One overall assessment results
23 Saturday Add/Drop period for Semester Two ends
February
5 Friday Lunar New Year Eve (all evening classes/examinations suspended)
6-14 Saturday to Sunday Lunar New Year Break (all day-time and evening classes/examinations suspended)
6 Saturday General holiday (Lunar New Year’s Day)
8 Monday General holiday (The second day of Lunar New Year)
9 Tuesday General holiday (The third day of Lunar New Year)
March
26 Friday General holiday (Good Friday)
27 Saturday General holiday (The day following Good Friday)
29 Monday General holiday (Easter Monday)
April
5 Monday General holiday (Ching Ming Festival)
17
 Saturday Semester Two teaching ends
19 Monday Revision days for Semester Two examinations commences
21 Wednesday Revision days for Semester Two examinations ends
22 Thursday Examination Period for Semester Two commences
May
1 Saturday General holiday (Labour Day)
8 Saturday Examination Period for Semester Two ends
13 Thursday General holiday (The Birthday of the Buddha)
19 Wednesday Finalisation of all subject assessment results for Semester Two
24 Monday Summer Term teaching commences (7 teaching weeks)
24 Monday Add/Drop period for Summer Term commences
27 Thursday Finalisation of overall assessment results for Semester Two
28 Friday Announcement of Semester Two overall assessment results
29 Saturday Add/Drop period for Summer Term ends
June
9 Wednesday Tuen Ng Festival
July
1 Thursday General holiday (The HKSAR Establishment Day)
10 Saturday Summer Term teaching ends
12 Monday Examination Period for Summer Term commences
17 Saturday Examination Period for Summer Term ends
27 Tuesday Finalisation of all subject assessment results for Summer Term
August
4 Wednesday Finalisation of overall assessment results for Summer Term
5 Thursday Announcement of Summer Term overall assessment results
29  Sunday Academic Year 2026/27 ends

 

 

 

Last updated on 29 July 2026

 



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