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Academic Calendar 2023/24

2023
September
4 Monday Semester One teaching commences (13 teaching weeks)
4 Monday Add/Drop period for Semester One commences
16 Saturday Add/Drop period for Semester One ends 
29  Friday Mid-Autumn Festival (all evening classes suspended)
30 Saturday General holiday (The day following Mid-Autumn Festival)

October

2 Monday General holiday (The day following National Day)
21
Saturday
PolyU Information Day (Undergraduate & Taught Postgraduate Programmes)
(all day-time and evening classes suspended)
23 Monday General holiday (Chung Yeung Festival)
November
3 to 25 Friday to Saturday  Twenty-ninth Congregation
December
2 Saturday Semester One teaching ends
4 Monday Revision days for Semester One examinations commences 
Wednesday Revision days for Semester One examinations ends
7 Thursday Examination Period for Semester One commences
22 Friday Examination Period for Semester One ends
22 Friday Winter Solstice (all evening classes and examinations suspended)
24 Sunday Christmas Eve (all evening classes and examinations suspended)
25 Monday General holiday (Christmas Day)
26 Tuesday General holiday (The first weekday after Christmas Day)
2024
January
1 Monday General holiday (The first day of January)
9 Tuesday Finalisation of all subject assessment results for Semester One
15 Monday

Semester Two teaching commences (13 teaching weeks)

15 Monday Add/Drop period for Semester Two commences
17 Wednesday Finalisation of overall assessment results for Semester One
18 Thursday Announcement of Semester One overall assessment results
27 Saturday Add/Drop period for Semester Two ends
February 
9 Friday  Lunar New Year's Eve (all evening classes suspended)
10 to 18 Saturday to Sunday Lunar New Year Break (all day-time and evening classes suspended)
10 Saturday  General holiday (Lunar New Year's Day)
12 Monday General holiday (The third day of Lunar New Year)
13 Tuesday General holiday (The fourth day of Lunar New Year)
 March 
29  Friday  General holiday (Good Friday)
30   Saturday  General holiday (The day following Good Friday)
April
1 Monday
General holiday (Easter Monday)
4 Thursday
General holiday (Ching Ming Festival) 
20 Saturday Semester Two teaching ends
22 Monday Revision days for Semester Two examinations commences
24 Wednesday
Revision days for Semester Two examinations ends
25 Thursday Examination Period for Semester Two commences
May
1 Wednesday

General holiday (Labour Day)

4 Saturday Thirtieth Congregation (May Session for PhD Graduates)
11 Saturday Examination Period for Semester Two ends
15 Wednesday General holiday (The Birthday of the Buddha)
21 Tuesday Finalisation of all subject assessment results for Semester Two
27 Monday

Summer Term teaching commences (7 teaching weeks)

27 Monday
Add/Drop period for Summer Term commences
29 Wednesday
Finalisation of overall assessment results for Semester Two
30 Thursday Announcement of Semester Two overall assessment results
June
 1 Saturday Add/Drop period for Summer Term ends
10 Monday
General holiday (Tuen Ng Festival)
July
1 Monday General holiday (The HKSAR Establishment Day)
13 Saturday

Summer Term teaching ends

15 Monday Examination Period for Summer Term commences
20 Saturday Examination Period for Summer Term ends
30 Tuesday Finalisation of all subject assessment results for Summer Term
August
7 Wednesday Finalisation of overall assessment results for Summer Term
8 Thursday Announcement of Summer Term overall assessment results
September 
1 Sunday

Academic Year 2023/24 ends

 

  


Last updated on 12 March 2024

 



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