Academic Calendar

2012 2013
2013 - 2014

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Revised Academic Calendar 2012-13 (by Semester Week)

Month
Sep 2012

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan 2013

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Week Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sun

Sem. Week

Notes

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10

11

12

13

14

15

16

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17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Sep. 17: Sem. 1 commences (14 teaching weeks: 17 Sep - 22 Dec 2012)

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Sep. 17 - 29: Add/Drop Period for Sem. 1

Oct. 1: The day following Mid-Autumn Festival / Oct. 2: The day following National Day

10

11

12

13

14

Oct. 6: PolyU Education Info Day (all day-time and evening classes suspended)

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Sep. 3 - 14: Common Orientation Programme

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Oct. 23: Chung Yeung Festival

29

30

31

Oct. 27: Eighteenth Congregation (with different conferment sessions up to Saturday, 17 November)

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

10

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

10

11

26

27

28

29

30

11

12

12

13

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

13

14

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

14

15

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Xmas/New Year Break

16

31

) Exam.

17

10

11

12

13

) Exam.

18

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

) Exam./

19

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

) Processing

20

28

29

30

31

21

10

22

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Lunar New Year Break

23

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

24

25

26

27

28

25

10

26

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

6
7

Dec. 21: Winter Solstice ( all evening classes suspended) / Dec. 22: Sem. 1 teaching ends
Dec. 25: Christmas Day / Dec. 26: The first weekday after Christmas Day
Dec. 24 - Jan. 2: Christmas and New Year Break
Jan. 1: First day of January / Jan. 3-16: Examination Period for Sem. 1

Exam. Result

Jan. 24: All subject assessment results finalised

Jan. 28: Sem. 2 commences (14 teaching weeks: 28 Jan - 11 May 2013)
Jan. 28- Feb. 9: Add/Drop Period for Sem. 2 / Jan. 31: Finalisation of overall assessment results
Feb. 1: Announcement of Sem. 1 overall assessment results
Feb. 11 - 13: Lunar New Year Holidays
Feb. 14 - 16: Lunar New Year Break (all day-time and evening classes suspended)

27

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

28

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Mar. 29 - Apr. 1: Easter Holidays

29

Apr. 4: Ching Ming Festival

10

30

10

11

12

13

14

31

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

11

32

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

12

33

29

30

13

May 1: Labour Day

34

10

11

12

14

35

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

) Exam.

May 11: Sem. 2 teaching ends

May 13-14: Revision Days for Sem. 2 / May 15 - 29: Examination Period for Sem. 2 / May 17: the Buddha's Birthday

36

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

) Exam.

37

27

28

29

30

31

) Exam./

38

) Processing

39

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

40

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Exam. Result

41

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

42

43

10

11

12

13

14

44

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

45

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

46

29

30

31

) Exam.

47

10

11

) Exam.

48

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

) Processing

Result

49

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

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50

26

27

28

29

30

31

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General Holidays (tentative for 2013)

Dates of finalisation of assessment results
Changes are highlighted in NAVY
June 2012

Sat

Jun. 6: All subject assessment results finalised

Jun. 10: Summer Term commences (7 teaching weeks: 10 Jun - 27 Jul 2013)
Jun. 10 -15: Add/Drop Period for Summer Term
Jun. 12: Tuen Ng Festival / Jun. 13: Finalisation of overall assessment results
Jun. 14: Announcement of Sem. 2 overall assessment results

Jul. 1: The HKSAR Establishment Day

Jul. 27: Summer Term teaching ends

Jul. 29 - Aug. 3: Examination Period for Summer Term

Aug. 12: All subject assessment results finalised / Aug. 19: Finalisation of overall assessment results
Aug. 20: Announcement of Summer Term overall assessment results
Aug. 31: Academic Year 2012-13 ends

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Academic Calendar 2013-14 (by Semester Week)

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Sem. Week

Aug 2013

Month

Week Mon
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26

27

28

29

30

31

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Sep

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

10

10

10

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan 2014

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

11

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

11

12

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

12

13

25

26

27

28

29

30

13

14

14

15

10

11

12

13

14

15

Exam.

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

Exam.

17

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

18

30

31

19

10

11

12

Sep. 2: Sem. 1 commences (14 teaching weeks: 2 Sep - 7 Dec 2013)

Sep. 2 - 14: Add/Drop Period for Sem. 1

Sep. 20: The day following Mid-Autumn Festival

Oct. 1: National Day / Oct. 5: PolyU Education Info Day (all day-time and evening classes suspended)

Oct. 14: The day following Chung Yeung Festival

Dec. 7: Sem. 1 teaching ends

Dec. 9 - 10: Revision Days for Sem. 1 / Dec. 11 - 24: Examination Period for Sem. 1 (Dec. 24: evening exam session not scheduled)
Dec. 25: Christmas Day / Dec. 26: The first weekday after Christmas Day

20

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

21

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

Jan. 1: The first day of January

Jan. 4: All subject assessment results finalised
Jan. 11: Finalisation of overall assessment results
Jan. 13: Announcement of Sem. 1 overall assessment results
Jan. 13: Sem. 2 commences (14 teaching weeks: 13 Jan - 26 Apr 2014)
Jan. 13 - 25: Add/Drop Period for Sem. 2

22

27

28

29

30

31

Jan. 31 - Feb. 3: Lunar New Year Holidays

23

Lunar New Year Break

24

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

4
5

Break

25

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

26

24

25

26

27

28

27

28

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

29

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

30

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

10

Feb. 4 - 8: Lunar New Year Break (all day-time and evening classes suspended)

31

31

11

32

10

11

12

13

12

33

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

13

Apr. 18 - 21: Easter Holidays

34

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

14

Apr. 26: Sem. 2 teaching ends

35

28

29

30

Exam.

Apr. 28 - 30: Revision Days for Sem. 2 / May 1: Labour Day / May 2 - 16: Examination Period for Sem. 2

36

10

11

Exam.

May 6: The Buddha's Birthday

) Exam./
) Exam. Result
) Processing

37

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

38

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

39

26

27

28

29

30

31

40

Apr. 5: Ching Ming Festival

May 24: All subject assessment results finalised

May 26: Summer Term commences (7 teaching weeks: 26 May - 12 Jul 2014)
May 26 - 31: Add/Drop Period for Summer Term
May 31: Finalisation of overall assessment results
Jun. 2: Tuen Ng Festival
Jun. 3: Announcement of Sem. 2 overall assessment results

41

10

11

12

13

14

15

42

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

43

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

44

30

Jul. 1: The HKSAR Establishment Day

45

10

11

12

13

Jul. 12: Summer Term teaching ends

46

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Exam.

47

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

) Exam. Result

48

28

29

30

31

) Processing

49

10

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50

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

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51

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

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52

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

--

General Holidays (tentative for 2014)

Dates of finalisation of examination results
January 2013

) Exam./
) Exam. Result
) Processing

Notes

Jul. 14 - 19: Examination Period for Summer Term

Jul. 28: All subject assessment results finalised

Aug. 4: Finalisation of overall assessment results
Aug. 5: Announcement of Summer Term overall assessment results

Aug. 31: Academic Year 2013-14 ends