Key Dates
SEMESTER TWO (S2) 2025 - details subject to change
| S2 Domestic Theology Applications close | 30 June |
| S2 Interest Only Applications close | Up until course start date |
| Semester Two 2025 Begins | 14 July |
| Orientation All Campuses | 14-18 July |
| Summer Semester 2025/2026 Applications open | 01 August |
| S1 2026 Domestic and International Applications open | 01 August |
| Theology Intensives Week | 11-15 August |
| Mid Semester Break | 22 September-03 October |
| Theology Intensives Week | 13-17 October |
| Labour Day | 27 October |
| Christchurch Graduation Applications close | 31 October |
| S1 2026 International Applications close | 7 November |
| Summer Semester 2025/2026 Applications close | 7 November |
| Canterbury Anniversary | 14 November |
| Semester Two Ends | 14 November |
| Summer Semester 2025/2026 begins | 17 November |
| 2026 Graduate Diploma in Education Applications close | 28 November |
| Christchurch Graduation | 12 December |
| Laidlaw Holiday Closedown Period | 23 December 2025 - 5 January 2026 |
SEMESTER ONE (S1) 2026 - details subject to change
| S1 BCouns, Theology Internship Applications close | 16 January |
| Graduate Diploma in Education (GradDipEd) begins | 19 January (TBC) |
| Auckland Anniversary | 26 January |
| BEd Year 3 begins for Christchurch students | 26 January |
| BEd Year 3 begins for Auckland students | 27 January |
| Waitangi Day | 06 February |
| S1 Theology Non-internship Applications close | 06 February |
| Summer School 2025-2026 Ends | 16 February |
| S1 Interest Only Applications close | Up until course start date |
| Orientation Week All campuses | 16-20 February |
| S2 Domestic and International Applications open (Education Closed) | 9 March |
| Theology Intensives Week | 16-20 March |
| Good Friday | 3 April |
| Easter Monday | 6 April |
| Mid Semester Break | 3-17 April |
| ANZAC Day | 27 April |
| S2 International Applications close | 1 May |
| Theology Intensives Week | 18-22 May |
| Auckland Graduation | 23 May |
| King's Birthday | 1 June |
| S2 Domestic Counselling and Theology Internship Applications close | 12 June |
| Semester One ends | 19 June |
| Mid-Year 3 Week Break begins | 20 June |