2011 Academic Year Dates for Victoria University of Wellington week Starting Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Activity Notes 53 27 Dec 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 Break 1 3 Jan 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Trimester 3 week 7 University re-opens Wed 5 Jan 2 10 Jan 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Trimester 3 week 8 3 17 Jan 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Trimester 3 week 9 4 24 Jan 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Trimester 3 week 10 Wellington Anniv. Mon 24 Jan 5 31 Jan 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 Trimester 3 week 11 Schools start betw. 31/1 & 7/2 6 7 Feb 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Trimester 3 week 12 7 14 Feb 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Examinations 8 21 Feb 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Enrolment 9 28 Feb 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 Trimester 1 week 1 Trimester 1 starts Mon 28 Feb 10 7 Mar 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Trimester 1 week 2 11 14 Mar 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Trimester 1 week 3 12 21 Mar 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Trimester 1 week 4 13 28 Mar 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 Trimester 1 week 5 14 4 Apr 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Trimester 1 week 6 15 11 Apr 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Trimester 1 week 7 16 18 Apr 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Mid-Trimester Break School holidays 16/4 - 1/5 17 25 Apr 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 Mid-Trimester Break School holidays 16/4 - 1/5 18 2 May 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Trimester 1 week 8 19 9 May 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Trimester 1 week 9 20 16 May 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Trimester 1 week 10 Graduation 17-20 May 21 23 May 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Trimester 1 week 11 22 30 May 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 Trimester 1 week 12 23 6 Jun 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Study Break Queen's Birthday Mon 6 June 24 13 Jun 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Examinations 25 20 Jun 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Examinations 26 27 Jun 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Examinations / Break 27 4 Jul 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Mid-Year Break 28 11 Jul 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Trimester 2 week 1 Trimester 2 starts Mon 11 July 29 18 Jul 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Trimester 2 week 2 School holidays 16-31 July 30 25 Jul 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Trimester 2 week 3 School holidays 16-31 July 31 1 Aug 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Trimester 2 week 4 32 8 Aug 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Trimester 2 week 5 33 15 Aug 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Trimester 2 week 6 34 22 Aug 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Mid-Trimester Break 35 29 Aug 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 Mid-Trimester Break 36 5 Sep 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Trimester 2 week 7 37 12 Sep 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Trimester 2 week 8 38 19 Sep 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Trimester 2 week 9 39 26 Sep 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 Trimester 2 week 10 40 3 Oct 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Trimester 2 week 11 41 10 Oct 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Trimester 2 week 12 School holidays 8-24 Oct 42 17 Oct 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Study Break School holidays 8-24 Oct 43 24 Oct 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Examinations Labour Day Mon 24 Oct 44 31 Oct 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 Examinations 45 7 Nov 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Examinations 46 14 Nov 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Trimester 3 week 1 47 21 Nov 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Trimester 3 week 2 48 28 Nov 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 Trimester 3 week 3 49 5 Dec 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Trimester 3 week 4 50 12 Dec 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Trimester 3 week 5 Graduation 12-14 Dec 51 19 Dec 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Trimester 3 week 6 School holidays start latest 20/12 52 26 Dec 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 Christmas break Teaching days with white background; study break and examinations with pale grey background Public holidays and University holidays indicated with red background Other days indicated with dark grey background
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