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Student calendar
The student calendar includes important dates, events, public holidays, and Wintec holidays. Please note, that the Wintec dates are a general guide, and some programmes have differing holiday dates. Please check with your centre for the specifics of your semester dates and holidays.
Check out what is on:
| Wed | 1 | Jan | New Years Day |
| Thu | 2 | Jan | New Years Holiday |
| Mon | 6 | Jan | City and Rotokauri campuses open:
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| Mon | 27 | Jan | Auckland Anniversary Day (Wintec closed) |
| Semester 1 begins | |||
| Tue | 4 | Feb | Welcome Pōwhiri (Rotokauri) |
| Wed | 5 | Feb | Welcome Pōwhiri (City) |
| Thu | 6 | Feb | Waitangi Day (Wintec closed) |
| Fri | 21 | Feb | Hamilton Gardens Art Festival |
| Tue | 25 | Feb | Te Matatini begins |
| Tue | 4 | Mar | City Campus Orientation |
| Wed | 5 | Mar | Rotokauri Campus Orientation |
| Sat | 8 | Mar | International Women's Day |
| Tue | 18-22 | Mar | Balloons Over Waikato |
| Fri | 18 | Apr | Good Friday |
| Mon | 21 | Apr | Easter Monday (Wintec closed) |
| Tue | 22 | Apr | Easter holiday (Wintec closed) |
| TBC | TBC | Apr | Hamilton Pride |
| Fri | 25 | Apr | Anzac Day |
| Tue | 6-7 | May | Graduation |
| Thu | 15 | May | Global Accessibility Awareness Day |
| Fri | 16 | May | Pink Shirt Day |
| Mon | 26 | May | Samoa Language Week begins |
| Mon | 2 | Jun | King's Birthday (Wintec closed) |
| Wed | 11-14 | Jun | Fieldays |
| Fri | 20 | Jun | Matariki |
| Semester 1 ends |
| Semester 2 begins | |||
| Tue | 15 | Jul | Welcome Pōwhiri (Rotokauri) |
| Wed | 16 | Jul | Welcome Pōwhiri (City) |
| Tue | 29 | Jul | Orientation (City) |
| Thu | 31 | Jul | Orientation (Rotokauri) |
| Fri | 29 | Aug | Wintec Open Day |
| Fri | 29 | Aug | Te Rā Daffodil, Daffodil Day |
| Mon | 12-18 | Sep | Mental Health Awareness Week |
| Mon | 15-22 | Sep | Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, Māori Language Week |
| Mon | 27 | Oct | Labour Day (Wintec closed) |
| Fri | 21 | Oct | Halloween |
| Fri | 1 | Nov | Gumboot Friday |
| Thu | TBC | Nov | International end-of-year BBQ |
| Semester 2 ends |
| Mon | 22 | Dec | Wintec Christmas Holidays begin (main campuses closed) |
| Thu | 25 | Dec | Christmas Day |
| Fri | 26 | Dec | Boxing Day |
