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Home > Part-time (distance learning) programmes/ courses > 3 Academic calendars and important dates
| 3 Academic calendars and important dates |
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█ 2020/2021 Academic Calendar for Part-time Programmes/Courses █
▌2020 Autumn Term for Part-time Programmes/Courses
| Week Academic Year | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thur | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week term | Remarks | |
| 2020 | Sep | |||||||||
| 1 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 1 | 21/9 First day of term | |
| 2 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 2 | ||||||
| Oct | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1/10 National Day | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2/10 The day following Mid-Autumn Festival | |
| 4 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 6 | 26/10 The day following Chung Yeung Festival | ||
| Nov | ||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||
| 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 10 | ||
| 11 | 30 | 11 | ||||||||
| Dec | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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6/12 Last day to apply for deferment of studies | ||||
| 12 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | ||
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 27/12 Last day to withdraw from courses | |
| 14 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
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14 | 27/12 Final assignment cut-off date* | |
| 15 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 15 | 25–26/12 Christmas holidays | ||||
| 2021 | Jan | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 1/1 New Year holiday | |||||||
| 16 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 16 | ||
| 17 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 11/1–7/2 Examination period | |
| 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 18 | ||
| 19 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 19 | ||
| Feb | ||||||||||
| 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 7/2 Last day of term |
Key
| Commencement of term | ||
| Examination period (including Sundays and public holidays) | ||
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Last day to apply for deferment of studies before the commencement of the examination period | |
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Final assignment cut-off date for part-time courses completed in the term | |
| ( ) | Last day to withdraw from courses | |
| The dates shown in red are Sundays and public holidays | ||
| Explanatory Notes: *In B&A courses which use online quizzes for assessment purposes, the final quiz cut-off date will normally be the OCAS cut-off date. | ||
▌2021 Spring Term for Part-time Programmes/Courses
| Week Academic Year | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thur | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week term | Remarks | |
| 2021 | Feb | |||||||||
| 21 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 8/2 First day of term | |
| 22 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 2 | 12–15/2 Lunar New Year holidays | |
| 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 3 | ||
| Mar | ||||||||||
| 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 25 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 5 | ||
| 26 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 6 | ||
| 27 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 7 | ||
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 8 | ||||||
| Apr | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
| 29 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 2–6/4 Easter holidays | |
| 30 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 4/4 Ching Ming Festival | |
| 31 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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11 | 25/4 Last day to apply for deferment of studies | |
| 32 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 12 | ||||
| May | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 1/5 Labour Day | ||||||||
| 33 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 16/5 Last day to withdraw from courses | |
| 34 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
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14 | 16/5 Final assignment cut-off date* | |
| 35 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 19/5 Buddha's Birthday | |
| 36 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 16 | ||
| 37 | 31 | 17 | 31/5–27/6 Examination period | |||||||
| June | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| 38 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 18 | ||
| 39 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 14/6 Tuen Ng Festival | |
| 40 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 20 | 27/6 Last day of term |
Key
| Commencement of term | ||
| Examination period (including Sundays and public holidays) | ||
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Last day to apply for deferment of studies before the commencement of the examination period | |
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|
Final assignment cut-off date for part-time courses completed in the term | |
| ( ) | Last day to withdraw from courses | |
| The dates shown in red are Sundays and public holidays | ||
| Explanatory Notes: *In B&A courses which use online quizzes for assessment purposes, the final quiz cut-off date will normally be the OCAS cut-off date. | ||
▌2021 Summer Term for Part-time Programmes/Courses
(Applicable to some programmes only)
| Week Academic Year | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thur | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week term | Remarks | |
| 2021 | Jun | |||||||||
| 41 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 28/6 First day of term | |||||
| Jul | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1/7 HKSAR Establishment Day | ||||||
| 42 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 43 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 3 | ||
| 44 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 4 | ||
| 45 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 5 | |||
| Aug | ||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||
| 46 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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6 | 8/8 Last day to apply for deferment of studies | |
| 47 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 7 | ||
| 48 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
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8 | 22/8 Last day to withdraw from courses | |
| 49 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 9 | 22/8 Final assignment cut-off date* | |
| 50 | 30 | 31 | 10 | |||||||
| Sep | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| 51 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 6–19/9 Examination period | |
| 52 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 19/9 Last day of term |
Key
| Commencement of term | ||
| Examination period (including Sundays and public holidays) | ||
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Last day to apply for deferment of studies before the commencement of the examination period | |
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Final assignment cut-off date for part-time courses completed in the term | |
| ( ) | Last day to withdraw from courses | |
| The dates shown in red are Sundays and public holidays | ||
| Explanatory Notes: *In B&A courses which use online quizzes for assessment purposes, the final quiz cut-off date will normally be the OCAS cut-off date. | ||
▌Important Dates
| Term | Part-time programmes/courses | ||
| Registration activity | 2020 Autumn | 2021 Spring | 2021 Summer |
| Registration starts | mid Jun 2020 | mid Nov 2020 | late Mar 2021 |
| Last day of first-round application for financial assistance for the term | by early Jul 2020 | by early Dec 2020 | by mid Apr 2021 |
| Announcement of result of first-round application for student financial assistance for the term | by late Jul 2020 | by late Dec 2020 | by late Apr 2021 |
| Examination session | Part-time programmes/courses | ||
| Examination activity | 2020 Autumn | 2021 Spring | 2021 Summer |
| Exam period |
11 Jan 2021 – 7 Feb 2021 |
31 May 2021 – 27 Jun 2021 |
6 Sept 2021 – 19 Sept 2021 |
| Last day to apply for deferment of studies | 6 Dec 2020 | 25 Apr 2021 | 8 Aug 2021 |
| Last day to apply for withdrawal of courses/programme | 27 Dec 2020 | 16 May 2021 | 22 Aug 2021 |
| Announcement of examination timetable and arrangements | by mid Dec 2020 | by late Apr 2021 | by early Aug 2021 |
| Announcement of course results | late Mar 2021 | mid Aug 2021 | early Nov 2021 |
| Conferment | Apr 2021 | Aug 2021 | Nov 2021 | |
| Graduation activity | ||||
| Application for graduation period |
21 Jan 2021 – 22 Feb 2021 |
28 May 2021 – 27 Jun 2021 |
3 Sept 2021 – 24 Sept 2021 |
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| Deadline for payment of graduation | 8 Apr 2021 | 10 Aug 2021 | 8 Nov 2021 | |
Modified Date: Nov 30, 2020
