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    Academic calendar

    █ 2020/2021 Academic Calendar for Part-time Programmes/Courses █

    ▌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
    8
    		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
    (22)
    		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)
     
    		Last day to apply for deferment of studies before the commencement of the examination period
     
    		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 2021 Summer
    Registration starts late Mar 2021
    Last day of first-round application for financial assistance for the term by mid Apr 2021
    Announcement of result of first-round application for student financial assistance for the term by late Apr 2021

    Examination session Part-time programmes/courses
    Examination activity 2021 Summer
    Exam period 6 Sept 2021 –
    19 Sept 2021
    Last day to apply for deferment of studies 8 Aug 2021
    Last day to apply for withdrawal of courses/programme 22 Aug 2021
    Announcement of examination timetable and arrangements by early Aug 2021
    Announcement of course results early Nov 2021

    Conferment Aug 2021 Nov 2021
    Graduation activity
    Application for graduation period 28 May 2021 –
    27 Jun 2021    		 3 Sept 2021 –
    24 Sept 2021
    Deadline for payment of graduation 10 Aug 2021 8 Nov 2021

     

    █ 2021/2022 Academic Calendar for Part-time Programmes/Courses █

    ▌2021 Autumn Term for Part-time Programmes/Courses

    Week Academic Year Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Week term Remarks
    2021 Sep                
      13 14 15 16 17 18 19    
    1 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 1 20/9 First day of term
    2 27 28 29 30       2 22/9 The day following Mid-Autumn Festival
      Oct                
              1 2 3   1/10 National Day
    3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3  
    4 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 4 14/10 Chung Yeung Festival
    5 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 5  
    6 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 6  
      Nov                
    7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7  
    8 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 8  
    9 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 9  
    10 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 10  
    11 29 30           11  
      Dec                
          1 2 3 4 5   5/12 Last day to apply for deferment of studies
    12 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12  
    13 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 13 25/12 Christmas Day
    14 20 21 22 23 24 25
    (26)
    		14 26/12 Last day to withdraw from courses
    15 27 28 29 30 31     15 26/12 Final assignment cut-off date*
    2022 Jan               27/12 The first weekday after Christmas Day
                1 2   1/1 New Year holiday
    16 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 16  
    17 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 10–30/1 Examination period
    18 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 18  
    19 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 19 30/1 Last day of term

    Key

      Commencement of term
      Examination period (including Sundays and public holidays)
      Last day to apply for deferment of studies before the commencement of the examination period
     
    		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.

    ▌2022 Spring Term for Part-time Programmes/Courses

    Week Academic Year Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Week term Remarks
    2022 Jan                
    20 31             1 31/1 First day of term
      Feb                
        1 2 3 4 5 6   1–3/2 Lunar New Year holidays
    21 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 2  
    22 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 3  
    23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 4  
    24 28             5  
      Mar                
        1 2 3 4 5 6    
    25 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 6  
    26 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 7  
    27 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 8  
    28 28 29 30 31       9  
      Apr                
              1 2 3    
    29 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 5/4 Ching Ming Festival
    30 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 11 15–18/4 Easter holidays
    31 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 12 17/4 Last day to apply for deferment of studies
    32 25 26 27 28 29 30   13  
      May                
                  1   1/5 Labour Day 2/5 The day following Labour Day
    33 2 3 4 5 6 7
    (8)
    		14 8/5 Last day to withdraw from courses 8/5 Final assignment cut-off date*
    34 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 15 8/5 Buddha's Birthday 9/5 The day following Buddha's Birthday
    35 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 16  
    36 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 17 23/5–12/6 Examination period
    37 30 31           18  
      Jun                
          1 2 3 4 5   3/6 Tuen Ng Festival
    38 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 19 12/6 Last day of term

    Key

      Commencement of term
      Examination period (including Sundays and public holidays)
      Last day to apply for deferment of studies before the commencement of the examination period
     
    		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.

    ▌2022 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
    2022 June                
    39 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1 13/6 First day of term
    40 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2  
    41 27 28 29 30       3  
      Jul                
              1 2 3   1/7 HKSAR Establishment Day
    42 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4  
    43 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 5  
    44 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 6 24/7 Last day to apply for deferment of studies
    45 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 7  
      Aug                
    46 1 2 3 4 5 6
    (7)
    		8 7/8 Last day to withdraw from courses
    47 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 9 7/8 Final assignment cut-off date*
    48 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10  
    49 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 11 22/8–4/9 Examination period
    50 29 30 31         12  
      Sep                
            1 2 3 4   4/9 Last day of term

    Key

      Commencement of term
      Examination period (including Sundays and public holidays)
      Last day to apply for deferment of studies before the commencement of the examination period
     
    		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 2021 Autumn 2022 Spring 2022 Summer
    Registration starts mid Jun 2021 early Nov 2021 late Mar 2022
    Last day of first-round application for financial assistance for the term by early Jul 2021 by late Nov 2020 by mid Apr 2022
    Announcement of result of first-round application for student financial assistance for the term by late Jul 2021 by mid Dec 2020 by late Apr 2022

    Examination session Part-time programmes/courses
    Examination activity 2021 Autumn 2022 Spring 2022 Summer
    Exam period 10 Jan 2022 –
    30 Jan 2022    		 23 May 2022 –
    12 Jun 2022    		 22 Aug 2022 –
    4 Sept 2022
    Last day to apply for deferment of studies 5 Dec 2021 17 Apr 2022 24 Jul 2022
    Last day to apply for withdrawal of courses/programme 26 Dec 2021 8 May 2022 7 Aug 2022
    Announcement of examination timetable and arrangements by early Dec 2021 by late Apr 2022 by late Jul 2022
    Announcement of course results mid Mar 2022 late Jul 2022 mid Nov 2022

    Conferment Apr 2022 Aug 2022 Nov 2022
    Graduation activity
    Application for graduation period 21 Jan 2022 –
    22 Feb 2022    		 13 May 2022 –
    13 Jun 2022    		 23 Aug 2022 –
    16 Sept 2022
    Deadline for payment of graduation 4 Apr 2022 28 Jul 2022 21 Oct 2022

     


    Modified Date: Jun 04, 2021