Academic Calendar
2020 – 2021……………...Page 2
2021 – 2022……………...Page 3
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Revised Academic Calendar 2020-21 (by Semester Week)
(Revised on 7 October 2020)
Month
Sep
Week Mon Tue Wed Thu
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Fri
Sat
Sun
Sem. Week
2
3
4
5
6
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Notes
Sep. 7: Sem. 1 commences (13 teaching weeks: Sep. 7 - Dec. 5) / Sep. 7 - Sep. 19: Add/Drop Period for Sem. 1
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
1
2
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
2
3
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
3
4
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
4
Oct. 1: National Day / Oct. 2: The day following Mid-Autumn Festival
5
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
5
Oct. 10: PolyU Education Info Day (all day-time and evening classes suspended)
6
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
6
7
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
7
8
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
8
9
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
10
11
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
11
12
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
12
13
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
13
14
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Exam.
15
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Exam.
16
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
17
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
18
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 ) Result
Jan. 1: First Day of January / Jan. 7: All subject assessment results finalised for Sem. 1
19
11
12
13
14
15
16
17 ) Processing
Jan. 15: Finalisation of overall assessment results for Sem. 1 / Jan. 16: Announcement of Sem. 1 overall assessment results
20
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
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Jan. 18: Sem. 2 commences (13 teaching weeks: Jan. 18 - Apr. 24) / Jan. 18 - 30: Add/Drop Period for Sem. 2
21
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
2
22
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
3
23
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
4
24
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
Lunar New
Year Break
25
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
5
26
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
6
27
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
7
28
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
8
29
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
9
30
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
10
31
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
11
32
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
12
33
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
13
34
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
Exam.
35
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Exam.
36
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Exam.
37
17
18
19
20
21
22
23 ) Exam Result
May 19: The Buddha's Birthday
38
24
25
26
27
28
29
30 ) Processing
May 25: All subject assessment results finalised for Sem. 2
39
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
May 31: Summer Term commences (7 teaching weeks: May 31 - Jul. 17) / May 31 - Jun. 5: Add/Drop Period for Summer Term
40
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
2
Jun. 2: Finalisation of overall assessment results for Sem. 2 / Jun. 3: Announcement of Sem. 2 overall assessment results
41
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
3
Jun. 14: Tuen Ng Festival
42
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
4
43
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
44
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
6
45
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
7
46
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Exam.
47
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
) Exam
48
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
) Result
49
9
10
11
12
13
14
15 ) Processing
50
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
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51
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
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Nov
Jan 2021
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1
Oct
Dec
31
General Holidays
Dates of finalisation of examination results
October 2020
Exam.
) Exam
Oct. 26: The day following Chung Yeung Festival
Dec. 5: Sem. 1 teaching ends
Dec. 7 - 8: Revision Days for Sem. 1 / Dec. 9 - 24: Examination Period for Sem. 1
Dec. 21: Winter Solstice (all evening exams suspended)
Dec. 24: Christmas Eve (all evening exams suspended) / Dec. 25: Christmas Day / Dec. 26: The first weekday after Christmas Day
Feb. 11: Lunar New Year's Eve (all evening classes suspended) / Feb. 12 - 15: Lunar New Year Holidays
Feb. 16 - 20: Lunar New Year Break (all day-time and evening classes suspended)
Apr. 2 - 5: Easter Holidays / Apr. 6: The day following Ching Ming Festival
Apr. 24: Sem. 2 teaching ends
Apr. 26 - 28: Revision Days for Sem. 2 / Apr. 29 - May 15: Examination Period for Sem. 2 / May 1: Labour Day
Jul. 1: The HKSAR Establishment Day
Jul. 17: Summer Term teaching ends
Jul. 19 - 24: Examination Period for Summer Term
Aug. 2: All subject assessment results finalised for Summer Term
Aug. 10: Finalisation of overall assessment results for Summer Term / Aug. 11: Announcement of Summer Term overall assessment results
Aug. 29: Academic Year 2020-21 ends
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Academic Calendar 2021-22 (by Semester Week)
Month
Week Mon Tue Wed Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Sem. Week
2
3
4
5
1
Aug. 30: Sem. 1 commences (13 teaching weeks: Aug. 30 - Nov. 27)
8
9
10
11
12
2
Aug. 30 - Sep. 11: Add/Drop Period for Sem. 1
15
16
17
18
19
3
22
23
24
25
26
4
Sep. 21: Mid-Autumn Festival (all evening classes suspended) / Sep. 22: The day following Mid-Autumn Festival
29
30
1
2
3
5
Oct. 1: National Day
5
6
7
8
9
10
6
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
7
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
8
9
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
9
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
10
Aug 2021
1
Sep
2
6
7
3
13
14
4
20
21
5
27
28
6
4
7
8
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan 2022
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
30
31
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Notes
Oct. 14: Chung Yeung Festival
11
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
11
12
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
12
13
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
13
14
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
Exam.
15
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Exam.
16
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
Exam.
17
20
21
22
23
24
25
26 ) Exam.
Dec. 21: Winter Solstice
18
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
) Result
Dec. 25: Christmas Day / Dec. 27: The first weekday after Christmas Day / Jan. 1: First Day of January
19
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
) Processing
Jan. 4: All subject assessment results finalised for Sem. 1
20
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
1
Jan. 10: Sem. 2 commences (13 teaching weeks: Jan. 10 - Apr. 14) / Jan. 10 - 22: Add/Drop Period for Sem. 2
21
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
2
Jan. 12: Finalisation of overall assessment results for Sem. 1* / Jan. 13: Announcement of Sem. 1 overall assessment results*
22
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
3
23
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
Lunar New
Year Break
24
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
4
25
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
5
26
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
6
27
28
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
28
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
8
29
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
9
30
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
10
31
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
11
32
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
12
Apr. 5: Ching Ming Festival
33
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
13
Apr. 14: Sem. 2 teaching ends / Apr.15 - 18: Easter Holidays
34
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Exam.
35
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
Exam.
36
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Exam.
37
9
10
11
12
13
14
15 ) Exam./
May 9: The day following the Buddha's Birthday
38
16
17
18
19
20
21
22 ) Exam. Result
May 18: All subject assessment results finalised for Sem. 2
39
23
24
25
26
27
28
29 ) Processing
May 26: Finalisation of overall assessment results for Sem. 2* / May 27: Announcement of Sem. 2 overall assessment results*
40
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
1
May 30: Summer Term commences (7 teaching weeks: May 30 - Jul. 16) / Jun. 3: Tuen Ng Festival
41
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
2
May 30 - Jun. 4: Add/Drop Period for Summer Term
42
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
3
43
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
4
44
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
5
45
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
6
46
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
7
47
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Exam.
48
25
26
27
28
29
30
31 ) Exam.
49
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
50
8
9
10
11
12
13
14 ) Processing
Aug. 9: Finalisation of overall assessment results for Summer Term*
51
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
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Aug. 10: Announcement of Summer Term overall assessment results*
52
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
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Aug. 28: Academic Year 2021-22 ends
) Result
Nov. 27: Sem. 1 teaching ends
Nov. 29 - Dec. 1: Revision Days for Sem. 1 / Dec. 2 - 17: Examination Period for Sem. 1
Jan. 31 - Feb. 5: Lunar New Year Break (all day-time and evening classes suspended) / Feb. 1 - 3: Lunar New Year Holidays
Apr. 19 - 21: Revision Days for Sem. 2 / Apr. 22 - May 10: Examination Period for Sem. 2
May 2: The day following Labour Day
Jul. 1: The HKSAR Establishment Day
Jul. 16: Summer Term teaching ends
Jul. 18 - 23: Examination Period for Summer Term
Aug. 1: All subject assessment results finalised for Summer Term
* Dates for "Finalisation of overall assessment results" and "Announcement of overall assessment results" are subject to review by the University
General Holidays (tentative for 2022)
Dates of finalisation of examination results
August 2020
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