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Terms dates

2011 / 2012 HE teaching calendar ♦

Activities Dates
Academic advice, induction and enrolment
Monday 12 September 2011 - Friday 23 September 2011
Semester one teaching commences Monday 26 September 2011
Winter vacation Monday 19 December 2011 - Monday 2 January 2012
Semester one teaching recommences Tuesday 3 January 2012
Semester one exams Friday 13 January 2012 - Friday 20 January 2012 (inclusive)
Inter-semester break Monday 23 January 2012 – Friday 27 January 2012
Induction for February starts Monday 30 January 2012 - Friday 3 February 2012
Semester two teaching commences Monday 6 February 2012
Spring vacation and academic advice Monday 2 April 2012 - Friday 13 April 2012
Semester one resits Wednesday 4 April 2012 - Friday 13 April 2012 (resit period falls during Easter)
Good Friday Friday 6 April 2012
Easter Monday Monday 9 April 2012
Semester two teaching recommences Monday 16 April 2012
Semester two exams Monday 28 May 2012 - Friday 8 June 2012 (inclusive, exams period falls during the two bank holidays, 4 and 5 June)
Last day of attendance Friday 8 June 2012
Resit exams Friday 27 July 2012 – Friday 3 August 2012 (inclusive)


For the purpose of grant/loan allocation by Local Education Authorities and the Student Loan Company, 2011/2012 term dates will be calculated as follows:

Activities Dates
Academic advice
Induction and Enrolment
Monday 12 September 2011 - Friday 23 September 2011
Autumn term: Monday 12 September 2011 - Friday 16 December 2011
Spring term: Tuesday 3 January 2012 - Friday 30 March 2012
Summer term: Monday 16 April 2012 - Friday 25 May 2012* (*these SLC term dates cover the 33 weeks of teaching, but are shown as finishing early due to a 2-week inter-semester break)
Holiday dates
Winter vacation Monday 19 December 2011 - Monday 2 January 2012
Easter and Spring vacation Monday 2 April 2012 - Friday 13 April 2012


Key

♦ These attendance calendars apply to students on Undergraduate and HND courses.

The dates for postgraduate, professional and further/continuing education courses vary, and students will be informed separately of the specific attendance requirements for their courses.