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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Revised Academic Calendar 2019 – 20

(Key Activities in Chronological Order)

Revised and Announced on 24 July 2020

2019

September

2 Mon Semester 1 commences (13 teaching weeks)

2 Mon Add/Drop period for Semester 1 commences

13 Fri Add/Drop period for Semester 1 ends

13 Fri Mid-Autumn Festival (all evening classes suspended)

14 Sat General holiday (The day following Mid-Autumn Festival)

October

1 Tue General holiday (National Day)

7 Mon General holiday (Chung Yeung Festival)

26 Sat Twenty-fifth Congregation (Main Conferment Session, also first session)

December

22 Sun Winter Solstice

25 Wed General holiday (Christmas Day)

26 Thu General holiday (The first weekday after Christmas Day)

2020

January

1 Wed General holiday (First Day of January)

13 Mon Semester 2 commences

13 Mon Examination Period for Semester 1 commences

23 Thu Examination Period for Semester 1 ends

24 Fri Lunar New Year’s Eve (all evening classes suspended)

25 Sat General holiday (Lunar New Year’s Day)

27 Mon General holiday (The third day of Lunar New Year)

28 Tue General holiday (The fourth day of Lunar New Year)

29-31 Wed-Fri Lunar New Year Break (all day-time and evening classes suspended)

February

1-8 Sat-Sat Lunar New Year Break (all day-time and evening classes suspended)

5 Wed All subject assessment results finalised for Semester 1


13 Thu Finalisation of overall assessment results for Semester 1

14 Fri Announcement of Semester 1 overall assessment results

22 Sat Add/Drop period for Semester 2 ends

March

16-22 Mon-Sun Semester 2 Recess period

April

4 Sat General holiday (Ching Ming Festival)

10 Fri General holiday (Good Friday)

11 Sat General holiday (Holy Saturday)

13 Mon General holiday (Easter Monday)

30 Thu General holiday (The Buddha’s Birthday)

May

1 Fri General holiday (Labour Day)

16 Sat Semester 2 teaching ends

18 Mon Examination Period for Semester 2 commences

30 Sat Examination Period for Semester 2 ends

June

9 Tue All subject assessment results finalised for Semester 2

17 Wed Finalisation of overall assessment results for Semester 2

18 Thu Announcement of Semester 2 overall assessment results

22 Mon Summer Term commences

22 Mon Add/Drop period for Summer Term commences

25 Thu General holiday (Tuen Ng Festival)

27 Sat Add/Drop period for Summer Term ends

July

1 Wed General holiday (The HKSAR Establishment Day)

August

1 Sat Summer Term teaching ends

10 Mon Examination Period for Summer Term commences

22 Sat Examination Period for Summer Term ends

31 Mon All subject assessment results finalised for Summer Term

September

8 Tue Finalisation of overall assessment results for Summer Term

9 Wed Announcement of Summer Term overall assessment results

July 2020

CONFIDENTIAL

Month Week Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Sem. Week Notes

Aug 2019 -- 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 --

Sep 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1

2 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 2 Sep. 13: Mid-Autumn Festival (all evening classes suspended) / Sep. 14: The day following Mid-Autumn Festival

3 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 3

4 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 4

Oct 5 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 5 Oct. 1: The National Day

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 6 Oct. 7: Chung Yeung Festival

7 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 7

8 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 8 Oct. 26: Twenty-fifth Congregation (Main Conferment Session, also first session)

Nov 9 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 9

10 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10

11 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 11

12 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 12

Dec 13 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 13

14 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

15 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Dec. 22: Winter Solstice (all evening teaching and assessment activities suspended)

17 23 24 25 26 27 28 29Dec. 24: Christmas Eve (all evening teaching and assessment activities suspended)

Dec. 25: Christmas Day / Dec. 26: The first weekday after Christmas Day

Jan 2020 18 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 Dec. 31: New Year Eve (all evening teaching and assessment activities suspended) / Jan. 1: First Day of January

19 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

20 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Exam./1 Jan. 13: Sem. 2 commences (Jan. 13 - 23: is specially used for holding centralised Sem. 1 Outstanding Examinations)

21 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Exam./2Jan. 24: Lunar New Year's Eve (all evening teaching and assessment activities suspended)

Jan. 25 - 28: Lunar New Year Holidays

Feb 22 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 Jan. 29 - Feb. 8: Lunar New Year Break (all teaching and assessment activities suspended)

23 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Feb. 5: All subject assessment results finalised for Sem. 1

Feb. 10 - 22: Add/Drop Period for Sem. 2

Feb. 13: Finalisation of overall assessment results for Sem. 1 / Feb. 14: Announcement of Sem. 1 overall assessment results

25 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 4

Mar 26 24 25 26 27 28 29 1 5

27 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6

28 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 7

29 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Mar. 16 - 22: Sem. 2 Recess period

30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 8

Apr 31 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 9 Apr. 4: Ching Ming Festival

32 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 10 Apr. 10 - 13: Easter Holidays

33 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 11

34 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 12

May 35 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 13 Apr. 30: The Buddha's Birthday / May 1: Labour Day

36 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 14

37 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 May 16: Sem. 2 teaching ends

38 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Exam. May 18 - 30: Examination Period for Sem. 2

39 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Exam.

Jun 40 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

41 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Jun. 9: All subject assessment results finalised for Sem. 2

42 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Jun. 17: Finalisation of overall assessment results for Sem. 2 / Jun. 18: Announcement of Sem. 2 overall assessment results

Jun. 22: Summer Term commences (6 teaching weeks: 22 Jun - 1 Aug) / Jun. 22 - 27: Add/Drop Period for Summer Term

Jun. 25: Tuen Ng Festival

Jul 44 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 2 Jul. 1: The HKSAR Establishment Day

45 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3

46 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 4

47 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 5

Aug 48 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 6 Aug. 1: Summer Term teaching ends

49 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

50 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Exam. Aug. 10 - 22: Examination Period for Summer Term

51 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Exam.

52 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Sep 53 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 Aug. 31: All subject assessment results finalised for Summer Term

1 7 8 9 10 11 12 13Sep. 8: Finalisation of overall asessment results for Summer Term

Sep. 9: Announcement of Summer Term overall assessment results

General holidays for 2020

Dates of finalisation of examination results

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Revised Academic Calendar 2019-20 (by Semester Week)

Sep. 2: Sem. 1 commences (13 teaching weeks: 2 Sep - 30 Nov 2019)

Sep. 2 - 13: Add/Drop Period for Sem. 1

(Revised on 24 July 2020)

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Lunar New

Year Break

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Academic Calendar 2020 – 21

(Key Activities in Chronological Order)

Revised and Announced on 7 May 2020

2020

September




October

1 Thu General holiday (National Day)

2 Fri General holiday (The day following Mid-Autumn Festival)

26 Mon General holiday (The day following Chung Yeung Festival)

December


9 Wed Examination Period for Semester 1 commences

21 Mon Winter Solstice (all evening exams suspended)

24 Thu Christmas Eve (all evening exams suspended)

24 Thu Examination Period for Semester 1 ends

25 Fri General holiday (Christmas Day)

26 Sat General holiday (The first weekday after Christmas Day)

2021

January

1 Fri General holiday (First Day of January)







February

11 Thu Lunar New Year’s Eve (all evening classes suspended)

12 Fri General holiday (Lunar New Year’s Day)

13 Sat General holiday (The second day of Lunar New Year)

15 Mon General holiday (The fourth day of Lunar New Year)

16-20 Tue-Sat Lunar New Year Break (all day-time and evening classes suspended)

April

2 Fri General holiday (Good Friday)

3 Sat General holiday (Holy Saturday)

5 Mon General holiday (Easter Monday)

6 Tue General holiday (The day following Ching Ming Festival)


29 Thu Examination Period for Semester 2 commences

May

1 Sat General holiday (Labour Day)

15 Sat Examination Period for Semester 2 ends

19 Wed General holiday (The Buddha’s Birthday)


31 Mon Summer Term commences (7 teaching weeks)

31 Mon Add/Drop period for Summer Term commences

June



5 Sat Add/Drop period for Summer Term ends

14 Mon General holiday (Tuen Ng Festival)

July

1 Thu General holiday (The HKSAR Establishment Day)

17 Sat Summer Term teaching ends

19 Mon Examination Period for Summer Term commences

24 Sat Examination Period for Summer Term ends

August

2 Mon All subject assessment results finalised for Summer Term

10 Tue Finalisation of overall assessment results for Summer Term

11 Wed Announcement of Summer Term overall assessment results

29 Sun Academic Year 2020-21 ends

May 2020

Month Week Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Sem. Week Notes

Aug 2020 -- 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 --

Sep -- 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 --

1 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 Sep. 7: Sem. 1 commences (13 teaching weeks: Sep. 7 - Dec. 5)

2 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 Sep. 7 - Sep. 19: Add/Drop Period for Sem. 1

3 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 3

Oct 4 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 4 Oct. 1: The National Day / Oct. 2: The day following Mid-Autumn Festival

5 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 5

6 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 6

7 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 7

Nov 8 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 8 Oct. 26: The day following Chung Yeung Festival

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

Dec 13 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 13 Dec. 5: Sem. 1 teaching ends

14 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Exam. Dec. 7 - 8: Revision Days for Sem. 1 / Dec. 9 - 24: Examination Period for Sem. 1

15 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Exam.

16 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Exam.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

Jan 2021 17 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 ) Exam Jan. 1: First Day of January

18 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ) Result Jan. 7: All subject assessment results finalised for Sem. 1

19 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 ) ProcessingJan. 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 1 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

Feb 22 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 3

23 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 4 Feb. 11: Lunar New Year's Eve (all evening classes suspended) / Feb. 12 - 15: Lunar New Year Holidays

24 15 16 17 18 19 20 21Lunar New

Year BreakFeb. 16 - 20: Lunar New Year Break (all day-time and evening classes suspended)

25 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 5

Mar 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

Apr 30 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 10 Apr. 2 - 5: Easter Holidays / Apr. 6: The day following Ching Ming Festival

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 Apr. 24: Sem. 2 teaching ends

May 34 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 Exam.Apr. 26 - 28: Revision Days for Sem. 2 / Apr. 29 - May 15: Examination Period for Sem. 2

May 1: Labour Day

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 May 19: The Buddha's Birthday

38 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 May 25: All subject assessment results finalised for Sem. 2

Jun39 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 2Jun. 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

Jul 43 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 Jul. 1: The HKSAR Establishment Day

44 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 6

45 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 7 Jul. 17: Summer Term teaching ends

46 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Exam. Jul. 19 - 24: Examination Period for Summer Term

Aug 47 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 ) Exam

48 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ) Result Aug. 2: All subject assessment results finalised for Summer Term

49 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ) ProcessingAug. 10: Finalisation of overall assessment results for Summer Term

Aug. 11: Announcement of Summer Term overall assessment results

50 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 --

51 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 -- Aug. 29: Academic Year 2020-21 ends

General Holidays (tentative for 2021)

Dates of finalisation of examination results

May 2020

Academic Calendar 2020-21 (by Semester Week)


(Revised on 7 May 2020)

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