Term Dates
Most of our courses are taught in trimesters running from September to December and January to May with breaks at Easter and Christmas. Some courses run into a third trimester and other courses start in January. All dates are inclusive.
You can download the University's official academic calendar (ics, 33kB) to add to your Outlook. Please note the information is subject to change and some programmes may operate to slightly different weeks than the overall University calendar.
Upcoming term dates
2023-2024
Trimester dates
- Trimester 1: 4 September 2023 – 16 December 2023
- Trimester 2: 15 January 2024 – 11 May 2024
- Trimester 3: 27 May 2024 – 24 August 2024
Holiday dates
- Christmas break: 25 December 2023 – 3 January 2024
- Marking, preparation & development week: 1 - 14 January 2024
- Easter break: 25 March - 7 April 2024
- Marking, preparation & development week: 13 – 26 May 2024
- Marking, preparation & development week: 26 August – 8 September 2024
Assessment dates
- Trimester 1: 4 - 16 December 2023
- Trimester 2: 29 April - 11 May 2024
- Trimester 3: 19 - 24 August 2024
2024-2025
Trimester dates
- Trimester 1: 9 September 2024 – 21 December 2024
- Trimester 2: 20 January 2025 – 17 May 2025
- Trimester 3: 2 June 2025 – 30 August 2025
Holiday dates
- Christmas break: 24 December 2024 – 2 January 2025
- Marking, preparation & development week: 6 - 19 January 2025
- Easter break: 14 - 27 April 2025
- Marking, preparation & development week: 19 May – 1 June 2025
- Marking, preparation & development week: 1 – 7 September 2025
Assessment dates
- Trimester 1: 9 - 21 December 2024
- Trimester 2: 5 - 17 May 2025
- Trimester 3: 25 - 30 August 2025
For more information on future term dates, please visit the main napier.ac.uk term dates page.