Laws

Deadlines

1. 1 November 2026*

   Decide between a July 2027 and a February 2028 start
   Your own plan

   Details

   Not published by anyone, and the decision the rest of this page depends on. A mid-year start means applying before you have any results at all; February 2028 means eight months between your last exam and your first lecture. Not every degree admits mid-year, and the professional ones generally do not.

2. 1 May 2027*

   Trimester 2 (July start): international application deadline
   Hard deadline

   Details

   Published as "Trimester 2 (July)—application deadline 1 May", a bare day with no calendar year, as all three of Victoria's trimester deadlines are, so 2027 is expected rather than confirmed. Victoria softens it in a way the others do not: "You can apply to study at Victoria University of Wellington at any time" and "Applications received after these dates will be assessed on a case-by-case basis" — so this is a date you should not miss rather than a door that locks, and the university's own reason for it is that it gives you time to arrange a student visa and accommodation.

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3. 8 December 2027*

   Victoria University of Wellington — Trimester 1 (February) applications close
   Equal consideration

   Details

   Published as "Trimester 1 (February)—application deadline 8 December" with no calendar year, so for a February 2028 start 2027 is expected rather than confirmed. Applications after it "will be assessed on a case-by-case basis", which is Victoria's phrasing for every intake. Note that this is three weeks after Otago's offshore date and that the University of Auckland's Semester One 2027 equivalent is the same day, 8 December 2026 — the three universities cluster in this window without agreeing on it, and there is no body that would make them agree.

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* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in New Zealand