2018 Hong Kong Art School (HKAS) important dates

Applies to:

  • BP201 Bachelor of Art (Fine Art)
  • MC078 Master of Fine Art

If you are a current student please log in to Enrolment Online and select the View my calendar link to access your course related important dates as listed below:

  • the last date to add – the deadline to enrol in a class without college approval (calculated at 15% of the term duration)
  • the class census date – the deadline to drop a class without receiving a withdrawn grade (calculated at 20% of the term duration)
  • the academic penalty date – the deadline to drop a course without receiving a fully graded grade (0–100) (calculated at 66% of the term duration)
  • the result release date – the date on which course results become available to you (can be anywhere between 7 and 28 days after the last day of the term).

 

January Semester 2018

Month

Week start date

UGRD
Week no.

Key administration
dates Bachelor of Art (Fine Art)

PGRD
Week
no.

Key administration dates
Master of Fine Art

December 2017

4

 

28 November – 5 December Assessment period
7–8 December Re-enrolment and commencing enrolment sessions for 2018

 

2–6 December Assessment period

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

21 December Semester 2 2017 Results release (Thursday)

 

21 December Semester 2 2017 Results release (Thursday)

 

25

 

25 December Christmas Day public holiday
26 December Boxing Day public holiday

 

25 December Christmas Day public holiday
26 December Boxing Day public holiday

January 2018

1

 

1 January New Year’s Day public holiday (Monday)
6 January Student Orientation (Saturday)

 

1 January New Year's Day public holiday (Monday)

 

 8

1

12 January Classes begin (Friday)
12–23 January Intensive week

1

12 January Enrolment and Orientation session for commencing students and re-enrolment session for 2018 (Friday)
13 January Classes begin (Saturday)

 

15

2

 

2

 

 

22

3

24 January Regular week classes begin

3

 

 

29

4

3 February Last date to add classes (Saturday)

4

2 February Last date to add classes (Friday) (except VART2976 Major Project B)

February

5

5

10 February Census date (Saturday)

5

9 February Last date to add classes) (VART2976 Major Project B)
9 February Census date (Friday) (except VART2976 Major Project B)

 

12

6

16–18 February Chinese Lunar New Year public holidays

5

16–18 February Chinese Lunar New Year public holidays
18 February Census date (Sunday) (VART2976 Major Project B)

 

19

7

19 February Chinese Lunar New Year public holiday

7

19 February Chinese Lunar New Year public holiday

 

26

8

 

8

 

March

5

9

 

9

 

 

12

10

 

10

 

 

19

11

 

11

 

 

26

12

30 March Good Friday public holiday

12

30 March Good Friday public holiday

April

2

13

2 April Easter Monday public holiday
5 April Ching Ming Festival public holiday (Thursday)

13

2 April Easter Monday public holiday
5 April Ching Ming Festival public holiday (Thursday)

 

9

14

 

14

11 April Academic penalty date (Wednesday) (except VART2976 Major Project B)

 

16

15

18 April Academic penalty date (Wednesday)

15

 

 

23

16

 

16

 

 

30

17

1 May Labour Day public holiday (Tuesday)

17

1 May Labour Day public holiday (Tuesday)

May

7

18

 

18

10 May Academic penalty date (Thursday) (VART2976 Major Project B)

 

14

19

20 May Classes end (Sunday)

19

 

 

21

20

21–28 May Study break
22 May The Birthday of the Buddha public holiday (Tuesday)

20

22 May The Birthday of the Buddha public holiday (Tuesday)
25 May Last date to submit assessment (except VART2976 Major Project B)

 

28

21

29 May Assessment period begins (Tuesday)

 

 

June

4

22

5 June Assessment period ends (Tuesday)

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

18 June Tuen Ng/Dragon Boat Festival public holiday (Monday)

 

18 June Tuen Ng/Dragon Boat Festival public holiday (Monday)
22 June Results release (Friday) – (except VART2976 Major Project B)

 

25

 

1 July HKSAR Establishment Day public holiday (Sunday)

 

1 July HKSAR Establishment Day public holiday (Sunday)

 

July Semester 2018

Month

Week start date

UGRD
Week no.

Key administration
dates Bachelor of Art (Fine Art)

PGRD
Week
no.

Key administration dates
Master of Fine Art

July

2

1

2 July HKSAR Establishment Day public holiday (Monday) observed
3 July Results release (Tuesday)
4 July Classes begin (Wednesday)
4–14 July Intensive period

 

2 July HKSAR Establishment Day public holiday (Monday) observed
5–8 July Assessment period VART2976 Major Project B

 

9

2

 

1

9 July Orientation and Classes begin (Monday)

 

16

 

16–31 July Study break

2

16 July Results release (Monday) (VART2976 Major Project B)

 

23

 

27 July Last date to add classes (Friday)

3

 

 

30

3

1 August Regular Week classes begin (Wednesday)
1 August Last date to apply to graduate (RMIT) (Wednesday)
4 August Census date (Saturday)

4

30 July Last date to add classes (Monday) (except VART2976 Major Project B)
1 August Last date to add classes (Wednesday) (VART2976 Major Project B)
1 August Last date to apply to graduate (RMIT) (Wednesday)

August

6

4

 

5

6 August Census date (Monday) (except VART2976 Major Project B)
8 August Census date (Wednesday) (VART2976 Major Project B)

 

13

5

 

6

 

 

20

6

 

7

 

 

27

7

 

8

 

September

3

8

 

9

 

 

10

9

 

10

 

 

17

10

 

11

 

 

24

11

24 September Mid-Autumn Festival (Monday)
25 September Day after Mid-Autumn Festival public holiday (Tuesday)

12

24 September Mid-Autumn Festival (Monday)
25 September Day after Mid-Autumn Festival public holiday (Tuesday)

October

1

12

1 October National Day public holiday (Monday)

13

1 October National Day public holiday (Monday)

 

8

13

13 October Academic penalty date (Saturday)

14

8 October Academic penalty date (Monday) (except VART2976 Major Project B)

 

15

14

17 October Chung Yeug Festival public holiday (Wednesday)

15

15 October Academic penalty date (Monday) (VART2976 Major Project B)
17 October Chung Yeung Festival public holiday (Wednesday)

 

22

15

 

16

 

 

29

16

 

17

3 November Classes end (Saturday)

November

5

17

11 November Classes end (Sunday)

18

 

 

12

18

12–26 November Study Break

19

 

 

19

19

 

20

23 November Last date to submit assessment (except VART2976 Major Project B)

 

26

20

27 November Assessment period begins (Tuesday)

21

30 November – 3 December Assessment period VART2976 Major Project B

December

3

21

4 December Assessment period ends (Tuesday)
6–7 December Commencing enrolment and re-enrolment sessions for 2019

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

18 December Results release date (Tuesday)

 

21 December Results Release date (Friday) (except VART2976 Major Project B)

 

24

 

25 December Christmas Day public holiday (Monday)
26 December Boxing day public holiday (Tuesday)

 

25 December Christmas Day public holiday (Monday)
26 December Boxing day public holiday (Tuesday)

January

31

 

1 January New Year's Day public holiday (Tuesday)

 

1 January New Year's Day public holiday (Tuesday)
2 January Results release date (Wednesday) (VART2976 Major Project B)
Re-enrolment and commencing enrolment sessions for 2019 – to be confirmed