2024 Principal Dates
| JANUARY | ||
| 1 | Monday | Public Holiday (Fiji, Cook Islands, Niue, RMI, Samoa, Vanuatu, Solomon Is, Tonga) – New Year’s Day |
| 2 | Tuesday | Public Holiday (Samoa) –Day after New Year’s Day |
| 3 | Wednesday | |
| 4 | Thursday | |
| 5 | Friday | |
| 6 | Saturday | |
| 7 | Sunday | |
| 8 | Monday | Trimester 1: Orientation (Graduate School of Business Students ONLY)
specific orientation dates will be communicated to students for different GSB Cohorts: 8 – 20 January Semester Zero (8 January – 2 February) |
| 9 | Tuesday | |
| 10 | Wednesday | |
| 11 | Thursday | |
| 12 | Friday | PDLP: Deadline for late registration and adding of courses |
| 13 | Saturday | |
| 14 | Sunday | |
| 15 | Monday | PDLP: Orientation and lectures commence & Invoice available on SOLS |
| 16 | Tuesday | |
| 17 | Wednesday | |
| 18 | Thursday | |
| 19 | Friday | |
| 20 | Saturday | |
| 21 | Sunday | Trimester 1: Deadline for adding courses |
| 22 | Monday | Trimester 1: Lectures commence and Invoice available on SOLS |
| 23 | Tuesday | |
| 24 | Wednesday | |
| 25 | Thursday | |
| 26 | Friday | Trimester 1: Deadline for withdrawal from trimester 1 courses with no financial penalty |
| 27 | Saturday | PDLP: Deadline for withdrawal of courses with no financial penalty |
| 28 | Sunday | |
| 29 | Monday | |
| 30 | Tuesday | |
| 31 | Wednesday | |
| FEBRUARY | ||
| 1 | Thursday | Tender Board 1/24 |
| 2 | Friday | |
| 3 | Saturday | |
| 4 | Sunday | |
| 5 | Monday | |
| 6 | Tuesday | |
| 7 | Wednesday | |
| 8 | Thursday | Governance and Nominations Committee 1/24
Staff Policy Committee 1/24 |
| 9 | Friday | PDLP: Deadline for payment of fees
Semester 1: Deadline for application for admission from students new to USP, and students applying after a lapse of six semesters. Applications received after this date will incur a late application fee. |
| 10 | Saturday | |
| 11 | Sunday | |
| 12 | Monday | |
| 13 | Tuesday | Medals and Prizes Committee 1/24
Finance & Resource Committee 1/24 |
| 14 | Wednesday | |
| 15 | Thursday | |
| 16 | Friday | Trimester 1: Deadline for Payment of Trimester 1 fees
Semester 1: Deadline for application to resume studies from student applying within six semesters since they were last registered. |
| 17 | Saturday | Trimester 1: Late Payment of Fee Period Start: Students who have not paid their fees in full will be required to clear all outstanding fees and a Late Payment fee of FJ$125.00 within the 1st four (4) weeks.
(17 February – 15 March) |
| 18 | Sunday | |
| 19 | Monday | Semester 1: Orientation and Academic Advisory week; Registration continues. (19 February – 23 February) |
| 20 | Tuesday | Medals and Prizes Committee 2/24 |
| 21 | Wednesday | Semester 1: Deadline for late application for admission.
Public Holiday (Vanuatu) – In Memory of the “Fr. of Independence” Fr.Dr.W.H.Lini |
| 22 | Thursday | Academic Regulations & Policy Review Committee 1/24
Executive Committee 1/24 |
| 23 | Friday | Semester 1: Deadline for registration for all campuses. Students who register for courses after this date will be charged a late registration fee. Deadline for Campus Transfer applications |
| 24 | Saturday | |
| 25 | Sunday | |
| 26 | Monday | Semester 1: Lectures commence and Invoice available on SOLS |
| 27 | Tuesday | Medals and Prizes Committee 3/24 |
| 28 | Wednesday | |
| 29 | Thursday | Academic Programmes Committee 1/24 |
| MARCH | ||
| 1 | Friday | Semester 1: Deadline for applications for change of programme
Public Holiday (RMI) – Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day |
| 2 | Saturday | |
| 3 | Sunday | |
| 4 | Monday | Medals and Prizes Committee 4/24 |
| 5 | Tuesday | Teaching Quality Committee 1/24
Public Holiday (Vanuatu) – Customs Chiefs’ Day |
| 6 | Wednesday | Pacific TAFE: Semester 1: Application for Admission Closing Date |
| 7 | Thursday | University Scholarship Committee 1/24
Governance and Nominations Committee 2/24 |
| 8 | Friday | Space Management Committee 1/24
Semester 1: Deadline for late registration; Deadline for adding of courses for those who registered within the registration period (no fee charged for this cohort). Pacific TAFE: Semester 1: Last Day of Registration (No late Registrations) Public Holiday (Samoa) – International Women’s Day |
| 9 | Saturday | |
| 10 | Sunday | |
| 11 | Monday | |
| 12 | Tuesday | Audit & Risk Committee 1/24 |
| 13 | Wednesday | |
| 14 | Thursday | University Research Committee 1/24
Tender Board 2/24 |
| 15 | Friday |
Semester 1: Deadline for dropping of courses without incurring any tuition fee. Any courses dropped after this date will incur the full tuition fee. |
| 16 | Saturday | Trimester 1: Late Payment of Fee Period continue: Students who have not paid their fees in full by this date will be liable for Late Payment fee as follows:
• $150.00 (next 4 weeks after 16 March). • $200.00 thereafter. |
| 17 | Sunday | |
| 18 | Monday | |
| 19 | Tuesday | Communication and Information Technology Committee 1/24 |
| 20 | Wednesday | |
| 21 | Thursday | Diversity Equity & Inclusion Committee 1/24 |
| 22 | Friday | Student Discipline Committee 1/24
Semester 1: Deadline for payment of semester 1 fees for all campuses PDLD: Deadline for Late Registration and adding of courses |
| 23 | Saturday | |
| 24 | Sunday | |
| 25 | Monday | PDLD: Lectures commence |
| 26 | Tuesday | Campus Life Committee 1/24 |
| 27 | Wednesday | |
| 28 | Thursday | Senate 1/24
Global Engagement Strategy Committee 1/24 |
| 29 | Friday | Public Holiday (Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga, Cook Is, RMI, Kiribati, Samoa) – Good Friday |
| 30 | Saturday | Public Holiday (Fiji, Samoa) – Easter Saturday |
| 31 | Sunday | |
| APRIL | ||
| 1 | Monday | Public Holiday (Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga, Cook Is, Kiribati, Samoa) – Easter Monday |
| 2 | Tuesday | Audit & Risk Committee 2/24 |
| 3 | Wednesday | |
| 4 | Thursday | University Scholarship Committee 2/24
|
| 5 | Friday | Pacific TAFE: Semester 1: Deadline for payment of semester 1 fees for all campuses
PDLD: Deadline for withdrawal of courses with no financial penalty Trimester 1: Lectures end. Deadline for students to withdraw from courses they do not wish to be assessed in. |
| 6 | Saturday | Trimester 1: Study week and Examination period
(6 April – 19 April) |
| 7 | Sunday | |
| 8 | Monday | Public Holiday (Kiribati) – National Health Day |
| 9 | Tuesday | Finance & Resource Committee 2/24 |
| 10 | Wednesday | |
| 11 | Thursday | Laucala Campus Graduation |
| 12 | Friday | Laucala Campus Graduation |
| 13 | Saturday | MID-SEMESTER BREAK (13 April – 21 April) |
| 14 | Sunday | |
| 15 | Monday | |
| 16 | Tuesday | |
| 17 | Wednesday | |
| 18 | Thursday | Remuneration and People Committee 1/24
Staff Policy Committee 2/24 Executive Committee 2/24 |
| 19 | Friday | PDLD: Deadline for Payment of Fees |
| 20 | Saturday | TRIMESTER 1 BREAK (20 April – 5 May) |
| 21 | Sunday | |
| 22 | Monday | PDLP: 1st Intake Placement Commences |
| 23 | Tuesday | |
| 24 | Wednesday | |
| 25 | Thursday | Public Holiday (Tonga, Cook Is) – ANZAC Day |
| 26 | Friday | |
| 27 | Saturday | |
| 28 | Sunday | |
| 29 | Monday | Council C97 |
| 30 | Tuesday | Council C97 |
| MAY | ||
| 1 | Wednesday | Public Holiday (Vanuatu) – Labour Day, (RMI) – Constitution Day |
| 2 | Thursday | |
| 3 | Friday | Emalus Campus Graduation
Public Holiday (Kiribati) – In honour of International Labour Day |
| 4 | Saturday | |
| 5 | Sunday | Trimester 2: Deadline for adding courses |
| 6 | Monday | Trimester 2: Lectures commence and Invoice available on SOLS |
| 7 | Tuesday | Space Management Committee 2/24 |
| 8 | Wednesday | |
| 9 | Thursday | Library Advisory Committee1/24
Public Holiday (Vanuatu) – Ascension Day |
| 10 | Friday | Trimester 2: Deadline for withdrawal from trimester 2 courses with no financial penalty |
| 11 | Saturday | |
| 12 | Sunday | |
| 13 | Monday | Public Holiday (Fiji) – Girmit Day, (Samoa) – Mother’s Day |
| 14 | Tuesday | |
| 15 | Wednesday | |
| 16 | Thursday | |
| 17 | Friday | PDLP: Last Day of Placement |
| 18 | Saturday | |
| 19 | Sunday | |
| 20 | Monday | |
| 21 | Tuesday | Campus Life Committee 2/24 |
| 22 | Wednesday | |
| 23 | Thursday | |
| 24 | Friday | |
| 25 | Saturday | |
| 26 | Sunday | |
| 27 | Monday | |
| 28 | Tuesday | |
| 29 | Wednesday | |
| 30 | Thursday | Communication and Information Technology Committee 2/24 |
| 31 | Friday | Public Holiday (Fiji) – Ratu Sukuna Day
Samoa Campus Graduation Semester 1: Last day of lectures Trimester 2: Deadline for Payment of trimester 2 fees |
| JUNE | ||
| 1 | Saturday | Trimester 2: Late Payment of Fee Period start: Students who have not paid their fees in full will be required to clear all outstanding fees and a Late Payment fee of FJ$125.00 within the 1st four (4) weeks.
(1 June – 28 June) Semester 1: Study Week (1 June – 9 June) Public Holiday (Samoa) – Independence Day |
| 2 | Sunday | |
| 3 | Monday | Public Holiday (Cook Islands) – Kings Birthday |
| 4 | Tuesday | University Research Committee 2/24
Public Holiday (Tonga) – Emancipation Day |
| 5 | Wednesday | |
| 6 | Thursday | Teaching Quality Committee 2/23
Governance and Nominations Committee 3/24 |
| 7 | Friday | Student Discipline Committee 2/24
Semester 1: Deadline for students to withdraw from courses they do not wish to be assessed in. |
| 8 | Saturday | |
| 9 | Sunday | |
| 10 | Monday | Semester 1: Examination Period
10 June – 21 June |
| 11 | Tuesday | Academic Programmes Committee 2/24 |
| 12 | Wednesday | |
| 13 | Thursday | Diversity Equity & Inclusion Committee 2/24
Remuneration and People Committee 2/24 |
| 14 | Friday |
PDLP: Last Day for Lectures |
| 15 | Saturday | PDLP: 2nd Intake Application deadline |
| 16 | Sunday | |
| 17 | Monday | |
| 18 | Tuesday | Global Engagement Strategy Committee 2/24
Audit & Risk Committee 3/24 |
| 19 | Wednesday | |
| 20 | Thursday | Tender Board 3/24
Staff Policy Committee 3/24 |
| 21 | Friday | Public Holiday (Kiribati) – In honor of National Police Day |
| 22 | Saturday | MID YEAR BREAK (22 June – 21 July) |
| 23 | Sunday | |
| 24 | Monday | |
| 25 | Tuesday | |
| 26 | Wednesday | |
| 27 | Thursday | |
| 28 | Friday | |
| 29 | Saturday | Trimester 2: Late Payment of Fee Period continue: Students who have not paid their fees in full by this date will be liable for Late Payment fee as follows:
• $150.00 (next 4 weeks after 29th June) • $200.00 thereafter |
| 30 | Sunday | |
| JULY | ||
| 1 | Monday | |
| 2 | Tuesday | |
| 3 | Wednesday | |
| 4 | Thursday | Senate 2/24
Public Holiday (Tonga) – Official Birthday of His Majesty King Tipou VI) |
| 5 | Friday | Public Holiday (Cook Islands) – Ui Ariki Day, (RMI) – Fisherman’s Day |
| 6 | Saturday | |
| 7 | Sunday | |
| 8 | Monday | |
| 9 | Tuesday | Academic Regulations & Policy Review Committee 2/24 |
| 10 | Wednesday | |
| 11 | Thursday | Tender Board 4/24
Public Holiday (Kiribati) – Gospel Day |
| 12 | Friday | PDLP: Deadline for late registration (adding of courses)
Semester 2: Deadline for application for admission from students new to USP, and students applying after a lapse of six semesters. Applications received after this date will incur a late application fee Public Holiday (Kiribati) – National Day |
| 13 | Saturday | Public Holiday (Kiribati) – National Culture and Senior Citizens Day |
| 14 | Sunday | |
| 15 | Monday | PDLP: Orientation and Lectures Commence
Invoice available on SOLS Semester 2: Academic Advisory week; Registration continues (15 July – 19 July) Public Holiday (Kiribati) – Kiribati Special Day/Kiribati Community Day/Private Sector Day |
| 16 | Tuesday | Finance & Resource Committee 3/24 |
| 17 | Wednesday | Semester 2: Deadline for application to resume studies from student applying within six semesters since they were last registered. |
| 18 | Thursday | Executive Committee 3/24 |
| 19 | Friday | Trimester 2: Lecture end
Deadline for students to withdraw from Trimester 2 courses for which they do not want to be assessed in
Semester 2: Deadline for registration for all campuses. Students who register for courses after this date will be charged a late registration fee. Deadline for Campus Transfer applications |
| 20 | Saturday | Trimester 2: Study week and Examination period
(20 July – 02 August) |
| 21 | Sunday | |
| 22 | Monday | Semester 2: Lectures commence and Invoice available on SOLS |
| 23 | Tuesday | |
| 24 | Wednesday | Public Holiday (Vanuatu) – Children’s Day |
| 25 | Thursday | |
| 26 | Friday | Student Discipline Committee 3/24
Semester 2: Deadline for applications for change of programme. |
| 27 | Saturday | PDLP: Deadline for withdrawal of courses with no financial penalty |
| 28 | Sunday | |
| 29 | Monday | |
| 30 | Tuesday | Public Holiday (Vanuatu) – Independence Day |
| 31 | Wednesday | Pacific TAFE: Semester 2: Application for Admission Closing Date |
| AUGUST | ||
| 1 | Thursday | Space Management Committee 3/24 |
| 2 | Friday | Semester 2: Deadline for late registration; Deadline for adding of courses for those who registered within the registration period (no fee charged for this cohort).
Pacific TAFE: Semester 1: Last Day of Registration (No late Registrations) |
| 3 | Saturday | TRIMESTER 2 BREAK (3 August – 18 August) |
| 4 | Sunday | |
| 5 | Monday | Campus Life Committee 3/24
Public Holiday (Cook Islands) – Constitution Day observed Public Holiday (Kiribati) – National Youth & Children’s Day |
| 6 | Tuesday | Academic Programmes Committee 3/24 |
| 7 | Wednesday | Audit & Risk Committee 4/24 |
| 8 | Thursday | Teaching Quality Committee 3/24
|
| 9 | Friday | PDLP: Deadline for Payment of fees
Semester 2: Deadline for dropping courses without incurring any tuition fee. Any courses dropped after this date will incur the full tuition fee |
| 10 | Saturday | |
| 11 | Sunday | |
| 12 | Monday | Diversity Equity & Inclusion Committee 3/24
Public Holiday (Samoa) – Father’s Day |
| 13 | Tuesday | University Research Committee 3/24 |
| 14 | Wednesday | |
| 15 | Thursday | Governance and Nominations Committee 4/24
Public Holiday (Vanuatu) – Assumption Day |
| 16 | Friday | University Scholarship Committee 3/24
Semester 2: Deadline for payment of semester 2 fees for all campuses |
| 17 | Saturday | Trimester 3: Deadline for adding courses |
| 18 | Sunday | |
| 19 | Monday | Trimester 3: Lectures commence and Invoices available via SOLS |
| 20 | Tuesday | Communication and Information Technology Committee 2/24 |
| 21 | Wednesday | |
| 22 | Thursday | Staff Policy Committee 4/24 |
| 23 | Friday | Trimester 3: Last day for withdrawal from trimester 3 courses with no financial penalty |
| 24 | Saturday | |
| 25 | Sunday | |
| 26 | Monday | |
| 27 | Tuesday | |
| 28 | Wednesday | |
| 29 | Thursday | |
| 30 | Friday | Pacific TAFE Semester 2: Deadline for payment of semester 2 fees for all campuses |
| 31 | Saturday | |
| SEPTEMBER | ||
| 1 | Sunday | |
| 2 | Monday | Library Advisory Committee 2/24 |
| 3 | Tuesday | University Scholarship Committee 4/24
Audit & Risk Committee 5/24 |
| 4 | Wednesday | |
| 5 | Thursday | Laucala Campus Graduation |
| 6 | Friday | Laucala Campus Graduation
Public Holiday (RMI) – Dri-Jerbal Day |
| 7 | Saturday | MID-SEMESTER BREAK (7 September – 15 September) |
| 8 | Sunday | |
| 9 | Monday | |
| 10 | Tuesday | Senate 3/24 |
| 11 | Wednesday | |
| 12 | Thursday | Remuneration and People Committee 3/23 |
| 13 | Friday | Trimester 3: Deadline for Payment of trimester 3 fees |
| 14 | Saturday | Trimester 3: Late Payment of Fee Period start: Students who have not paid their fees in full will be required to clear all outstanding fees and a Late Payment fee of FJ$125.00 within the 1st four (4) weeks
(14 September – 11 October) |
| 15 | Sunday | |
| 16 | Monday | Public Holiday (Fiji) – Prophet Mohammed’s Birthday |
| 17 | Tuesday | Academic Regulations & Policy Review Committee 3/24
Public Holiday (Tonga) – Birthday of his Royal Highness – The Crown Prince Tupoto’a |
| 18 | Wednesday | |
| 19 | Thursday | Tender Board 5/23 |
| 20 | Friday | |
| 21 | Saturday | |
| 22 | Sunday | |
| 23 | Monday | |
| 24 | Tuesday | Academic Programmes Committee 4/24
Finance & Resource Committee 4/24 |
| 25 | Wednesday | |
| 26 | Thursday | Global Engagement Strategy Committee 3/24 |
| 27 | Friday | Student Discipline Committee 5/24
Solomon Campus Graduation |
| 28 | Saturday | |
| 29 | Sunday | |
| 30 | Monday | |
| OCTOBER | ||
| 1 | Tuesday | |
| 2 | Wednesday | |
| 3 | Thursday | |
| 4 | Friday | |
| 5 | Saturday | Public Holiday (Vanuatu) – Constitution Day |
| 6 | Sunday | |
| 7 | Monday | Public Holiday (Kiribati) – World Teachers Day |
| 8 | Tuesday | University Research Committee 4/24 |
| 9 | Wednesday | |
| 10 | Thursday | Public Holiday (Fiji) – Fiji Day |
| 11 | Friday | Space Management Committee 2/24
Tonga Campus Graduation |
| 12 | Saturday | Trimester 3: Late Payment of Fee Period continue: Students who have not paid their fees in full by this date will be liable for Late Payment fee as follows:
• $150.00 (next 4 weeks after 12th October) • $200.00 thereafter |
| 13 | Sunday | |
| 14 | Monday | Public Holiday (Samoa) – White Sunday |
| 15 | Tuesday | Teaching Quality Committee 4/24 |
| 16 | Wednesday | |
| 17 | Thursday | Campus Life Committee 4/24
Executive Committee 4/24 |
| 18 | Friday | Diversity Equity & Inclusion Committee 4/24 |
| 19 | Saturday | PDLD: Last day for Lectures |
| 20 | Sunday | |
| 21 | Monday | PDLP: 2nd Intake Placement Commences |
| 22 | Tuesday | Communication and Information Technology Committee 4/24 |
| 23 | Wednesday | |
| 24 | Thursday | Staff Policy Committee 5/24 |
| 25 | Friday | Student Discipline Committee 5/24
Semester 2: Last day of classes |
| 26 | Saturday | Semester 2: Study Week (26 October – 2 November) |
| 27 | Sunday | |
| 28 | Monday | Public Holiday (Cook Is) – Gospel Day |
| 29 | Tuesday | |
| 30 | Wednesday | |
| 31 | Thursday | |
| NOVEMBER | ||
| 1 | Friday | Public Holiday (Fiji) – Diwali
Trimester 3: Lectures end Deadline for students to withdrawal from Trimester 3 courses for which they do not want to be assessed in Semester 2: Deadline for students to withdraw from courses they do not wish to be assessed in. |
| 2 | Saturday | Trimester 3: Study week and Examination period
(2 November – 15 November) |
| 3 | Sunday | |
| 4 | Monday | Public Holiday (Tonga) – Constitutional Day
Semester 2: Examination Period (4 November – 15 November) |
| 5 | Tuesday | |
| 6 | Wednesday | |
| 7 | Thursday | Senate 4/24 |
| 8 | Friday | |
| 9 | Saturday | |
| 10 | Sunday | |
| 11 | Monday | |
| 12 | Tuesday | |
| 13 | Wednesday | |
| 14 | Thursday | Council C98 |
| 15 | Friday | Council C98
PDLP: Last day for Placement |
| 16 | Saturday | TRIMESTER 3 BREAK |
| 17 | Sunday | |
| 18 | Monday | Public Holiday (RMI) – President’s Day Holiday
Summer Flexi School Period Begins |
| 19 | Tuesday | Global Engagement Strategy Committee 4/24 |
| 20 | Wednesday | |
| 21 | Thursday | Tender Board 6/24 |
| 22 | Friday | |
| 23 | Saturday | |
| 24 | Sunday | |
| 25 | Monday | |
| 26 | Tuesday | Audit & Risk Committee 6/24 |
| 27 | Wednesday | |
| 28 | Thursday | |
| 29 | Friday | Public Holiday (Vanuatu) – Unity Day |
| 30 | Saturday | |
| DECEMBER | ||
| 1 | Sunday | |
| 2 | Monday | |
| 3 | Tuesday | |
| 4 | Wednesday | Public Holiday (Tonga) – King Tupou 1 Day |
| 5 | Thursday | |
| 6 | Friday | Public Holiday (RMI) – Gospel Day |
| 7 | Saturday | |
| 8 | Sunday | |
| 9 | Monday | Public Holiday (Kiribati) – In honour of Human Rights Day |
| 10 | Tuesday | |
| 11 | Wednesday | |
| 12 | Thursday | |
| 13 | Friday | PDLP: Last day for Lectures |
| 14 | Saturday | |
| 15 | Sunday | |
| 16 | Monday | |
| 17 | Tuesday | |
| 18 | Wednesday | |
| 19 | Thursday | |
| 20 | Friday | |
| 21 | Saturday | |
| 22 | Sunday | |
| 23 | Monday | |
| 24 | Tuesday | |
| 25 | Wednesday | Public Holiday (Fiji, Vanuatu, Cook Is, RMI, Kiribati, Samoa) – Christmas Day |
| 26 | Thursday | Public Holiday (Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa) – Boxing Day, (Vanuatu) – Family Day |
| 27 | Friday | |
| 28 | Saturday | |
| 29 | Sunday | |
| 30 | Monday | |
| 31 | Tuesday | |