Academic Calendar

AY2025/26 Diploma, BA (Hons), 2 years full-time MA and Goldsmiths-validated MA programmes
  • AY2025/26 Diploma, BA (Hons), 2 years full-time MA and Goldsmiths-validated MA programmes
  • AY2025/26 1 year full-time MA programmes and 2 years part-time MA programmes
  • AY2026/27 Diploma, BA (Hons), and 2 years full-time MA programmes
  • AY2026/27 1 year full-time MA programmes and 2 years part-time MA programmes

AY2025/26 Academic Calendar
Diploma, BA (Hons), 2 years full-time MA and Goldsmiths-validated MA programmes

Semester 1 (Aug–Dec 2025)
Event Dates Duration Notes

Programme Induction Day

7 Aug 2025

 

All returning students

National Day: 9 Aug 2025  
Founder’s Day: 10 Aug  2025

Convocation 2025

8 Aug 2025^

 

All Diploma, BA (Hons) and MA programmes (validated by Goldsmiths)

UAS Common Curriculum IN-depth module

11–13 Aug 2025

 

All returning BA (Hons) students in programmes with degrees conferred by UAS

Orientation

11–15 Aug 2025

 

All new students

Teaching weeks:
Term 1

18 Aug–5 Oct 2025

7 weeks

 

Project week

6–12 Oct 2025

1 week

 

Teaching weeks:
Term 2

13 Oct–23 Nov 2025

6 weeks

Deepavali: 20 Oct 2025#

Assessment weeks

24 Nov–7 Dec 2025

2 weeks

Semester break

8 Dec 2025–11 Jan 2026

5 weeks

College closed from 24–31 Dec 2025

Christmas: 25 Dec 2025
New Year’s Day: 1 Jan 2026

Release of results

Applicable MA programmes:
22 Dec 2025^

All other programmes:
22 Jan 2026^

 

Semester 2 (Jan–Aug 2026)
Event  Dates Duration Notes

UAS Common Curriculum IN-depth module

6–8 Jan 2026

 

All returning BA (Hons) students in programmes with degrees conferred by UAS

Teaching weeks:
Term 3

12 Jan–1 Mar 2026

7 weeks

Chinese New Year: 17–18 Feb 2026#

Project week

2–8 Mar 2026

1 week

Hari Raya Puasa: 21 Mar 2026#

Teaching weeks:
Term 4

9 Mar–19 Apr 2026

6 weeks

Good Friday: 3 Apr 2026#

Assessment weeks

20 Apr–3 May 2026

2 weeks

Labour Day: 1 May 2026#

Semester break

4 May–16 Aug 2026

15 weeks

The LASALLE Show:
21 May–3 Jun 2026

Opening night: 21 May 2026
Exhibition: 22 May–3 Jun 2026

Hari Raya Haji: 27 May 2026#
Vesak Day: 31 May 2026#
National Day: 9 Aug 2026
Founder’s Day: 10 Aug 2026

Release of full-year results

Diploma programmes:
5 Jun 2026^

BA (Hons) and MA programmes:
9 Jun 2026^

 

Public holidays# and LASALLE holidays
Event Dates
National Day

9 Aug 2025 & 9 Aug 2026

Founder's Day

10 Aug 2025 & 10 Aug 2026

Deepavali

20 Oct 2025

College closure

24 –31 Dec 2025

Christmas Day

25 Dec 2025

New Year's Day

1 Jan 2026#

Chinese New Year

17–18 Feb 2026#

Hari Raya Puasa

21 Mar 2026#

Good Friday

3 Apr 2026#

Labour Day

1 May 2026#

Hari Raya Haji

27 May 2026#

Vesak Day

31 May 2026#

Note:
LASALLE Open House is typically held in January every year. The actual dates for Open House 2026 are to be confirmed.

Discretionary half-day (afternoon) College closure applicable for the eves of Deepavali, Chinese New Year and Hari Raya Puasa when these fall on a weekday:
Eve of Chinese New Year: 16 Feb 2026
Eve of Hari Raya Puasa: 21 Mar 2026

#Public holidays are subject to confirmation by the Ministry of Manpower.
*If a public holiday falls on a Sunday, the next working day will be the replacement holiday.
^Date may be subject to change.