| 1 January |
New Year’s Day |
| 2 January |
Day after New Year’s Day |
| 8 January |
Ara opens |
| 25 January |
Open Day Semester 1 |
| 6 February |
Waitangi Day |
| 13 Febuary |
Timaru Graduation |
| 21 February |
Whakatau S1 – Woolston campus |
| 26 February |
Whakatau S1 – Madras campus |
| 28 February |
Whakatau S1 - Timaru campus |
| 8 March |
Autumn Graduation |
| 18 March |
Whakatau S1 – Manawa campus |
| 25 March |
Otago Anniversary Day |
| 29 March |
Good Friday |
| 1 April |
Easter Monday |
| 2 April |
Easter Tuesday |
| 25 April |
Anzac Day |
| 3 June |
King's Birthday |
| 28 June |
Matariki |
| 29 July |
Whakatau S2 – Madras campus |
| 31 July |
Whakatau S2 – Timaru campus |
| 7 August |
Whakatau S2 – Woolston campus |
| 12 August |
Whakatau S2 – Manawa campus |
| 20 September |
Spring Graduation |
| 23 September |
South Canterbury Anniversary Day |
| 28 October |
Labour Day |
| 15 November |
Canterbury Anniversary Day |
| 20 December |
Ara closes |
| 25 December |
Christmas Day |
| 26 December |
Boxing Day |
| 27 December |
Day After Boxing Day |