University of Otago Summer School students Caitlin Proctor, 21, and Thomas Boyte, 19, make the most of a sunny Dunedin day and study outside on the Union Lawn. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIENSome University of Otago students have cut their summer holidays short to get ahead in their degrees. Summer School began this week and will run for six weeks before finishing on February 13 when exams begin. Theatre and English student Caitlin Proctor said she was doing summer school to finish her bachelor’s degree early. She said the biggest difference between a regular semester and summer school had been having four lectures for one paper in a week.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 06, 2026 15:38 UTC