The school enables students to gain credit for courses by undertaking intensive study for six weeks, instead of about 13 weeks usually required to complete equivalent papers during the main university study year.
Among those attending yesterday was Otago University Students Association president Harriet Geoghegan, a law and commerce student who is taking a second-year marketing paper at the school.
Three students from China, Yahui Zhang, Xue Li and Shao Yuan Xu, were among those attending an orientation briefing for people who had not previously attended the Otago school.
The three students had last year undertaken preliminary studies at the university, including foundation year work - a form of preparatory study often undertaken by overseas students.
The latest school is offering 68 papers on a host of topics, ranging from understanding accounting to effective writing, introductory Japanese and environmental politics.
The latest school has also generated nearly 2240 enrolments - 2100 domestic students and 136 overseas students.
Last year's school offered 80 papers and attracted a record 2639 enrolments, but funding-related course-entry restrictions - which also affect university summer schools elsewhere in the country - have since been applied.
The university announced last year some further restrictions were being made to avoid carrying too many students beyond the funding level agreed with the Tertiary Education Commission.
Otago school organisers said university staff had worked during the past weekend on enrolment-related administrative tasks.
School director Dr Claire Matthewson said improved enrolment arrangements had recently greatly reduced queuing at the start of the school.
The deadline to add or delete papers from student study programmes with a refund of tuition fees is 5.30pm next Monday.
Organisers say about 170 students are on waiting lists seeking admission to courses which are already filled, but some places may become available if other students change their study options.
