2013 Semester 1
| Week | Dates | Description |
| 1 | 01 Jan - 05 Jan | New Year's Day, 1 January* |
| 2 | 06 Jan - 12 Jan | |
| 3 | 13 Jan - 19 Jan | Summer School begins 14 January Supplementary & DE Exams 14-18 January |
| 4 | 20 Jan - 26 Jan | Supplementary & DE results due 25 January Summer School ends 26 January |
| 5 | 27 Jan - 02 Feb | Orientation & Registration 30 January - 1 February Parents Orientation 09h30 Summer School ends |
| 6 | 03 Feb - 09 Feb | Registration 4-6 February SAX Appeal 7 February First meeting of UG classes 8 February |
| 7 | 10 Feb - 16 Feb | Lectures start 11 February |
| 8 | 17 Feb - 23 Feb | |
| 9 | 24 Feb - 02 Mar | |
| 10 | 03 Mar - 09 Mar | |
| 11 | 10 Mar - 16 Mar | |
| 12 | 17 Mar - 23 Mar | Human Rights Day, 21 March* Lectures end 20 March Short vacation 22 March - 1 April |
| 13 | 24 Mar - 30 Mar | Good Friday, 29 March* |
| 14 | 31 Mar - 06 Apr | Easter Day, 31 March* Family Day, 1 April* Lectures begin 2 April |
| 15 | 07 Apr - 13 Apr | |
| 16 | 14 Apr - 20 Apr | |
| 17 | 21 Apr - 27 Apr | Freedom Day, 27 April* |
| 18 | 28 Apr - 04 May | Workers' Day, 1 May* |
| 19 | 05 May - 11 May | |
| 20 | 12 May - 18 May | Lectures end 16 May Consolidation 17-21 May |
| 21 | 19 May - 25 May | Examinations start 22 May |
| 22 | 26 May - 01 Jun | Exam Day, Saturday 9 June* |
| 23 | 02 Jun - 08 Jun | Examinations end 6 June Graduation 6-7 June |
| 24 | 09 Jun - 15 Jun | Mid-year vacation |
| 25 | 15 Jun - 21 Jun | Mid-Year vacation Youth Day, 16 June* |
| 25 | 16 Jun - 22 Jun | Youth Day, 16 June* Public Holiday, 17 June |
| 26 | 23 Jun - 29 Jun | Mid-year results to Records by 28 June (12h00) |
| 27 | 30 Jun - 06 Jul | |
| 28 | 07 Jul - 13 Jul |
2013 Semester 2
| Week | Dates | Description |
| 29 | 14 Jul - 20 Jul | Lectures begin 15 July |
| 30 | 21 Jul - 27 Jul | |
| 31 | 28 Jul - 03 Aug | |
| 32 | 04 Aug - 10 Aug | Eid-ul-Fitr, 8 August National Women's Day, 9 August* |
| 33 | 11 Aug - 17 Aug | |
| 34 | 18 Aug - 24 Aug | |
| 35 | 25 Aug - 31 Aug | Lectures end 30 August Short vacation |
| 36 | 01 Sep - 07 Sep | Rosh Hashanah, 5 September |
| 37 | 08 Sep - 14 Sep | Lectures resume 9 September Yom Kippur, 14 September |
| 38 | 15 Sep - 21 Sep | |
| 39 | 22 Sep - 28 Sep | Heritage Day, 24 September |
| 40 | 29 Sep - 05 Oct | |
| 41 | 06 Oct - 12 Oct | |
| 42 | 13 Oct - 19 Oct | Lectures end 15 October Eid-ul-Adha Consolidation 16-21 October |
| 43 | 20 Oct - 26 Oct | Examinations begin 22 October Exam Day 5, Saturday 26 October* |
| 44 | 27 Oct - 02 Nov | Exam day 11, Saturday 2 October* |
| 45 | 03 Nov - 09 Nov | Examinations end 7 November |
| 46 | 10 Nov - 16 Nov | |
| 47 | 17 Nov - 23 Nov | Summer Term starts 18 September |
| 48 | 24 Nov - 30 Nov | All course results to be posted on system by 12h00, 25 November |
| 49 | 01 Dec - 07 Dec | FEC results to system by 16h00, 3 December |
| 50 | 08 Dec - 14 Dec | Graduation 11-14 December Summer term lectures end 13 December |
| 51 | 15 Dec - 21 Dec | Day of Reconciliation, 16 December Graduation 16-17 December |
| 52 | 22 Dec - 28 Dec | Christmas Day, 25 December* Day of Goodwill, 26 December* |
2014 Semester 1
| Week | Dates | Description |
| 1 | 01 Jan - 04 Jan | New Year's Day, 1 January* Library re-opens 2 January |
| 2 | 05 Jan - 11 Jan | |
| 3 | 12 Jan - 18 Jan | |
| 4 | 19 Jan - 25 Jan | Supplementary & Deferred Examinations 20-24 Summer school begins 20 January |
| 5 | 26 Jan - 01 Feb | Summer School week 2 Summer School ends 31 January Earlier Orientation 31 January Supplementary & Deferred Examinations results due 31 January |
| 6 | 02 Feb - 08 Feb | Early orientation Residences open 3 February Parents Orientation 1, 4 February Registration & Orientation 4-7 February Parents Orientation 2, 8 February |
| 7 | 09 Feb - 15 Feb | Registration 10-12 February Registration ends 12 February SAX APPEAL Day 13 February First meeting of UG classes 14 February |
| 8 | 16 Feb - 21 Feb | Lectures begin 17 February |
| 9 | 23 Feb - 01 Mar | |
| 10 | 02 Mar - 08 Mar | |
| 11 | 11 Mar - 15 Mar | Test Day 15 March** |
| 12 | 16 Mar - 22 Mar | Human Rights Day, 21 March* |
| 13 | 23 Mar - 29 Mar | Test Day 29 March** |
| 14 | 30 Mar - 05 Apr | Lectures end 4 April Short vacation 5-13 April |
| 15 | 06 Apr - 12 Apr | |
| 16 | 13 Apr - 19 Apr | Good Friday 18 April* |
| 17 | 20 Apr - 26 Apr | Easter 20 April* Family Day 21 April Test Day** |
| 18 | 27 Apr - 03 May | Freedom Day 27 April* Public Holiday 28 April* Workers' Day 1 May* Test Days 2-3 May** |
| 19 | 04 May - 10 May | |
| 20 | 11 May - 17 May | Test Day 17 May** |
| 21 | 18 May - 24 May | Lectures end 23 May Consolidation 24 May |
| 22 | 25 May - 31 May | Consolidation week Exam day 1** |
| 23 | 01 Jun - 07 Jun | Consolidation 1 June Exam days 2-7 June |
| 24 | 08 Jun - 13 Jun | Examinations & Graduation 12 & 13 June Exam Day 13** |
| 25 | 15 Jun - 21 Jun | Youth Day, 16 June* Mid-week vacation |
| 26 | 22 Jun - 28 Jun | Mid-week vacation Ramadaan begins 28 June |
| 27 | 29 Jun - 05 Jul | Mid-week vacation Mid-year results on system, 4 July |
| 28 | 06 Jul - 12 Jul | Mid-week vacation |
| 29 | 13 Jul - 19 Jul | Mid-week vacation |
2014 Semester 2
| Week | Dates | Description |
| 30 | 20 Jul - 26 Jul | Lectures start 21 July |
| 31 | 27 Jul - 02 Aug | Eid al-Fitr, 28 July |
| 32 | 03 Aug - 09 Aug | National Women's Day, 9 August |
| 33 | 10 Aug - 16 Aug | Test Day 16 August** |
| 34 | 17 Aug - 23 Aug | Test Day 23 August** |
| 35 | 24 Aug - 30 Aug | Lectures end 29 August Short vacation 30 August - 7 September |
| 36 | 31 Aug - 06 Sep | Short vacation |
| 37 | 07 Sep - 13 Sep | Lectures resume 8 September Test Day 13 September** |
| 38 | 14 Sep - 20 Sep | Test Day 20 September** |
| 39 | 21 Sep - 27 Sep | Heritage Day 24 September* Rosh HaShanah 25 September Test Day 27 September** |
| 40 | 28 Sep - 04 Oct | Yom Kippur 4 October Eid al-Adha |
| 41 | 05 Oct - 11 Oct | |
| 42 | 12 Oct - 18 Oct | Lectures end 17 October Consolidation 18 October |
| 43 | 19 Oct - 25 Oct | Consolidation week |
| 44 | 26 Oct - 01 Nov | Examinations start 27 October Test Day 1 November** |
| 45 | 02 Nov - 08 Nov | Examinations |
| 46 | 09 Nov - 15 Nov | Examinations end 12 November Marking begins 13 November |
| 47 | 16 Nov - 22 Nov | |
| 48 | 23 Nov - 29 Nov | Marking completed 27 November All course results to be posted on system by 12h00, 28 November Course result schedule published, 29 November |
| 50 | 07 Dec - 13 Dec | All FEC results to Records by 09h00, 8 December SEC, 10 December |
| 51 | 14 Dec - 20 Dec | Graduation 15-20 December Day of Reconciliation |
| 52 | 21 Dec - 27 Dec | University closes at 13h00, 24 December Library closes at 13h00 until Monday 5 January 2015 Christmas Day, 25 December* |
Note: * Denotes public holiday.
