SRC and Faculty Council Election Dates 2025
The Students' Representative Council (SRC) and Faculty Council elections are governed by the Election Regulations that were approved by the UCT Council in June 2025. The Election Regulations provide for the Election Commission, as an independent and impartial body, to oversee and govern the SRC and Faculty Council elections or by-elections in a free and fair manner.
The Election Operations Office is the administrative branch of the Election Commission that, under the supervision of the Election Commission and in accordance with the Election Regulations, run the SRC and Faculty Council elections from a logistical and administrative stand point.
The 2025 Election Timetable
| Activity | SRC Elections | Faculty Council Elections |
| Nominations open | 1 August | 1 August |
| Nominations close | 26 August | 5 September |
| Nomination list publication | 3 September | 15 September |
| Objections to nomination list closes | 4 September | 16 September |
| Campaigning period | 18–23 September | 29–30 September |
| Voting period | 25–26 September | 1–2 October |
| Vote counting | 27 September | 3 October |
| Provisional results | 29 September | 6 October |
| Objections to provisional results closes | 1 October | 7 October |
| Final results | 2 October | 8 October |
Nominations
Nominations are now open and the nomination forms and supporting document links can be found at:
- SRC Nomination Form: https://bit.ly/2025SRCNominationsForm
- FC Nominations Form: https://bit.ly/2025FCNominationForm
How to vote?
Students can vote online using the eBallot platform.
Click on the image to be redirected to the online voting site and use your UCT credentials to log in:
Who can vote?
A student must be registered at UCT for at least one complete semester in order to be eligible to vote in the elections.
Contact details
 | srcelections@uct.ac.za |
 | UCT SRC & Faculty Council Elections |
 | @UCTSRCElections |
 | uct_elections |
| Chief Electoral Officer: Vhugala Nthakheni |