Academic calendar

The calendar has been adjusted and is no longer accurate due the impact of changes in response to COVID-19. Up-to-date information on the University’s decisions in regard to COVID-19 is available on the Coronavirus Disease web page.

This academic year pattern is approved in PC07 2020. It is subject to national regulations on lockdown.

Please note: there is now a separate academic calendar for the Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment (EBE).

Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec

January 2020
1	Wednesday	New Year's Day
2	Thursday		Library re-opens
3	Friday
4	Saturday
5	Sunday
6	Monday	Summer School begins
7	Tuesday
8	Wednesday
9	Thursday
10	Friday
11	Saturday
12	Sunday
13	Monday	Supp. & DE Exam day 1
14	Tuesday	Supp. & DE Exam day 2
15	Wednesday	Supp. & DE Exam day 3
16	Thursday	Supp. & DE Exam day 4
17	Friday	Supp. & DE Exam day 5
18	Saturday
19	Sunday
20	Monday
21	Tuesday
22	Wednesday
23	Thursday	Early orientation
24	Friday	Early orientation Summer school ends	Supp. & DE results due on system
25	Saturday	Local parents’ orientation
26	Sunday
27	Monday	Early orientation
28	Tuesday	Residences open Res Parents’ Orientation Registration
29	Wednesday	Registration & Orientation
30	Thursday	Registration & Orientation
31	Friday	Registration & Orientation

February 2020
1	Saturday
2	Sunday
3	Monday	Registration
4	Tuesday	Registration
5	Wednesday	Registration
6	Thursday	Registration (returners) Sax appeal day
7	Friday	Registration (returners) First Year Experience
8	Saturday
9	Sunday
10	Monday	Teaching day 1	First semester starts (quarter 1)
11	Tuesday	Teaching day 2
12	Wednesday	Teaching day 3
13	Thursday	Teaching day 4
14	Friday	Teaching day 5
15	Saturday
16	Sunday
17	Monday	Teaching day 6
18	Tuesday	Teaching day 7
19	Wednesday	Teaching day 8
20	Thursday	Teaching day 9
21	Friday	Teaching day 10
22	Saturday
23	Sunday
24	Monday	Teaching day 11
25	Tuesday	Teaching day 12
26	Wednesday	Teaching day 13
27	Thursday	Teaching day 14
28	Friday	Teaching day 15
29	Saturday

March 2020
1	Sunday
2	Monday	Teaching day 16
3	Tuesday	Teaching day 17
4	Wednesday	Teaching day 18
5	Thursday	Teaching day 19
6	Friday	Teaching day 20
7	Saturday
8	Sunday
9	Monday	Teaching day 21
10	Tuesday	Teaching day 22
11	Wednesday	Teaching day 23
12	Thursday	Teaching day 24
13	Friday	Teaching day 25	Announcement about 100+ gatherings
14	Saturday
15	Sunday
16	Monday	Vacation begins early	HEIs may no longer offer contact lectures
17	Tuesday	Vacation begins early
18	Wednesday	Vacation begins early
19	Thursday	Vacation begins early
20	Friday	Vacation begins early
21	Saturday	Human Rights Day
22	Sunday
23	Monday	Vacation
24	Tuesday	Vacation
25	Wednesday	Vacation
26	Thursday	Vacation
27	Friday	Vacation
28	Saturday
29	Sunday
30	Monday	Vacation – Lockdown
31	Tuesday	Vacation – Lockdown

April 2020
1	Wednesday	Vacation – Lockdown
2	Thursday	Vacation – Lockdown
3	Friday	Vacation – Lockdown
4	Saturday
5	Sunday
6	Monday	Vacation – Lockdown
7	Tuesday	Vacation – Lockdown
8	Wednesday	Vacation – Lockdown
9	Thursday	Vacation – Lockdown
10	Friday	Good Friday
11	Saturday
12	Sunday	Easter Sunday
13	Monday	Family Day
14	Tuesday	Vacation – Lockdown
15	Wednesday	Vacation – Lockdown
16	Thursday	Vacation – Lockdown
17	Friday	Vacation – Lockdown
18	Saturday
19	Sunday
20	Monday	ERT orientation
21	Tuesday	ERT orientation
22	Wednesday	ERT orientation
23	Thursday	ERT orientation
24	Friday	ERT orientation
25	Saturday
26	Sunday
27	Monday	Freedom Day
28	Tuesday	Teaching day 26 (ERT)	Quarter 2 begins
29	Wednesday	Teaching day 27 (ERT)
30	Thursday	Teaching day 28 (ERT)

May 2020
1	Friday	Workers Day
2	Saturday
3	Sunday
4	Monday	Teaching day 29 (ERT)
5	Tuesday	Teaching day 30 (ERT)
6	Wednesday	Teaching day 31 (ERT)
7	Thursday	Teaching day 32 (ERT)
8	Friday	Teaching day 33 (ERT)
9	Saturday
10	Sunday
11	Monday	Teaching day 34 (ERT)
12	Tuesday	Teaching day 35 (ERT)
13	Wednesday	Teaching day 36 (ERT)
14	Thursday	Teaching day 37 (ERT)
15	Friday	Teaching day 38 (ERT)
16	Saturday
17	Sunday
18	Monday	Teaching day 39 (ERT)
19	Tuesday	Teaching day 40 (ERT)
20	Wednesday	Teaching day 41 (ERT)
21	Thursday	Teaching day 42 (ERT)
22	Friday	Teaching day 43 (ERT)
23	Saturday
24	Sunday		Eid al Fitr
25	Monday	Teaching day 44 (ERT)
26	Tuesday	Teaching day 45 (ERT)
27	Wednesday	Teaching day 46 (ERT)
28	Thursday	Teaching day 47 (ERT)	Shavuot
29	Friday	Teaching day 48 (ERT)
30	Saturday		Shavuot
31	Sunday		Shavuot

June 2020
1	Monday	Teaching day 49 (ERT)
2	Tuesday	Teaching day 50 (ERT)
3	Wednesday	Teaching day 51 (ERT)
4	Thursday	Teaching day 52 (ERT)
5	Friday	Teaching day 53 (ERT)
6	Saturday
7	Sunday
8	Monday	Teaching day 54 (ERT)
9	Tuesday	Teaching day 55 (ERT)
10	Wednesday	Teaching day 56 (ERT)
11	Thursday	Teaching day 57 (ERT)
12	Friday	Teaching day 58 (ERT)
13	Saturday
14	Sunday
15	Monday	Teaching day 59 (ERT)
16	Tuesday	Youth Day
17	Wednesday	Teaching day 60 (ERT)
18	Thursday	Teaching day 61 (ERT)
19	Friday	Teaching day 62 (ERT)
20	Saturday
21	Sunday
22	Monday	Teaching day 63 (ERT)
23	Tuesday	Teaching day 64 (ERT)
24	Wednesday	Teaching day 65 (ERT)
25	Thursday	Teaching day 66 (ERT)
26	Friday	Teaching day 67 (ERT)	Lectures end
27	Saturday
28	Sunday
29	Monday	Capstone or ERT assessment
30	Tuesday	Capstone or ERT assessment

July 2020
1	Wednesday	Capstone or ERT assessment
2	Thursday	Capstone or ERT assessment
3	Friday	Capstone or ERT assessment
4	Saturday
5	Sunday
6	Monday	Capstone or ERT assessment
7	Tuesday	Capstone or ERT assessment
8	Wednesday	Capstone or ERT assessment
9	Thursday	Capstone or ERT assessment
10	Friday	Capstone or ERT assessment
11	Saturday	Vacation starts
12	Sunday
13	Monday	Vacation	No Winter Term
14	Tuesday	Vacation
15	Wednesday	Vacation
16	Thursday	Vacation
17	Friday	Vacation
18	Saturday
19	Sunday
20	Monday	Vacation
21	Tuesday	Vacation
22	Wednesday	Vacation
23	Thursday	Vacation
24	Friday	Vacation Marks on system	Courses needing a prac component will not be posted yet
25	Saturday
26	Sunday
27	Monday	Vacation
28	Tuesday	Vacation
29	Wednesday	Vacation
30	Thursday	Vacation
31	Friday	Vacation

August 2020
1	Saturday
2	Sunday	Vacation ends
3	Monday	Teaching day 1 (ERT)	Second semester starts (Q 3) ERT mode Early return by invitation only
4	Tuesday	Teaching day 2 (ERT)
5	Wednesday	Teaching day 3 (ERT)
6	Thursday	Teaching day 4 (ERT)
7	Friday	Teaching day 5 (ERT)
8	Saturday
9	Sunday	Women's Day
10	Monday	Public Holiday
11	Tuesday	Teaching day 6 (ERT)
12	Wednesday	Teaching day 7 (ERT)
13	Thursday	Teaching day 8 (ERT)
14	Friday	Teaching day 9 (ERT)
15	Saturday
16	Sunday
17	Monday	Teaching day 10 (ERT)
18	Tuesday	Teaching day 11 (ERT)
19	Wednesday	Teaching day 12 (ERT)
20	Thursday	Teaching day 13 (ERT)
21	Friday	Teaching day 14 (ERT)
22	Saturday
23	Sunday
24	Monday	Teaching day 15 (ERT)
25	Tuesday	Teaching day 16 (ERT)
26	Wednesday	Teaching day 17 (ERT)
27	Thursday	Teaching day 18 (ERT)
28	Friday	Teaching day 19 (ERT)
29	Saturday
30	Sunday
31	Monday	Teaching day 20 (ERT)

September 2020
1	Tuesday	Teaching day 21 (ERT)	Early return by invitation Return of students in PACA practical courses (by invitation)
2	Wednesday	Teaching day 22 (ERT)
3	Thursday	Teaching day 23 (ERT)
4	Friday	Teaching day 24 (ERT)
5	Saturday
6	Sunday
7	Monday	Teaching day 25 (ERT)
8	Tuesday	Teaching day 26 (ERT)
9	Wednesday	Teaching day 27 (ERT)
10	Thursday	Teaching day 28 (ERT)
11	Friday	Teaching day 29 (ERT)
12	Saturday
13	Sunday
14	Monday	Teaching day 30 (ERT)
15	Tuesday	Teaching day 31 (ERT)
16	Wednesday	Teaching day 32 (ERT)
17	Thursday	Teaching day 33 (ERT)
18	Friday	Teaching day 34 (ERT)
19	Saturday
20	Sunday
21	Monday	Vacation	Students may use this time to catch up if they have fallen behind
22	Tuesday	Vacation
23	Wednesday	Vacation
24	Thursday	Heritage Day
25	Friday	Vacation
26	Saturday
27	Sunday	Vacation	Yom Kippur
28	Monday	Vacation
29	Tuesday	Vacation
30	Wednesday	Vacation

October 2020
1	Thursday	Vacation
2	Friday	Vacation
3	Saturday
4	Sunday	Vacation ends
5	Monday	Q4 continue in ERT mode Teaching day 35	‘Prac block’ for S1 Q2 work For identified students
6	Tuesday	Teaching day 36	‘Prac block’ for S1 Q2 work
7	Wednesday	Teaching day 37	‘Prac block’ for S1 Q2 work
8	Thursday	Teaching day 38	‘Prac block’ for S1 Q2 work
9	Friday	Teaching day 39	‘Prac block’ for S1 Q2 work
10	Saturday
11	Sunday
12	Monday	Teaching day 40	‘Prac block’ for S1 Q2 work
13	Tuesday	Teaching day 41	‘Prac block’ for S1 Q2 work
14	Wednesday	Teaching day 42	‘Prac block’ for S1 Q2 work
15	Thursday	Teaching day 43	‘Prac block’ for S1 Q2 work
16	Friday	Teaching day 44	‘Prac block’ for S1 Q2 work
17	Saturday
18	Sunday
19	Monday	Teaching day 45	‘Prac block’ for S2
20	Tuesday	Teaching day 46	‘Prac block’ for S2
21	Wednesday	Teaching day 47	‘Prac block’ for S2
22	Thursday	Teaching day 48	‘Prac block’ for S2
23	Friday	Teaching day 49	‘Prac block’ for S2
24	Saturday
25	Sunday
26	Monday	Teaching day 50	‘Prac block’ for S2
27	Tuesday	Teaching day 51	‘Prac block’ for S2
28	Wednesday	Teaching day 52	‘Prac block’ for S2
29	Thursday	Teaching day 53	‘Prac block’ for S2
30	Friday	Teaching day 54	‘Prac block’ for S2
31	Saturday

November 2020
1	Sunday
2	Monday	Teaching day 55	‘Prac block’ for S2
3	Tuesday	Teaching day 56	‘Prac block’ for S2
4	Wednesday	Teaching day 57	‘Prac block’ for S2
5	Thursday	Teaching day 58	‘Prac block’ for S2
6	Friday	Teaching day 59	‘Prac block’ for S2
7	Saturday
8	Sunday
9	Monday	Teaching day 60	‘Prac block’ for S2
10	Tuesday	Teaching day 61	‘Prac block’ for S2
11	Wednesday	Teaching day 62	‘Prac block’ for S2
12	Thursday	Teaching day 63	‘Prac block’ for S2
13	Friday	Teaching day 64	‘Prac block’ for S2 Lectures end
14	Saturday		Diwali
15	Sunday
16	Monday	Teaching day 65	PACA: pracs and studio work continues
17	Tuesday	Teaching day 66	PACA: pracs and studio work continues
18	Wednesday	Teaching day 67	PACA: pracs and studio work continues
19	Thursday	Consolidation	PACA: pracs and studio work continues
20	Friday	Consolidation	PACA: pracs and studio work continues
21	Saturday
22	Sunday
23	Monday	S2 Exam day 1
24	Tuesday	S2 Exam day 2
25	Wednesday	S2 Exam day 3
26	Thursday	S2 Exam day 4
27	Friday	S2 Exam day 5
28	Saturday
29	Sunday
30	Monday	S2 Exam day 6

December 2020
1	Tuesday	S2 Exam day 7
2	Wednesday	S2 Exam day 8
3	Thursday	S2 Exam day 9
4	Friday	S2 Exam day 10
5	Saturday
6	Sunday
7	Monday	S2 Exam day 11
8	Tuesday	S2 Exam day 12
9	Wednesday	S2 Exam day 13
10	Thursday	S1 Exam day 1	Only for F courses where the course could not be completed in the first semester (typically PACA and certain engineering disciplines)
11	Friday	S1 Exam day 2
12	Saturday
13	Sunday
14	Monday	S1 Exam day 3	Graduation (October SLQ)
15	Tuesday	S1 Exam day 4	Graduation (October SLQ)
16	Wednesday	Day of Reconciliation
17	Thursday	S1 Exam day 5
18	Friday	S1 Exam day 6
19	Saturday
20	Sunday
21	Monday	S1 Exam day 7
22	Tuesday	S1 Exam day 8
23	Wednesday	2020 Marks on system HoDs may release provisional results on Vula	This included marls for F courses that were OS in July
24	Thursday	University closes at 13h00
25	Friday	Christmas Day
26	Saturday	Day of Goodwill
27	Sunday
28	Monday
29	Tuesday
30	Wednesday
31	Thursday

January 2021
		Academic activities	Notes
1	Friday	New Year's day	University & public holiday
2	Saturday
3	Sunday
4	Monday
5	Tuesday
6	Wednesday
7	Thursday
8	Friday
9	Saturday
10	Sunday
11	Monday
12	Tuesday
13	Wednesday
14	Thursday
15	Friday	Release of the 2020 Course Results Schedule
16	Saturday
17	Sunday
18	Monday	2020 FEC prelim
19	Tuesday	2020 FEC prelim
20	Wednesday	2020 FEC prelim
21	Thursday	2020 FEC prelim
22	Friday	2020 FEC Final	(results of 23 December) No RENN or RAC cycle
23	Saturday
24	Sunday
25	Monday	Progression codes on system Supp & deferred exams day 1
26	Tuesday	Supp & deferred exams day 2
27	Wednesday	Supp & deferred exams day 3
28	Thursday	Supp & deferred exams day 4
29	Friday	Supp & deferred exams day 5	Release of NSC results?
30	Saturday
31	Sunday

February 2021
		Academic activities	Notes
1	Monday	Supp & deferred exams day 6 Summer Term Exam day	FEN students arrive Residences open for FEN
2	Tuesday	Reserve Supp & deferred exam day 7	Orientation NBT on campus
3	Wednesday	Reserve Supp & deferred exam day 8	Orientation NBT on campus
4	Thursday	Reserve Supp & deferred exam day 9	Orientation NBT on campus
5	Friday	Reserve Supp & deferred exam day 10	Orientation
6	Saturday
7	Sunday
8	Monday	Results on system for ST, Supp and DE	FEN Pre-semester work week 1
9	Tuesday
10	Wednesday	FEC END 2020 academic year
11	Thursday
12	Friday
13	Saturday
14	Sunday
15	Monday		FEN Pre-semester work week 2
16	Tuesday
17	Wednesday
18	Thursday
19	Friday
20	Saturday
21	Sunday
22	Monday		FEN Pre-semester work week 3
23	Tuesday
24	Wednesday
25	Thursday
26	Friday
27	Saturday
28	Sunday		Submission deadline (If 1 March start)

Note (Approved in June SEC)

End 2020 FEC meetings:
11 – 15 January 2021
Qualifiers for Autumn 2021 grad on system by 18 January 2021

6 exam days for SUPPs & DEs:
25 – 1 February 2021

Summer Term of 4 weeks:
4 – 29 January 2021
ST exams 1 February 2021

Results for SUPP, DE and Summer Term on system by 8 Feb 2021
Feb 2021 qualifiers are not for Autumn 2021 grad. A decision on when the 10 Feb qualifiers will graduate is still awaited.

Monday 1 March 2021:
Teaching day 1 of 2021 academic year

Q43 in ERT mode
64 days teaching in second semester with four additional vacation days Second semester exams end on 9 December, followed by 8 days of first semester exams (PACA and engineering disciplines as requested)

Updated: 9 September 2020

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