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 PC4A (17 April 2020). It is subject to national regulations on lockdown.

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	ERT = (Emergency Remote Teaching)
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 (quarter 3)
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)	Return of vulnerable students, PACA practical courses & research students (M/PhD lab & studio access) (based on national regulations)
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)	‘Prac block’ for S1 Q2 work
8	Tuesday	Teaching day 26 (ERT)	‘Prac block’ for S1 Q2 work
9	Wednesday	Teaching day 27 (ERT)	‘Prac block’ for S1 Q2 work
10	Thursday	Teaching day 28 (ERT)	‘Prac block’ for S1 Q2 work
11	Friday	Teaching day 29 (ERT)	‘Prac block’ for S1 Q2 work
12	Saturday
13	Sunday
14	Monday	Teaching day 30 (ERT)	‘Prac block’ for S1 Q2 work
15	Tuesday	Teaching day 31 (ERT)	‘Prac block’ for S1 Q2 work
16	Wednesday	Teaching day 32 (ERT)	‘Prac block’ for S1 Q2 work
17	Thursday	Teaching day 33 (ERT)	‘Prac block’ for S1 Q2 work
18	Friday	Teaching day 34 (ERT)	‘Prac block’ for S1 Q2 work
19	Saturday
20	Sunday
21	Monday	Teaching day 35 (ERT)	‘Prac block’ for S2 Q3 work
22	Tuesday	Teaching day 36 (ERT)	‘Prac block’ for S2 Q3 work
23	Wednesday	Teaching day 37 (ERT)	‘Prac block’ for S2 Q3 work
24	Thursday	Heritage Day
25	Friday	Teaching day 38 (ERT)	‘Prac block’ for S2 Q3 work
26	Saturday	Vacation starts	Hons students get access to labs during vac
27	Sunday	Vacation	Yom Kippur
28	Monday	Vacation	Yom Kippur
29	Tuesday	Vacation
30	Wednesday	Vacation

October 2020
1	Thursday	Vacation
2	Friday	Vacation
3	Saturday
4	Sunday	Vacation ends
5	Monday	Teaching day 39	Q4 Resume contact teaching (subject to national regulations)
6	Tuesday	Teaching day 40
7	Wednesday	Teaching day 41
8	Thursday	Teaching day 42
9	Friday	Teaching day 43
10	Saturday
11	Sunday
12	Monday	Teaching day 44
13	Tuesday	Teaching day 45
14	Wednesday	Teaching day 46
15	Thursday	Teaching day 47
16	Friday	Teaching day 48
17	Saturday
18	Sunday
19	Monday	Teaching day 49
20	Tuesday	Teaching day 50
21	Wednesday	Teaching day 51
22	Thursday	Teaching day 52
23	Friday	Teaching day 53
24	Saturday
25	Sunday
26	Monday	Teaching day 54
27	Tuesday	Teaching day 55
28	Wednesday	Teaching day 56
29	Thursday	Teaching day 57
30	Friday	Teaching day 58	Last day for FECs to post qualifiers for December graduation
31	Saturday

November 2020
1	Sunday
2	Monday	Teaching day 59	SLQ for December graduations
3	Tuesday	Teaching day 60
4	Wednesday	Teaching day 61
5	Thursday	Teaching day 62
6	Friday	Teaching day 63
7	Saturday
8	Sunday
9	Monday	Teaching day 64
10	Tuesday	Teaching day 65
11	Wednesday	Teaching day 66
12	Thursday	Teaching day 67
13	Friday	Teaching day 68	Lectures end
14	Saturday		Diwali
15	Sunday
16	Monday	Consolidation	PACA: pracs and studio work continues
17	Tuesday	Consolidation	PACA: pracs and studio work continues
18	Wednesday	Consolidation	PACA: pracs and studio work continues
19	Thursday	Consolidation	PACA: pracs and studio work continues
20	Friday	Exam day 1	PACA: pracs and studio work continues
21	Saturday
22	Sunday
23	Monday	Exam day 2
24	Tuesday	Exam day 3
25	Wednesday	Exam day 4
26	Thursday	Exam day 5
27	Friday	Exam day 6
28	Saturday
29	Sunday
30	Monday	Exam day 7

December 2020
1	Tuesday	Exam day 8
2	Wednesday	Exam day 9
3	Thursday	Exam day 10
4	Friday	Exam day 11
5	Saturday
6	Sunday
7	Monday	Exam day 12
8	Tuesday	Exam day 13
9	Wednesday	Exam day 14
10	Thursday	Exam day 15
11	Friday	Exam day 16
12	Saturday
13	Sunday
14	Monday	Invigilated exams needed in F courses (optional)	Graduation (October SLQ)
15	Tuesday	Invigilated exams needed in F courses (optional)	Graduation (October SLQ)
16	Wednesday	Day of Reconciliation
17	Thursday	Invigilated exams needed in F courses (optional)
18	Friday	Invigilated exams needed in F courses (optional)
19	Saturday
20	Sunday
21	Monday	Invigilated exams needed in F courses (optional)	System embargo – no access for students
22	Tuesday	Invigilated exams needed in F courses (optional)
23	Wednesday	2020 Marks on system HoDs may release provisional results on Vula	Marks for exams between 14 – 22 Dec to be posted by 22 January 2021
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	2020 FEC prelim
12	Tuesday	2020 FEC prelim
13	Wednesday	2020 FEC prelim
14	Thursday	2020 FEC prelim
15	Friday	2020 FEC final (for results posted on 23 December) No RENN or RAC cycle
16	Saturday
17	Sunday
18	Monday	Progression codes on system
19	Tuesday
20	Wednesday
21	Thursday
22	Friday
23	Saturday
24	Sunday
25	Monday	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
30	Saturday
31	Sunday

February 2021
		Academic activities	Notes
1	Monday	Supp & deferred exams day 6 Summer Term Exam day
2	Tuesday
3	Wednesday
4	Thursday
5	Friday
6	Saturday
7	Sunday
8	Monday	Results on system for ST, Supp and DE
9	Tuesday
10	Wednesday	FEC	FEC to finalise the progression codes for students who had ST, Supp or DEs
11	Thursday
12	Friday
13	Saturday
14	Sunday
15	Monday
16	Tuesday
17	Wednesday
18	Thursday
19	Friday
20	Saturday
21	Sunday
22	Monday
23	Tuesday
24	Wednesday
25	Thursday
26	Friday
27	Saturday
28	Sunday

Note

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

Updated: 21 January 2020

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