UKZN Year Planner 2025-2026
FIRST SEMESTER
Monday, 05 February – Friday, 22 Jun
EASTER VACATION
Saturday, 24 March – Monday, 02 April
WINTER VACATION
Saturday, 23 Jun – Sunday, 15 July
SECOND SEMESTER
Monday, 16 July – Tuesday, 27 November
| PRE-SEMESTER: | ||
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| Mon, 01 – Fri, 05 Jan | Tue, 02 Jan | University opens |
| Mon, 08 – Fri, 12 Jan | Mon, 08 Jan | (Programme specific) Self-help registration system opens |
| Mon, 15 – Fri, 19 Jan | ||
| Mon, 22 – Sat, 27 Jan | Mon, 22 Jan | Deadline for submission of Exclusion Appeals |
| Deadline for applications for remarks | ||
| Fri, 26 Jan | CEACOM (College Exclusion Appeals Com.) meetings | |
| Sat, 27 Jan | Parents’ Day | |
| Mon, 29 Jan– Sat, 03 Feb | Mon, 29 Jan– Fri, 02 Feb | Orientation and on-campus registration of students |
| Thu, 01 Feb | AEACOM (Academic Exclusion Appeals Com.) meetings | |
| SEMESTER 1: | |||
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| 1 | Mon, 05 – Fri, 09 Feb | Mon, 05 Feb | First Semester commences |
| Lectures commence | |||
| 2 | Mon, 12 – Fri, 16 Feb | ||
| 3 | Mon, 19 – Fri, 23 Feb | ||
| 4 | Mon, 26 Feb – Fri, 02 Mar | Wed, 28 Feb | Registration deadline for returning Research Masters & Doctoral students |
| Thu, 01 Mar | To follow Friday’s timetable (Compensatory day) | ||
| Fri, 02 Mar | Final date for minimum fee payment required for student registration | ||
| Final date for 1st Semester registration | |||
| Final date for requests for extended DPs | |||
| Final date for submitting curriculum changes | |||
| 5 | Mon, 05– Fri, 09 Mar | Fri, 09 Mar | Final day for capturing graduation decisions onto ITS for the students who had outstanding requirements. (Honours, Bachelors, Diplomas and Certificates) |
| 6 | Mon, 12 – Fri, 16 Mar | ||
| 7 | Mon, 19 – Fri, 23 Mar | Wed, 21 Mar | Human Rights Day (Public Holiday) |
| Fri, 23 Mar | Final day for capturing graduation decisions onto ITS (Masters and Doctoral Studies) | ||
| Sat, 24 Mar – Mon, 02 Apr | EASTER VACATION (STUDENT MID-TERM BREAK) | ||
| Fri, 30 Mar | Good Friday (Public Holiday) | ||
| Mon, 02 Apr | Family Day (Public Holiday) | ||
| 8 | Tue, 03 – Fri 06 Apr | ||
| 9 | Mon, 09 – Fri, 13 Apr | Fri, 13 Apr | Final date for withdrawal from a module |
| Final date for withdrawal from the University (Semester 1) | |||
| Final timetable for main & supplementary exams released | |||
| 10 | Mon, 16 – Sat, 21 Apr | Mon, 16 – Sat, 21 Apr | Graduation Ceremonies (WVL) |
| 11 | Mon, 23 – Fri, 27 Apr | Mon, 23 – Tue, 24 Apr | Graduation Ceremonies (PMB) |
| Fri, 27 Apr | Freedom Day (Public Holiday) | ||
| 12 | Mon, 30 Apr – Fri, 04 May | Mon, 30 Apr | Final date for payment of 60% of fees for year registrations or 100% for semester 1 registrations |
| Tue, 01 May | Workers’ Day (Public Holiday) | ||
| 13 | Mon, 07 – Fri, 11 May | ||
| 14 | Mon, 14 – Fri, 18 May | Wed, 16 May | DP refusals published |
| Thu, 17 May | Lectures end | ||
| Fri, 18 – Tue, 22 May | Study period | ||
| 15 | Mon, 21 – Sat, 26 May | Mon, 21 May | Final date for submission of DP Appeals to School Offices |
| Wed, 23 May | First Semester Exams commence (incl. Saturday) | ||
| 16 | Mon, 28 May – Sat, 02 Jun | Mon, 28 May – Sat, 02 Jun | Exam week |
| 17 | Mon, 04 – Fri, 08 Jun | Thu, 07 Jun | First Semester Exams end |
| Fri, 08 Jun – Tue, 12 Jun | Break between exams | ||
| 18 | Mon, 11 – Sat, 16 Jun | Wed, 13 Jun | 1st Semester Supplementary Exams commence |
| Thu, 14 Jun | Eid-Al-Fitr (condoned absence) (no exams) | ||
| Sat, 16 Jun | Youth Day (Public Holiday) (no exams) | ||
| 19 | Mon 18 – Fri, 22 Jun | Fri, 22 Jun | Supplementary Exams end |
| First Semester ends | |||
Semester 1:
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| Sat, 23 Jun – Sun, 15 Jul | MID-YEAR BREAK (Winter Vacation) | ||
| Mon, 02 Jul | Supplementary Exam marks to be captured on SMS by 12h00 | ||
| Mon, 09 Jul | Release of 1st semester results after Exam Boards at 00:01 am | ||
| SEMESTER 2: | |||
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| 1 | Mon, 16 – Fri, 20 Jul | Mon, 16 Jul | Second Semester commences |
| Lectures commence | |||
| Wed, 18 Jul | Deadline for submission of Exclusion Appeals | ||
| Fri, 20 Jul | CEACOM meetings (College Exclusion Appeals Com.) | ||
| Deadline for applications for re-marks | |||
| 2 | Mon, 23 – Fri, 27 Jul | Tue, 24 Jul | AEACOM meeting (Academic Exclusion Appeals Com.) |
| Fri, 27 Jul | Final date for payment of all fees required for student registration (2ndsemester). | ||
| Final date for registration – 2nd Semester | |||
| Final date for requests for extended DPs | |||
| Final date for submitting curriculum changes | |||
| 3 | Mon, 30 Jul – Fri, 03 Aug | ||
| 4 | Mon, 06 – Fri, 10 Aug | Tue, 07 Aug | To follow Thursday’s timetable (Compensatory day) |
| Thu, 09 Aug | National Women’s Day (Public Holiday) | ||
| 5 | Mon, 13 – Fri, 17 Aug | ||
| 6 | Mon, 20 – Fri, 24 Aug | Wed, 22 – Sat, 25 | Eid-Al-Adhah (condoned absence) |
| 7 | Mon, 27 – Fri, 31 Aug | Mon, 27 Aug | Final day for capturing graduation decisions onto ITS (all qualifications incl. doctoral studies) |
| Fri, 31 Aug | Final date for payment of all fees | ||
| 8 | Mon, 03 – Fri, 07 Sep | ||
| 9 | Sun, 09 – Fri, 14 Sep | Sun, 09 – Tue, 11 Sep | Rosh Hashanah (condoned absence) |
| Wed, 12 – Thu, 13 Sep | Spring Graduations (All ceremonies held in WVL) | ||
| Fri, 14 Sep | Final date for withdrawal from the University (Sem. 2) | ||
| Final date for withdrawal from a module | |||
| Final timetable for main and supplementary examinations released | |||
| Sat, 15 Sep – Mon, 24 SepTue, 18 – Wed, 19 Sep | STUDENT MID-TERM BREAK Yom Kippur (condoned absence) | ||
| 10 | Mon, 24 – Fri, 28 Sep | Mon, 24 Sep | Heritage Day (Public Holiday) |
| 11 | Mon, 01 – Fri, 05 Oct | ||
| 12 | Mon, 08 – Fri, 12 Oct | ||
| 13 | Mon, 15 – Fri, 19 Oct | ||
| 14 | Mon, 22 – Sun, 28 Oct | Mon, 22 Oct | DP refusals published |
| Tue, 23 Oct | Lectures end | ||
| Wed, 24 – Sun, 28 Oct | Study period | ||
| Thu, 25 Oct | Final date for submission of DP Appeals to School Offices | ||
| 15 | Mon, 29 Oct – Sat, 03 Nov | Mon, 29 Oct | Second Semester Exams commence (incl. Saturday) |
| Final date for submission of College handbooks for 2019 | |||
| 16 | Mon, 05 – Sat, 10 Nov | Mon, 05 – Sat, 10 Nov | Exam week |
| Wed, 07 Nov | Diwali/Deepavali (Condoned absence) (no exams) | ||
| 17 | Mon, 12 – Sun, 18 Nov | Wed, 14 Nov | Second Semester Exams end |
| Thu, 15 – Mon, 19 Nov | Break between Exams | ||
| 18 | Mon, 19 – Sat, 24 Nov | Tue, 20 Nov | 2nd Semester Supplementary Exams commence |
| 19 | Mon, 26 – Fri, 30 Nov | Tue, 27 Nov | 2nd Semester Supplementary Exams end |
| Second Semester ends | |||
| Fri, 30 Nov | Last day for submission of theses/dissertations to the Post-Graduate Administrative Offices for possible April 2019 Graduation | ||
Semester 2:
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| YEAR-END BREAK: | |||
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| Mon, 03 – Fri, 07 Dec | Fri, 07 Dec | Supplementary marks to be captured on SMS by 12h00 | |
| Mon, 10 – Fri, 14 Dec | Fri, 14 Dec | Release of 2nd semester results after Exam Boards (00:01 am) | |
| Mon, 17 – Fri, 21 Dec | Mon, 17 Dec | Day of Reconciliation (Public Holiday observed) | |
PLEASE NOTE:
- Sessional Dates for both the School of Medicine and the School of Education will be published separately.
- BComHons(Acc) and PGDip(Acc) : Winter vacation will end a week early (i.e. 08 Jul); and lectures will end on Friday 07 September. There will be no Sept. mid-term break; and year-end exams (incl.supps) will run from 26 Sept. to 09 Nov.
- All Bachelor of Nursing students are required to attend clinical training and community work during vacations in the year from the 8 January 2019up until the 21 December 2018.
- The University of KwaZulu-Natal reserves the right to change any of the said Sessional Dates, solely in its discretion, and without any liability for inconvenience and/or loss occasioned thereby.
