University of Cape Town Academic Year
| 2017 2017 year pattern |
2018 2019year pattern |
2019 2019 year pattern |
|
| 1st quarter | 13 March to 28 April 2017 | 19 February to 29 March 2018 | 11 February – 12 April |
| 1st vacation | 29 April to 07 May 2017 | 30 March to 08 April 2018 | 13 April – 22 April |
| 2nd quarter | 08 May to 14 July 2017 | 09 April to 15 June 2018 | 23 April – 09 June |
| Mid-year vacation | 15 July to 13 August 2017 | 16 June to 22 July 2018 | 10 June – 14 July |
| 3rd quarter | 14 August to 22 September 2017 | 23 July to 07 September 2018 | 15 July – 23 August |
| Mid-term vacation | 23 September to 01 October 2017 | 08 September to 16 September 2018 | 24 August – 01 September |
| 4th quarter | 02 October to 22 December 2017 | 17 September to 21 December 2018 | 02 September – 24 December |
