University of Pretoria UP Academic Calendar
- January 2018
- 01 January
- New Year’s Day
- 03 January
- Academic year commences
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- Commencement of online registration for senior students
- 08 January – 19 January
- Summer School
- 10 January
- Registration assistance centre opens at Hillcrest Campus
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- Commencement of online registration for first year students
- 26 January – 28 January
- Special orientation for non-RSA students
- 27 January
- Welcome Day
- 30 January – 02 February
- Orientation programme for new first-year students
- February 2018
- 02 February
- Division of large course groups: new first-year students
- 03 February
- INSYNC first-year concert
- 05 February
- Lectures commence for quarter 1 and semester 1
- 08 February
- Last day for assisted registration at the Hillcrest Campus
- 10 February
- Anniversary of the University’s founding
- 19 February
- Closing date for amendments or cancellation of modules, without paying fees (Quarter 1, 2 and Semester 1)
- March 2018
- 03 March
- Rag
- 19 March
- Wednesday timetable is followed
- 21 March
- Human Rights Day
- 26 March
- Lectures end for quarter 1
- 27 March
- Lectures commence for quarter 2
- 28 March
- Friday timetable is followed
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- Lectures end for April recess
- 29 March – 09 April
- April recess
- 30 March
- Good Friday
- April 2018
- 02 April
- Family Day
- 10 April
- Lectures resume after recess
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- Monday timetable is followed
- 11 April
- GIBS Graduation Ceremony
- 12 April – 11 May
- Autumn Graduation Ceremonies
- 27 April
- Freedom Day
- 30 April
- No lectures
- May 2018
- 01 May
- Workers’ Day
- 21 May – 30 June
- Cooling off period/Examination period
- 29 May
- Lectures end for quarter 2 and semester 1
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- Last day for discontinuation of modules
- June 2018
- 02 June – 23 June
- Examinations of first-quarter, second-quarter and first-semester modules
- 16 June
- Youth Day
- 25 June – 30 June
- Supplementary examinations of first-quarter, second- quarter and first-semester modules
- July 2018
- 01 July – 15 July
- July recess
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- Due to the World Choir Games no academic or non- academic activities my take place on Hatfield or Groenkloof campuses
- 02 July – 13 July
- Winter School
- 16 July
- Lectures commence for quarter 3 and semester 2
- 30 July
- Closing date for amendments or cancellation of modules, without paying fees (Quarter 3, 4 and Semester 2)
- August 2018
- 04 August
- # I chose UP day
- 06 August
- Thursday timetable is followed
- 07 August
- Friday timetable is followed
- 09 August
- National Women’s Day
- 10 August
- No lectures
- September 2018
- 03 September – 07 September
- Spring Graduation Ceremonies
- 04 September
- Lectures end for quarter 3
- 05 September
- Lectures commence for quarter 4
- 24 September
- Heritage Day
- 26 September
- Spring Day
- 27 September
- Monday timetable is followed
- 28 September
- Lectures end for October recess
- 29 September – 07 October
- October recess
- October
- 08 October
- Lectures resume after recess
- 22 October – 05 December
- Cooling off period/Examination period
- November 2018
- 01 November
- Lectures end for quarter 4 and semester 2
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- Last day for discontinuation of modules
- 06 November – 26 November
- Examination of third-quarter, fourth-quarter, second-semester and year modules
- 28 November – 05 December
- Supplementary examinations of third-quarter, fourth- quarter second-semester and year modules
- December 2018
- 05 December
- Academic year ends
- 07 December
- Graduation Ceremony for LLM in Human Rights
- 16 December
- Day of Reconciliation
- 17 December
- Public holiday in terms of legislation
- 21 December
- University closes at 10:00
- January 2019
- 03 January
- Academic year commences
