Session 1, 2025
Orientation week: 24 February 2025
Classes start: 03 March 2025
Census date: 04 April 2025
Exams: 02-08 June 2025
Break: 9 June – 29 June 2025
Session 2, 2025
Orientation week: 23 June 2025
Classes start: 30 June 2025
Census date: 25 July 2025
Exams: 29 September – 05 October 2025
Break: 06 October – 26 October 2025
Session 3, 2025
Orientation week: 20 October 2025
Classes start: 27 October 2025
Census date: 21 November 2025
Exams: 02-08 February 2026
Break: 08 February – 1 March 2026
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Session 1, 2026
Orientation week: 23 February 2026
Classes start: 02 March 2026
Census date: 31 March 2026
Exams: 01 – 07 June 2026
Break: 8 June – 28 June 2026
Session 2, 2026
Orientation week: 22 June 2026
Classes start: 29 June 2026
Census date: 24 July 2026
Exams: 28 September – 04 October 2026
Break: 05 October – 25 October 2026
Session 3, 2026
Orientation week: 19 October 2026
Classes start: 26 October 2026
Census date: 16 November 2026
Exams: 01-07 February 2027
Break: 08 February – 28 February 2027
Other key dates for 2026 can be viewed here.
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Quarter 1
Orientation week: 30 December 2024
Classes start: 6 January 2025
Census date: 24 January 2025
Exams: 17 – 23 March 2025
Break: 24 March to 30 March 2025
Quarter 2
Orientation week: 24 March 2025
Classes start: 31 March 2025
Census date: 18 April 2025
Exams: 9 – 15 June 2025
Break: 16 June – 22 June 2025
Quarter 3
Orientation week: 16 June 2025
Classes start: 23 June 2025
Census date: 11 July 2025
Exams: 01 – 07 September 2025
Break: 08 – 14 September 2025
Quarter 4
Orientation week: 08 September 2025
Classes start: 15 September 2025
Census date: 03 October 2025
Exams: 24 – 30 November 2025
Break: 01 December – 04 January 2026
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Quarter 1
Orientation week: 29 December 2025
Classes start: 5 January 2026
Census date: 23 January 2026
Exams: 16 – 22 March 2026
Break: 23 March to 29 March 2026
Quarter 2
Orientation week: 23 March 2026
Classes start: 30 March 2026
Census date: 17 April 2026
Exams: 9 – 14 June 2026
Break: 15 June – 21 June 2026
Quarter 3
Orientation week: 15 June 2026
Classes start: 22 June 2026
Census date: 10 July 2026
Exams: 31 August 2026 – 06 September 2026
Break: 07 – 13 September 2026
Quarter 4
Orientation week: 07 September 2026
Classes start: 14 September 2026
Census date: 02 October 2026
Exams: 23 – 29 November 2026
Break: 30 November 2026 – 03 January 2027
Other key dates for 2026 can be viewed here.
