| 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 | |
| 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 (Q 3) ERT mode Early return by invitation only |
| 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) | Early return by invitation Return of students in PACA practical courses (by invitation) |
| 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) | |
| 8 | Tuesday | Teaching day 26 (ERT) | |
| 9 | Wednesday | Teaching day 27 (ERT) | |
| 10 | Thursday | Teaching day 28 (ERT) | |
| 11 | Friday | Teaching day 29 (ERT) | |
| 12 | Saturday | ||
| 13 | Sunday | ||
| 14 | Monday | Teaching day 30 (ERT) | |
| 15 | Tuesday | Teaching day 31 (ERT) | |
| 16 | Wednesday | Teaching day 32 (ERT) | |
| 17 | Thursday | Teaching day 33 (ERT) | |
| 18 | Friday | Teaching day 34 (ERT) | |
| 19 | Saturday | ||
| 20 | Sunday | ||
| 21 | Monday | Vacation | Students may use this time to catch up if they have fallen behind |
| 22 | Tuesday | Vacation | |
| 23 | Wednesday | Vacation | |
| 24 | Thursday | Heritage Day | |
| 25 | Friday | Vacation | |
| 26 | Saturday | ||
| 27 | Sunday | Vacation | Yom Kippur |
| 28 | Monday | Vacation | |
| 29 | Tuesday | Vacation | |
| 30 | Wednesday | Vacation | |
| October 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thursday | Vacation | |
| 2 | Friday | Vacation | |
| 3 | Saturday | ||
| 4 | Sunday | Vacation ends | |
| 5 | Monday | Q4 continue in ERT mode Teaching day 35 |
‘Prac block’ for S1 Q2 work For identified students |
| 6 | Tuesday | Teaching day 36 | ‘Prac block’ for S1 Q2 work |
| 7 | Wednesday | Teaching day 37 | ‘Prac block’ for S1 Q2 work |
| 8 | Thursday | Teaching day 38 | ‘Prac block’ for S1 Q2 work |
| 9 | Friday | Teaching day 39 | ‘Prac block’ for S1 Q2 work |
| 10 | Saturday | ||
| 11 | Sunday | ||
| 12 | Monday | Teaching day 40 | ‘Prac block’ for S1 Q2 work |
| 13 | Tuesday | Teaching day 41 | ‘Prac block’ for S1 Q2 work |
| 14 | Wednesday | Teaching day 42 | ‘Prac block’ for S1 Q2 work |
| 15 | Thursday | Teaching day 43 | ‘Prac block’ for S1 Q2 work |
| 16 | Friday | Teaching day 44 | ‘Prac block’ for S1 Q2 work |
| 17 | Saturday | ||
| 18 | Sunday | ||
| 19 | Monday | Teaching day 45 | ‘Prac block’ for S2 |
| 20 | Tuesday | Teaching day 46 | ‘Prac block’ for S2 |
| 21 | Wednesday | Teaching day 47 | ‘Prac block’ for S2 |
| 22 | Thursday | Teaching day 48 | ‘Prac block’ for S2 |
| 23 | Friday | Teaching day 49 | ‘Prac block’ for S2 |
| 24 | Saturday | ||
| 25 | Sunday | ||
| 26 | Monday | Teaching day 50 | ‘Prac block’ for S2 |
| 27 | Tuesday | Teaching day 51 | ‘Prac block’ for S2 |
| 28 | Wednesday | Teaching day 52 | ‘Prac block’ for S2 |
| 29 | Thursday | Teaching day 53 | ‘Prac block’ for S2 |
| 30 | Friday | Teaching day 54 | ‘Prac block’ for S2 |
| 31 | Saturday | ||
| November 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunday | ||
| 2 | Monday | Teaching day 55 | ‘Prac block’ for S2 |
| 3 | Tuesday | Teaching day 56 | ‘Prac block’ for S2 |
| 4 | Wednesday | Teaching day 57 | ‘Prac block’ for S2 |
| 5 | Thursday | Teaching day 58 | ‘Prac block’ for S2 |
| 6 | Friday | Teaching day 59 | ‘Prac block’ for S2 |
| 7 | Saturday | ||
| 8 | Sunday | ||
| 9 | Monday | Teaching day 60 | ‘Prac block’ for S2 |
| 10 | Tuesday | Teaching day 61 | ‘Prac block’ for S2 |
| 11 | Wednesday | Teaching day 62 | ‘Prac block’ for S2 |
| 12 | Thursday | Teaching day 63 | ‘Prac block’ for S2 |
| 13 | Friday | Teaching day 64 | ‘Prac block’ for S2 Lectures end |
| 14 | Saturday | Diwali | |
| 15 | Sunday | ||
| 16 | Monday | Teaching day 65 | PACA: pracs and studio work continues |
| 17 | Tuesday | Teaching day 66 | PACA: pracs and studio work continues |
| 18 | Wednesday | Teaching day 67 | PACA: pracs and studio work continues |
| 19 | Thursday | Consolidation | PACA: pracs and studio work continues |
| 20 | Friday | Consolidation | PACA: pracs and studio work continues |
| 21 | Saturday | ||
| 22 | Sunday | ||
| 23 | Monday | S2 Exam day 1 | |
| 24 | Tuesday | S2 Exam day 2 | |
| 25 | Wednesday | S2 Exam day 3 | |
| 26 | Thursday | S2 Exam day 4 | |
| 27 | Friday | S2 Exam day 5 | |
| 28 | Saturday | ||
| 29 | Sunday | ||
| 30 | Monday | S2 Exam day 6 | |
| December 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuesday | S2 Exam day 7 | |
| 2 | Wednesday | S2 Exam day 8 | |
| 3 | Thursday | S2 Exam day 9 | |
| 4 | Friday | S2 Exam day 10 | |
| 5 | Saturday | ||
| 6 | Sunday | ||
| 7 | Monday | S2 Exam day 11 | |
| 8 | Tuesday | S2 Exam day 12 | |
| 9 | Wednesday | S2 Exam day 13 | |
| 10 | Thursday | S1 Exam day 1 | Only for F courses where the course could not be completed in the first semester (typically PACA and certain engineering disciplines) |
| 11 | Friday | S1 Exam day 2 | |
| 12 | Saturday | ||
| 13 | Sunday | ||
| 14 | Monday | S1 Exam day 3 | Graduation (October SLQ) |
| 15 | Tuesday | S1 Exam day 4 | Graduation (October SLQ) |
| 16 | Wednesday | Day of Reconciliation | |
| 17 | Thursday | S1 Exam day 5 | |
| 18 | Friday | S1 Exam day 6 | |
| 19 | Saturday | ||
| 20 | Sunday | ||
| 21 | Monday | S1 Exam day 7 | |
| 22 | Tuesday | S1 Exam day 8 | |
| 23 | Wednesday | 2020 Marks on system
HoDs may release provisional results on Vula |
This included marls for F courses that were OS in July |
| 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 | ||
| 12 | Tuesday | ||
| 13 | Wednesday | ||
| 14 | Thursday | ||
| 15 | Friday | Release of the 2020 Course Results Schedule | |
| 16 | Saturday | ||
| 17 | Sunday | ||
| 18 | Monday | 2020 FEC prelim | |
| 19 | Tuesday | 2020 FEC prelim | |
| 20 | Wednesday | 2020 FEC prelim | |
| 21 | Thursday | 2020 FEC prelim | |
| 22 | Friday | 2020 FEC Final | (results of 23 December) No RENN or RAC cycle |
| 23 | Saturday | ||
| 24 | Sunday | ||
| 25 | Monday | Progression codes on system 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 | Release of NSC results? |
| 30 | Saturday | ||
| 31 | Sunday | ||
| February 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic activities | Notes | ||
| 1 | Monday | Supp & deferred exams day 6
Summer Term Exam day |
FEN students arrive Residences open for FEN |
| 2 | Tuesday | Reserve Supp & deferred exam day 7 | Orientation NBT on campus |
| 3 | Wednesday | Reserve Supp & deferred exam day 8 | Orientation NBT on campus |
| 4 | Thursday | Reserve Supp & deferred exam day 9 | Orientation NBT on campus |
| 5 | Friday | Reserve Supp & deferred exam day 10 | Orientation |
| 6 | Saturday | ||
| 7 | Sunday | ||
| 8 | Monday | Results on system for ST, Supp and DE | FEN Pre-semester work week 1 |
| 9 | Tuesday | ||
| 10 | Wednesday | FEC END 2020 academic year |
|
| 11 | Thursday | ||
| 12 | Friday | ||
| 13 | Saturday | ||
| 14 | Sunday | ||
| 15 | Monday | FEN Pre-semester work week 2 | |
| 16 | Tuesday | ||
| 17 | Wednesday | ||
| 18 | Thursday | ||
| 19 | Friday | ||
| 20 | Saturday | ||
| 21 | Sunday | ||
| 22 | Monday | FEN Pre-semester work week 3 | |
| 23 | Tuesday | ||
| 24 | Wednesday | ||
| 25 | Thursday | ||
| 26 | Friday | ||
| 27 | Saturday | ||
| 28 | Sunday | Submission deadline (If 1 March start) | |
Note (Approved in June SEC)
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
Q43 in ERT mode
64 days teaching in second semester with four additional vacation days Second semester exams end on 9 December, followed by 8 days of first semester exams (PACA and engineering disciplines as requested)
| 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 | |
| 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 (Q 3) ERT mode Early return by invitation only |
| 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) | Early return by invitation Return of students in PACA practical courses (by invitation) |
| 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) | |
| 8 | Tuesday | Teaching day 26 (ERT) | |
| 9 | Wednesday | Teaching day 27 (ERT) | |
| 10 | Thursday | Teaching day 28 (ERT) | |
| 11 | Friday | Teaching day 29 (ERT) | |
| 12 | Saturday | ||
| 13 | Sunday | ||
| 14 | Monday | Teaching day 30 (ERT) | |
| 15 | Tuesday | Teaching day 31 (ERT) | |
| 16 | Wednesday | Teaching day 32 (ERT) | |
| 17 | Thursday | Teaching day 33 (ERT) | |
| 18 | Friday | Teaching day 34 (ERT) | |
| 19 | Saturday | ||
| 20 | Sunday | ||
| 21 | Monday | Vacation | Students may use this time to catch up if they have fallen behind |
| 22 | Tuesday | Vacation | |
| 23 | Wednesday | Vacation | |
| 24 | Thursday | Heritage Day | |
| 25 | Friday | Vacation | |
| 26 | Saturday | ||
| 27 | Sunday | Vacation | Yom Kippur |
| 28 | Monday | Vacation | |
| 29 | Tuesday | Vacation | |
| 30 | Wednesday | Vacation |
| October 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thursday | Vacation | |
| 2 | Friday | Vacation | |
| 3 | Saturday | ||
| 4 | Sunday | Vacation ends | |
| 5 | Monday | Q4 continue in ERT mode Teaching day 35 | ‘Prac block’ for S1 Q2 work For identified students |
| 6 | Tuesday | Teaching day 36 | ‘Prac block’ for S1 Q2 work |
| 7 | Wednesday | Teaching day 37 | ‘Prac block’ for S1 Q2 work |
| 8 | Thursday | Teaching day 38 | ‘Prac block’ for S1 Q2 work |
| 9 | Friday | Teaching day 39 | ‘Prac block’ for S1 Q2 work |
| 10 | Saturday | ||
| 11 | Sunday | ||
| 12 | Monday | Teaching day 40 | ‘Prac block’ for S1 Q2 work |
| 13 | Tuesday | Teaching day 41 | ‘Prac block’ for S1 Q2 work |
| 14 | Wednesday | Teaching day 42 | ‘Prac block’ for S1 Q2 work |
| 15 | Thursday | Teaching day 43 | ‘Prac block’ for S1 Q2 work |
| 16 | Friday | Teaching day 44 | ‘Prac block’ for S1 Q2 work |
| 17 | Saturday | ||
| 18 | Sunday | ||
| 19 | Monday | Teaching day 45 | ‘Prac block’ for S2 |
| 20 | Tuesday | Teaching day 46 | ‘Prac block’ for S2 |
| 21 | Wednesday | Teaching day 47 | ‘Prac block’ for S2 |
| 22 | Thursday | Teaching day 48 | ‘Prac block’ for S2 |
| 23 | Friday | Teaching day 49 | ‘Prac block’ for S2 |
| 24 | Saturday | ||
| 25 | Sunday | ||
| 26 | Monday | Teaching day 50 | ‘Prac block’ for S2 |
| 27 | Tuesday | Teaching day 51 | ‘Prac block’ for S2 |
| 28 | Wednesday | Teaching day 52 | ‘Prac block’ for S2 |
| 29 | Thursday | Teaching day 53 | ‘Prac block’ for S2 |
| 30 | Friday | Teaching day 54 | ‘Prac block’ for S2 |
| 31 | Saturday |
| November 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunday | ||
| 2 | Monday | Teaching day 55 | ‘Prac block’ for S2 |
| 3 | Tuesday | Teaching day 56 | ‘Prac block’ for S2 |
| 4 | Wednesday | Teaching day 57 | ‘Prac block’ for S2 |
| 5 | Thursday | Teaching day 58 | ‘Prac block’ for S2 |
| 6 | Friday | Teaching day 59 | ‘Prac block’ for S2 |
| 7 | Saturday | ||
| 8 | Sunday | ||
| 9 | Monday | Teaching day 60 | ‘Prac block’ for S2 |
| 10 | Tuesday | Teaching day 61 | ‘Prac block’ for S2 |
| 11 | Wednesday | Teaching day 62 | ‘Prac block’ for S2 |
| 12 | Thursday | Teaching day 63 | ‘Prac block’ for S2 |
| 13 | Friday | Teaching day 64 | ‘Prac block’ for S2 Lectures end |
| 14 | Saturday | Diwali | |
| 15 | Sunday | ||
| 16 | Monday | Teaching day 65 | PACA: pracs and studio work continues |
| 17 | Tuesday | Teaching day 66 | PACA: pracs and studio work continues |
| 18 | Wednesday | Teaching day 67 | PACA: pracs and studio work continues |
| 19 | Thursday | Consolidation | PACA: pracs and studio work continues |
| 20 | Friday | Consolidation | PACA: pracs and studio work continues |
| 21 | Saturday | ||
| 22 | Sunday | ||
| 23 | Monday | S2 Exam day 1 | |
| 24 | Tuesday | S2 Exam day 2 | |
| 25 | Wednesday | S2 Exam day 3 | |
| 26 | Thursday | S2 Exam day 4 | |
| 27 | Friday | S2 Exam day 5 | |
| 28 | Saturday | ||
| 29 | Sunday | ||
| 30 | Monday | S2 Exam day 6 |
| December 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuesday | S2 Exam day 7 | |
| 2 | Wednesday | S2 Exam day 8 | |
| 3 | Thursday | S2 Exam day 9 | |
| 4 | Friday | S2 Exam day 10 | |
| 5 | Saturday | ||
| 6 | Sunday | ||
| 7 | Monday | S2 Exam day 11 | |
| 8 | Tuesday | S2 Exam day 12 | |
| 9 | Wednesday | S2 Exam day 13 | |
| 10 | Thursday | S1 Exam day 1 | Only for F courses where the course could not be completed in the first semester (typically PACA and certain engineering disciplines) |
| 11 | Friday | S1 Exam day 2 | |
| 12 | Saturday | ||
| 13 | Sunday | ||
| 14 | Monday | S1 Exam day 3 | Graduation (October SLQ) |
| 15 | Tuesday | S1 Exam day 4 | Graduation (October SLQ) |
| 16 | Wednesday | Day of Reconciliation | |
| 17 | Thursday | S1 Exam day 5 | |
| 18 | Friday | S1 Exam day 6 | |
| 19 | Saturday | ||
| 20 | Sunday | ||
| 21 | Monday | S1 Exam day 7 | |
| 22 | Tuesday | S1 Exam day 8 | |
| 23 | Wednesday | 2020 Marks on system HoDs may release provisional results on Vula | This included marls for F courses that were OS in July |
| 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 | ||
| 12 | Tuesday | ||
| 13 | Wednesday | ||
| 14 | Thursday | ||
| 15 | Friday | Release of the 2020 Course Results Schedule | |
| 16 | Saturday | ||
| 17 | Sunday | ||
| 18 | Monday | 2020 FEC prelim | |
| 19 | Tuesday | 2020 FEC prelim | |
| 20 | Wednesday | 2020 FEC prelim | |
| 21 | Thursday | 2020 FEC prelim | |
| 22 | Friday | 2020 FEC Final | (results of 23 December) No RENN or RAC cycle |
| 23 | Saturday | ||
| 24 | Sunday | ||
| 25 | Monday | Progression codes on system 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 | Release of NSC results? |
| 30 | Saturday | ||
| 31 | Sunday |
| February 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic activities | Notes | ||
| 1 | Monday | Supp & deferred exams day 6 Summer Term Exam day | FEN students arrive Residences open for FEN |
| 2 | Tuesday | Reserve Supp & deferred exam day 7 | Orientation NBT on campus |
| 3 | Wednesday | Reserve Supp & deferred exam day 8 | Orientation NBT on campus |
| 4 | Thursday | Reserve Supp & deferred exam day 9 | Orientation NBT on campus |
| 5 | Friday | Reserve Supp & deferred exam day 10 | Orientation |
| 6 | Saturday | ||
| 7 | Sunday | ||
| 8 | Monday | Results on system for ST, Supp and DE | FEN Pre-semester work week 1 |
| 9 | Tuesday | ||
| 10 | Wednesday | FEC END 2020 academic year | |
| 11 | Thursday | ||
| 12 | Friday | ||
| 13 | Saturday | ||
| 14 | Sunday | ||
| 15 | Monday | FEN Pre-semester work week 2 | |
| 16 | Tuesday | ||
| 17 | Wednesday | ||
| 18 | Thursday | ||
| 19 | Friday | ||
| 20 | Saturday | ||
| 21 | Sunday | ||
| 22 | Monday | FEN Pre-semester work week 3 | |
| 23 | Tuesday | ||
| 24 | Wednesday | ||
| 25 | Thursday | ||
| 26 | Friday | ||
| 27 | Saturday | ||
| 28 | Sunday | Submission deadline (If 1 March start) |
Note (Approved in June SEC)
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
Q43 in ERT mode
64 days teaching in second semester with four additional vacation days Second semester exams end on 9 December, followed by 8 days of first semester exams (PACA and engineering disciplines as requested)