| 1 January | | New Year’s Day |
| 3 January | | Academic year commences |
| 17-22 January | | Supplementary examinations of third-quarter, fourth-quarter, second-semester, and year modules |
| 24 January | | Last day for submission of supplementary examination marks of third-quarter, fourth-quarter, second-semester, and year modules |
| 24 January-5 February | | Summer School |
| 25 January | | Commencement of online registration for first-year students |
| 1 February | | Commencement of online registration for senior students |
| 7-12 February | | Special exams (Summer School modules after 9 February) |
| 9 February | | Closing date submission of final marks for Summer School |
| 10 February | | Anniversary of the University’s founding |
| 11-13 February | | Special orientation for non-RSA students |
| 12 February | | Welcome Day |
| 14-18 February | | Orientation programme for new first-year students at Hatfield campus |
| 16 February | 1. | Closing date submission of final marks for Autumn graduation |
| 2. | Closing date for awarding undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications |
| 3. | Closing date submission of final marks for Special examinations |
| 19 February | | INSYNC first year concert |
| 21 February | | Lectures commence for quarter 1 and semester 1 |
| 26 February | | Rag |
| 21 March | | Human Rights Day |
| 22 March | | Closing date for amendments or cancellation of modules (quarter 1, 2, and semester 1) |
| 11 April | | Lectures end for quarter 1 |
| 12-20 April | | April recess |
| 15 April | | Good Friday |
| 18 April | | Family Day |
| 21 April | | Lectures commence for quarter 2 |
| 27 April | | Freedom Day |
| 28 April | | Wednesday timetable table |
| 1 May | | Workers’ Day |
| 2 May | | Public holiday in terms of legislation |
| 6 May | | Monday timetable is followed |
| 28 May-9 July | | Cooling-off period for all non-academic student activities before and during the examination period |
| 10 June | | Lectures end for quarter 2 and semester 1 |
| 11-30 June | | Examinations of first-quarter, second-quarter, and first-semester modules |
| 16 June | | Youth Day |
| 4-9 July | | Supplementary examinations of first-quarter, second-quarter, and first-semester modules |
| 10-24 July | | July recess |
| 11 July | | Last day for submission of supplementary examination marks of first-quarter, second-quarter, and first-semester modules |
| 11-23 July | | Winter School |
| 25 July | 1. | Lectures commence for semester 2, quarter 3 |
| 2. | Closing date submission of final marks for Winter School |
| 29 July | | Closing date submission of final marks for Spring Graduation |
| 8 August | | No lecture day |