Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Term Date

ACADEMIC CALENDAR:

LECTURE BLOCKS

• First teaching block: Monday 6 February – Friday 24 March (34 days)
• Second teaching block: Monday 27 March – Friday 26 May (36 days)
• Third teaching block: Monday 17 July – Friday 1 September (34 days)
• Fourth teaching block: Monday 4 September – Friday 27 October (35 days)

NORMAL EXAMINATION PERIODS

• First Semester: Wednesday 31 May – Tuesday 20 June (16 days)
• Second Semester: Thursday 2 November – Wednesday 22 November (18 days)

RE-EXAMINATION PERIODS

• January re-examinations: Monday 9 January – Tuesday 24 January (including extension of normal examinations)
• February re-examinations: Thursday 9 February – Friday 17 February (during term time)
• Second Semester: Monday 10 July – Friday 14 July
• December re-exam: Monday 11 December – Wednesday 13 December

NOTE:
In the event of exams being disrupted, the University reserves the prerogative to extend the exam period for a reasonable time beyond the planned end of exams.

GRADUATION CEREMONIES

Autumn graduation

• Thursday 30 March – Friday 31 March (George)
• Tuesday 4 April – Tuesday 11 April (Port Elizabeth)

Summer graduation

• Thursday 14 December
• Friday 15 December

STUDENT RECESS PERIODS

• 14 April – 23 April
• 21 June – 16 July
• 23 September – 1 October
• 23 November – 31 December

* University re-opens: 3 January

PUBLIC AND SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS (COASTAL SCHOOLS)

Term 1

• Sat 1 April – Mon 17 April
• Mon 20 March – School Holiday
• Fri 28 April – School Holiday

Term 2

• Sat 1 July – Sun 23 July

Term 3

• Sat 30 September – Sun 8 October

Term 4

• Thurs 7 December – Tues 16 Jan 2026