UKZN Sessional Dates School of Education
FIRST SEMESTER: Monday, 06 February – Thursday, 22 Jun
EASTER VACATION: Saturday, 08 April – Monday, 17 April
WINTER VACATION: Friday, 23 Jun – Sunday, 16 July
SECOND SEMESTER: Monday, 17 July – Monday, 27 November
| PRE-SEMESTER: | |||
| Mon, 02 – Fri, 06 Jan | Tue, 03 Jan | University opens | |
| Mon, 09 – Fri, 13 Jan | Mon, 09 Jan | (Programme specific) Self-help registration system opens | |
| Fri, 13 Jan | PhD Orientation and Registration [Edgwd and PMB] | ||
| Mon, 16 – Fri, 20 Jan | Mon, 16 Jan – Fri, 10 Feb | Additional Teaching Practice – BEd | |
| Mon, 16 Jan – Fri, 24 Feb | Additional Teaching Practice – PGCE [Edgwd and PMB] | ||
| Mon, 23 – Sat, 28 Jan | Sat, 28 Jan | Parents’ Day | |
| Thu, 26 Jan – Tue, 31 Jan | Orientation BEd | ||
| Mon, 30 Jan– Sat, 04 Feb | Mon, 30 Jan– Fri, 03 Feb | Orientation of students | |
| Wed, 01 Feb | BEd On campus registration 1st Yrs | ||
| Thu, 02 Feb | BEd On campus registration 2nd Yrs | ||
| Thu, 02 Feb | Orientation BEdHons [Edgwd] | ||
| Orientation MEd [Edgwd] | |||
| Thu, 02 Feb | Orientation PGCE [Edgwd] | ||
| Fri, 03 Feb | BEd On campus registration 3rd Yrs | ||
| BEdHons and MEd [Edgwd] On campus registration {14h00-18h00} | |||
| Orientation PGCE [PMB] | |||
| Thu, 02 – Sat, 04 Feb | On campus registration of students | ||
| Sat, 04 Feb | BEd On campus registration 4th Yrs | ||
| PGCE [Edgwd and PMB] On campus registration | |||
| Sat, 04 Feb | Orientation and Registration BEdHons [PMB] Orientation and Registration MEd [PMB] | ||
| SEMESTER 1: | |||
| 1 | Mon, 06 – Fri, 10 Feb | Mon, 06 Feb | First Semester commences |
| Lectures commence | |||
| Mon, 06 Feb – Fri, 10 Feb | Classroom Technologies [PGCE Edgwd and PMB] | ||
| Fri, 10 Feb | Deadline for applications for re-marks | ||
| 2 | Mon, 13 – Fri, 17 Feb | Mon, 13 Feb – Tue, 7 Apr | Specific Skills Development [PGCE Edgwd and PMB] Wednesday[PMB] Friday [Edgwd] |
| 3 | Mon, 20 – Fri, 24 Feb | ||
| 4 | Mon, 27 Feb – Fri, 03 Mar | Fri, 03 Mar | Final date for minimum fee payment required for student registration |
| Final date for 1st Semester registration | |||
| Final date for requests for extended DPs | |||
| 5 | Mon, 06– Fri, 10 Mar | Tue, 07 Mar | Orientation to teaching context PGCE [PMB] |
| Wed, 08 Mar | Orientation to teaching context [Edgwd] | ||
| Fri, 10 Mar | Final date for submitting curriculum changes | ||
| Final registration date for returning Masters (by research) and Doctoral students. | |||
| Final day for capturing graduation decisions onto ITS for the students who had outstanding requirements. (Honours, Bachelors, Diplomas and Certificates) | |||
| 6 | Mon, 13 – Fri, 17 Mar | Fri, 17 Mar | Final day for capturing graduation decisions onto ITS (Doctoral and Masters Studies) |
| 7 | Mon, 20 – Fri, 24 Mar | Tues, 21 Mar | Human Rights Day (Public Holiday) |
| 8 | Mon, 27 Mar – Sat, 01 April | Sat, 01 (till Mon, 10 Apr) | Graduation Ceremonies (WVL) |
| 9 | Mon, 03 – Fri, 07 Apr | ||
| Sat, 08 – Mon, 17 Apr | EASTER VACATION (STUDENT MID-TERM BREAK) | ||
| Tue, 11 – Wed, 12 Apr | Graduation Ceremonies (PMB) | ||
| Fri, 14 Apr | Good Friday (Public Holiday) | ||
| Mon, 17 Apr | Family Day (Public Holiday) | ||
| 10 | Tue, 18 – Fri, 21 Apr | Tue, 18 April – Fri, 12 May | PGCE School Experience 610 |
| Fri, 21 Apr | Final date for withdrawal from a module | ||
| Final date for withdrawal from the University (Semester 1) | |||
| Final timetable for main & supplementary exams released | |||
| 11 | Mon, 24 – Sun, 30 Apr | Thu, 27 Apr | Freedom Day (Public Holiday) |
| Sun, 30 Apr | Final date for payment of 60% of fees for year registrations or 100% for semester 1 registrations | ||
| 12 | Mon, 01 – Fri, 05 May | Mon, 01 May | Workers’ Day (Public Holiday) |
| 13 | Mon, 08 – Fri, 12 May | Thu, 4 May – Thu, 11 May | 3rd & 4th BEd Teaching Practice Orientation |
| PGCE Teaching Practice Orientation | |||
| 14 | Mon, 15 – Fri, 19 May | Mon, 15 May | PGCE commence lectures after TP610 |
| Wed, 17 May | DP refusals published | ||
| Thu, 18 May | Lectures end | ||
| Thu, 18 May | 2nd Year Compulsory Orientation | ||
| Initial School visit BEd 3rd & 4th years | |||
| Initial School visit PGCE [Edgwd and PMB] | |||
| Fri, 19 – Tue, 23 May | Study period | ||
| 15 | Mon, 22 – Fri, 26 May | Mon, 22 May | Final date for submission of DP Appeals to School Offices |
| Wed, 24 May | First Semester Exams commence (incl. Saturdays) | ||
| 16 | Mon, 29 May – Fri, 02 Jun | Exam week | |
| 17 | Mon, 05 – Fri, 09 Jun | Thu, 08 Jun | First Semester Exams end |
| Fri, 09 Jun – Tue, 13 Jun | Break between exams | ||
| 18 | Mon, 12 – Fri, 16 Jun | Wed, 14 Jun | 1st Semester Supplementary Exams commence |
| Fri, 16 Jun | Youth Day (Public Holiday) (no exams) | ||
| 19 | Mon 19 – Fri, 23 Jun | Thu, 22 Jun | Supplementary Exams end |
| First Semester ends | |||
Semester 1:
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| Fri, 23 Jun – Sun, 16 Jul | MID-YEAR BREAK (Winter Vacation) | ||
| Sun, 25 Jun | Eid-Al-Fitr (condoned absence) | ||
| Mon, 03 Jul | Supplementary Exam marks to be captured on SMS by 12h00 | ||
| Mon, 10 Jul | Release of 1st semester results after Exam Boards at 00:01 am | ||
| Second semester registration commences | |||
| SEMESTER 2: | |||
| 1 | Mon, 17 – Fri, 21 Jul | Mon, 17 Jul | Second Semester commences |
| Lectures commence | |||
| Final date for requests for extended DPs | |||
| Wed, 19 Jul | |||
| Thu, 20 Jul | Deadline for submission of Exclusion Appeals | ||
| Fri, 21 Jul | Deadline for applications for re-marks | ||
| 2 | Mon, 24 – Fri, 28 Jul | Mon, 24 Jul | CEACOM meetings (College Exclusion Appeals Comm.) |
| Mon, 24 Jul- Fri, 18 Aug | Teaching Practice: BEd 2nd – 4th Years | ||
| Mon, 24 Jul- Fri, 01 Sep | Teaching Practice: PGCE [Edgwd & PMB] | ||
| On or before Thu, 27 Jul | AEACOM meeting | ||
| Fri, 28 Jul | Final date for payment of all fees required for student registration (2nd semester). | ||
| Final date for registration – 2nd Semester [except BEd & PGCE] | |||
| Final date for submitting curriculum changes [except BEd & PGCE] | |||
| 3 | Mon, 31 Jul – Fri, 04 Aug | Mon, 31 Jul – Fri, 18 Aug | Classroom Technologies TP120 |
| Wed, 02 Aug – Thu, 03 Aug | Compulsory orientation to school contexts 1st Years | ||
| 4 | Mon, 07 – Fri, 11 Aug | Wed, 09 Aug | National Women’s Day (Public Holiday) |
| 5 | Mon, 14 – Fri, 18 Aug | Mon, 21 Aug – Fri, 3rd Nov | Micro – Mini TP120 |
| Thu, 18 Aug | Teaching Practice end: BEd 2nd – 4th Years | ||
| 6 | Mon, 21 – Fri, 25 Aug | Mon, 21 Aug | Lectures commence for BEd 1st – 4th Years |
| Fri, 25 Aug | Final date for registration – 2nd Semester [BEd only] | ||
| Final date for submitting curriculum changes [BEd only] | |||
| 7 | Mon, 28 Aug – Fri, 01 Sep | Thu, 31 Aug – Fri, 01 Sep | Eid-Al-Adhah (condoned absence) |
| Thu, 31 Aug | Final date for payment of all fees | ||
| Fri, 01 Sep | Teaching Practice end: PGCE [Edgwd & PMB] | ||
| 8 | Mon, 04 – Fri, 08 Sep | Mon, 04 Sep | Lectures commence for PGCE |
| Fri, 08 Sep | Final date for registration – 2nd Semester [PGCE only] | ||
| Final date for submitting curriculum changes [PGCE only] | |||
| 9 | Mon, 11 – Fri, 15 Sep | Fri, 15 Sep | Final date for withdrawal from the University (Sem. 2) |
| Final date for withdrawal from a module | |||
| Final timetable for main and supplementary examinations released | |||
| Sat, 16 Sep – Mon, 25 Sep | STUDENT MID-TERM BREAK | ||
| Thu 21 – Fri, 22 Oct | Rosh Hashanah (condoned absence) | ||
| 10 | Mon, 25 – Sat, 30 Sep | Mon, 25 Sep | Heritage Day (Public Holiday observed) |
| Sat, 30 Sep | Yom Kippur (condoned absence) | ||
| 11 | Mon, 02 – Fri, 06 Oct | ||
| 12 | Mon, 09 – Fri, 13 Oct | ||
| 13 | Mon, 16 – Fri, 20 Oct | Thu,, 19 Oct | Diwali/Deepavali (Condoned absence) |
| 14 | Mon, 23 – Sun, 29 Oct | Mon, 23 Oct | DP refusals published |
| Tue, 24 Oct | Lectures end | ||
| Wed, 25 – Sun, 29 Oct | Study period | ||
| Thu, 26 Oct | Final date for submission of DP Appeals to School Offices | ||
| 15 | Mon, 30 Oct – Fri, 03 Nov | Mon, 30 Oct | Second Semester Exams commence (incl. Saturdays) |
| Final date for submission of College handbooks for 2026 | |||
| 16 | Mon, 06 – Fri, 10 Nov | Thu, 09 Nov | Teaching Practice Indaba |
| Exam week | |||
| 17 | Mon, 13 – Sun, 19 Nov | Tue, 14 Nov | Second Semester Exams end |
| Wed, 15 – Sun, 19 Nov | Break between Exams | ||
| 18 | Mon, 20 – Sat, 25 Nov | Mon, 20 Nov | 2nd Semester Supplementary Exams commence |
| 19 | Mon, 27 Nov– Fri, 01 Dec | Mon, 27 Nov | 2nd Semester Supplementary Exams end |
| Second Semester ends | |||
| Fri, 01 Dec | Last day for submission of theses/dissertations to the Post-Graduate Administrative Offices for possible April 2026 Graduation | ||
Semester 2:
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| YEAR-END BREAK: | |||
| Mon, 04 – Fri, 08 Dec | Fri, 08 Dec | Supplementary marks to be captured on SMS by 12h00 | |
| Mon, 11 – Fri, 15 Dec | Fri, 15 Dec | Release of 2nd semester results after Exam Boards (00:01 am) | |
| Sat, 16 Dec | Day of Reconciliation (Public Holiday) | ||
| Mon, 18 – Fri, 22 Dec | Fri, 22 Dec | University Offices close | |
Please note: The University of KwaZulu-Natal reserves the right to change any of the said Sessional Dates, solely in its discretion, and without any liability for inconvenience and/or loss occasioned thereby.