Dates & Deadlines
Essential Dates and Deadlines for Academic Year 2020/21
Please note: Dates subject to change due to COVID-19.
Semester 1
| Deadline | Date |
|---|---|
Nomination deadline | 31 May 2020 |
Application deadline | 30 June 2020 |
Accommodation deadline | 14 August 2020 |
Arrival Dates | 5 September 2020 (for students who need to self quarantine) 12 or 13 September 2020 (for students who do not need to self quarantine) |
Orientation/Welcome Week | 14 September 2020 to 18 September 2020 (provisional) |
| Teaching Begins | 21 September 2020 |
Examinations begin | 5 January 2021 |
University closed | 25 December 2020 to 1 January 2021 |
| Christmas Vacation | 14 December 2020 to 1 January 2021 |
Revision week | 18 December 2020 to 4 January 2021 |
| Teaching Ends | 22 January 2021 |
Semester 2
| Deadline | Date |
|---|---|
Nomination deadline | 31 October 2020 |
Application deadline | 30 November 2020 |
Accommodation deadline | 14 December 2020 |
Arrival Dates | 16/17 January 2021 |
Orientation/Welcome Week | 18 January to 22 January 2021 |
| Teaching Begins | 25 January 2021 |
Examinations begin | 10 May 2021 |
University closed | 17 March 2021 29 March to 9 April 2021 3 May 2021 |
Easter Vacation | 29 March to 9 April 2021 |
Revision week | 4 to 7 May 2021 |
| Teaching ends | 28 May 2021 |
Please note: Dates subject to change due to COVID-19.
Semester 1 - 2021/22
| Deadline | Date |
|---|---|
Nomination deadline | 28 May 2021 |
Application deadline | 30 June 2021 |
Accommodation deadline | 21 August 2021 |
Arrival Dates | 11 or 12 September 2021 |
Orientation/Welcome Week | 13 September to 17 September 2021 (provisional) |
| Teaching Begins | 20 September 2021 |
Examinations begin | 5 January 2022 |
University closed | 25 December 2021 to 3 January 2022 |
| Christmas Vacation | 13 December 2021 to 3 January 2022 |
Revision week | 17 December 2021 to 3 January 2022 |
| Teaching Ends | 21 January 2022 |
Semester 2 - 2021/22
| Deadline | Date |
|---|---|
Nomination deadline | 29 October 2021 |
Application deadline | 30 November 2021 |
Accommodation deadline | 14 December 2021 |
Arrival Dates | 15 or 16 January 2022 |
Orientation/Welcome Week | 17 January to 21 January 2022 |
| Teaching Begins | 24 January 2022 |
Examinations begin | 9 May 2022 |
University closed | 17 March 2022 18 March to 22 April 2022 2 May 2022 |
Easter Vacation | 15 to 29 April 2022 |
Revision week | 3 to 6 May 2022 |
| Teaching ends | 27 May 2022 |