University of Cape Town, UCT Academic Calendar 2023 Academic Sessions

UCT Academic Calendar 2026 Term Dates

The University of Cape Town, UCT has released its academic calendar (Term Dates) for 2026 academic sessions, newly admitted and returning students are to take note. University of Cape Town, UCT Academic Calendar 2023 Academic Sessions The academic calendar hints about University of Cape Town, UCT resumption date for new and returning students 2025, examination date and other academic activities for the year. See below, the academic calendar for sessional dates for the 2026 academic year.
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UCT SESSIONAL DATES FOR 2026 ACADEMIC SESSIONS

The academic calendar for 2026 academic session approved by Senate of the University of Cape Town, UCT.

January 2026

Academic Programme

Meetings of the Senate and Senate Committees

Meetings of Management Council and Council Committees

1

Thurs

Public holiday

New Year’s Day

New Year’s Day

2

Fri

Online registration opens

3

Sat

4

Sun

5

Mon

RAC appeals due Hum, FHS, EBE, Law, Sci

6

Tues

RAC appeals due COM

7

Wed

8

Thurs

9

Fri

10

Sat

11

Sun

12

Mon

Supp Exams day 1

HUM RAC (09:00) | FHS RAC (12:00) | PMC (11:00)

13

Tues

Supp Exams day 2

EBE RAC (09:00) | COM RAC (09:00) | HUM RAC (09:00) | Release of the NSC results

14

Wed

Supp Exams day 3

EBE RAC (09:00) | COM RAC (09:00) | HUM RAC (09:00) | FHS RAC (12:00)

15

Thurs

Supp Exams day 4

EBE RAC (09:00) | COM RAC (09:00) | SCI RAC (09:00) | HUM RAC (09:00) | LAW RAC (10:00)

16

Fri

Supp Exams day 5

SCI RAC (9:00) | FHS RAC (12:00)

17

Sat

18

Sun

19

Mon

Summer School

HUM PG RAC (09:00)

20

Tues

Summer School

HUM PG RAC (09:00)

21

Wed

Summer School

PC01

22

Thurs

Summer School

SPC (14:00)

23

Fri

Summer School

UCT Press EXCO (09:00)

Deans Meeting (09:30)

Jan exams results on system

24

Sat

Summer School

25

Sun

ICTS Maintenance slot (09:00)

26

Mon

Summer School

NomCom (14:00) | FHS FEC (10:00)

27

Tues

Summer School

Law FEC (10:00) | SCI FEC (10:00) | EBE FEC (10:00) | HUM FEC (09:00)

28

Wed

Summer School

29

Thurs

Summer School

Law RAC (10:00) | COM FEC (10:00) | EPC (12:00) | EBE RAC (09:00) | HUM RAC (SUPP) (09:00)

PEC (11:00) | UCTRF S37C INTERIM (14:00)

30

Fri

Summer School

AC Exco (10:00) | Law RAC (13:00) | SCI RAC (09:00) | EBE RAC (09:00)

31

Sat

Summer School

Residences open

Residences open

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February 2026

Academic Programme

Meetings of the Senate and Senate Committees

Meetings of Management Council and Council Committees

1

Sun

FYCR

2

Mon

Orientation & registration

COM RAC (SUPP) (09:00)

3

Tues

Orientation & registration

COM RAC (SUPP) (09:00)

4

Wed

Orientation & registration

COM RAC (SUPP) (09:00)

IF (10:00) | UCTRF CC (14:00)

5

Thurs

Orientation & registration

EEF (14:00)

6

Fri

Orientation & registration

7

Sat

8

Sun

9

Mon

Orientation & registration

UCCC (11:00) | SEC (14:00)

10

Tues

Orientation & registration

FAAC (09:00)

11

Wed

Orientation & registration

UCT Press Board (09:00)

12

Thurs

Orientation & registration

LPC (12:00)

Council Exco (16:00) | UCTRF R&EB (09:00)

13

Fri

Orientation & registration

14

Sat

15

Sun

ICTS Maintenance slot (09:00)

16

Mon

Teaching day 1

OESC (10:00)

17

Tues

Teaching day 2

SSMAg (08h30)

18

Wed

Teaching day 3

PC02 | CRR (14:00)

Ramadan starts | IF (14:00)

19

Thurs

Teaching day 4

UCTRF A&R (09:00) | UHRC (16:00)

20

Fri

Teaching day 5

AC Exco (10:00)

IPAC (13:00)

21

Sat

22

Sun

23

Mon

Teaching day 6

ALSC (12:30) | AFC (15:00) | PMC (11:00)

RMEC (09:00)

24

Tues

Teaching day 7

DASSC (10:00) | FIC (10:00)

LLG (13:00) | RRR (10:00) | UGC (16h00)

25

Wed

Teaching day 8

APDC (12:00) | UICTC (14L00) | VEC (10:00)

CRC (16:00) |PEC (10:00) | PASS Forum (08:30)

26

Thurs

Teaching day 9

URCEC (11:00) | EPC (12:00) | TAGSC (14:00)

USETC (15:30) | UCTRF S37C (14:00) | Baxter EXCO

(11:00)

27

Fri

Teaching day 10

Senate (14:00)

Deans Meeting (09:30)

28

Sat

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March 2026

Academic Programme

Meetings of the Senate and Senate Committees

Meetings of Management Council and Council Committees

1

Sun

2

Mon

Teaching day 11

Meeting free week

3

Tues

Teaching day 12

Meeting free week

4

Wed

Teaching day 13

Meeting free week

5

Thurs

Teaching day 14

Meeting free week

6

Fri

Teaching day 15

Meeting free week

7

Sat

8

Sun

9

Mon

Teaching day 16

SEC (14:00)

10

Tues

Teaching day 17

COM Board (11:00)

11

Wed

Teaching day 18

EMU (11:00) | IRAG (14:00) | SAEC (13:00) | WOAC

(13:00)

12

Thurs

Teaching day 19

AC (14:00) | RDMGC (11:00) | TF (14:00) | DDB

(15:00)

STAFF WELLBEING FORUM (14:00)

13

Fri

Teaching day 20

UFC (14:30)

14

Sat

COUNCIL

15

Sun

ICTS Maintenance slot (09:00)

16

Mon

Teaching day 21

JIC (09:30) | UFPC (13:30)

17

Tues

Teaching day 22

BfGS (14:00) | HUM Board (14:00)

18

Wed

Teaching day 23

PC03 | STLC (14:00) | IFHREC (14:00)

19

Thurs

Teaching day 24

PSFC (11:30) | EBE Board (14:00) | PVC (12:00)

Baxter Board (16:00)

20

Fri

Teaching day 25

Eid ul Fitr

21

Sat

Public holiday

Human Rights Day

22

Sun

23

Mon

Teaching day 26

LWG (14:00)|EAC (14:00)

24

Tues

Teaching day 27

URC (14:00) | COM FEC (GSB) (10:00) | SCI Board (14:00) | FHS Board (14:00)| CHED Board (14:00) | FAAC (09:00)

ERMC (10:00)

25

Wed

Teaching day 28

USFC (14:00) | Law Board (13:00) | IBC (14:00) |

CHED Board (14:00)

26

Thurs

Teaching day 29

TET-SC (14:00) | EPC (12:00)

PEC (13:00) | SDC (10:30) | UCTRF BOARD (13:00)

|RESCOMM (17:00)

27

Fri

Teaching day 30

Deans Meeting (09:30) | UARC (09:00)

28

Sat

Mid-semester break starts

Graduation

29

Sun

Mid-semester break

30

Mon

Mid-semester break

Graduation

31

Tues

Mid-semester break

Graduation

UGC (16h00)

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April 2026

Academic Programme

Meetings of the Senate and Senate Committees

Meetings of Management Council and Council Committees

1

Wed

Mid-semester break

Graduation

Passover (first day)

2

Thurs

Mid-semester break

Graduation

3

Fri

Public holiday

Good Fri

4

Sat

Mid-semester break

Holy Sat

5

Sun

Mid-semester break

ends

Easter Sun

6

Mon

Public holiday

Family Day

7

Tues

Teaching day 31

OESC (10:00) | PMC (11:00)

8

Wed

Teaching day 32

AAC (14:00) | VEC (10:00) | ACC (14:00)

9

Thurs

Teaching day 33

SRV (14:00) | FIC (10:00) | COM RAC (GSB) (09:00)

UCTRF S37C INTERIM (14:00)

10

Fri

Teaching day 34

UCT PRESS BOARD (09:00) | FIC (11:30)

RMEC _Risk Register review (09:00)

11

Sat

12

Sun

13

Mon

Teaching day 35

SEC (14:00)

14

Tues

Teaching day 36

NomCom (14:00)

IPAC (10:00) | UCTRF IC (14:00)

15

Wed

Teaching day 37

PC04 | IRAG (10:00)

16

Thurs

Teaching day 38

HP/HAP (12:00) | SPAC (14:00)

Council Exco (16:00) I UCTRF CC (14:00)

17

Fri

Teaching day 39

AC Exco (10:00)

18

Sat

19

Sun

20

Mon

Teaching day 40

Meeting free week

21

Tues

Teaching day 41

Meeting free week

22

Wed

Teaching day 42

Meeting free week

23

Thurs

Teaching day 43

Meeting free week

24

Fri

Teaching day 44

Meeting free week

25

Sat

26

Sun

ICTS Maintenance slot (09:00)

27

Mon

Public holiday

Freedom Day

28

Tues

Teaching day 45

PVC (10:00) | UICTC (14:00)

RRR (10:00)

29

Wed

Teaching day 46

UEC (14:00)

UCTRF R&EB (09:00)

30

Thurs

Teaching day 47

URCEC (11:00) | EPC (14:00)

PEC (13:00) | Deans Meeting (12:00)

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May 2026

Academic Programme

Meetings of the Senate and Senate Committees

Meetings of Management Council and Council Committees

1

Fri

Public holiday

Workers’ Day

2

Sat

3

Sun

4

Mon

Teaching day 48

ALSC (12:30) | SEC (14:00)

5

Tues

Teaching day 49

Book Award (11:00) | SPC (14:00)

LLG (13:00)

6

Wed

Teaching day 50

URC (14:00) | WOAC (14:00) | TAGSC (14:00)

UCTRF S37C (14:00)

7

Thurs

Teaching day 51

AC (14:00)

EEF (14:00) | Baxter EXCO (11:00)

8

Fri

Teaching day 52

PDRF (10:00)

9

Sat

10

Sun

11

Mon

Teaching day 53

UCCC (11:00)

12

Tues

Teaching day 54

VSFC (11:00) | FIC (10:00) | DDB (15:00) | FAAC

(09:00)

UPRI (14:00) | UCTRF A&R&FC (10:00) | RESCOMM

(17:00)

13

Wed

Teaching day 55

CWAC (11:00) | Law Board (13:00)

14

Thurs

Teaching day 56

HUM Board (14:00)

USETC (15:30)

15

Fri

Teaching day 57

RMEC (09:00)

16

Sat

17

Sun

ICTS Maintenance slot (09:00)

18

Mon

Teaching day 58

DASSC (10:00) | PMC (11:00)

19

Tues

Teaching day 59

COM Board (11:00) | CRR (14:00)

OpsMAG (08h30)

20

Wed

Teaching day 60

CHED Board (14:00) | USFC (14h00) | VEC (10:00)

PASS Forum (08:30)

21

Thurs

Consolidation day 1

Shavuot

PC05 | EAC (12:00) | LPC (12:00)

UBDC (14:00)

22

Fri

Consolidation day 2

Shavuot

Deans Meeting (09:30)

23

Sat

Shavuot

24

Sun

25

Mon

Consolidation day 3

SEC (14:00)

26

Tues

Consolidation day 4

Eid al-Adha

UHRC (16:00) | ERMC (10:00)

27

Wed

Consolidation day 5

APDC (12:00) | SCI Board (14:00)

28

Thurs

Exams day 1

BfGS (14:00) | EPC (12:00)

PEC (13:00) | CRC (16:00)

29

Fri

Exams day 2

30

Sat

31

Sun

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June 2026

Academic Programme

Meetings of the Senate and Senate Committees

Meetings of Management Council and Council Committees

1

Mon

Exams day 3

AFC (15:00)

2

Tues

Exams day 4

UFC (08:30)

3

Wed

Exams day 5

EiRC (14:00)

4

Thurs

Exams day 6

5

Fri

Exams day 7

Senate (14:00)

6

Sat

7

Sun

8

Mon

Exams day 8

Baxter Board (16:00)

9

Tues

Exams day 9

OESC (10:00)

UARC (09:00)

10

Wed

Exams day 10

RDMGC (14:00) | SAEC (13:00)

UBDC Workshop (08:30) | IPAC (10:00)

11

Thurs

Exams day 11

TET-SC (14:00) | EBE Board (14:00)

12

Fri

Exams day 12

TF (14:00)

13

Sat

COUNCIL

14

Sun

15

Mon

Exams day 13

16

Tues

Public holiday

Youth Day

Vacation starts

17

Wed

Marking day 1

PC06 | IFHREC (14:00)

Winter term day 1

18

Thurs

Marking day 2

SDC (10:30)

Winter term day 2

19

Fri

Marking day 3

UCT PRESS BOARD (09:00)

JIC (09:30)

Winter term day 3

20

Sat

21

Sun

22

Mon

Marking day 4

UCTRF BOARD (13:00)

Winter term day 4

23

Tues

Marking day 5

RRR (10:00)

Winter term day 5

24

Wed

Marking day 6

URC (14:00) | STLC (14:00) | IBC (14:00)

SSMAg (08:30) |PEC (10:00)

Winter term day 6

25

Thurs

Marking day 7

EPC (12:00) | DDB (15:00)

STAFF WELLBEING FORUM (14:00)

Winter term day 7

26

Fri

Marking day 8

AC Exco (14:00)

Deans Meeting (09:30)

Winter term day 8

DEC (09:00)

Results on system

27

Sat

28

Sun

ICTS Maintenance slot (09:00)

29

Mon

Winter term day 9

PMC (11:00)

30

Tues

Winter term day 10

IF (14:00) | UGC (16h00)

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July 2026

Academic Programme

Meetings of the Senate and Senate Committees

Meetings of Management Council and Council Committees

1

Wed

Winter term day 11

VEC (10:00)

2

Thurs

Winter term day 12

Book Award (11:00) | SCI FEC (10:00) | HUM FEC (12:00)

UCTRF S37C interim (14:00)

3

Fri

Winter term day 13

4

Sat

5

Sun

6

Mon

Winter term day 14

FEC meetings | Law FEC (10:00) | COM FEC (10:00) | EBE

FEC (10:00) | FHS FEC (10:00)

7

Tues

Winter term day 15

SLQ for Spring 2026 graduation

8

Wed

Winter term day 16

SEC (09:00)

9

Thurs

Winter term day 17

EBE RAC (09:00)

10

Fri

Winter term day 18

11

Sat

12

Sun

13

Mon

Winter term day 19

Law RAC (10:00) | HUM RAC (09:00)

14

Tues

Winter term day 20

UEC (14:00) | HUM RAC (09:00) | FAAC (09:00)

15

Wed

ACC (14:00) | COM RAC (09:00) | HUM RAC (09:00) | FHS

RAC (12:00)

16

Thurs

Winter term exam day

COM RAC (09:00) | HUM RAC (09:00)

17

Fri

COM RAC (09:00) | FHS RAC (12:00)

18

Sat

19

Sun

20

Mon

Supps & DE (F courses)

HUM PG RAC (09:00)

21

Tues

Supps & DE (F courses)

URCEC (11:00) | HUM PG RAC (09:00)

22

Wed

Supps & DE (F courses)

CWAC (11:00) | SCI FEC (10:00)

23

Thurs

Supps & DE (F courses)

Vera Davie (11:30)

USETC (15:30) | UCTRF CC (14:00)

24

Fri

Supps & DE (F courses)

AC Exco (14:00)

RMEC (09:00)

25

Sat

26

Sun

ICTS Maintenance slot (09:00)

27

Mon

Teaching day 1

LWG (14:00)

28

Tues

Teaching day 2

USFC (14:00)

UFPC (10:30) | ERMC (10:00) | UCTRF IC (14:00)

29

Wed

Teaching day 3

NomCom (14:00)

Deans Meeting (09:30)

30

Thurs

Teaching day 4

CoF (14:00) | EPC (12:30) | TAGSC (14:00)

PEC (13:00) | UCTRF R&EB (09:00)

31

Fri

Teaching day 5

EBE FEC (14:00)

UFB (09:00)

SUPP &DE Results on system

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August 2026

Academic Programme

Meetings of the Senate and Senate Committees

Meetings of Management Council and Council Committees

1

Sat

2

Sun

3

Mon

Teaching day 6

SEC (14:00) | DTA (10:00) | EBE RAC (09:00)

4

Tues

Teaching day 7

OESC (10:00) | COM RAC (SUPP) (09:00) | VEC

(10:00)

LLG (13:00) | IPAC (10:00)

5

Wed

Teaching day 8

FIC (10:00) | UCT PRESS BOARD (13:00) | TET-SC

(10:00)

6

Thurs

Teaching day 9

PSFC (12:00 to 14:00) | AC (14:00) | TF (14:00)

UCTRF S37C (14:00) | Baxter EXCO (11:00)

7

Fri

Teaching day 10

CHED AD HOM (10:00)

EEF (14:00)

8

Sat

9

Sun

National Women’s Day

10

Mon

Public holiday

National Women’s Day Observed

11

Tues

Teaching day 11

Meeting free week

12

Wed

Teaching day 12

Meeting free week

13

Thurs

Teaching day 13

Meeting free week

14

Fri

Teaching day 14

Meeting free week

15

Sat

16

Sun

ICTS Maintenance slot (09:00)

17

Mon

Teaching day 15

ALSC (12:30) |AFC (15:00) | EBE AD HOM (09:00)

18

Tues

Teaching day 16

COM Board (11:00) | HAC (11:00) | YRAC (14:00) |

HUM Board (09:00) | DDB (15:00)

OpsMAG (09h30)

19

Wed

Teaching day 17

PC07 | GSB AD HOM (09:00) | Law Board (13:00) |

CHED Board (14:00)

PASS Forum (08:30) | UPRI (14:00)

20

Thurs

Teaching day 18

WOAC (14:00) | SPAC (14:00)

Council Exco (16:00) | RESCOMM (17:00)

21

Fri

Teaching day 19

SRRC (14:00) | LAW AD HOM (10:00)

22

Sat

23

Sun

24

Mon

Teaching day 20

HUM AD HOM (09:00)

UFC (14:30)

25

Tues

Teaching day 21

CRR (14:00) | STLC (14:00) | FHS Board (14:00)

RRR (10:00) | Deans Meeting (09:30)

26

Wed

Teaching day 22

SCI AD HOM (10:00) |TB Davie Lecture (18:00)

|UICTC (14:00)

SSMAg (08:30) | STAFF WELLBEING FORUM (14:00)

27

Thurs

Teaching day 23

BfGS (14:00) | EPC (12:00) | SCI Board (14:00)

PEC (13:00) | UBDC (14:00) | Baxter Board (16:00) | SC (17:00)

28

Fri

Teaching day 24

FHS AD HOM (09:00)

29

Sat

30

Sun

31

Mon

Teaching day 25

SEC (14:00)

PBWG (09:00)

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September 2026

Academic Programme

Meetings of the Senate and Senate Committees

Meetings of Management Council and Council Committees

1

Tues

Teaching day 26

FAAC (09:00)

FHS AD HOM (09:00)

2

Wed

Teaching day 27

DTA (13:15) | EiRC Workshop (13:00)

PBWG (09:00)

3

Thurs

Teaching day 28

APC (10:00)| EAC (14:00) | SPC (14:00) | LPC (12:00) | Book Award

(11:00)

PBWG (12:30)

4

Fri

Teaching day 29

DASSC (14:00) | VEC (10:00)

PBWG (09:00) | UARC (14:30)

5

Sat

Mid-semester break starts

6

Sun

Mid-semester break

7

Mon

Mid-semester break

Graduation

8

Tues

Mid-semester break

Graduation

9

Wed

Mid-semester break

Graduation | SAEC (13:00) | CWAC (11:00)

10

Thurs

Mid-semester break

Graduation

PBWG (13:00)

11

Fri

Mid-semester break

Graduation

JIC (9:30)

Rosh Hashanah

PBWG (14:30)

12

Sat

Mid-semester break

Rosh Hashanah

13

Sun

Mid-semester break ends

Rosh Hashanah

ICTS Maintenance slot (09:00)

14

Mon

Teaching day 30

UCCC (11:00) | URC (14:00)

PBWG (09:00 | UHRC (16:00)

15

Tues

Teaching day 31

APDC (14:00) | IRAG (14:00)

PBWG (09:00) | IF (13:30)

16

Wed

Teaching day 32

RDMGC (14:00) | CoF (14:00) | IFHREC (14:00)

PBWG (09:00)

17

Thurs

Teaching day 33

VSFC (11:00) | EBE Board (14:00)

PBWG (12:30) | SDC (10:30)

18

Fri

Teaching day 34

Senate (14:00)

PBWG (09:00)

19

Sat

20

Sun

21

Mon

Teaching day 35

AAC (14:00) | PMC (11:00)

PBWG (09:00) | PEC (14:00) | RMEC (14:00)

22

Tues

Teaching day 36

NomCom (14:00)

PBWG (09:00) | CRC (16:00) | RESCOMM (17:00)

23

Wed

Teaching day 37

PC08 | EPC (11:30)

PBWG (12:30) | UCTRF BOARD (13:00)

24

Thurs

Public holiday

Heritage Day

25

Fri

Teaching day 38

AC Exco (14:00)

PBWG (09:00)

26

Sat

27

Sun

28

Mon

Teaching day 39

Meeting free week

29

Tues

Teaching day 40

Meeting free week

ERMC (10:00)

30

Wed

Teaching day 41

Meeting free week

Deans Meeting (09:30)

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October 2026

Academic Programme

Meetings of the Senate and Senate Committees

Meetings of Management Council and Council Committees

1

Thurs

Teaching day 42

Meeting free week

2

Fri

Teaching day 43

Meeting free week

3

Sat

4

Sun

5

Mon

Teaching day 44

DTA (14:00)

RAAG (09:00) | USETC (13:30)

6

Tues

Teaching day 45

CRR (14:00) | FIC (10:00)

7

Wed

Teaching day 46

OESC (10:00) | SRV (14:00) | STLC (14:00)

SSMAg (08:30)

8

Thurs

Teaching day 47

USFC (14:00) | PVC (12:00)| DDB (15:00)

UCTRF S37C (14:00)

9

Fri

Teaching day 48

UCT PRESS BOARD (09:00)

HDC (14:00) | RMEC (09:00)

10

Sat

11

Sun

12

Mon

Teaching day 49

SEC (14:00)

RAAG (09:00) | UCTRF CC (14:00)

13

Tues

Teaching day 50

COM Board (11:00) | HP/HAP (14:00) | VEC (10:00)

RAAG (09:00)

14

Wed

Teaching day 51

AC (14:00)

RAAG (09:00)

15

Thurs

Teaching day 52

RAAG (12:00) |UCTRF IC (14:00) | (SC 17:00)

16

Fri

Teaching day 53

CoF Dinner (18:00)

RAAG (09:00)

17

Sat

COUNCIL

18

Sun

19

Mon

Teaching day 54

RAAG (09:00) | UCTRF R&EB (09:00)

20

Tues

Teaching day 55

BfGS (14:00) | CHED Board (14:00)

21

Wed

Teaching day 56

PC09 | Law Board (14:00) | ACC (14:00)

RAAG (09:00) | PEC (14:00)

22

Thurs

Teaching day 57

RAAG (12:00) | UBDC Workshop (08:00)

23

Fri

Teaching day 58

LLG Retreat

24

Sat

25

Sun

ICTS Maintenance slot (09:00)

26

Mon

Teaching day 59

ALSC (12:30) | AFC (15:00)

RAAG (09:00)

27

Tues

Teaching day 60

DTA (14:00) | FHS Board (14:00)

RAAG (09:00) | RRR (10:00)

28

Wed

Consolidation day 1

TET-SC (14:00) | SCI Board (14:00) | WOAC (14:00)

RAAG (09:00)

29

Thurs

Consolidation day 2

URCEC (10:00)

RAAG (12:00) | UBDC Workshop (08:00) | STAFF WELLBEING FORUM (14:00)

30

Fri

Consolidation day 3

EPC (14:00)

Budget Heads (09:00) | Deans Meeting (14:00)

31

Sat

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November 2026

Academic Programme

Meetings of the Senate and Senate Committees

Meetings of Management Council and Council Committees

1

Sun

2

Mon

Consolidation day 4

EAC (14:00) | PMC (11:00)

3

Tues

Consolidation day 5

URC PDRF (10h00) | FAAC (09:00)

UFPC (14:00) | UFB (09:00) | UGC (16h00)

4

Wed

Exam day 1

Note: Exam timetable to be front-

loaded with course that have heavy marking | IRAG (10:00) | TF (14:00)

| EiRC (14:00)

5

Thurs

Exam day 2

UEC (14:00) | LPC (12:00) | TAGSC (14:00)

Council Exco (16:00) | UCTRF S37C (14:00)

6

Fri

Exam day 3

AC Exco (10:00)

HDC (14:00) | UARC (09:00)

7

Sat

8

Sun

Diwali

9

Mon

Exam day 4

SEC (14:00)

UCTRF A&R&FC (10:00)

10

Tues

Exam day 5

CRR (14:00) | FIC (10:00)

OpsMAG (08h30)

11

Wed

Exam day 6

DASSC (14:00) | SAEC (13:00)

EEF (14:00)

12

Thurs

Exam day 7

URCEC (10:00)

UBDC (14:00) | SDC (10:30) | Baxter EXCO (11:00)

13

Fri

Exam day 8

PDRF (10:00)

UFC(14:30)

14

Sat

15

Sun

16

Mon

Exam day 9

VEC (10:00)

17

Tues

Exam day 10

EMU (11:00) | UICTC (14:00)

UHRC (16:00)

18

Wed

Exam day 11

RDMGC (14:00) | IFHREC (14:00)

IF (13:30)

19

Thurs

Exam day 12

PSFC (12:00 to 14:00)

UPRI (14:00)

20

Fri

Exam day 13

UCT PRESS EXCO (09:00) | Senate (14:00)

21

Sat

22

Sun

ICTS Maintenance slot (09:00)

23

Mon

Marking day 1

UCCC (11:00)

Summer term day 1

24

Tues

Marking day 2

URC (14:00) | FHS FEC (14:00)

ERMC (10:00)

Summer term day 2

25

Wed

Marking day 3

PC10 | APDC (12:00) | IBC (14:00)

PASS Forum (08:30)

Summer term day 3

26

Thurs

Marking day 4

PVC (12:00) | DDB (15:00) | EBE Board (14:00) | STLC

(14:00)

PEC (13:00) | CRC (16:00)

Summer term day 4

27

Fri

Marking day 5

DEC (09:00)

Deans Meeting (09:30) | JIC (09:30) | IPAC (14:00)

Summer term day 5

28

Sat

29

Sun

30

Mon

Marking day 6

LWG (14:00)

Summer term day 6

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December 2026

Academic Programme

Meetings of the Senate and Senate Committees

Meetings of Management Council and Council Committees

1

Tues

Marking day 7

VEC (10:00)

Baxter Board (16:00)

Summer term day 7

2

Wed

Marking day 8

USFC (14:00)

Summer term day 8

3

Thurs

Marking day 9

EPC (12:00)

AGM of Convocation (17:00)

Summer term day 9

4

Fri

Summer term day 10

AC Exco (14:00)

RMEC (09:00)

Results on system

5

Sat

COUNCIL

6

Sun

7

Mon

Summer term day 11

8

Tues

Summer term day 12

OESC (10:00)

PEC (10:00)

9

Wed

Summer term day 13

UCT PRESS BOARD (09:00)

SSMAg (08h30)

10

Thurs

Summer term day 14

Law FEC (10:00)

UCTRF BOARD (13:00)

11

Fri

Summer term day 15

EBE FEC (13:00) | FHS FEC (10:00)

Deans Meeting (09:30)

12

Sat

13

Sun

ICTS Maintenance slot (09:00)

14

Mon

Summer term day 16

EBE FEC (10:00) | PMC (11:00)

15

Tues

Summer term day 17

COM FEC (10:00) | SCI FEC (12:00) | HUM FEC (12:00)

16

Wed

Public holiday

Day of Reconciliation

17

Thurs

Summer term day 18

SLQ for Autumn 2026 graduation

18

Fri

Summer term day 19

SEC (09:00) and release of results

19

Sat

20

Sun

21

Mon

Summer Term exam day

Vacation

22

Tues

Vacation

23

Wed

Vacation

24

Thurs

Vacation

25

Fri

Public holiday

Christmas Day

26

Sat

Public holiday

Day of Goodwill

27

Sun

Vacation

28

Mon

Vacation

29

Tues

Vacation

30

Wed

Vacation

31

Thurs

Vacation


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