WSU Academic Calendar – 2024/2025 Term Dates

The authority of the Walter Sisulu University, WSU has released its academic calendar also known as almanac for 2024/2025 academic sessions, freshers and returning students are to take note. The academic calendar hints about Walter Sisulu University, WSU resumption date for new and returning students 2024, examination date and other academic activities for the year. See below, the academic schedule for sessional dates for the 2024/2025 academic year.

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WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC SCHEDULE FOR 2024/2025 ACADEMIC SESSIONS

The academic calendar for 2024/2025 academic session as approved by the authority of the Cape Peninsula Walter Sisulu University, WSU. There will be alternative summative assessment methods if Examinations do not take place on campuses due to the global pandemic

1. Year Programmes do not take a break during the period of semester examinations;

WEEKS	DATE/PERIOD	ACTIVITY	DELIVERABLE
Week l	29 June – 3 July	•      Remote Active/Synchronous Teaching	•      Emergency Technology  nfused Teaching and Learning
Week 2	6 July – 11July6 July	•     Remote Active/Synchronous Teaching•     First Semester Application for Examination Concession (students with disabilities) Commence	•        Emergency Technology  nfused Teaching and Learning
Week 3	13 July – 17 July14 July	•      Remote Active/Synchronous Teaching•     Opening date: Applications for Exams only	•      Emergency Technology  nfused Teaching and Learning
Week 4	20 July – 24 July	•      Remote Active/Synchronous Teaching	•      Emergency Technology  nfused Teaching and Learning
Week s	27 July – 31July	•      Remote Active/Synchronous Teaching	•      Emergency Technology  nfused Teaching and Learning
Week 6	3 Aug -7 Aug6    Aug 7    Aug	•      Remote Active/Synchronous Teaching•     Submission of Question Papers & Memoranda for 1st Semester Exams to Exams Office. •     First Semester Application for Examination Concession (Students with Disabilities): Ends	•      Emergency Technology  nfused Teaching and Learning

Week 7	10 Aug – 14 Aug	•     Remote Active/Synchronous Teaching•     Applicationfor Exams Only:ENDS	•        Emergency Technology  nfused Teaching and Learning
Week s	17 Aug – 21Aug	•      Fullcontact session	•        Active teaching and learning
Week 9	24 Aug – 28 Aug	•      Fullcontact session	•      Active teaching and learning
Week 10	31Aug -4 Sep	•      Fullcontact session	•        Active teaching and learning
Week 11	7 Sep -11Sep7 Sep 9 Sep	•     Semester Exam Study week•      Publication of DP’s •      DP Appeals	•        Students  preparing for exams/final summative assessments on the respective WSU campuses
Week 12	14 Sep – 18 Sep	•     Semester Exam: Week 1	•        Writing of exams/final summative assessments on therespective WSU campuses •      Exam marking
Week 13	21Sep – 25 Sep	•     Semester Exam:Week 2	•        Writing of  exams/final summative assessments on the respective WSU campuses•      Exam marking
	28 Sep- 2nd Oct	•     Semester Break•     Submission of Question Papers and Memoranda for Year Programmes •     Application for Examination Concession (Students with Disabilities): ENDS	•        Academic administration
	30 September	•     Approval of Exam Results: SENEX
	01October	•     Publication of Exam Results	Academic administration
	5 Oct – 9 Oct	•     Supplementary Examinations	•      Academic administration
Week 1Tuition	12 Oct – 16 Oct	•     Contact sessions commence for 2nd Semester programmes	•      Active teaching and learning
	16 October	•      Publ cation of Supplementary Results	•        Academic administration
Week 2 Tuition	19 Oct – 23rd Oct	•     Contact sessions	•      Active teaching and learning

Wee 3 Tuition	26 Oct- 30th Oct	•     Contact sessions	•        Active teaching and learning
Week 4 Tuition	2nd Nov – 6th Nov5 Nov	•     Contact sessions•      Publ cation of DPs for Year Programmes •     Submission of Special Examination Question Papers and Memoranda to Exams Office	•      Active teaching and learning•        Academic administration
Week 5 Tuition	9 Nov – 13 Nov12 Nov	•     Contact sessions•     Study Week for Year Programmes •      DP Appeals for Year Programmes •     Writing of Special Examinations	•        Active teaching and learning
Week 6 Tuition	16 Nov – 20 Nov16 Nov 18 Nov	•     Contact sessions•     Week 1:Exams Year Programmes •     Submission of Special Exam Marks to Exams Office •      Publ cation of SpecialExam Results	•        Active teaching and learning / Examinations
Week 1Tuition	23rd Nov – 27 Nov	•     Contact sessions•     Week 2: Exams Year Programmes	•        Active teaching and learning / Examinations
Week 8 Tuition	30th Nov – 4 Dec	•     Contact sessions•     Week 3:Exams Year Programmes: END	•        Active teaching and learning / Examinations
Week 9 Tuition	7  Dec – 11 Dec8  Dec	•     Contact sessions•     Submission of Exam Question Papers and Memoranda for 2″d Semester Programmess •     Submission of Exam Marks to Exams	•        Active teaching and learning•      Academic administration
Week 10 Tuition	14 Dec – 18 Dec	•     Contact Sessions	•     Active teaching and learning•      Academic administration
	15 December	•     Approvalof Exam Results: SENEX
Summer Graduation	17 December18 December	•     Virtual Graduation•      Publication of Exam Results	•        University•      Examinations Department
	23 Dec	University Closes	Christmas Break
January 2023	5 January 2023	•     All Staff Report for Duty {Academic and Non-Academic)•      Publication of DPs for 2″d Semester Programmes	•      University Staff•      Academic administration

	5 Jan.- 8 Jan	•     Study Week: 2″d Semester Programmes•      DP Appeals for 2″d Semester Programmes	Academic administration
	6 Jan – 8 Jan	•     Onl ne Registration: FHS Returning Students Commence	Academic administration
2020 2″dSemester Main Examinations & Supplementary Examinations for Year Programmes	11Jan – 15 Jan	•     Weekl:Examinations and Marking: 2″d Semester Programmes•     Supplementary Exams (Year Programmes) •     Onl ne Registration: FHS Returning Students END	•        Academic administration
	18 Jan – 22 Jan18 Jan	•     Week 2: Examinations and Marking (2″d Semester Programmes)•     FTEN Online Registration •     Onl ne Registration:Returning Students •      Final date of Submission of Year Supp Exam Results to Exams	•      Academic administration
	22 Jan	•      Publication of Supplementary Examinat ons (Year Programmes)	•      Examinations Department
	25 Jan – 29 Jan27 January	•     2″d Semester Break•     FTEN Online Registration •     Onl ne Registration: Returning Students •     Final date for Submission of S2nd Semester Exam Marks to Exams	Academic administration
	1st Feb – 5th Feb2nd Feb 3rd Feb	•      2″d Semester Break•      FTEN Online Registration •     Onl ne Registration: Returning Students •     Senex to approve 2″d Semester Examination Results •      Publ cation of 2″d Semester Examination Results	•      Academic administration
Week 1:Tuition	08 February 2023	•      Lectures Commence::· FTENS	•        Academic teaching andlearning

		:· Returning Students (Except Semester Programmes)
	8 Feb – 12 Feb	•     2nd Semester Supplementary Examinations and Marking•     Onl ne Registration (Returning Students for Semester Programmes)	•        Academic administration
	15 Feb – 19 Feb17 February	•     Onl ne Registration (Returning Students for Semester Programmes)•     Final date submission of 2nd Semester Supplementary Exam Results to Exams	•      Academic administration
	19 February	•      Publ cation of 2nd Semester Supplementary Results•     Onl ne Registration	•      Examinations Department
Week 1: Tuition	22 February	•      Academic Year Commences for SEMESTER PROG. (RETURN NG STUDENTS)	•      Academic teaching andlearning
END OFREG STRAT ON	26 February	•     All Undergraduate Registration END	•      Academic administration

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