ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Centurion & Stellenbosch Calendar 2025
Important Dates:
Open 2025 | 9 January
Classes start for Current Students | 10 February
Classes start for Honours Students | 10 February
Classes start for New Degree Students | 03 February
Classes start for Certificate Students | 03 February
Registration Day Centurion | 25 January
Registration Day Stellenbosch | 25 January
Open Day Day Centurion | 24 May
Open Day Day Stellenbosch | 17 May
Graduation Ceremony class of 2024 | 9 May (TBC)
Awards Ceremony Certificate class of 2024 | July(TBC)
Closed for Staff & Students | 23-29 June
Open Day Centurion | 20 September
Open Day Stellenbosch | 27 September
OW Year End Function | 22 November
Closes 2025 | 05 December
Open 2026 | 07 January 26
All Students Registration Dates:
Registration closes for current & PostGrad students | 31 January
Registration closes for new degree students | 07 February
Late registration degree (Penalty fee) | 09 February
Registration closes for new certificate students | 20 February
New Students - Important Dates:
Orientation Week: Degree & Certificate Programme | 23 - 31 January
Orientation Day: Post Graduate Programme | 07 February
Orientation: Evening Certificate Programme | 06 February
New students and parents welcoming online | 05 February
New students and parents welcoming on campus | 27 February
Academic Semesters:
Semester 1 (Term 1 & 2) | 03 February - 13 June
Semester 1 Break (Blue Blocks) | 18 April - 04 May
Semester 2 (Term 3 & 4) | 07 July - 05 December
Semester 2 Break (Blue Blocks) | 01 - 14 September
Student Holidays:
Autumn Break | 21 April - 4 May
Mid-year Break | 16 June - 6 July
Spring Break | 1 - 14 September
End of year Break | 5 Dec - TBC
Public Holidays:
Human Rights Day | 21 March
Good Friday | 18 April
Family Day | 21 April
Freedom Day | 27 & 28 April
Workers' Day | 01 May
Youth Day | 16 June
Women's Day | 09 August
Heritage Day | 24 September
Day of Reconciliation | 16 December
Christmas Day | 25 December
Day of Goodwill | 26 December
Centurion Calendar 2024
Important Dates:
Open 2024 | 10 January
Classes start for Current Students | 08 February
Classes start for Honours Students | 12 February
Classes start for New Degree and C+ Students | 08 February
Classes start for Certificate Students
Open Day Centurion | 27 January
Open Day Centurion | 11 May
Graduation Ceremony class of 2023 | 7-8 June (TBC)
Closed for Staff & Students | 24-30 June
Open Day Centurion | 07 September
OW Year End Function | 23 November
Closes 2024 | 06 December
Open 2025 | 09 January 25
All Students Registration Dates:
Registration closes for current & PostGrad students | 31 January
Registration closes for new degree students | 06 February
Late registration degree (Penalty fee) | 09 February
Registration closes for new certificate students | 22 February
New Students - Important Dates:
Orientation week: Degree & Certificate programme | 29 January - 02 February
Orientation day: Post Graduate programme | 09 February
Orientation: Evening Certificate Programme | 17 February
New students and parents welcoming | 06 & 15 February
Academic Semesters:
Semester 1 (Term 1 & 2) | 08 February - 14 June
Semester 2 (Term 3 & 4) | 08 July - 06 December
Student Holidays:
Semester 1 Break | 09 - 21 April
Mid-Year Break | 17 June - 05 July
Semester 2 Break | 02 - 15 September
End of Year break | 06 December - TBC
Public Holidays:
Human Rights Day | 21 March
School Holiday | 22 March
Good Friday | 29 March
Family Day | 01 April
Freedom Day | 27 April
Workers' Day | 01 May
Youth Day | 16 June
Public Holiday | 17 June
Women's Day | 09 August
School Holiday | 23 September
Heritage Day | 24 September
Stellenbosch Calendar 2024
Important Dates:
Open 2024 | 10 January
Classes start for New Degree and C+ Students | 08 February
Open Day | 11 May
Closed for Staff & Students | 24-30 June
Open Day | 07 September
OW Year End Function | 23 November
Closes 2024 | 06 December
Open 2025 | 09 January 25
All Students Registration Dates:
Registration closes for new degree students | 06 February
Late registration degree (Penalty fee) | 09 February
Registration closes for new certificate students | 22 February
New Students - Important Dates:
Orientation week: Degree & Certificate programme | 05 February
New students and parents welcoming | 06 & 15 February
Academic Semesters:
Semester 1 (Term 1 & 2) | 08 February - 14 June
Semester 2 (Term 3 & 4) | 08 July - 06 December
Student Holidays:
Semester 1 Break | 09 - 21 April
Mid-Year Break | 17 June - 05 July
Semester 2 Break | 02 - 15 September
End of Year break | 06 Dec - TBC
Public Holidays:
Human Rights Day | 21 March
School Holiday | 22 March
Good Friday | 29 March
Family Day | 01 April
Freedom Day | 27 April
Workers' Day | 01 May
Youth Day | 16 June
Public Holiday | 17 June
Women's Day | 09 August
School Holiday | 23 September
Heritage Day | 24 September