TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 2025 ACADEMIC CORE CALENDAR
JANUARY 2025 FEBRUARY 2025 MARCH 2025
S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 1 1
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
12 13 R 14 R 15 R 16 R 17 R 18 9 10 11 PUB 12 13 14 15 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
19 20 LA R 21 LA R 22 LA R 23 LA R 24 LA R 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
26 27 R & 28 R & 29 R & 30 R & 31 R & 23 24 25 26 27 28 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
APRIL 2025 MAY 2025 JUNE 2025
S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
27 28 29 30 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30
JULY 2025 AUGUST 2025 SEPTEMBER 2025
S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S
1 2 FEC 3 4 PUB 5 1R 2 1 2 3 4 5 6
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
13 14 R 15 R 16 R 17 R 18 R 19 10 11 & 12 & 13 & 14 & 15 & 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
20 21 R 22 R 23 R 24 R 25 R 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
27 28 R 29 R 30 R 31 R 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30
31
OCTOBER 2025 NOVEMBER 2025 DECEMBER 2025
S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 1 1 2 3 4 5 6
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 8 9 10 FEC 11 12 PUB 13
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 28 29 30 31
30
Public Holidays School term versus TUT term TUT contact days (excluding examination days) - year subjects
TUT holiday/School holiday 1 3/2 - 28/3 39
Difference
Classes (Contact days) School term TUT term Actual Actual 2 7/4 - 30/6 55 94
FEC Closing date for FECs number of number of 3 14/7 - 19/9 50
school days TUT days
Predicate Day (Contact) 4 29/9 - 5/12 25 75
Examination (Contact days for year modules/subjects in May/June) TOTAL 169
TUT Academic Recess
Supplementary Examination (Contact days for year modules/subjects in May/June) 15/1 - 28/3 3/2 - 28/3 53 39 14 TUT contact days (excluding examination days) - semester subjects
PUB Publication of Results 8/4 - 27/6 7/4 - 30/6 59 55 4 1 3/2 - 28/3 39
LA Late Applications 22/7 - 3/10 14/7 - 19/9 54 50 4 2 7/4 - 23/5 30 69
LR Late Registration with penalty 13/10 - 10/12 29/9 - 5/12 43 50 7 3 14/7 - 19/9 50
R Scheduled Registration 4 29/9 - 5/12 25 75
& Exit/Special Examination TOTAL 209 194 TOTAL 144
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1 January 2025 New Year's Day
* Non-academic staff reports for duty
6 January 2025 * Preparation for late application process on all learning sites (all support departments must be available)
* Processing of final NSC results
* Academic staff reports for duty and finalisation of selections
13 January 2025
* Compilation of examiners and moderators lists (first and second semester and year modules/subjects - to be approved at first FCTL meeting)
13 January - 2 February 2025 Online registration
15 January 2025 Closing date for exit examinations applications (online and manually)
* Closing date for submission of academic exclusion appeals
17 January 2025
* Last day for students to sign probation conditions contracts
20 - 24 January 2025 Late application process for programmes where there is still space available via online application system (no walk-ins)
24 January 2025 Final date for Faculty Academic Exclusion Appeal Committee meetings
27 January 2025 Online function will be open for residence registration
27 - 31 January 2025 Exit/special examination
29 January 2025 First-year students may start occupying residences after academic and residence registration
* Closing date for applications for admission for research-based M and D programmes
31 January 2025 * Residences open for students to return after academic and residence registration
* Closing date for examination enquiries, applications for re-mark, re-count and viewing of examination answer scripts (excluding specific block-based programmes)
2 February 2025 Closing date for registration
* Start of first term of first semester
3 February 2025
* Commencement of classes
3 - 7 February 2025 Newcomer students report for orientation
11 February 2025 Publication of exit/special examination results
18 February 2025 Closing date for registration of students who wrote exit examination (without penalty)
* Closing date for submission of hard bound copies for autumn graduation
* Closing date for application for autumn graduation ceremony
28 February 2025
* Last day that students can cancel (year and first semester modules/subjects and programmes without being liable for any percentage of the full tuition fee (excluding specific block-based programmes and research-based M
and D programmes)
Cancellation of first semester modules/subjects and programmes (excluding specific block-based programmes and research-based M and D programmes). Students liable for 60% of class fees.
1 - 20 March 2025
Cancellation of year modules/subjects and programmes (excluding specific block-based programmes and research-based M and D programmes) - Students liable for 30% of class fees
21 March 2025 Human Rights Day
21 March - 31 July 2025 Cancellation of first semester modules/subjects and programmes (excluding specific block-based programmes and research-based M and D programmes). Students liable for 100% of class fees.
21 March - 3 August 2025 Cancellation of year modules/subjects and programmes (excluding specific block-based programmes and research-based M and D programmes) - Students liable for 50% of class fees
28 March 2025 End of first term of first semester
* Closing date for registration for research-based M and D programmes
31 March 2025
* Submission of soft bound copies for spring graduations
31 March - 4 April 2025 TUT recess
1 April 2025 Online application system for 2026 opens
7 April 2025 Start of second term of first semester
14 April 2025 Submission of examination question papers for May/June examination
18 April 2025 Good Friday
21 April 2025 Family Day
27 April 2025 Freedom Day
28 April 2025 Public Holiday
1 May 2025 Workers' Day
2 May 2025 TUT holiday
15 May 2025 Closing date for applications for admission for July 2025 intake (selected programmes)
19 May 2025 Predicate day for semester modules/subjects
19 - 23 May 2025 Confirmation of predicate marks
26 May -13 June 2025 Main examinations, year modules/subjects' classes continue
6 June 2025 Closing date for all selection cards of applications received for the closing date of 15 May 2025 to be returned to Enrolment Management and Planning
13 June 2025 Closing date for submission of non-theoretical modules/subjects' final marks
15 June 2025 Closing date for applications for admission for specific programmes for 2026
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16 June 2025 Youth Day
17 - 30 June 2025 Supplementary examinations for semester modules/subjects (year modules/subjects' classes continue)
30 June 2025 End of second term of first semester
1 - 11 July 2025 TUT recess
2 July 2025 Last day for FEC meetings
4 July 2025 Publication of final examination results
7 - 8 July 2025 Students to be excluded and informed by Student Services
* Start of first term of second semester
14 July 2025 * Commencement of ALL classes
* Online function will be open for all students to register for second semester and block 4 modules/subjects (until 1 August 2025)
* Senior and newcomer students report for orientation and registration according to the published schedule
14 July - 1 August 2025
* Scheduled registration
* Closing date for submission of academic exclusion appeals
25 July 2025 * Last day for students to sign probation conditions contracts
* Closing date for exit examinations applications (online and manually)
* Closing date for applications for admission for specific programmes and ALL international applications for 2026
31 July 2025 * Closing date for submission of hard bound copies for spring graduations
* Closing date for applications for admission for research-based M and D programmes (second semester and block 4 programmes)
* Registration closing date
1 August 2025
* Final date for Faculty Academic Exclusion Appeal Committee meetings
Last day that students can cancel second semester modules/subjects and programmes (excluding specific block-based programmes and research-based M and D programmes) without being liable for any percentage of the full
3 August 2025 tuition fee
4 August 2025 Closing date for examination enquiries, applications for re-mark, re-count and viewing of examination answer scripts (excluding specific block-based programmes)
4 - 31 August 2025 Cancellation of second semester modules/subjects and programmes (excluding specific block-based programmes and research-based M and D programmes). Students liable for 60% of class fees
4 August - 31 December 2025 Cancellation of year modules/subjects and programmes (excluding specific block-based programmes and research-based M and D programmes) - Students liable for 100% of class fees
8 August 2025 Closing date for registration of students whose appeals were successful (without penalty)
9 August 2025 National Women's Day
11 - 15 August 2025 Exit/special examination
26 August 2025 Publication of exit/special examination results
31 August 2025 Closing date for application for spring graduation ceremony
1 September - 31 December 2025 Cancellation of second semester modules/subjects and programmes (excluding specific block-based programmes and research-based M and D programmes). Students liable for 100% of class fees
2 September 2025 Closing date for registration of students who wrote special/exit examination (without penalty)
15 September 2025 Submission of examination question papers for the November/December examination
19 September 2025 End of first term of second semester
22 - 26 September 2025 TUT recess
24 September 2025 Heritage Day
29 September 2025 Start of second term of second semester
* Closing date for all selection cards for applications received for the closing date of 15 June 2025 to be returned to Enrolment Management and Planning
30 September 2025 * Closing date for applications for admission for January 2026 (excluding international applications and specified programmes)
* Closing date for registration for research-based M and D programmes (second semester and block 4 programmes)
27 October 2025 Predicate day
27 - 31 October 2025 Confirmation of predicate marks
31 October 2025 Closing date for submission of soft bound copies for autumn graduation
3 - 21 November 2025 Main examination
21 November 2025 Closing date for submission of non-theoretical modules/subjects' final marks
24 November - 5 December 2025 Supplementary examination
1 December 2025 All selection cards for applications received for the closing date of 30 September 2025 to be returned to Enrolment Management and Planning
5 December 2025 End of second term of second semester
6 December 2025 Residences close for December recess
10 December 2025 Last day for FEC meetings
* Closing day for academic activities
12 December 2025
* Publication of final examination results
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12 - 18 December 2025 Students to be excluded and informed by Student Services
15 December 2025 TUT holiday
16 December 2025 Day of Reconciliation
18 December 2025 Closing day for non-academic activities
25 December 2025 Christmas Day
26 December 2025 Day of Goodwill
23 January 2026 Closing date for examination enquiries, applications for re-mark, re-count and viewing of examination answer scripts (excluding specific block-based programmes)
Last update (CORRECTION): 26 AUGUST 2024
Approved by Senate (Round Robin): 5 AUGUST 2024
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