AMENDED ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR 2017
PERIOD 2017
University re-opens for support
employees
Tue 2017-01-03
Enrichment and academic
development programmes for UJ
students
Tue 2017-01-03 – Fri 2017-01-06
Academic employees, not involved
in enrichment or academic
development programmes,
resume duty
Mon 2017-01-09
Academic Research
Mon 2017-01-09 – Sun 2017-01-29
Supplementary Assessment
Mon 2017-01-09 – Fri 2017-01-13
Online off-site registration opens
Mon 2017-01-09 – Fri 2017-02-03
Special Assessment
Wed 2017-01-25 – Tue 2017-01-31
1st Year Seminar
Tue 2017-01-31 – Fri 2017-02-03
First Semester
Mon 2017-02-06 – Fri 2017-05-19
Mid-semester Vacation
Sat 2017-04-08 – Mon 2017-04-17
Study Period for students
ⱷSat 2017-05-20 – Fri 2017-05-26
1st Semester final assessment and
consolidation of results
Sat 2017-05-27 – Tue 2017-06-13
Winter Vacation
Fri 2017-06-16 – Sun 2017-07-09
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Mon 2017-07-10 – Fri 2017-07-21
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Academic research
Programmes for international
students hosted by UJ
Study-abroad programmes
for UJ students
Enrichment and academic
development programmes for
UJ students
ⱷ The exams of 31 May and 1 June will move to the study period 23 and 24 May respectively due to religious reasons.
(31 May and 1 June will then be available for study purposes).
PERIOD 2017
Supplementary assessments
Mon 2017-07-17 – Fri 2017-07-21
Second Semester
Mon 2017-07-24 – Fri 2017-11-03
Mid-semester Vacation
Sat 2017-09-09 – Sun 2017-09-17
Study period for students
Sat 2017-11-04 – Fri 2017-11-10
2nd Semester final assessment and
consolidation of results
Sat 2017-11-11 – Tue 2017-11-28
Summer Vacation for students
Wed 2017-11-29
Last date for publishing of
November assessment module
results
Mon 2017-12-04
Last date for publishing of
November assessment global
results
Wed 2017-12-06
Summer Vacation for Academic
and Support employees
Sat 2017-12-16
Supplementary assessments
Mon 2018-01-08 – Fri 2018-01-12
NON-SUBSIDISED WHOLE PROGRAMME ASSESSMENT
PERIOD
CEP (Whole programme): Final assessment
Mon 2017-05-22 – Fri 2017-05-26
CEP (Whole programme): Supplementary assessment
Mon 2017-07-18 – Fri 2017-07-21
CEP (Whole programme): Final assessment
Mon 2017-11-06 – Fri 2017-11-17
CEP (Whole programme): Supplementary assessment
Mon 2018-01-08 – Fri 2018-01-12
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS – 2017
DATES
New Years Day
Sun 01 January 2017
Public Holiday
Mon 02 January 2017
University Holiday
Mon 20 March 2017
Human Rights Day
Tue 21 March 2017
Good Friday
Fri 14 April 2017
Family Day
Mon 17 April 2017
Freedom Day
Thu 27 April 2017
University Holiday
Friday 28 April 2017
Worker’s Day
Mon 01 May 2017
Youth Day
Fri 16 June 2017
National Womans Day
Wed 09 August 2017
Heritage Day
Sun 24 September 2017
Public Holiday
Mon 25 September 2017
Day of Reconcilliation
Sat 16 December 2017
Christmas Day
Mon 25 December 2017
Day of Goodwill
Tue 26 December 2017
School Holidays
School Holiday 1 (Autumn)
School Holiday 2 (Winter)
School Holiday 3 (Spring)
School Holiday 4 (Summer)
Extra School Holidays
2017
From – To
1 April – 17 April
1 Jul – 23 Jul
30 Sep – 8 Oct
7 Dec – 16 Jan
Mon 20 Mar
Fri 28 Apr
 Tuesday 3 January 2017:
University re-opens for support employees.
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Monday 09 January 2017:
University re-opens for academic employees.
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Switch of lecturing days:
The lecturing timetable of a Monday will be followed on 26
April 2017 and 5 October 2017 on all campuses, for all
academic programmes and offerings.
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Monday 20 March 2017:
University Holiday.
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Friday 28 April 2017:
University Holiday.
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Friday 15 December 2017:
University closes for the summer holidays.
KINTA BURGER (PROF)
REGISTRAR
2016-11-22
(Approved by Senate 17 November 2016)