University of Cape Town (UCT) Academic Calendar 2025/2026 [July-Dec]

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The University of Cape Town UCT Academic Calendar 2025/2026 contains all important dates for various activities in each academic year. It is highly advised to save all important dates.

University of Cape Town (UCT) authority reserves the right to make changes on dates and information displayed in this Almanac at any time without notice.

University of Cape Town (UCT) Academic Calendar 2025 [July-Dec]

July 2025
1 Thursday Exam day 7 RDMGC (13:30) T&LC (14:00) Baxter EXCO (16:00)
2 Friday Exam day 8 RMEC (08:30)
3 Saturday
4 Sunday
5 Monday Exam day 9
6 Tuesday Exam day 10 FHS Board (16:00)
7 Wednesday Exam day 11
8 Thursday Exam day 12 UEC (14:00)
9 Friday Exam day 13
10 Saturday Vacation starts
11 Sunday Vacation
12 Monday Vacation No Winter Term
13 Tuesday Vacation Graduation x2 ceremonies
14 Wednesday Vacation Graduation x2 ceremonies
15 Thursday Vacation Graduation x2 ceremonies UCTRF Communication Committee Meeting (14:00)
16 Friday Vacation Graduation x2 ceremonies PEC (10:00)
17 Saturday Vacation
18 Sunday Vacation
19 Monday Vacation Graduation x2 ceremonies UCCC Meeting (11:00)
20 Tuesday Vacation Graduation x2 ceremonies PSFC (10:00) PSFC (10:00)
21 Wednesday Vacation Eid Al-Adha
22 Thursday Vacation Graduation x2 ceremonies PPLC (14:00) UCTRF Interim S37C Committee Meeting (14:00) Council Exco (16:00)
23 Friday Vacation Results on system Graduation x2 ceremonies UCTRF Investment Committee Meeting (13:30)
24 Saturday Vacation
25 Sunday Vacation ICTS Maintenance slot (09:00)
26 Monday Vacation UEC (14:00) PMC (15:00)
27 Tuesday Vacation FHS RAC (10:00) PSFC Sub-Committee (10:30) DCAM (10:00) PSFC Sub-Committee (10:30) IPAC (11:00) Extended Leadership Lekgotla meeting (14:00)
28 Wednesday Vacation LAW FEC (10:00) SCI FEC (10:00) E&AC meeting (14:00) USFC (14:00) SAC (14:00) BAXTER Board (16:00)
29 Thursday Vacation CoF (14:00) DASSC (14:00) IF (14:00)
30 Friday Vacation LAW RAC (10:00) TAGSC (14:00) Deans Mtg (12:00)
31 Saturday Vacation

August 2025
1 Sunday Vacation ends
2 Monday Teaching day 1 SEC (14:00) SSMAg (08:30)
3 Tuesday Teaching day 2
4 Wednesday Teaching day 3 SAEC (13:00) NomCom (14:00) OESC (14:00) PAG Meeting (14:00)
5 Thursday Teaching day 4 APDC (13:00) BAC (14:00) EEF (14:00) UCTRF Admin & Rules Committee Meeting (14:00)
6 Friday Teaching day 5 TF (14:00)
7 Saturday
8 Sunday
9 Monday Women’s Day PUBLIC HOLIDAY
10 Tuesday Teaching day 6
11 Wednesday Teaching day 7 UCT PRESS BOARD (11:45)
12 Thursday Teaching day 8 CWAC (14:00) UB&DC meeting (15:00)
13 Friday Teaching day 9 PEC (10:00) RAAG (10:00)
14 Saturday
15 Sunday
16 Monday Teaching day 10 UICTC (14:00)
17 Tuesday Teaching day 11 LAW Board (13:00) AC (14:00) EMU (14:00)
18 Wednesday Teaching day 12 PC07 2025 (00:00) CFASM (11:00) EiRC Workshop (13:00) USAC (16:00)
19 Thursday Teaching day 13 EBE FEC PG (13:00) T&LC (14:00) PPLC (14:00) UCTRF S37C Committee Meeting (14:00) Council Exco (16:00) RESFORUM (16:00)
20 Friday Teaching day 14 DDB (14:00) OpsMAG (08:30) ERMC (11:00) UFC (14:00)
21 Saturday
22 Sunday ICTS Maintenance slot (09:00)
23 Monday Teaching day 15 – YRAC (09:30) LWG (14:00) UCT Strategic Fund (10:00) PMC (15:00)
24 Tuesday Teaching day 16 CRR (14:15) Extended Leadership Lekgotla meeting (10:00) Org Health Forum (14:00)
25 Wednesday Teaching day 17 COM Board (11:00) SCI Board (14:30) TB Davie Memorial Lecture (17:30) Faculty Merit Committee (08:30) PASS Forum (08:30) SAC (12:00) SC (17:00)
26 Thursday Teaching day 18 URC (13:30) IBC (14:00) TETSC (14:00) UCTRF Retirement & Exit Benefit Committee Meeting (14:00)
27 Friday Teaching day 19 JIC (09:30) Deans Mtg (12:00)
28 Saturday
29 Sunday
30 Monday Teaching day 20 UCCC Meeting (11:00)
31 Tuesday Teaching day 21 BfGS (14:00) Faculty Merit Committee (08:30)

September 2025
1 Wednesday Teaching day 22 CHED Board (15:00) Faculty Merit Committee (08:30)
2 Thursday Teaching day 23 HUM Board (14:00) RESCOM (16:00)
3 Friday Teaching day 24 Faculty Merit Committee (08:30)
4 Saturday
5 Sunday
6 Monday Teaching day 25 SEC (14:00)
7 Tuesday Teaching day 26 Rosh Hashana FHS Board (16:00) Faculty Merit Committee (08:30) WOAC (14:00) IPAC (15:00)
8 Wednesday Teaching day 27 Faculty Merit Committee (08:30) UARC (14:00)
9 Thursday Teaching day 28
10 Friday Teaching day 29 Faculty Merit Committee (08:30) RRR (12:00)
11 Saturday
12 Sunday
13 Monday Teaching day 30 AFC (15:00) Faculty Merit Committee (08:30) AAC (14:00)
14 Tuesday Teaching day 31 LPC (12:30) OESC (14:00)
15 Wednesday Teaching day 32 PC08 2025 (00:00) Faculty Merit Committee (08:30)
16 Thursday Yom Kippur Teaching day 33 EBE Board (14:00) UEC (14:00) ACC (14:00)
17 Friday Teaching day 34 Senate (14:00) PEC (10:00)
18 Saturday Vacation
19 Sunday Vacation ICTS Maintenance slot (09:00)
20 Monday Vacation
21 Tuesday Vacation CoF (14:00) DCAM (10:00) SDC Meeting (14:00) USAC (16:00)
22 Wednesday Vacation PSFC Sub-Committee (14:00) Extended Leadership Lekgotla Meeting (14:00) PSFC Sub-Committee (14:00)
23 Thursday Vacation URC Sub-Committee (14:00) RMEC (13:30) URC Sub-Committee (14:00)
24 Friday Vacation Heritage Day PUBLIC HOLIDAY
25 Saturday Vacation
26 Sunday Vacation ends
27 Monday Teaching day 35 SAC (13:00) PMC (15:00)
28 Tuesday Teaching day 36 USFC (14:00) PAG Meeting (14:00) UCTRF Board Meeting (14:00) UHRC (16:30)
29 Wednesday Teaching day 37 RAAG – Budget 2025 (12:00)
30 Thursday Teaching day 38 SRV (14:00) RAAG (14:00) RESFORUM (16:00)

October 2025
1 Friday Teaching day 39 Deans Mtg (12:00)
2 Saturday
3 Sunday
4 Monday Teaching day 40 SEC (14:00)
5 Tuesday Teaching day 41 RAAG (12:00)
6 Wednesday Teaching day 42 DDB (14:00) SSMAg (08:30) Scientific Technical Officers Merit Cmt (08:30) Baxter EXCO (16:00) CRC (Council Rem Committee) (16:30) SC (17:00)
7 Thursday Teaching day 43 BAC (14:00) NomCom (14:00) UCTRF Communication Committee Meeting (14:00) RAAG (15:00)
8 Friday Teaching day 44 PEC (10:00) RAAG (10:00) ERMC (11:00) HDC (14:00)
9 Saturday
10 Sunday
11 Monday Teaching day 45
12 Tuesday Teaching day 46 VSF (14:00) CRR (14:15) RAAG (11:00) Org Health Forum (14:00)
13 Wednesday Teaching day 47 HP/HAP (09:00) RES INDABA (10:00) AC (14:00)
14 Thursday Teaching day 48 URC (13:30) T&LC (14:00) UCTRF Interim S37C Committee Meeting (14:00) RESCOM (16:00)
15 Friday Teaching day 49 DASSC (14:00) Budget Heads/Leadership Lekgotla & RAAG (08:30)
16 Saturday Council (09:00)
17 Sunday
18 Monday Teaching day 50 UCCC Meeting (11:00) RAAG (12:30)
19 Tuesday Teaching day 51 TETSC (14:00) Vera Davie (14:30) UCTRF Financial Committee – Financials (14:00)
20 Wednesday Teaching day 52 PC09 2025 (00:00) EiRC (14:00) OpsMAG (08:30)
21 Thursday Teaching day 53 APC (14:00) CWAC (14:00) SCI Board (14:30) RAAG (13:00) PPLC (14:00)
22 Friday Teaching day 54 Extended Leadership Lekgotla Retreat (08:30)
23 Saturday
24 Sunday ICTS Maintenance slot (09:00)
25 Monday Teaching day 55 PMC (15:00)
26 Tuesday Teaching day 56 COM Board (11:00) LAW Board (13:00)
27 Wednesday Teaching day 57 UCT PRESS EXCO (11:45) CHED Board (15:00) SAC (14:00)
28 Thursday Teaching day 58 BfGS (14:00) IBC (14:00) IF (14:00)
29 Friday Teaching day 59 PDRF Sub-Committee (14:00) Deans Mtg (12:00) UCTRF Investment Committee Meeting (13:30) PDRF Sub-Committee (14:00)
30 Saturday
31 Sunday

November 2025
1 Monday Teaching day 60 SLQ run for December graduation SEC (14:00)
2 Tuesday Consolidation HUM Board (14:00) RAAG (12:30)
3 Wednesday Consolidation APDC (13:00) CoF Dinner (18:00) UARC (14:00) USAC (16:00)
4 Thursday Exam day 1 EBE Board (14:00) TAGSC (14:00) UCTRF Admin & Rules Committee Meeting (14:00) BAXTER Board (16:00)
5 Friday Exam day 2 JIC (09:30) HDC (14:00) Transformation Forum (14:00)
6 Saturday
7 Sunday
8 Monday Exam day 3 URC CONF (09:30) AFC (15:00) RAAG (12:00)
9 Tuesday Exam day 4 UCT PRESS BOARD (14:00) RAAG (10:30) EEF (14:00)
10 Wednesday Exam day 5 UEC (14:00) PASS Forum (08:30) RAAG (12:00) Execs PPS Consistency Meeting (Slot 1) (14:00) UCTRF Financial Committee – Financials (14:00)
11 Thursday Exam day 6 OESC (14:00) UCTRF S37C Committee Meeting (14:00) UB&DC Meeting (15:00) Council Exco (16:00)
12 Friday Exam day 7 Senate (14:00) RAAG (11:00) RRR (12:30)
13 Saturday
14 Sunday
15 Monday Exam day 8 LPC (12:30) Execs PPS Consistency Meeting (slot 2) (13:30)
16 Tuesday Exam day 9 PSFC (10:00) IPAC Meeting (5) (15:00) WOAC (14:00) IPAC (15:00)
17 Wednesday Summer Term day 1 Exam day 10 PC10 2025 (00:00) CFASM (11:00) CRR (12:30) SAEC (13:00) ACC (14:00) SDC Meeting (14:00)
18 Thursday Summer Term day 2 Exam day 11 PDRF Sub-Committee (10:00) PPLC (14:00) UCTRF Retirement & Exit Benefit Committee Meeting (14:00)
19 Friday Summer Term day 3 Exam day 12 RMEC (08:30) UFC (14:00)
20 Saturday
21 Sunday
22 Monday Exam day 13 RAAG (12:00) PMC (15:00)
23 Tuesday Exam day 14 UICTC (14:00) URC (14:00) RAAG Strategic Bid (10:00)
24 Wednesday Summer Term day 1
25 Thursday Summer Term day 2 RDMGC (13:30) T&LC (14:00)
26 Friday Summer Term day 3 PSFC Sub-Committee (10:00) PEC (10:00) PSFC Sub-Committee (10:00) Deans Mtg (12:00)
27 Saturday
28 Sunday ICTS Maintenance slot (09:00)
29 Monday Summer Term day 4 UCCC Meeting (11:00) USFC (14:00)
30 Tuesday Summer Term day 5 PSFC Sub-Committee (11:00) DCAM (10:00) PSFC Sub-Committee (11:00) Extended Leadership Lekgotla meeting (14:00)

December 2025
1 Wednesday Summer Term day 6 DDB (14:00) SSMAg (08:30) SAC (14:00) UHRC (16:30)
2 Thursday Summer Term day 7 LWG (14:00) UCT Foundation Board Meeting (09:00)
3 Friday Summer Term day 8
4 Saturday Council (09:00)
5 Sunday
6 Monday Summer Term day 9 PSFC Sub-committee (09:30) PSFC Sub-committee (09:30) CRC (Council Rem Committee) (16:30)
7 Tuesday Summer Term day 10
8 Wednesday Summer Term day 11
9 Thursday Summer Term day 12 Results on system
10 Friday Summer Term day 13 CRS printed and distributed OpsMAG (08:30) PEC (10:00) Deans Mtg (12:00) UCTRF Board Meeting (14:00)
11 Saturday
12 Sunday ICTS Maintenance slot (09:00)
13 Monday Summer Term day 14 Graduation x2 ceremonies
14 Tuesday Summer Term day 15 Graduation x2 ceremonies
15 Wednesday Summer Term day 16 FEC prelim
16 Thursday Day of Reconciliation (PUBLIC HOLIDAY)
17 Friday Summer Term day 17
18 Saturday
19 Sunday
20 Monday Summer Term day 18 FEC final meeting HUM FEC (08:00) SCI FEC (08:30) COM FEC (09:00) EBE FEC (09:00) LAW FEC (10:00) FHS FEC (12:00)
21 Tuesday Summer Term day 19 All progression codes on system
22 Wednesday Summer Term day 20 SEC (09:00)
23 Thursday Summer Term exam
24 Friday
25 Saturday Christmas Day
26 Sunday Day of Goodwill
27 Monday Day of Goodwill (Observed)
28 Tuesday
29 Wednesday
30 Thursday
31 Friday


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