UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL SESSIONAL DATES APPLICABLE TO THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION 2008 FIRST SEMESTER: WINTER VACATION : SECOND SEMESTER : Friday, 04 January Saturday, 14 June Monday, 16 June Sunday, 27 July Monday, 28 July Saturday, 22 November PRE-SEMESTER: Tues, 1 Fri, 04 Jan Mon, 07 Fri, 11 Jan Mon, 14 Fri,18 Jan Mon, 21 Fri, 25 Jan Mon, 28 Jan Fri, 01 Feb Mon, 04 Fri, 08 Feb Wed, 02 Jan Thurs, 03 Jan Fri, 04 Jan Fri, 04 Jan Sat, 12 Jan Tues, 08 Jan Thurs, 10 Thurs, 17 Jan Sat. 12 Jan Mon, 14 Jan Fri, 18 Jan Wed, 16 Jan - Fri, 1 Feb Mon, 21 Jan Sat, 26 Jan Mon, 21 Jan Fri, 25 Jan Mon, 21 Jan Tues,22 Jan Thurs, 24 Jan Fri, 25 Jan Sat,26 Jan Mon, 28 Jan Mon, 28 Jan Fri, 01 Feb Wed, 30 Jan Thurs, 31 Jan Fri, 01 Feb Thurs, 31 Jan Sat, 02 Feb Sat,02 Feb Mon, 04 Feb Mon, 04 Feb Sat, 09 Feb Fri, 08 Feb Sat, 09 Feb Fri, 08 Feb Sat, 09 Feb University Offices open Orientation and registration, BEdHons (Maths & Science) - Edgwd Lectures commence BEdHons (Maths & Science) - Edgwd Supplementary Exams - Edgwd & PMB (except BEd PMB) Deadline for submission of Exclusion Appeals Faculty Offices (for November 2007 examinations) Supplementary Exams BEd - PMB Registration NPDE Edgwd & PMB FEAComm meetings Teaching Practice Supp Exam : all BEd & PGCE Edgwd & 4 th yr BED & PGCE PMB Orientation BEd -Edgwd Orientation & Registration PGCE - Edgwd & PMB Supp Exam marks be captured - Edgwd & PMB Orientation : Certificate in Education - Edgwd & PMB Lectures commence : Certificate in Education - Edgwd & PMB Faculty of Education Supp Exam Board Orientation & Registration ACE 1 st years - Edgwd & PMB Lectures commence : PGCE - Edgwd & PMB Release of Supp results - Edgwd & PMB Registration BEd - Edgwd Arrival: International students Orientation: International students Orientation and registration BEdHons, MEd and PhD (PMB) Registration ACE 2 nd years - Edgwd & PMB Lectures commence BEd - Edgwd Registration (HC, PMB, WV including BEd PMB) Final date for registration BEd - Edgwd Lectures commence : ACE & NPDE - Edgwd & PMB Orientation and registration BEdHons, MEd and PhD - Edgwd
SEMESTER 1: 1 Mon, 11 Fri, 15 Feb Mon, 11 Feb Thurs, 14 Feb Fri 15 Feb Lectures commence BEdHons & MEd - Edgwd & PMB Final date for registration (1 st semester & Year registrations) Applications for re-marks Faculty Offices Final date for curriculum changes & application for extended DPs - Edgwd & PMB (except BEd PMB) 2 Mon, 18 Fri, 22 Feb Fri, 22 Feb Final date for curriculum changes: BEd PMB 3 Mon, 25 Feb Fri, 29 Mar 4 Mon, 03 Fri, 07 Mar 5 Mon, 10 Fri, 14Mar Fri, 14 Mar Final day for capturing graduation decisions on the computer system (Undergraduate Studies) 6 Mon, 17 Fri, 21 Mar Wed 19 Mar Thurs, 20 Mar Thurs, 20 Fri, 28 Mar Fri, 21 Mar Fri, 21 Fri, 28 Mar Mon, 24 Mar Tue, 25 Mar Fri, 28 Mar 7 Mon, 31 Fri, 04 Apr Mon, 31 Mar Lectures cease BEdHons & MEd - Edgwd & PMB Initial school visit : 4 th yr BEd - PMB and all PGCE STUDENT EASTER VACATION Good Friday (Holiday) ; Human Rights Day (Public Holiday) Family Day Lectures cease : Certificate in Education - Edgwd & PMB Final day for capturing of graduation decisions on the computer system (Postgraduate Studies) Lectures resume : BEdHons & MEd - Edgwd & PMB Final day for submission of graduation programmes Central Graduation Office Thurs, 03 Apr Lectures resume : Certificate in Education 8 Mon 07 Fri, 11 Apr Fri, 11 April Final day for withdrawal from a module (1st semester & Year registrations) Final day for withdrawal from the University (1 st semester & Year registrations) 9 Mon, 14 - Fri, 18 Apr Mon, 14 Tues, 15 Apr Mon, 14 Apr Fri, 16 May Wed, 16 Apr Sat, 19 Apr Graduation Ceremonies (PMB) School Experience : 4 th yr BEd-PMB and all PGCE Graduation Ceremonies (WV) 10 Mon, 21 Fri, 25 Apr Mon, 21 Apr Thurs, 24 Apr Graduation Ceremonies (WV) 11 Mon, 28 Apr Fri, 02 May Mon, 28 Apr Thurs, 1 May 12 Mon, 05 Fri, 09 May 13 Mon, 12 Fri, 16 May Mon, 12 May Fri, 16 May in lieu of Sunday(Freedom day) BEd PMB Workers Day (Public Holiday) DP refusals published and sent Faculty Office - Edgwd & PMB Deadline for submission of DP Appeals Faculty Offices - Edgwd & PMB Lectures & semester cease BEd - Edgwd 14 Mon, 19 Fri, 23 May Sat, 17 May Sun 25, May Mon 19 Tue 20 May Wed, 21 Thurs 22 May Thurs, 22 May Fri, 23 May Thurs, 29 May Study period BEd - Edgwd Initial School visits 2 nd 4 th yr BEd - Edgwd School bus urs 1 st yr BEd - Edgwd Lectures cease : BEdHons & MEd - Edgwd & PMB Study period - BEdHons & MEd 15 Mon, 26 Fri, 30 May Wed, 28 May Exams commence (including Saturdays) - BEdHons & MEd 16 Mon, 02 Fri, 06 Tues, 03 June Lectures cease : Certificate in Education - Edgwd & PMB Fri, 06 Jun Exams and semester cease BEd - Edgwd 17 Mon, 09 Sat, 14 Jun Sat, 14 Jun Exams and semester cease except BEd - Edgwd
MID-YEAR BREAK: Sat, 13 Jun Sun, 27 Jul Mon, 16 Jun Sun, 27 Jul Tues, 17 Sat 20 June Thurs, 19 Jun Wed, 25 Jun Fri, 27 Jun Tues, 1 Jul Wed,4 Jul Sat, 5 Jul Sat, 12 Jul Mon, 14 Jul Fri, 08 Aug Mon, 14 Jul Fri 22 Aug Tue, 15 Jul Tues 22 Jul Fri, 18 Jul Thurs, 24 Jul STUDENT WINTER VACATION Examinations: all PGCE and 4 th yr BEd - PMB June Exam results be captured : except PGCE, ACE(Edgwd & PMB) and 4 th yr BEd PMB Exam Board : Faculty of Education Release of Exam results except all PGCE, ACE and 4 th yr BEd PMB Lectures resume: Certificate in Education Lectures cease ACE 1 st semester Edgwd & PMB BEd - Edgwd Supp Exams Teaching Practice 2 nd 4 th yr BEd - Edgwd Teaching Practice : 4 th yr BEd-PMB and PGCE Edgwd & PMB 1 st -sem Supp Exams NPDE & BEdHons (Edgwd & PMB) including 1 st sem exams for PGCE ACE(Edgwd & PMB) & 4 th yr BEd PMB Deadline for submission of Exclusion Appeals Lectures Commence 2 nd semester ACE Edgwd & PMB
SECOND SEMESTER 1 Mon, 28 Jul Fri, 01 Aug Mon, 28 Jul Tues, 29 Jul 2 Mon, 04 Fri, 08 Aug Mon, 04 Aug Tues, 05 Aug Fri, 08 Aug 3 Fri, 08 Sat, 09 Aug Sat, 09 Aug *National Women s Day (Public Holiday) 4 Mon, 11 Fri, 15 Aug Mon, 11 Aug Lectures commence BEd - Edgwd 5 Mon, 18 Fri, 22 Aug Tues, 19 Aug Applications for re-marks Faculty Office Lectures resume BEdHons & MEd Edgwd & PMB Supplementary Exam results be captured including 1 st sem exams for ACE, PGCE(Edgwd & PMB) & 4 th yr BEd PMB Supplementary Exam Board : Faculty of Education Release of Supp results including 1 st sem exams for ACE, PGCE (Edgwd & PMB) & 4 th yr BEd PMB Final day for curriculum changes & applications for extended DP : ACE, NPDE, BEdHons & MEd Edgwd & PMB 6 Mon, 25 - Fri, 29 Aug Mon 25 Aug Tue, 26 Aug Lectures commence : 4 th yr BEd-PMB and all PGCE Lectures cease: Certificate in Education 7 Mon, 01 Fri, 05 Sept Fri, 05 Sept Final day for curriculum changes and applications for extended DP: PGCE (Edgwd & PMB), 4 th yr BEd (PMB) & BEd (Edgwd) Final day for withdrawal from a module (2 nd semester & Year registrations) Final day for withdrawal from the University (2 nd semester & Year registrations) 8 Mon, 08 Fri, 12 Sept 9 Mon, 15 Fri, 19 Sept Mon, 15 Sept Fri, 19 Sept Mon, 22 Fri, 26 Sept Sat, 20 Sept Sun, 28 Sept Wed, 24 Sept 10 Mon, 29 Sept Fri, 03 Oct Mon, 29 Sept Sat, 04 Oct Mon, 29 Sept Tues, 30 Sept Thurs, 02 Oct Lectures resume: Certificate in Education Lectures cease (except Certificate in Education) Edgwd & PMB STUDENT MID-TERM BREAK Heritage Day (Public Holiday) ACE, PGCE (Edgwd & PMB) & 4 th BEd(PMB) 1 st semester Supp Exams Lectures resume (except Certificate in Education) Edgwd & PMB Rosh Hashanah (day of condoned absence) Eid-ul-Fitr (day of condoned absence) 12 Mon, 06 Fri, 10 Oct Thurs, 09 Oct Yom Kippur (day of condoned absence) 13 Mon, 13 Fri, 17 Oct 14 Mon, 20 Fri, 24 Oct Institutional Audit 15 Mon, 27 Oct Fri, 31 Oct Tues, 28 Oct Thurs, 30 Oct Fri, 31 Oct 16 Mon, 03 Fri, 07 Nov Sat, 01 Nov Thurs, 06 Nov Sat, 01 Nov Tues, 04 Nov Fri, 07 Nov Sat, 22 Nov 17 Mon, 10 - Fri, 14 Nov Wed, 10 Dec Thurs, 13 Nov Diwali/Deepavali (day of condoned absence) DP Refusals published and sent Faculty Office Lectures cease : NPDE, BEd, PGCE, BEdHons & MEd (Edgwd & PMB) & BEd 4 th yr (PMB) STUDY PERIOD Lectures cease ACE Edgwd & PMB Final date for submission for DP Appeals Faculty Office Examinations (incl. Saturdays) - Edgwd & PMB Faculty Examination Board Lectures cease: Certificate in Education 18 Mon, 17 Sat, 22 Nov Sat, 22 Nov Exams and academic year end 19 Mon, 24 Fri, 28 Nov YEAR-END BREAK: Mon, 01 Fri, 05 Dec Tues, 02 Dec Exam marks be captured: 2 nd semester & ACE/PGCE 1 st semester sup results
4 Mon, 08 Fri, 12 Dec Tues, 09 Dec Wed, 10 Dec Fri, 12 Dec Mon, 15 Fri, 19 Dec Mon, 15 Dec Tues, 16 Dec Mon, 22 Fri, 27 Dec Wed, 24 Dec University Offices closed Eid-ul-Adha Examination Board: Faculty of Education Release of results : 2 nd semester & ACE/PGCE 1 st semester sup results Last day for submission of theses/dissertations the Faculty Offices April 2009 Graduation Day of Reconciliation (Public Holiday) PUBLIC HOLIDAYS DATE DAY HOLIDAY 1 January Tuesday New Year s Day 21 March Friday Human Rights Day Good Friday 24 March Monday Family Day 28 April Monday in lieu of Sunday 1 May Thursday Worker Day 16 June Monday Youth Day 9 August Saturday National Women s Day 24 September Wednesday Heritage Day 16 December Tuesday Day of Reconciliation 25 December Thursday Christmas Day 26 December Friday Day of Goodwill RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS and DAYS OF CONDONED ABSENCE DAY DATE HOLY DAY Tuesday 30 September Rosh Hashanah (commences at nightfall the previous day) Thursday 02 Ocber Eid-ul-Fitr (fasting commences on 02 September) Thursday 09 Ocber Yom Kippur (commences at nightfall the previous day) Tuesday 28 Ocber Diwali/Deepavali Tuesday 09 December Eid-ul-Adha
*** 2008 *** GOVERNMENT SCHOOL TERMS 2008 (Proposed) Eastern Cape - Kwazulu Natal - Northern Cape - Western Cape First Term Second Term Third Term Fourth Term 16 January 20 March 14 April 27 June 14 July 26 September 06 Ocber 05 December Free State - Gauteng - Mpumalanga - North West - Limpopo First Term Second Term Third Term Fourth Term 09 January 20 March 14 April 20 June 14 July 26 September 06 Ocber 05 December PRIVATE SCHOOL TERMS 2008 Please note that dates may vary slightly in different provinces Check with your school Term Duration 1 16 January - 11 April Half Term 14 February - 19 February 2 06 May - 01 August Half Term 27 June - 07 July 3 02 September - 03 December Half Term 16 Ocber - 21 Ocber