UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND, JOHANNESBURG

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TERM DATES 2012

Activity	Dates
Registration	Thursday 26 January – Friday 3 February
Orientation week	Monday 6 February – Friday 10 February
First teaching block	Monday 13 February – Friday 30 March (34 days)
Mid-term Vacation/Study/Research break	Saturday 31 March – Monday 9 April (10 days)
Second teaching block	Tuesday 10 April – Friday 25 May (32 days)
Examinations	Monday 28 May – Friday 22 June (20 days)
Winter Vacation/Study/Research break	Saturday 23 June – Sunday 15 July (23 days)
Third teaching block	Monday 16 July – Friday 31 August (33 days)
Mid-term Vacation/Study/Research break	Saturday 1 September – Sunday 9 September (9 days)
Fourth teaching block	Monday 10 September – Tuesday 23 October (31 days)
Examinations	Wednesday 24 October – Friday 16 November (18 days)
Summer Vacation/Study/Research break	Saturday 17 November

Public and religious holidays/holydays recognised by the University in 2012

Date	Name of holiday	University status
Sunday 1 January	New Year's Day	University closed
Monday 2 January	Public holiday	University closed
Wednesday 21 March	Human Rights Day	University closed
Friday 6 April	Good Friday	University closed
Saturday 7 April	Pesach (day 1)**
Sunday 8 April	Pesach (day 2)**
Monday 9 April	Family Day	University closed
Friday 13 April	Pesach (day 7)
Saturday 14 April	Pesach (day 8)
Friday 27 April	Freedom Day	University closed
Tuesday 1 May	Workers’ Day	University closed
Sunday 27 May	Shavuoth
Monday 28 May	Shavuoth**
Saturday 16 June	Youth Day	University closed
Friday 20 July	First day of Ramadan*
Thursday 9 August	National Women's Day	University closed
Sunday 19 August	Eid-ul-Fitr*
Monday 17 Sep	Rosh Hashanah (day 1)**
Tuesday 18 Sep	Rosh Hashanah (day 2)
Monday 24 September	Heritage Day	University closed
Wednesday 26 Sep	Yom Kippur**
Tuesday 13 November	Diwali (South India)
Wednesday 14 November	Diwali (North India)
Friday 26 October	Eid-ul-Adha*
Sunday 16 December	Day of Reconciliation	University closed
Monday 17 December	Public holiday	University closed
Tuesday 25 December	Christmas Day	University closed
Wednesday 26 December	Day of Goodwill	University closed

* = Islamic Holy Day - commences the previous evening; exact date depends on sighting of new moon

** = Jewish Holy Day - commences the previous evening

School Term Dates in 2012

Term	Coastal Provinces	Inland Provinces
Term 1	11 January – 23 March	18 January – 30 March
Term 2	10 April – 22 June	10 April – 22 June
Term 3	16 July – 28 September	16 July – 28 September
Term 4	8 October – 7 December	8 October – 7 December