UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND, JOHANNESBURG

TERM DATES 2010

Activity Dates
Registration

Friday 15 Jan – Friday 22 Jan
Orientation week

Monday 25 Jan – Friday 29 Jan
First teaching block Monday 1 Feb – Friday 12 March (30 days)
Vacation/study/research break Saturday 13 March – Monday 22 March
Second teaching block Tuesday 23 March – Friday 7 May (31 days)
Examinations  Monday 10 May – Fri 4 June (20 days)
Winter vacation/research break Saturday 5 June – Sunday 11 July
Third teaching block Monday 12 July – Friday 27 August (34 days)
Vacation/Study/research break Saturday 28 August – Sunday 5 September
Fourth teaching block Monday 6 September – Monday 25 Oct (35 days)
Examinations Tuesday 26 Oct – Monday 22 Nov (20 days)
End of term Tuesday 23 November

Term Dates listed above do not align with those for Faculty of Health Sciences.

Public and religious holidays/holydays recognised by the University in 2010

Date

Name of holiday

University status

Friday 1 January

New Year's Day

University closed

Sunday 21 March

Human Rights Day

University closed
Monday 22 March     Public Holiday     University closed
Friday 2 April Good Friday University closed
Monday 5 April Family Day University closed
Tuesday 30 March  Pesach (day 1)**  
Wednesday 31 March Pesach (day 2)**  

Monday 5 April

Pesach (day 7)

 
Tuesday 6 April Pesach (day 8)  

Tuesday 27 April

Freedom Day

 University closed
Saturday 1 May Worker's Day University closed
Wednesday 19 May Shavuoth  

Thursday 20 May

Shavuoth**

  

Wednesday 16 June

Youth Day

University closed

Monday 9 August

National Women's Day

University closed
Thursday 12 August First day of Ramadan*  

Thursday 9 September

Rosh Hashanah (day 1)**

  
Friday 10 September Rosh Hashanah (day 2)  

Friday 10 September

Eid-ul-Fitr*

  

Saturday 18 September

Yom Kippur**

  

Friday 24 September

Heritage Day

 University closed
Thursday 4 November Diwali (South India)  
Friday 5 November Diwali (North India)  
Wednesday 17 November Eid-ul-Adha*  
Thursday 16 December Day of Reconciliation University closed

Saturday 25 December

Christmas Day

University closed

Sunday 26 December

Day of Goodwill

University closed
Monday 27 December Public Holiday         University closed

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

** = Jewish Holy Day - commences the previous evening


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