Academic calendar
The Academic Calendar gives you an overview of dates for our 8 – 10 terms of each academic year. We have one undergraduate cohort intake in September of each year (before Academic Year 2020, our undergraduate intake was in May of each year).
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Term dates
*Information correct as of 4 December 2024 and is subject to change.
| Trimester 1 | |
| Terms 2, 4, 6, 8 & 10 | |
| Matriculation for Graduate Students | 21 January |
| IAP | 05 – 23 January |
| Bootcamp for Term 1 Freshmores | 05 – 16 January |
| UPOP | 19 – 24 January |
| Week 1 – 6 | 26 January – 07 March |
| Week 7 (Recess) | 08 – 15 March |
| Week 8 – 14 | 09 March – 02 May |
| Examinations | 29 April – 02 May |
| Commencement | 30 May |
| Vacation for Freshmores, Sophmores & Graduate Students | 03 – 17 May |
| Vacation/Summer Programmes for Juniors | 03 May – 13 September |
| Internship/Exchange for Juniors | 18 May – 04 September |
| Trimester 2 | |
| Term 3 & 5 | |
| Week 1 – 6 | 18 May – 27 June |
| Week 7 (Recess) | 28 June – 05 July |
| Week 8 – 14 | 06 July – 22 August |
| Examinations | 19 – 21 August |
| Vacation for Juniors | 23 August 2026 – 03 January 2027 |
| Internship/Exchange for Juniors | 23 August 2026 – 03 January 2027 |
| Bootcamp for Term 2 & Term 3 Freshmores | 14 September – 11 December 2026 |
| UPOP | 07 – 11 September |
| Trimester 3 | |
| Terms 1, 7 & 9 | |
| Matriculation for Graduate Students & Freshmores | 09 September |
| Orientation for Freshmores | 10 – 12 September |
| Week 1 – 6 | 14 September – 24 October |
| Week 7 (Recess) | 25 October – 01 November |
| Week 8 – 14 | 02 November – 19 December |
| Examinations | 16 – 18 December |
| Vacation for Freshmores & Seniors | 20 December 2026 – 03 January 2027 |