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ACADEMIC CALENDAR: 2014

LECTURE BLOCKS
Block 1:
Block 2:
Block 3:
Block 4:

Monday 10 February Friday 28 March

Monday 7 April Friday 30 May
Monday 21 July Friday 5 September
Monday 15 September Friday 31 October

NORMAL EXAMINATION PERIODS

First Semester:
Second Semester:

Tuesday 3 June Friday 20 June

Wednesday 5 November Tuesday 25 November

RE-EXAMINATION PERIODS
First Semester:
Second Semester:

Thursday 9 January Friday 17 January

Monday 14 July Friday 18 July

GRADUATION CEREMONIES
Friday 4 April (George)
Tuesday 8 April Wednesday 16 April (Port Elizabeth)
STUDENT RECESS PERIODS
29 March 6 April
21 June 20 July
6 September 14 September
26 November 31 December
* Admin Offices and Library and Information Systems re-open: 3 January
PUBLIC AND UNIVERSITY HOLIDAYS 2014
Semester 1

Semester 2

Wed
Fri
Fri
Mon
Sun
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thurs
Fri

1 January
21 March
18 April
21 April
27 April
28 April
29 April
30 April
1 May
2 May

Mon
Sat
Wed
Tues
Thurs
Fri

16 June
09 August
24 September
16 December
25 December
26 December

New Year's Day

Human Rights Day
Good Friday
Family Day
Freedom Day
Public Holiday
School Holiday
School Holiday
Workers Day
School Holiday
University Holiday
Youth Day
Women's Day
Heritage Day
Day of Reconciliation
Christmas Day
Day of Goodwill

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FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL

JANUARY

MAY

SUN
MON
TUES

1
New Year's Day

2
3
4

WED
THURS
FRI

1
2
3

SAT
SUN

4
5

1
2

RE6

MON

RE7

16

TUES

RE8

17

RE9

18

End of Autumn recess

Block 2 commences
L2
1
Schools re-open
2
PE Graduation
commences
3

RE10

19

10

20

11

NMMU Admin re-open

1
2

5
6

WED

THURS

FRI

10

SAT

11

SUN

12

MON

13

SE3

10

TUES

14

11

WED

15

12

THURS

16

13

FRI

17

SE4
SE5
Schools re-open
SE6
SE7
Re-exams end

RE11
RE12
Registration ends
Last day of Summer
recess for students
Late registration
commences
Lectures commence
Block 1 commences
L1
1
2

14

SAT

18

15

SUN
MON
TUES
WED
THURS

19
20
21
22
23

16
17
18
19
20

6
7
8
9

16
17
18
19
20

Residences open for new

students
Welcoming ceremony

21

10

21

24

11

24

30

28

Re-exams commence
SE1
SE2

16

E5

17

10

E6

18

11

E7

19

12

E8

20

13

E9

13

11

15

10

21

14

12

21

16

Youth Day

11

22

15

22

17

E10

23

16

14

23

18

E11

13

24

17

7
8
PE Graduation ends
9

13

12

15

24

19

14

25

18

Good Friday

16

25

20

E12
E13
1 semester exams
end
Residences
close for
1st semester
Start of Winter
recess

15

19
26
27
28
29
Human Rights Day

18
19
20
21
22

26
27
28
29

22
23
24
25
26

25

13

23

30

27

Freedom Day

24
25

TUES

28

Registration commences
RE1
RE2

25

12

25

31

29

WED

29

RE3

26

13

26

32

30

THURS

30

RE4

27

14

27

33
34
Block 1 ends
Schools close
Start of Autumn recess

22
23

15

SAT
SUN
MON

28
29
30
31

15

26
27

19

21

Family Day
10
11
12

27

22
23

17

20
21
22
23
24

MON

Lecturing days

SWOT
1st semester exams
commence
E1
E2
E3
E4

7
8

14

25
26

28

4
5
6

10

24

RE5

3
4

Workers Day
University Holiday/
School Holiday

12

FRI

31

George Campus
Graduation

1
2

SAT
SUN

FRI

JUNE
1
2

Public Holiday
14
School Holiday
15
School Holiday

st

Final date for capturing exam marks

Schools close

28
29

26

31

27

32

28

33

29

34

30

Block 2 ends
35

30

31

15

20

Total: 69

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L1/2/3/4 = Lecture blocks begins

SE = Re-examinations

E1-E15 = Normal examinations

RE = Registration

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NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY 2014
JULY

MON
TUES
WED
THURS

1
2
3

AUGUST

1
2
3
4

SEPTEMBER
31
32
33
34
35
Block 3 ends
Start of Spring recess

FRI

10

SAT
SUN
MON
TUES

5
6
7
8

2
3
4
5

11
12

6
7
8
9

WED

13

10

THURS
FRI
SAT
SUN

10
11
12
13

14
15
Women's Day

11
12
13
14

MON

14

11

16

15

TUES

15

Re-exams commence
SE1
SE2

7
8
9
10
12

17

16

End of Spring recess

Block 4 commences
L4 1
2

OCTOBER
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

12
13
14
Schools close

NOVEMBER

15
16

17

9
10
11
12

18
19

6
7
8
9

14

20
Schools re-open
21

6
7
8
9

SWOT
SWOT
2nd semester exams
commence
E1
E2
E3

10

10

E4

15

11

E5

16

WED

16

SE3

13

18

17

15

22

12

E6

17

17

14

19

18

16

23

13

E7

18

FRI

18

15

20

19

17

24

14

E8

19

SAT
SUN

19
20

SE4
SE5
Re-exams end
Registration for 2nd
semester new intake
students only

MON

21

TUES
WED
THURS
FRI
SAT
SUN
MON

22
23
24
25
26
27
28

TUES

16
17

20
21

18
19

15
16

21

22

20

25

17

E9

22

22
23
24
25

30

18
19
20
21
22
23
24

E10
E11
E12
E13

10

21
22
23
24
25
26
27

26
27
28
29

26

23
24
25
26
27
28
29

7
Heritage Day
8
9

19
20
21
22
23
24
25

23
24
25
26
27
28
29

29

26

27

30

11

28

31

25

WED

30

27

28

29

32

26

THURS

31

28

29

30

27

29

30

31

33
34
Block 4 ends

SAT
SUN
Lecturing days
9
L1/2/3/4 = Lecture blocks begins

30
31
21
SE = Re-examinations

16
E1-E15 = Normal examinations

28

Day of Reconciliation
Publication of Nov
exams results

NMMU Admin close

20
21

18

FRI

Schools close

11
12
13
14

THURS

End of Winter recess

Block 3 commences
L3
1
Schools re-open
2
3
4
5

DECEMBER

5
1
2
3
4

13

1
2
3
4

E14
E15
2 semester exams
end
Start of Summer
recess
nd

Christmas Day
Day of Goodwill

30
31

Final date for

capturing exam marks

29
30

23

Total: 69
RE = Registration