Official CAO Important Dates 2025-2026
We are pleased to inform you about CAO Important Dates 2025-2026 | -see full details below
Important Dates
01 New Year’s Day
01 Applications for first semester entry open and on-time administration fee of R250.00 is
payable
20 End of first school term
21 Human Rights Day
31 Last day for applicants to extend their 2020 first semester applications to 2020 second semester and/or 2021 1st semester
Start of second school term
10 Good Friday
13 Family Day
27 Freedom Day
30 DUT: 2020 second semester programmes close
01 Worker’s Day
31 Last day for on-time administration fee of R250.00 for 2020 second semester applications
MUT: 2020 second semester programmes close
June 2020
01 Late administration fee of R470.00 for 2020 second semester application now applies
12 End of second school term
16 Youth Day
30 UKZN: B Medicine & B Surgery closes
07 Start of third school term
01 Applications for 2021 second semester entry opens and on-time administration fee of R250.00 is payable
09 National Women’s Day
10 Public Holiday
15 DUT: M Tech Chiropractic
29 DUT: B Health Sciences: Clinical Technology closes
DUT: B Health Sciences: Medical Laboratory Sciences closes
30 DUT: B Health Science Radiography programmes close
DUT: B Health Sciences Homeopathy closes
DUT: B Child and Youth Care closes
DUT: B Health Sciences: Environmental Health closes
31 DUT: B Health Sciences Medical Orthotics and Prosthetics closes
DUT: B Health Sciences: Emergency Medical Care closes
18 End of third school term
20 DUT: B Health Sciences: Dental Technology closes
22 DUT: Diploma in Somatology closes
24 Heritage Day
29 Start of fourth school term
30 DUT: All remaining programmes close
MUT: All programmes close
UKZN: All remaining programmes close
UNIZULU: All Faculty of Education programmes close
October 2020
31 Last day for on-time administration fee of R250.00 for 2021 first semester applications
UNIZULU: All remaining programmes close
01 Late administration fee of R470.00 now applies for 2021 first semester applications
02 End of fourth school term
16 Day of Reconciliation
25 Christmas Day
26 Day of Goodwill
01 New Year’s Day
13 Start of first school term