Wits Term Dates, below are the term dates in the Witsratersrand University.

2019

Activity	Dates
Registration	Monday 07 January – Thursday 31 January (19 days)
Orientation week	Monday 28 January – Friday 01 February (5 days)
First teaching block	Monday 04 February – Wednesday 20 March (33 days)
Mid-term Vacation/Study/Research break	Thursday 21 March – Sunday 31 March (11 days)
Second teaching block	Monday 01 April – Friday 17 May (32 days)
Study BreakExaminations	Saturday 18 May – Sunday 26 May (10 days)Monday 27 May – Monday 24 June (20 days)
Winter Vacation/Study/Research break	Tuesday 25 June – Sunday 14 July (20 days)
Third teaching block	Monday 15 July –  Friday 30 August (34 days)
Mid-term Vacation/Study/Research break	Saturday 31 August – Sunday 08 September (9 days)
Fourth teaching block	Monday 09 September – Tuesday 22 October (31 days)
Study BreakExaminations	Wednesday 23 October – Sunday 27 October (5 days)Monday 28 October – Friday 22 November (20 days)
Summer Vacation/Study/Research break	Saturday 23 November

Please note:

• The Faculty of Health Sciences’ term dates differ from those of the University and they may commence with lectures as early as the first working day in January.
• Consult the University’s website for more detailed information about dates of registration for different cohorts of students

Public and religious holidays/holydays recognised by the University in 2019

Date	Name of holiday	University status
Tuesday 1 January	New Year’s Day	University closed
Thursday 21 March	Human Rights Day	University closed
Friday 19 April	Good Friday	University closed
Saturday 20 April	Passover (Pesach) day 1**
Sunday 21 April	Passover (Pesach) day 2**
Monday 22 April	Family Day	University closed
Friday 26 April	Passover (Pesach) day 7**
Saturday 27 April	Freedom Day	University closed
	Passover (Pesach) day 8**
Wednesday 1 May	Workers’ Day	University closed
Monday 06 May	1st Ramadaan (Commencement of Fasting) *
Wednesday 05 June	Eid-ul-Fitr (Termination of Fasting) *
Sunday 09 June	Shavuoth (day 1)**
Monday 10 June	Shavuoth (day 2) **
Sunday 16 June	Youth Day	University closed
Monday 17 June	Public Holiday	University closed
Friday 9 August	National Women’s Day	University closed
Monday 12 August	Eid-ul-Adha (Day of Sacrifice) *
Tuesday 24 September	Heritage Day	University closed
Monday 30 September	Rosh Hashanah (day 1) **
Tuesday 01 October	Rosh Hashanah (day 2) **
Wednesday 09 October	Yom Kippur **
Monday 14 October	Sukkot (day 1) **
Monday 15 October	Sukkot (day 2) **
Monday 21 October	Sh’mini Atzeret**
Tuesday 22 October	Simchat Torah**
Saturday 26 October	Narak Chaturdashi (Diwali-South)
Sunday 27 October	Luxmi Pooja (Diwali-North)
Monday 16 December	Day of Reconciliation	University closed
Wednesday 25 December	Christmas Day	University closed
Thursday 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

Please note:

No exam will be scheduled on a recognised University holiday/holyday.

Proposed Public School Term Dates in 2019

All Provinces
Term 1	09 January – 15 March
Term 2	02 April – 14 June
Term 3	09 July – 20 September
Term 4	01 October – 04 December