UP academic calendar 2025

University of Pretoria (UP) has released their academic calendar for 2025 academic year.UP academic calendar has been published online and can be downloaded in pdf format.

UP academic calendar consists of Important dates,Examination dates,Semester starting and closing dates,application dates and registration dates.Check below the University of Pretoria academic calendar for 2025 academic year.

2025 Public and School holidays

1 January New Years’s day
21 March Human Rights day
18 April Good Friday
21 April Family day
27 April Freedom day
28 April Freedom day observed
29 April Special school holiday
30 April Special school holiday
1 May Workers’s day
2 May Special school holiday
16 June Youth day
9 August National Women’s day
24 September Heritage day
16 December Day of Reconciliation
25 December Christmas day
26 December Day of Goodwill

Semester 1:

10 February – 29 May (Lecture days only)
Quarter 1: 10 February – 31 March
Mo = 8, Tu = 7, We = 7, Th = 7, Fr = 6 (35 lecture days)
Monday 17 March – Friday timetable is followed
Quarter 2: 1 April – 29 May
Mo = 5, Tu = 8, We = 8, Th = 7, Fr = 7 (35 lecture days)
Tuesday 22 April – Monday timetable is followed
Wednesday 30 April – Monday timetable is followed

Semester 2:

21 July – 6 November (Lecture days only)
Quarter 3: 21 July – 5 September
Mo = 7, Tu = 7, We = 7, Th = 7, Fr = 7 (35 lecture days)
Quarter 4: 8 September – 6 November
Mo = 8, Tu = 8, We = 6, Th = 7, Fr = 6 (35 lecture days)
Tuesday 23 September – Wednesday timetable is followed
Monday 3 November – Friday timetable is followed