Central Application Office CAO Calendar 2025/2026
CAO Important Dates for 2025/2026
January 2025/2026
11 Back to school
March 2025/2026
1 Applications for 2025/2026 first semester entry opens and on-time application fee of R200.00 is payable
31 End of first school term
31 Last day for applicants to extend their 2025/2026 first semester applications to 2025/2026 second semester and/or 2025/2026 1st semester
April 2025/2026
18 Back to school
May 2025/2026
31 Last day for on-time fee of R200.00 for 2025/2026 second semester applications
31 DUT & MUT: Most 2025/2026 second semester programmes close
June 2025/2026
1 Late application fee of R400.00 for 2025/2026 second semester application now applies
30 End of second school term
30 UKZN: B Medicine & B Surgery closes
July 2025/2026
24 Back to school
29 DUT: B Health Science: Clinical Technology and N Dip Biomedical Technology closes
31 DUT: B Tech Clinical Technology closes
August 2025/2026
1 Applications for 2025/2026 second semester entry opens and on-time fee of R200.00 payable
14 DUT: N Dip Environmental Health and B Child and Youth Care closes
15 DUT: M Tech Chiropractic closes
30 DUT: B Health Sciences Homeopathy and B Health Science: Radiography closes
31 DUT: B Health Sciences: Emergency Medical Care, B Health Science: Medical Orthotics & Prosthetics and N Dip Journalism closes
September 2025/2026
06 DUT: N Dip Graphic Design closes
20 DUT: B Health Science: Dental Technology closes
23 DUT: N Dip Somatology closes
28 UNIZULU: All Science and Agriculture programmes close
29 End of third school term
30 DUT: Most remaining programmes close
MUT: All programmes close
UKZN: All remaining programmes close
October 2025/2026
09 Back to school
11 UNIZULU: B Sc Augmented programmes close
31 Last day for on-time application fee of R200.00 for 2025/2026 first semester applications
UNIZULU: All remaining programmes close
November 2025/2026
1 Late application fee of R400.00 now applies for 2025/2026 first semester application
30 DUT: All Enterprise Development Unit programmes close
December 2025/2026
6 End of fourth school term
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