Central Application Office CAO Calendar 2025/2026

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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