Academic calendar
2026 Institutional Calendar runs Jan 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
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Campus language
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C
- Cats
- Catsville Residence, a popular student housing facility located near the Mowbray and Groote Schuur areas.
D
- DP
- Duly Performed; the minimum academic requirement (attendance and assignments) needed to be allowed to write the final exam.
E
- EFFSC
- Economic Freedom Fighters Student Command, a prominent political student organization on campus.
F
- F7
- The specific academic form or status associated with academic exclusion or the appeal process for readmission.
- Freedom Square
- A major residence complex located on the Bellville campus.
N
- NSFAS
- Refers to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme, often used by students to refer to their allowance or funding status.
P
- PASMA
- Pan Africanist Student Movement of Azania, a student political organization active in campus politics.
R
- Res food
- The standard term for meals provided at university-managed residence dining halls.
S
- SASCO
- South African Students Congress, a major student political organization.
- South Point
- A widely used name for various accredited private off-campus residences frequently used by CPUT students.
- SRC
- Student Representative Council, the highest student governance body at the university.
- St Peters
- St Peters Residence, a student housing facility serving the District Six and Mowbray campuses.
- Supps
- Supplementary examinations, which are second-chance exams for students who narrowly failed a subject.
T
- The Canteen
- The general term for on-campus cafeterias where students purchase daily meals and snacks.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Admin
- The Administration Building on any campus, typically where registration and financial queries are handled.
- Blackboard
- The Learning Management System (LMS) where lecturers post course materials, assignments, and announcements.
- cape_town_hotel_school_restaurant
- Cape Town Hotel School Restaurant
- D6
- The District Six Campus, often used to refer to the main campus area in central Cape Town.
- Granger Bay
- The campus housing the Hotel School and maritime studies, located near the V&A Waterfront.
- IT Centre
- The dedicated building for Information Technology services and computer labs.
- MIS
- Management Information Systems, often referenced when students deal with data-related registration issues or system errors.
- MyCPUT
- The official student portal and email system used for all formal university communication.
- sinako_soul_food_caf
- Sinako Soul Food Café
- SOS
- Student Online Services, the primary web portal for registration, checking results, and updating personal details.
- tabeisa_start_up_cafe
- Tabeisa Start-up Cafe
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- 2026 Institutional Calendar runs Jan 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 14 approved campus terms and 11 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.