Academic calendar
Semester II 2026 runs Jul 6, 2026 – Dec 12, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Semester II, Term III
- Semester II 2026Relevant now
- Student Recess
- Semester II Term IV 2026
- Semester II, Term IV
Campus language
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Showing 16 of 16 terms
D
- DP
- Duly Performed; the minimum academic requirement (attendance and marks) needed to be allowed to write the final exam.
E
- East Res
- East Residence, one of the primary on-campus housing blocks at the KwaDlangezwa campus.
- EFFSC
- Economic Freedom Fighters Student Command, a major political student movement on campus.
- Exclusion
- The process of being academically barred from registering due to poor performance.
F
- Freshers
- First-year students, often celebrated during 'Freshers Week'.
N
- New Res
- A general term used by students to refer to the more recently constructed on-campus housing facilities.
- NSFAS
- Refers to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme; often used to describe the arrival of student allowances (e.g., 'NSFAS has landed').
O
- Off-camp
- Shorthand for off-campus student accommodation, often located in surrounding areas like Esikhawini.
S
- SADTU
- South African Democratic Teachers Union student wing, active among education students.
- SASCO
- South African Students Congress, a prominent political student organization.
- SCO
- Student Christian Organisation, a large religious student group.
- SRC
- Student Representative Council, the highest student governing body on campus.
- Student Centre
- The main hub on campus containing the cafeteria and various food vendors.
- Supp
- A supplementary exam granted to students who narrowly failed a module.
T
- The Caf
- Common shorthand for the campus cafeteria located within the Student Centre.
W
- West Res
- West Residence, a major student housing complex on the KwaDlangezwa campus.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Admin Building
- The central administration block housing the registrar and financial offices.
- Bheki Mngomezulu Library
- The main university library providing study spaces and research resources.
- CA
- Continuous Assessment; the cumulative marks from tests and assignments throughout the semester.
- docsherd
- DOCSHERD
- Inter-campus Shuttle
- The bus service provided for students traveling between the KwaDlangezwa and Richards Bay campuses.
- ITS Enabler
- The online student portal used for registration, checking results, and financial statements.
- King Bhekuzulu Hall
- The university's main assembly hall used for graduations, exams, and major events.
- main_dining_hall
- Main Dining Hall
- Moodle
- The Learning Management System (LMS) where lecturers post course materials and assignments.
- Science Building
- The primary facility for the Faculty of Science and Agriculture labs and lectures.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Semester II 2026 runs Jul 6, 2026 – Dec 12, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 16 approved campus terms and 10 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.