Key dates for 2027 entry
Calendar files: all dates (.ics) · CPUT · DUT · NWU · SU · TUT · UJ · UKZN · UP · UFS · Wits. They include upcoming dates only and remind you 7 days and 1 day before each one.
Dates that have already passed are greyed out. We list them because they show when the next round is likely to open or close. Universities haven't published 2027 registration dates yet, so where a "2026 pattern" date appears, it is last year's date, shown only as a guide. NSC results dates are TBC until the Department of Basic Education confirms them.
| Date | Who | What |
|---|---|---|
| 12 January 2026 | DUT | DUT 2026 registration ran 12 Jan – 6 Feb 2026 2026 pattern. Source: Durban University of Technology: DUT – Communiqué to new first-year undergraduates: registration information for 2026 · checked 25 October 2026 |
| 6 February 2026 | UKZN | UKZN 2026: final date for minimum registration fees 2026 pattern. Source: University of KwaZulu-Natal: UKZN Student Fees Booklet 2026 (local) · checked 25 October 2026 |
| 28 February 2026 | SU | SU 2026: first payment (20% of fees + residence instalment) 2026 pattern. Source: Stellenbosch University: Stellenbosch University – Amount payable on registration · checked 25 October 2026 |
| 30 April 2026 | UP | UP 2026: 50% of account due (2.5% discount date) 2026 pattern; 2027 dates not yet published. Source: University of Pretoria: UP – When to pay what (2026) · checked 25 October 2026 |
| 15 June 2026 | TUT | TUT: Nursing, Pharmacy, Radiography and some others closed (closed) Source: Tshwane University of Technology: TUT – Programme closing dates (2027 intake) · checked 25 October 2026 |
| 30 June 2026 | NWU | NWU selection programmes closed (closed) Source: North-West University: NWU – Frequently asked questions (applications) · checked 25 October 2026 |
| 30 June 2026 | UP | UP 2027 applications closed (most programmes) (closed) Veterinary Science closed 31 May 2026. Source: University of Pretoria: UP – Online application · checked 25 October 2026 |
| 30 June 2026 | Wits | Wits 2026: balance of fees due 2026 pattern. Source: University of the Witwatersrand: Wits 2026 Fees – General Information · checked 25 October 2026 |
| 31 July 2026 | SU | SU 2027 undergraduate and residence applications closed (closed) Source: Stellenbosch University: Stellenbosch University – Undergraduate bursaries & loans FAQs (2027 dates; NSFAS 18 Sep–31 Oct 2026) · checked 25 October 2026 |
| 31 July 2026 | UP | UP 2026: account fully payable 2026 pattern. Source: University of Pretoria: UP – When to pay what (2026) · checked 25 October 2026 |
| 31 August 2026 | NWU | NWU 2027 applications and residence applications closed (closed) Source: North-West University: NWU – Frequently asked questions (applications) · checked 25 October 2026 |
| 31 August 2026 | UKZN | UKZN 2026: all fees due 2026 pattern. Source: University of KwaZulu-Natal: UKZN Student Fees Booklet 2026 (local) · checked 25 October 2026 |
| 18 September 2026 | NSFAS | NSFAS 2027 applications opened Source: NSFAS via gov.za: NSFAS records 868 626 applications for 2027 funding cycle (20 Oct 2026) · checked 25 October 2026 |
| 30 September 2026 | CPUT | CPUT 2027 applications closed (most programmes, SA applicants) (closed) Health programmes 30 June / 31 July; BEd 31 August 2026. Source: Cape Peninsula University of Technology: CPUT – Apply to Study, Undergraduate (2027 closing dates) · checked 25 October 2026 |
| 30 September 2026 | DUT | DUT 2027 on-time applications closed via CAO (remaining programmes) (closed) Some health programmes closed earlier (CAO handbook). Source: Central Applications Office: CAO Handbook 2027 Entry (DUT, MUT, UKZN etc.) · checked 25 October 2026 |
| 30 September 2026 | TUT | TUT 2027 applications closed (most programmes) (closed) Some programmes closed 15 June or 31 July 2026. Source: Tshwane University of Technology: TUT – Programme closing dates (2027 intake) · checked 25 October 2026 |
| 30 September 2026 | UFS | UFS 2027 applications closed (most programmes) (closed) MBChB and several health programmes closed 31 May; Nursing, Social Work, Architecture 31 July 2026. Source: University of the Free State: UFS Online Applications (closing dates) · checked 25 October 2026 |
| 30 September 2026 | UKZN | UKZN 2027 applications closed via CAO (all except Medicine) (closed) Medicine closed 30 June 2026. Source: University of KwaZulu-Natal: UKZN – 2027 Applications · checked 25 October 2026 |
| 30 September 2026 | Wits | Wits 2027 applications and residence applications closed (closed) Health Sciences and some programmes closed 30 June 2026. Source: University of the Witwatersrand: Wits – Apply to Wits (undergraduate) · checked 25 October 2026 |
| 31 October 2026 23:59 | NSFAS | NSFAS 2027 applications close (23:59) NSFAS's 20 Oct 2026 statement and its website give 31 October 2026 with no extension. An earlier ministerial speech snippet mentioned 18 November; we follow NSFAS's latest statement. Source: NSFAS via gov.za: NSFAS records 868 626 applications for 2027 funding cycle (20 Oct 2026) · checked 25 October 2026 |
| 31 October 2026 12:00 | UJ | UJ 2027 undergraduate and residence applications close (12:00) Source: University of Johannesburg: UJ – Undergraduate applications (2027 dates) · checked 25 October 2026 |
| 30 November 2026 | SU | SU Funding Opportunities (SUFO) applications close Opened 1 October 2026. Source: Stellenbosch University: Stellenbosch University – Undergraduate bursaries & loans FAQs (2027 dates; NSFAS 18 Sep–31 Oct 2026) · checked 25 October 2026 |
| 12 January 2027 | NSFAS | NSC (matric) results – expected around 12–13 January 2027, NOT confirmed by DBE (TBC) TBC. Provincial reports point to mid-January; the class of 2025 results were announced 12 Jan 2026. Check the DBE page. Source: Think Education: Matric results 2026 release date (report on expected date) · checked 25 October 2026 |
The DBE results page: Source: Department of Basic Education: DBE – Matric / NSC exam results page · checked 25 October 2026