New first year students

Important dates

  • Virtual Parents’ Day – Saturday, 31 January 2026 (To be confirmed)
  • Orientation and dedicated remote online registration of First-time entering new (FTEN) students – Monday, 02 February  – Saturday, 07 February 2026. This will include virtual curriculum support.
  • Final date for minimum fee payment required for registration – Friday, 06 February 2026.
  • First semester and Lectures commence – Monday, 9 February 2026.
  • Final date for semester 1 registration – Friday, 13 February 2026.
  • Final date for curriculum changes – Friday,13 February 2026.
  • Final date for submission of requests for extended DPs for those modules that had DPs in 2026 – Friday,13 February 2026.

Registration Process

Track your registration progress

Orientation information

First Year Experience programme page

For detailed orientation information, please click on the link(s) below:

Click here for the First Year Experience programme page (for all first-year students). This will provide you with details of the support services available to help you become fully connected to the university. You will be able to chat with orientation leaders/mentors, get support during registration and receive details about orientation and the mentoring programme.