UNIVERSITY OF SIERRA LEONE
2024/2025 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
OCTOBER, 2024 - DECEMBER, 2025
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OCTOBER, 2024 |
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Day |
Date |
Events |
Tue |
1st |
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Wed |
2nd |
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Thu |
3rd |
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Fri |
4th |
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Sat |
5th |
Appointments Committee |
Sun |
6th |
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Mon |
7th |
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Tue |
8th |
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Wed |
9th |
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Thu |
10th |
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Fri |
11th |
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Sat |
12th |
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Sun |
13th |
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Mon |
14th |
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Tue |
15th |
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Wed |
16th |
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Thu |
17th |
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Fri |
18th |
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Sat |
19th |
Commencement of 2024/2025 Academic Year and Registration of all Students FIRST SEMESTER COMMENCES |
Sun |
20th |
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Mon |
21st |
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Tue |
22nd |
Orientation COMAHS |
Wed |
23rd |
Orientation COMAHS |
Thu |
24th |
Orientation FBC |
Fri |
25th |
Orientation FBC |
Sat |
26th |
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Sun |
27th |
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Mon |
28th |
Orientation IPAM |
Tue |
29th |
Orientation IPAM |
Wed |
30th |
Joint Faculty Board Meetings Commences |
Thu |
31st |
Executive Committee of Senate |
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NOVEMBER, 2024 |
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Day |
Date |
Events |
Fri |
1st |
Joint Faculty Board Meetings Ends |
Sat |
2nd |
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Sun |
3rd |
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Mon |
4th |
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Tue |
5th |
Foundation Day, IPAM |
Wed |
6th |
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Thu |
7th |
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Fri |
8th |
Registration Ends
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Sat |
9th |
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Sun |
10th |
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Mon |
11th |
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Tue |
12th |
University Coordinating Committee |
Wed |
13th |
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Thu |
14th |
Court |
Fri |
15th |
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Sat |
16th |
USL Staff Orientation for Academic and Administrative Processes |
Sun |
17th |
USL Staff Orientation for Academic and Administrative Processes |
Mon |
18th |
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Tue |
19th |
Senate |
Wed |
20th |
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Thu |
21st |
Standing Committee Meetings -commences |
Fri |
22nd |
Matriculation COMAHS |
Sat |
23rd |
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Sun |
24th |
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Mon |
25th |
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Tue |
26th |
F&GPC |
Wed |
27th |
Matriculation FBC |
Thu |
28th |
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Fri |
29th |
Matriculation IPAM |
Sat |
30th |
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DECEMBER, 2024 |
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Day |
Date |
Events |
Sun |
1st |
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Mon |
2nd |
Standing Committee Meetings - ends |
Tue |
3rd |
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Wed |
4th |
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Thu |
5th |
Joint Committee of Court and Senate |
Fri |
6th |
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Sat |
7th |
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Sun |
8th |
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Mon |
9th |
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Tue |
10th |
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Wed |
11th |
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Thu |
12th |
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Fri |
13th |
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Sat |
14th |
Swearing-in-Ceremony, COMAHS |
Sun |
15th |
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Mon |
16th |
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Tue |
17th |
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Wed |
18th |
2023/2024 Congregation |
Thu |
19th |
2023/2024 Congregation |
Fri |
20th |
2023/2024 Congregation |
Sat |
21st |
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Sun |
22nd |
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Mon |
23rd
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Christmas Recess |
Tue |
24th |
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Wed |
25th |
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Thu |
26th |
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Fri |
27th |
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Sat |
28th |
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Sun |
29th |
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Mon |
30th |
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Tue |
31st |
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JANUARY, 2025 |
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Day |
Date |
Events |
Wed |
1st |
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Thu |
2nd |
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Fri |
3rd |
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Sat |
4th |
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Sun |
5th |
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Mon |
6th |
Resumption of Work |
Tue |
7th |
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Wed |
8th |
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Thu |
9th |
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Fri |
10th |
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Sat |
11th |
Resumption of Lectures after the Christmas |
Sun |
12th |
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Mon |
13th |
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Tue |
14th |
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Wed |
15th |
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Thu |
16th |
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Fri |
17th |
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Sat |
18th |
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Sun |
19th |
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Mon |
20th |
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Tue |
21st |
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Wed |
22nd |
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Thu |
23rd |
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Fri |
24th |
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Sat |
25th |
End of Lectures for 1st Semester |
Sun |
26th |
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Mon |
27th |
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Tue |
28th |
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Wed |
29th |
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Thu |
30th |
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Fri |
31st |
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FEBRUARY, 2025 |
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Day |
Date |
Events |
Sat |
1st |
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Sun |
2nd |
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Mon |
3rd |
1st Semester Examinations commence |
Tue |
4th |
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Wed |
5th |
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Thu |
6th |
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Fri |
7th |
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Sat |
8th |
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Sun |
9th |
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Mon |
10th |
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Tue |
11th |
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Wed |
12th |
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Thu |
13th |
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Fri |
14th |
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Sat |
15th |
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Sun |
16th |
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Mon |
17th |
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Tue |
18th |
Foundation Day FBC |
Wed |
19th |
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Thu |
20th |
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Fri |
21st |
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Sat |
22nd |
End of 1st Semester Examinations |
Sun |
23rd |
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Mon |
24th |
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Tue |
25th |
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Wed |
26th |
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Thu |
27th |
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Fri |
28th |
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MARCH, 2025 |
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Day |
Date |
Events |
Sat |
1st |
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Sun |
2nd |
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Mon |
3rd |
1st Semester Examiners Board Meetings commence |
Tue |
4th |
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Wed |
5th |
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Thu |
6th |
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Fri |
7th |
University Board of Survey |
Sat |
8th |
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Sun |
9th |
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Mon |
10th |
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Tue |
11th |
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Wed |
12th |
End of 1st Semester Examiners Board Meetings |
Thu |
13th |
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Fri |
14th |
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Sat |
15th |
SECOND SEMESTER COMMMENCES |
Sun |
16th |
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Mon |
17th |
Resumption of Lectures for 2nd semester |
Tue |
18th |
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Wed |
19th |
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Thu |
20th |
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Fri |
21st |
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Sat |
22nd |
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Sun |
23rd |
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Mon |
24th |
Standing Committee COMAHS |
Tue |
25th |
University Coordinating Committee |
Wed |
26th |
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Thu |
27th |
Standing Committee IPAM |
Fri |
28th |
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Sat |
29th |
Executive Committee of Senate |
Sun |
30th |
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Mon |
31st |
Standing Committee FBC |
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APRIL, 2025 |
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Day |
Date |
Events |
Tue |
1st |
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Wed |
2nd |
Conditions of Service Committee |
Thu |
3rd |
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Fri |
4th |
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Sat |
5th |
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Sun |
6th |
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Mon |
7th |
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Tue |
8th |
Senate |
Wed |
9th |
Court |
Thu |
10th |
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Fri |
11th |
PUBLIC HOLIDAY (GOOD FRIDAY) |
Sat |
12th |
Foundation Day COMAHS |
Sun |
13th |
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Mon |
14th |
EASTER MONDAY (PUBLIC HOLIDAY) |
Tue |
15th |
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Wed |
16th |
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Thu |
17th |
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Fri |
18th |
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Sat |
19th |
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Sun |
20th |
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Mon |
21st |
Open Window for sales of application forms for 2024/2025 academic year |
Tue |
22nd |
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Wed |
23rd |
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Thu |
24th |
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Fri |
25th |
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Sat |
26th |
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Sun |
27th |
INDEPENDENT DAY (PUBLIC HOLIDAY) |
Mon |
28th |
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Tue |
29th |
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Wed |
30th |
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MAY, 2025 |
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Day |
Date |
Events |
Thu |
1st |
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR DAY(PUBLIC HOLIDAY) |
Fri |
2nd |
Junior Staff Review, Secretariat |
Sat |
3rd |
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Sun |
4th |
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Mon |
5th |
Junior Staff Review, FBC |
Tue |
6th |
Junior Staff Review, COMAHS |
Wed |
7th |
Junior Staff Review, IPAM |
Thu |
8th |
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Fri |
9th |
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Sat |
10th |
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Sun |
11th |
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Mon |
12th |
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Tue |
13th |
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Wed |
14th |
University Scoring Committee |
Thu |
15th |
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Fri |
16th |
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Sat |
17th |
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Sun |
18th |
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Mon |
19th |
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Tue |
20th |
Finance & General Purposes Committee |
Wed |
21st |
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Thu |
22nd |
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Fri |
23rd |
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Sat |
24th |
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Sun |
25th |
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Mon |
26th |
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Tue |
27th |
Promotions Committee |
Wed |
28th |
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Thu |
29th |
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Fri |
30th |
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Sat |
31st |
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JUNE, 2025 |
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Day |
Date |
Events |
Sun |
1st |
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Mon |
2nd |
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Tue |
3rd |
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Wed |
4th |
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Thu |
5th |
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Fri |
6th |
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Sat |
7th |
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Sun |
8th |
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Mon |
9th |
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Tue |
10th |
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Wed |
11th |
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Thu |
12th |
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Fri |
13th |
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Sat |
14th |
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Sun |
15th |
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Mon |
16th |
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Tue |
17th |
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Wed |
18th |
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Thu |
19th |
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Fri |
20th |
End of Lectures for all three colleges |
Sat |
21st |
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Sun |
22nd |
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Mon |
23rd |
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Tue |
24th |
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Wed |
25th |
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Thu |
26th |
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Fri |
27th |
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Sat |
28th |
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Sun |
29th |
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Mon |
30th |
Commencement of 2nd Semester examinations for COMAHS,IPAM and FBC |
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JULY, 2025 |
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Day |
Date |
Events |
Tue |
1st |
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Wed |
2nd |
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Thu |
3rd |
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Fri |
4th |
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Sat |
5th |
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Sun |
6th |
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Mon |
7th |
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Tue |
8th |
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Wed |
9th |
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Thu |
10th |
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Fri |
11th |
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Sat |
12th |
End of Examinations at all three colleges |
Sun |
13th |
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Mon |
14th |
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Tue |
15th |
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Wed |
16th |
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Thu |
17th |
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Fri |
18th |
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Sat |
19th |
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Sun |
20th |
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Mon |
21st |
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Tue |
22nd |
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Wed |
23rd |
Appointments Committee |
Thu |
24th |
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Fri |
25th |
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Sat |
26th |
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Sun |
27th |
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Mon |
28th |
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Tue |
29th |
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Wed |
30th |
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Thu |
31st |
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AUGUST, 2025 |
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Day |
Date |
Events |
Fri |
1st |
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Sat |
2nd |
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Sun |
3rd |
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Mon |
4th |
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Tue |
5th |
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Wed |
6th |
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Thu |
7th |
Publication of Results Week for all three colleges |
Fri |
8th |
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Sat |
9th |
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Sun |
10th |
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Mon |
11th |
Board, School of Postgraduate Studies |
Tue |
12th |
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Wed |
13th |
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Thu |
14th |
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Fri |
15th |
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Sat |
16th |
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Sun |
17th |
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Mon |
18th |
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Tue |
19th |
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Wed |
20th |
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Thu |
21st |
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Fri |
22nd |
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Sat |
23rd |
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Sun |
24th |
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Mon |
25th |
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Tue |
26th |
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Wed |
27th |
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Thu |
28th |
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Fri |
29th |
Deadline date for the Processing of Applications to the Colleges |
Sat |
30th |
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Sun |
31st |
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SEPTEMBER, 2025 |
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Day |
Date |
Events |
Mon |
1st |
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Tue |
2nd |
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Wed |
3rd |
Commencement of interviews for qualified applicants |
Thu |
4th |
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Fri |
5th |
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Sat |
6th |
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Sun |
7th |
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Mon |
8th |
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Tue |
9th |
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Wed |
10th |
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Thu |
11th |
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Fri |
12th |
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Sat |
13th |
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Sun |
14th |
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Mon |
15th |
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Tue |
16th |
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Wed |
17th |
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Thu |
18th |
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Fri |
19th |
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Sat |
20th |
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Sun |
21st |
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Mon |
22nd |
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Tue |
23rd |
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Wed |
24th |
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Thu |
25th |
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Fri |
26th |
End of all Admissions process in the three campuses |
Sat |
27th |
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Sun |
28th |
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Mon |
29th |
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Tue |
30th |
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OCTOBER, 2025 |
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Day |
Date |
Events |
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Wed |
1st |
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Thu |
2nd |
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Fri |
3rd |
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Sat |
4th |
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Sun |
5th |
University Estate & Building Committee |
Mon |
6th |
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Tue |
7th |
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Wed |
8th |
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Thu |
9th |
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Fri |
10th |
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Sat |
11th |
Commencement of 2025/2026 Academic Year |
Sun |
12th |
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Mon |
13th |
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Tue |
14th |
Orientation, COMAHS |
Wed |
15th |
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Thu |
16th |
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Fri |
17th |
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Sat |
18th |
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Sun |
19th |
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Mon |
20th |
Orientation, FBC |
Tue |
21st |
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Wed |
22nd |
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Thu |
23rd |
Orientation, IPAM |
Fri |
24th |
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Sat |
25th |
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Sun |
26th |
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Mon |
27th |
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Tue |
28th |
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Wed |
29th |
Finance & General Purposes Committee |
Thu |
30th |
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Fri |
31st |
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NOVEMBER, 2025 |
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Day |
Date |
Events |
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Sat |
1st |
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Sun |
2nd |
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Mon |
3rd |
Senate |
Tue |
4th |
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Wed |
5th |
Foundation Day, IPAM |
Thu |
6th |
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Fri |
7th |
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Sat |
8th |
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Sun |
9th |
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Mon |
10th |
Court |
Tue |
11th |
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Wed |
12th |
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Thu |
13th |
Staff Orientation for Academic and Administrative |
Fri |
14th |
Staff Orientation for Academic and Administrative |
Sat |
15th |
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Sun |
16th |
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Mon |
17th |
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Tue |
18th |
University Coordinating Committee |
Wed |
19th |
Standing Committee commences |
Thu |
20th |
Honorary Degree Committee |
Fri |
21st |
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Sat |
22nd |
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Sun |
23rd |
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Mon |
24th |
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Tue |
25th |
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Wed |
26th |
F&GPC |
Thu |
27th |
Standing Committee ends |
Fri |
28th |
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Sat |
29th |
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Sun |
30th |
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DECEMBER, 2025 |
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Day |
Date |
Events |
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Mon |
1st |
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Tue |
2nd |
Matriculation, COMAHS |
Wed |
3rd |
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Thu |
4th |
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Fri |
5th |
Matriculation, FBC |
Sat |
6th |
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Sun |
7th |
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Mon |
8th |
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Tue |
9th |
Matriculation, IPAM |
Wed |
10th |
Joint Committee of Court and Senate |
Thu |
11th |
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Fri |
12th |
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Sat |
13th |
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Sun |
14th |
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Mon |
15th |
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Tue |
16th |
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Wed |
17th |
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Thu |
18th |
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Fri |
19th |
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Sat |
20th |
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Sun |
21st |
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Mon |
22nd |
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Tue |
23rd |
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Wed |
24th |
Congregation 2024/2025 |
Thu |
25th |
Congregation 2024/2025 |
Fri |
26th |
Congregation 2024/2025 |
Sat |
27th |
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Sun |
28th |
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Mon |
29th |
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Tue |
30th |
Recess for Christmas |